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Over 100 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon in the Hours After Both Sides Agreed to a Ceasefire
Over 100 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon in the Hours After Both Sides Agreed to a Ceasefire A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon — mediated by the United States, Qatar, and Iran and set to take effect at 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, June 19 — collapsed almost immediately. Israeli forces launched more than 100…
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Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed — The U.S. Military Says 55 Ships Just Sailed Through It
Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed — The U.S. Military Says 55 Ships Just Sailed Through It Iran’s joint military command announced on Saturday, June 20, that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s seaborne oil passes — citing continued Israeli…
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Chess Closes Tonight on Broadway, Stranding JoJo’s Debut and Torching $15 Million
Chess Closes Tonight on Broadway, Stranding JoJo’s Debut and Torching $15 Million Chess — the cult musical with a score by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics by Tim Rice — holds its final performance of its 2025–2026 Broadway revival tonight, June 21, closing three months earlier than originally planned. The production starred…
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Perfect Reviews, Zero Forgiveness: House of the Dragon Season 3 Premieres Tonight and Everyone Has a Grudge
Perfect Reviews, Zero Forgiveness: House of the Dragon Season 3 Premieres Tonight and Everyone Has a Grudge HBO’s House of the Dragon returns for its third season Sunday, June 21, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max. The eight-episode season opens with the Battle of the Gullet — a 72-minute naval confrontation…
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Cops in 1,300 Jurisdictions Can Now Scan Your Face Into an ICE Database — Including American Citizens
Cops in 1,300 Jurisdictions Can Now Scan Your Face Into an ICE Database — Including American Citizens Local police officers in jurisdictions participating in the federal 287(g) Task Force Model program have access to a mobile application called the ICE Task Force Module that allows them to scan the face of anyone they stop and…
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A Democratic Socialist Just Won the D.C. Mayor’s Race — and She’s Promising to Fight Trump Head-On
A Democratic Socialist Just Won the D.C. Mayor’s Race — and She’s Promising to Fight Trump Head-On Washington, D.C., City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of the nation’s capital this week, with her nearest rival, former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, conceding Thursday after updated results showed Lewis George holding approximately 53%…
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Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo. Italy Canceled a State Visit. The Alliance Is Cracking.
Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo. Italy Canceled a State Visit. The Alliance Is Cracking. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted a video to social media early Friday morning, June 19, 2026, declaring “Neither I nor Italy ever beg,” in direct response to comments President Trump made to Italian broadcaster La7. According to a…
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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,…