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Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deathsJun 23, 2026 4:33 pm - The saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool took a turn as President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested over recent damage. The president’s troubled $14-million-plus rehabilitation project has become a visceral flashpoint over law enforcement, aesthetics and environmental concerns ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
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AI stock slump raises the question if investors are just taking profits or getting very nervousJun 23, 2026 3:44 pm - Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors are getting nervous. Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft plan to spend up to $720 billion this year on AI data centers. This week, investors appear to be questioning if AI can deliver the profits needed to justify such spending.
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Bucks must figure out how to move forward after trading away franchise icon Giannis AntetokounmpoJun 23, 2026 1:42 pm - MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo brought the Milwaukee Bucks back to relevance and delivered the franchise its first title in half a century as the most impactful player...
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Infantino says FIFA will analyze using hydration breaks at future World CupsJun 23, 2026 1:38 pm - ATLANTA — FIFA will consider keeping hydration breaks for future World Cups despite backlash to the extra stoppages in play at this year's tournament. Gianni Infantino, t...
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NFL informs Brendan Sorsby it will not hold a supplemental draft this yearJun 23, 2026 1:35 pm - The NFL informed quarterback Brendan Sorsby on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, saying it encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible e...
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US eases restriction on Iran's World Cup team, allowing travel 2 days before next matchJun 23, 2026 1:33 pm - The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the U.S. Department of Homelan...
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Savannah Guthrie says family remains ‘in agony’ over missing mom, begs the public for tipsJun 23, 2026 11:14 am - “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organizations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated that she was dead.
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10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executiveJun 23, 2026 7:27 am - No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
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Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday's primariesJun 23, 2026 7:13 am - Two opposing factions in the artificial intelligence industry square off in a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tests his political clout by backing fellow democratic socialists. And President Donald Trump, after two of his chosen candidates for governor lost Republican primaries this month, ensured it won't happen again — by endorsing both candidates in a South Carolina runoff.
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US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspectionsJun 23, 2026 7:10 am - The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.