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Judge won’t let Trump’s DOJ off the hook over ‘slush fund’ after feds refuse to say it’s dead
Justice Department officials ripped for lacking ‘genuine degree of trustworthiness’ in slush fund lawsuit
Mystery of a missing Texas giraffe deepens as cops call stories of recapture false
Gracie the giraffe was last seen on a game camera west of the South Texas city of Leakey
‘Russia will not win this war.’ Germany’s chancellor calls on Moscow to halt its invasion and resume talks with Kyiv.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine holds a position of strength on the battlefield and called on Russia to freeze the front line and return to the negotiating table with Kyiv.
Zelensky says Ukraine’s security service has approved a ‘40-day influence operation’ to force Russia to end the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved a “40-day influence operation” by the SBU against Russia “aimed at securing an end to the war.” He announced this on his Telegram channel after a meeting with the security service’s chief, Yevhen Khmara.
Carney says he talked about Iran, NATO in wide-ranging security call with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a lengthy conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump went well beyond NATO, covering Iran, Middle East security, Arctic defence and Canada's military spending plans. Carney also predicted Canada will hit four per cent of GDP spent on defence by 2029, ahead of NATO's planned review.
Inflation hits 4.1 percent in May: 5 takeaways
Federal inflation data released Thursday showed prices rising at the fastest annual rate in three years, posing serious challenges for President Trump and policymakers. The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation showed prices rising 4.1 percent over the past year and 0.7 percent in May alone. While much of the increase came from higher energy…
Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message, Squandering His Own Trifecta
Divisions between the president and his party on Capitol Hill have muddled Republicans’ midterm pitch to voters, and have crippled the G.O.P. at what should be the peak of its power.
A country that doesn’t exist is a World Cup winner
The world’s forty million Kurds have a lot to celebrate today.
National Park Service staff ordered not to confirm deaths or injuries: report
Spokesperson for the Interior Department said the new guidance creates ‘a more consistent approach’ on incident communications
‘Coldplay Lady’ attends first gig one year after Jumbotron controversy: ‘I’m still a hot mess’
‘I made a mistake. I’ll own that all day,’ Kristin Cabot said of viral incident
In a viral video, a Russian soldier threatens Putin with an army mutiny. He says disgruntled military and security officials came to him and asked him to serve as their messenger.
A soldier from the Voronezh region who took part in the invasion of Ukraine and runs a blog on Instagram and other platforms, Alexander Lunin, has recorded a video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.
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Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here's what to know
Americans' Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That's mont…
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Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Quake Survivors as Leader Calls to ‘Militarize’ Area
President Delcy Rodríguez said that two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday had killed 589 people and left nearly 3,000 injured. The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support, as…
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Usyk vacates belts but is not retiring
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says he will vacate all his belts but is not retiring.
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Auction house criticised over sale of 3,000-year-old mummy head
Academics question the ethics of a UK auction house selling human heads that are thousands of years old.
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UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: UK June heat record broken for third day in a row Fourth child dies in France as brutal heatwave forecast to shift east Over in the UK…
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Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea
Weeks of intense strikes by Ukraine have rattled everyday life in Crimea to an extent unseen since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow hi…
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State functions, offices and tourists: plans for revamped Buckingham Palace
Despite £369m upgrade, King Charles will never live in palace but aides stress it will remain ‘buzzing hive’ of activity Not all modern British monarchs have viewed the prospect of moving into Buck…
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N.M. Governor Asks for Criminal Investigation of D.E.A. Agents
New reports this week indicated that federal agents knowingly let fentanyl flood the streets of New Mexico as they pursued larger drug cases.
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Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case held in contempt over comments about suspect
The judge denied a defense request to take the death penalty off the table as a sanction for the violation
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Iran Asserts Authority Over Strait of Hormuz After Attacking Cargo Ship
The president did not say how or whether he would respond, a day after Iran fired on a container ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, an act Mr. Trump called “foolish.”
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Mistrial for Man Accused of Starting One of California’s Worst Fires
Jonathan Rinderknecht was accused of setting a brush fire that later became the deadly Palisades fire. The jury could not reach a verdict on the three arson-related charges.
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Rochdale man sentenced for assault on police officers and customer at Manchester airport
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, found guilty of common assault and actual bodily harm last year after incident in 2024 A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after being convicted of …
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The Venezuela Earthquakes Hit a Health System Already in Crisis
Firefighters are using cellphone lights because of a flashlight shortage, and an overwhelmed hospital in the disaster zone is operating without running water, one doctor said.
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Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.
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Our double standards on athletes and politics are on display
Colin Kaepernick was blackballed by the NFL for kneeling during the National Anthem to protest police brutality, while San Francisco Giants players were warned by MLB for wearing a Biblical verse o…
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John Stockwell, Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About the C.I.A., Dies at 88
A former covert operative, he published his resignation letter in The Washington Post and went on to write “In Search of Enemies,” a book the agency sought to suppress.
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Rice back in England training but James misses out again
Declan Rice returns to England training on Friday, but Reece James again misses out and remains a doubt to face Panama.
