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Rescue Clock Runs Out: Venezuela Earthquake Kills 1,450 and Leaves 68,000 Unaccounted For
Rescue Clock Runs Out: Venezuela Earthquake Kills 1,450 and Leaves 68,000 Unaccounted For On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern and central Venezuela in rapid succession — a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock — knocking down buildings across Caracas and the coastal city of La Guaira.…
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BET Named Its Youngest-Ever Host, Put Him in Whiteface for the Promo, Then Let Keke Palmer Grab the Mic and Say What Everyone Was Thinking
BET Named Its Youngest-Ever Host, Put Him in Whiteface for the Promo, Then Let Keke Palmer Grab the Mic and Say What Everyone Was Thinking The 2026 BET Awards aired live June 28 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with comedian and social media personality Druski, 31, becoming the youngest emcee in the show’s…
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Nashville Crowd Boos Taylor Swift’s Video Tribute at Alan Jackson’s 50,000-Fan Farewell — Days Before Her Wedding
Nashville Crowd Boos Taylor Swift’s Video Tribute at Alan Jackson’s 50,000-Fan Farewell — Days Before Her Wedding Alan Jackson’s “Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale” drew more than 50,000 fans to Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on June 27, 2026, for the final full-length concert of the 67-year-old country legend’s touring…
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Third-Largest Ebola Outbreak Ever Has No Vaccine — and Africa’s CDC Says It Could Become the Worst
Third-Largest Ebola Outbreak Ever Has No Vaccine — and Africa’s CDC Says It Could Become the Worst The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have been battling an outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola virus since May 15, 2026, when laboratory tests confirmed infections in northeastern DRC and in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. As of June 25, the…
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Iran Bombs U.S. Military Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain — Then Threatens to Kill Peace Talks
Iran Bombs U.S. Military Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain — Then Threatens to Kill Peace Talks Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched drone and missile strikes against U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain early Sunday, hours after American forces struck Iranian missile storage sites and coastal radar installations. President Trump confirmed the U.S. strikes…
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1,430 Dead and 51,000 Missing: Venezuela’s Earthquake Rescue Is Losing the Race Against Time
1,430 Dead and 51,000 Missing: Venezuela’s Earthquake Rescue Is Losing the Race Against Time Two earthquakes — magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 — struck near Morón on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast on June 25, 2026, among the strongest to hit the country in more than a century. The death toll has climbed to at least 1,430, with…
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The BET Awards Are Tonight — And Druski’s “White Face” Controversy Is Already Overshadowing the Music
The BET Awards Are Tonight — And Druski’s “White Face” Controversy Is Already Overshadowing the Music The 2026 BET Awards air live tonight, Sunday, June 28, at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with comedian Druski serving as host — making him the youngest person to ever hold the position at…
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Toy Story 5 Just Smashed Every Box Office Record — And Everyone Still Has a Problem With It
Toy Story 5 Just Smashed Every Box Office Record — And Everyone Still Has a Problem With It Pixar’s Toy Story 5 opened to $160 million domestically this weekend, the biggest debut of 2026 and the largest in the franchise’s 31-year history, surpassing Toy Story 4’s $120 million opening in 2019. Globally, the film earned…
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Supreme Court Strips Legal Status from 350,000 Haitian and Syrian Immigrants, Opening Door to Mass Deportation
Supreme Court Strips Legal Status from 350,000 Haitian and Syrian Immigrants, Opening Door to Mass Deportation The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday, June 25, in Mullin v. Doe to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals and 6,000 Syrian nationals living legally in the United States.…
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Trump Torches a Bipartisan Housing Bill, Holding It Hostage for a Voter ID Law the Senate Won’t Pass
Trump Torches a Bipartisan Housing Bill, Holding It Hostage for a Voter ID Law the Senate Won’t Pass President Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled June 24 signing ceremony for the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, posting on social media that he would not sign the legislation “until such time as we pass the desperately…