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Trump’s $14M Reflecting Pool Renovation Is Peeling Apart — He’s Threatening 10-Year Sentences for Bystanders
Trump’s $14M Reflecting Pool Renovation Is Peeling Apart — He’s Threatening 10-Year Sentences for Bystanders The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which received a $14 million federal renovation under the Trump administration that coated its basin in a blue paint described as matching the American flag, has developed a significant algae bloom and is now shedding…
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Vance Says Iran Agreed to Nuclear Inspectors — Iran Says He’s Wrong — The 60-Day Clock Is Already Ticking
Vance Says Iran Agreed to Nuclear Inspectors — Iran Says He’s Wrong — The 60-Day Clock Is Already Ticking High-level negotiations between the United States and Iran concluded on June 22, 2026, at the Burgenstock resort complex in Switzerland with the two sides immediately issuing contradictory accounts of what had been agreed to [1]. Vice…
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Congress Just Passed the Biggest Housing Bill in 30 Years — Now the Fight Over Who It Actually Helps Begins
Congress Just Passed the Biggest Housing Bill in 30 Years — Now the Fight Over Who It Actually Helps Begins The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) by a vote of 85-5 on Monday, June 22, 2026, clearing the most comprehensive federal housing legislation in roughly three decades to…
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China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback
China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback China’s Commerce Ministry on June 22, 2026 imposed export controls on 10 American defense-linked companies, barring Chinese suppliers from shipping “dual-use” goods — materials with both civilian and military applications — to targets including drone manufacturers Teal…
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Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries
Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries A record-breaking heat wave — the continent’s second major “heat dome” in the span of two months — baked western and central Europe around the June 22–23 solstice, driving temperatures 14 to 18 degrees Celsius above normal for late…
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Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade
Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour Party leader on June 22, 2026, less than two years after Labour’s historic 2024 general election landslide. In his statement, Starmer said he was “not best placed to lead…
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LeBron James Is Gone from ‘The Shop’ — and HBO Is Betting Two Unproven Hosts Can Fill That Void
LeBron James Is Gone from ‘The Shop’ — and HBO Is Betting Two Unproven Hosts Can Fill That Void HBO’s celebrity talk show “The Shop: Uninterrupted” returned June 22, 2026 with two new hosts — actor and Odd Future alum Travis Bennett and television personality Steelo Brim — replacing co-creators LeBron James and Maverick Carter,…
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Madonna’s Biopic Is Dead and She Just Told Us Universal Pictures Killed It Over Money
Madonna’s Biopic Is Dead and She Just Told Us Universal Pictures Killed It Over Money Madonna publicly revealed in June 2026 that her long-gestating self-directed biographical film collapsed after years of development due to an irreconcilable budget dispute with Universal Pictures. The pop icon said she and Universal “had a falling out” over financing, explaining:…
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The Democratic Civil War Is Real: Progressives Are Winning Primaries, Centrists Are Winning the Seats That Decide the Majority
The Democratic Civil War Is Real: Progressives Are Winning Primaries, Centrists Are Winning the Seats That Decide the Majority An analysis published Sunday by CNN and confirmed by independent research from Brookings found that the 2026 Democratic primaries have produced a paradox: progressive candidates have won more than 60% of Democratic primary races this cycle,…
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Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill 84-8 — and Everyone Still Thinks It’s Not Enough
Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill 84-8 — and Everyone Still Thinks It’s Not Enough The U.S. Senate passed the final compromise version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Sunday, June 21, with a cloture vote of 84-8 before advancing to final passage — the largest bipartisan housing legislation in approximately 30 years.…