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Trump again threatens 100% tariffs against any country imposing digital services tax on US firms – live
US president revives threat against European countries discussing tax measure despite repeated court rulings against his tariffs Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty Sign up for the Break…
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The king, his millions, and the first public royal tax bill – The Latest
King Charles has become the first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the last two years. The move comes after years of calls for the monarch t…
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Prosecutors in Kirk Case Found in Contempt for Media Statement
The judge in the Charlie Kirk murder trial declined defense requests to throw out the death penalty as punishment but did order prosecutors to pay some of the defense’s legal fees.
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Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Epstein: 'I knew Jekyll. I didn't know Hyde'
Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no cri…
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Live updates: Trump says Iran broke ceasefire
President Trump said Friday afternoon that Iran had broken the terms of its ceasefire with the U.S. by shooting “at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz.” He …
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Odegaard atiende a los fans y Haaland solo muestra su concentración total
Los jugadores de Noruega abandonaron su hotel de concentración en Boston para dirigirse al estadio, donde enfrentarán a Francia en el cierre de la fase de grupos del Mundial 2026.
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Judge declares mistrial in arson case against man accused of sparking Palisades Fire
Jurors in California deliberated for over 13 hours, before announcing that they were deadlocked A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused of sparking…
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DHS Inspector General to investigate the rise in deaths and the use of force at ICE detention centers
The reviews will examine whether there are systemic factors behind the increase in deaths since 2022 and if the facilities comply with applicable standards for the treatment of people in custody
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'Living in a warming world requires practical solutions that save lives, don't harm our environment'
As Europe confronts increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, the conversation around climate adaptation is shifting from environmental policy to public health, education, and social infrastruct…
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Father of 4 children found dead in NY apartment was days from seeing them following visitation battle
A Utah father was days away from seeing his four children — the culmination of a years-long visitation battle — when he learned they had been killed in a heinous crime their grandmother is accused …
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Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz assaulted PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook and a Starbucks customer, a court heard.
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Duelo de titanes: Mbappé y Francia están en camino a Boston para enfrentar a la Noruega de Haaland
Francia se encuentra ante un equipo poderoso de Noruega y quieren el liderato del Grupo I. En un duelo que promete ser un espectáculo futbolístico.
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Mistrial declared in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocked in Los Angeles
The man accused of starting the devastating fire will now face a second trial, prosecutors say
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Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companies US politics live – latest updates California’s governor, Gavin Newsom , called for…
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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.
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The Netherlands Records Its First Assisted Death of a Child Between 1 and 12
Physician-assisted death for terminally ill children in that age group has been allowed in the country since 2024.
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Trump says Iran violated ceasefire with drone strike on ship in Strait of Hormuz
President Trump on Friday said Iran carried out an attack on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of a ceasefire, signed last week, that was meant to ensure sa…
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Satellite imagery shows new air defenses added to Moscow parks, university grounds, and outside Putin’s daughter’s headquarters
Air-defense systems have been installed near the Moscow headquarters of the Innopraktika foundation, headed by Vladimir Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova, RFE/RL’s Russian service reported, citin…
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Mistrial declared in trial over deadly Palisades Fire
After two days of deliberations, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the case concerning the origin of the devastating January 2025 fires in Los Angeles. NBC News' Misty Marris explains how the …
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Pilot dies after plane crash near airfield
Police say the pilot believed to be a woman in her 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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RFK Jr. pushed CDC to stop promoting flu vaccine during deadly outbreak, leaked emails show
The move came after RFK Jr won confirmation by telling lawmakers that vaccinations played a ‘critical role in healthcare’
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Pro-MAGA Groups Spur Trump Push For Cultural Change In Schools
One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies.
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Venezuela earthquake death toll soars to 589 with more than 50,000 missing as US military arrives for aid efforts
Thousands have been affected by the devastation wrought by the most powerful earthquake in over a century
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John Bolton, Former Trump Adviser, Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case
Mr. Bolton admitted to mishandling classified information and could face time in prison, in an inquiry that spanned the Trump and Biden administrations.
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Martin Rowson on the UK’s record-breaking June temperatures – cartoon
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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were mak…
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Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland
Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads It was hardly a perfect film, but I keep thinking of D…
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We cut MBA prices because America needs more professionals, not fewer
America is running short on educated workers at the exact moment when they matter the most.
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Settlement reached in ‘Star Wars’ detention lawsuit over National Guard protester in DC
The District of Columbia has agreed to a settlement with a resident who sued the city and four police officers after he was detained last year for following National Guard troops while playing musi…
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White House ‘never quite recovered’ from early chaotic months of Elon Musk, top Trump reporter says
Elon Musk helped institute program cuts and widespread layoffs during his time in government
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Trump Administration to Investigate California’s Powerful Coastal Agency
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, has accused the state of “environmental extremism” amid a federal push for oil production.
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Utah governor restricts fireworks as largest US wildfire surges uncontained
Utah's governor has restricted fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation continues to grow
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