Nation and World
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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
Jun 24, 2026 7:46 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is formally kicking off celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary by working to get the country excited again — about himself. The ...
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White House seeks $87.6B from Congress for Iran war costs, US farmers and Ebola response
Jun 24, 2026 7:32 pm - The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as Republican and Democratic lawmakers have objected to any further military action.
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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic Texas floods killed 28 people at the girls’ camp
Jun 24, 2026 4:38 pm - Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian camp for girls along the Guadalupe River in Texas.
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France records hottest day as European heat wave intensifies
Jun 24, 2026 4:13 pm - France recorded its hottest ever night and day as the heat wave searing western Europe deepened, disrupting schools, transport and tourist sites.
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Ex-chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes
Jun 24, 2026 4:07 pm - NEW YORK — A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a bribery case, the latest sign that federal prosecutors continue to scrutini...
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Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, UN commission says
Jun 24, 2026 3:59 pm - A independent U.N. commission said Tuesday that the Israeli military had deliberately targeted children in Gaza, amounting to genocide, and in the West Bank, amounting to war crimes.
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Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
Jun 24, 2026 1:04 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
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Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post
Jun 24, 2026 10:08 am - The Army's commander of its forces in Europe and Africa — who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 — is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday.
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Trump abruptly cancels signing of bipartisan bill on affordable housing
Jun 24, 2026 10:07 am - An hour and a half before he was due to sign the bill at the Capitol at noon, the president declared on social media that a news conference and signing ceremony was “hereby cancelled until such a time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”
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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
Jun 24, 2026 8:38 am - President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump.