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US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship that Trump says violated ceasefireJun 26, 2026 6:52 pm - The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their monthslong war and reopen the pivotal waterway.
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A Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft reportJun 26, 2026 4:52 pm - A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them.
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Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital servicesJun 26, 2026 4:44 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.
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Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio saysJun 26, 2026 4:20 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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Most of Wall Street rises, but sinking AI stocks send it lower for the weekJun 26, 2026 3:42 pm - Most of the U.S. stock market rose Friday after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for stocks swept up in the mania around artificial-intelligence technology kept the market in check.
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Blackhawks trade forward Andre Burakovsky to the Senators for a 2027 draft pickJun 26, 2026 2:56 pm - Andre Burakovsky is on the move again, this time to the team his father once played for. Chicago traded Burakovsky to Ottawa on Friday for a 2027 sixth-round pick. The Bl...
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified informationJun 26, 2026 9:49 am - GREENBELT, Md. — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal ...
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Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of RussiaJun 26, 2026 7:56 am - Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
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Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbsJun 26, 2026 7:51 am - In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured.
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Hollywood gets into the microdrama race as mobile-first storytelling draws stars and major studiosJun 26, 2026 7:46 am - While much of Hollywood was consumed by the streaming wars, Issa Rae was studying a different mode of entertainment thousands of miles away: microdramas. In May, Rae’s Hoorae Media released the thriller “Screen Time,” one of the first major studio-quality microdrama projects developed by an established Hollywood production company.