Nation and World
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Trump ignites debate on presidential authority with Iran strikes and wins praise from Republicans
Jun 21, 2025 11:07 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's bombardment of three sites in Iran quickly sparked debate in Congress over his authority to launch the strikes, with Republicans pra...
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Democrats are at odds over the Israel-Iran war as Trump says US has struck Iranian nuclear sites
Jun 21, 2025 9:14 pm - After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats seemed at odds over policy toward Iran as progressives demanded unified o...
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In his own words: Trump’s Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars
Jun 21, 2025 8:52 pm - During his campaigns for president, Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in “endless” or “forever wars,” and said removing “warmongers and America-last globali...
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Trump’s move against Iran may draw more criticism from MAGA’s anti-interventionists
Jun 21, 2025 8:38 pm - President Donald Trump's decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran will almost assuredly draw more criticism from some of the Republican's supporters, including high...
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Minnesota shooting suspect and wife were ‘preppers,’ FBI affidavit says
Jun 21, 2025 6:04 pm - Hours after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in their home, Vance Boelter, the man charged by authorities with the killing, texted his wife in...
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Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13
Jun 21, 2025 3:39 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said...
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A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead
Jun 21, 2025 3:36 pm - ENDERLIN, N.D. — Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while ...
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The US commemorates 250th anniversary of the ‘great American battle,’ the Battle of Bunker Hill
Jun 21, 2025 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's so...
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Belarus releases dissident after highest-level US visit in years
Jun 21, 2025 3:24 pm - A prominent Belarusian opposition leader, Sergei Tikhanovsky, was unexpectedly released from prison after almost five years in jail following a meeting Saturday in Minsk ...
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Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solstice
Jun 21, 2025 2:49 pm - LONDON — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in souther...