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CNN  —  The crisis responders who answer the national hotline run by the Department of Veterans Affairs are often talking to former armed servicemembers at life’s lowest moments, many contemplating harming themselves or others. With President Donald Trump ordering federal workers to return to the office, some are now answering those calls from veterans in crisis in open cubicles around other federal workers. Several spoke to CNN about using hushed tones and even resorting to working from their car in the office’s garage for privacy. The hotline staff no longer have their own office space because the buildings that housed…

CNN  —  US President Donald Trump issued what he said was a “last warning” to Hamas to release all of the hostages in Gaza immediately – in a move that came just hours after the White House confirmed it was negotiating directly with the militant group. “Release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday, soon after meeting eight freed hostages at the White House. Trump wrote that he would send Israel “everything it needs…

The Cincinnati Bengals arguably missed the playoffs last season because of their defense, but it does not seem like the front office sees any urgency to fix it.Reports say the team has given Trey Hendrickson, who led the NFL in sacks last season, permission to seek a trade.The 30-year-old recorded a career-high 17½ sacks during the 2024 season, but the Bengals have made it clear that, despite their defensive woes, they want to keep receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, both of whom figure to be expensive.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson…

Washington CNN  —  One week after Elon Musk held court before the cameras during President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, many of the Senate-confirmed leaders of government departments and agencies reconvened in the Cabinet Room on Thursday for a different kind of discussion. During a nearly 90-minute meeting – this time, without any cameras – Trump delivered a clear message as Musk, one of the most influential members of his administration, sat nearby. The president told his agency heads that while Musk’s effort to slash the size and spending of the federal government has his full support, they are the…

Tokyo Reuters  —  Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $47 billion overseas takeover bid and engineer a recovery. After a tumultuous six months that began when it received a buyout offer from Canadian Circle-K operator Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), Seven & I announced its most far-reaching leadership and business restructuring on Thursday. Lead outside director Stephen Dacus will succeed Ryuichi Isaka as chief executive on May 27, the company said. Addressing reporters in Japanese and English,…

Brisbane, Australia/Hong Kong CNN  —  Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of Sydney, and staging unprecedented live-fire drills on its doorstep with New Zealand. The exercises, which came without formal notice, have deep caused consternation in both nations. Suddenly, the specter of China’s military power was no longer confined to the distant waters of the South China Sea or the Taiwan Strait – where China’s territorial aggression has escalated under leader Xi Jinping – but a stark reality unfolding much closer to home. At the same time, Chinese warships have…

Martina Navratilova has been outspoken about transgender athletes in women’s sports for a long while, and earlier this week, she attacked a Democrat senator who voted against the bill.Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro was one of the 45 Democrats to vote against the bill, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order.In a statement, Cortez Mastro explained why she voted against the bill, despite “support[ing] fair play and… not support[ing] transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Martina Navratilova speaks during a joint press conference with Chris Evert on day five of the GNP…

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean had one of the entertainment industry’s most enduring marriages, but very little is known about the country music legend’s late husband. Despite being married to the internationally famous singer for almost 60 years, Dean, who died on March 3 at the age of 82, was a very private man who steered clear of the spotlight and was rarely seen in public. He’s being remembered by Parton in a new song she promoted on social media called “If You Hadn’t Been There.”DOLLY PARTON’S HUSBAND, CARL DEAN, DEAD AT 82 Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean’s marriage…

New York CNN  —  President Donald Trump established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a stockpile of other digital assets through an executive order on Thursday. The Treasury Department will set up an office to administer the reserve, which will be capitalized with Bitcoin (BTC) forfeited to the government as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, according to the order. “Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency,” the order said. “Because there is a fixed supply of BTC, there is a strategic advantage to being among the first nations to create a strategic bitcoin reserve.” The order also created a US…

CNN  —  A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to remove the head of a government watchdog agency while a legal challenge to his firing plays out. In a brief, unsigned order issued Wednesday afternoon, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to put on hold a lower-court ruling that said Trump’s firing of Hampton Dellinger was unlawful. That ruling said Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, was entitled to stay at his post. “This order gives effect to the removal of appellee from his position as Special Counsel…