Nation and World
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Justice Department approves Paramount’s deal to buy Warner Bros.
Jun 12, 2026 6:42 pm - Antitrust regulators at the Justice Department on Friday approved Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, a merger that would create one of the largest companies in Hollywood and reshape the television news landscape.
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Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House’s South Lawn this weekend
Jun 12, 2026 6:30 pm - A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
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Trump officials agree to resume asylum processing after being scolded by judge
Jun 12, 2026 6:22 pm - The Trump administration said Friday it would resume processing immigration and asylum applications for people from dozens of countries whose cases were put on indefinite hold after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in D.C. last year.
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US stocks rise after oil prices ease and SpaceX soars in its debut on Wall Street
Jun 12, 2026 5:47 pm - U.S. stocks rose Friday after oil prices fell again, and SpaceX soared in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street.
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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath
Jun 12, 2026 4:07 pm - Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe.
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Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund
Jun 12, 2026 4:03 pm - A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion payout fund, which is still being challenged in court despite Justice Department officials claiming the effort is not moving forward.
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DOE head says agency didn’t punish blue states. His lawyers admit it did.
Jun 12, 2026 3:56 pm - Energy Secretary Chris Wright was unrepentant on Capitol Hill this week, firing back at a congressman’s charge that the Trump administration canceled clean energy projects in blue states to exact political revenge.
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US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says
Jun 12, 2026 11:02 am - Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
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SpaceX opens 11% higher at $150 a share and makes Musk the first trillionaire
Jun 12, 2026 8:14 am - Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they'll help him reach another fantastic goal Friday when he takes the rocket company public.
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Tensions between Trump and Macron could be on full display at next week’s G7 summit in France
Jun 12, 2026 8:09 am - French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” policies and mixed signals about NATO. Despite tensions, Macron has tried to accommodate Trump’s schedule for next week's G7 summit in France, even adjusting the start date to ensure Trump’s attendance.