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UFC’s construction on the White House South Lawn is well underway. The promotion has made significant progress on the venue for UFC Freedom 250 since the first photos emerged.The visual identity of UFC Freedom 250 is taking shape as construction advances. When photos first emerged on May 27, the temporary venue only had two intersecting arches outfitted with banners and dozens of lights. Updated photos show a fabric roof with an American flag design fitted onto the arches. Crews have also begun erecting the stands, which will accommodate approximately 4,500 spectators, with 1,000 of those seats reserved for military personnel. The…

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President Trump said on Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to end their attacks on each other, and the Lebanese government said a new cease-fire between the enemies was taking shape, just hours after threats by Israel and Iran indicated that fighting would escalate.Mr. Trump, in a social media post, said that he had spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and, indirectly, with Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon that is backed by Iran. “Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” Mr. Trump wrote.Mr. Netanyahu later issued a statement that made no mention…

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A few weeks ago, I walked into a client meeting with an entrepreneur who was in the process of selling his business. Fifteen minutes before the meeting started, I’d scanned a 120-page brokerage statement I’d received the night before into one of my artificial intelligence tools (more on that further down). Processing Content Anderson Lafontant is a managing director at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors By the time I sat down across from my client, I had a clean asset-allocation summary, fee analysis, performance attribution and historical stress tests in front of me. The conversation never touched Excel. Instead, we spent the…

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It remains to be seen whether Graham Platner, the by turns troubled and troubling Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, sees his campaign end like Joe Biden after that ill-fated 2024 debate performance or, instead, like Donald Trump after the 2016 release of the “Access Hollywood” tape (or any number of other controversies). The Democratic establishment never wanted Platner to be the nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins, would probably still like to push him out, have a long history of ruthlessness on this front, and may have a Biden-like path for doing so.  Democrats have also at times been…

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Everyone loves seeing a Cinderella team make an unlikely tournament run, and the World Cup provides glass slippers nearly every time. Most World Cups have had at least one unexpected semifinalist, such as Morocco in 2022, when the Atlas Lions became the first African team to reach the World Cup semis.Sometimes those surprises are completely out of nowhere (2002 Turkey, 1994 Sweden and Bulgaria), and sometimes they’re on-the-rise teams that live up to their talent (2018 Belgium, 2006 Portugal).AdvertisementFirst, a few ground rules. Teams can’t be Cinderellas if …They made the semifinals of the previous tournament. Sorry, Croatia and Morocco.They’ve…

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President Donald Trump urged Californians to vote for Republican Steve Hilton in Tuesday’s California gubernatorial primary because he will make the state “great again.” “Vote today for Steve Hilton for Governor,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday morning. “He will work with me and the Federal Government, the money will flow because I have confidence in him (but not any of the others!), and we will MAKE CALIFORNIA GREAT AGAIN.” The endorsement capped a strong final push by Trump on behalf of Hilton, the former TV host and conservative commentator seeking to become California’s first Republican governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger…

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Bluespring Wealth Partners, the Austin, Texas-based hybrid registered investment advisor arm of Kestra Holdings, has launched the Bluespring RIA, a new channel that gives partner RIAs the option to access centralized compliance services, along with existing legal, billing and human resources functions.Partner RIAs that join the Bluespring RIA channel will be added to the Bluespring RIA’s Form ADV and take on the Bluespring Wealth brand name, according to the RIA. The goal is to give firms a way to hand off back-office compliance work so advisors can focus on clients and growth, said President Pradeep Jayaraman.“We’ve invested heavily in practice…

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