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211 Dead and Counting: The U.S. Military Is Killing People on Boats in the Pacific With No Trial and No Evidence
211 Dead and Counting: The U.S. Military Is Killing People on Boats in the Pacific With No Trial and No Evidence The U.S. military carried out another lethal strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, June 19, 2026, killing three people. U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the boat…
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Trump Unveils Qatar’s $400 Million “Gift” as the New Air Force One — and Nobody’s Happy About It
Trump Unveils Qatar’s $400 Million “Gift” as the New Air Force One — and Nobody’s Happy About It President Donald Trump toured and unveiled a Boeing 747 jet donated by the Qatari royal family to the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Descending the stairs of…
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Andy Burnham Wins His Parliament Seat by Landslide — and Keir Starmer’s Leadership Clock Is Now Running
Andy Burnham Wins His Parliament Seat by Landslide — and Keir Starmer’s Leadership Clock Is Now Running Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and consistently Britain’s most popular politician, won the Makerfield by-election in Wigan on June 18, 2026, taking 54.8 percent of the vote — 24,937 ballots — against Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon,…
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France Hits 40°C for the First Time in 2026 — 60 Departments on Alert, Records at Risk, and the Worst Is Still Coming
France Hits 40°C for the First Time in 2026 — 60 Departments on Alert, Records at Risk, and the Worst Is Still Coming A powerful heat dome pushed temperatures above 40°C across parts of France for the first time in 2026 on June 19, with 60 departments placed under an orange heatwave alert and Météo-France…
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Israel Bombs Lebanon — 47 Dead — Then Agrees to Another Ceasefire to Save the U.S.-Iran Deal
Israel Bombs Lebanon — 47 Dead — Then Agrees to Another Ceasefire to Save the U.S.-Iran Deal An exchange of fire erupted in southern Lebanon on June 19, 2026, after a Hezbollah attack killed four Israeli soldiers, prompting Israel to launch approximately 150 airstrikes across the south of the country. Lebanon’s health ministry reported that…
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Tay Keith Produced Six No. 1 Hits This Decade. He Was 29 When Nashville Found Him Gone.
Tay Keith Produced Six No. 1 Hits This Decade. He Was 29 When Nashville Found Him Gone. Tay Keith — born Brytavious Lakeith Chambers in Memphis, Tennessee on September 20, 1996 — was found dead in his Nashville apartment on the afternoon of June 18, 2026, after Metro Nashville Police responded to a welfare check…
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The Godfather of the American Sitcom Is Gone — and Hollywood Has No Succession Plan
The Godfather of the American Sitcom Is Gone — and Hollywood Has No Succession Plan James Burrows, the director and co-creator widely credited with defining the American multi-camera sitcom, died June 19, 2026, at the age of 85 after a brief illness. His family confirmed he passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Over more…
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Senate Votes 84-8 to Advance the Housing Bill — Homebuyers Cheer the Investor Ban, Real Estate Fumes, and Supply Hawks Say It Misses the Point
Senate Votes 84-8 to Advance the Housing Bill — Homebuyers Cheer the Investor Ban, Real Estate Fumes, and Supply Hawks Say It Misses the Point The U.S. Senate voted 84 to 8 on Thursday, June 18, to invoke cloture on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, advancing the bill toward a final passage vote…
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Obama’s $850 Million Library Opens on Juneteenth — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Historic or a Disaster
Obama’s $850 Million Library Opens on Juneteenth — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Historic or a Disaster The Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opened to the public in Chicago’s Jackson Park on Friday, June 19, 2026, coinciding with Juneteenth. Opening events began on June 18 with a dedication ceremony at John Lewis Plaza,…
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The DOJ Has a List of 385 Americans It Wants to Strip of Citizenship — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Justice or a Purge
The DOJ Has a List of 385 Americans It Wants to Strip of Citizenship — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Justice or a Purge The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases in federal courts by October 2026, according to a CNN exclusive published June 18 citing a senior Justice Department…