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Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in London nightclub assault caseJun 20, 2025 7:05 am - Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
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Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans’ ‘no tax on tips’ budget proposalJun 19, 2025 6:41 pm - Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don't support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, saying it would help too few people and ...
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Erick weakens after landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricaneJun 19, 2025 4:50 pm - ACAPULCO, Mexico — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a...
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Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Ukrainian capital KyivJun 19, 2025 3:42 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, Ukrainia...
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Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’Jun 19, 2025 3:22 pm - MADRID — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Prime ...
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Think you know ‘Jaws’? Test your knowledge with this trivia for the movie’s 50th anniversaryJun 19, 2025 11:48 am - Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and rewatched movies of all time. But how good is your knowledge of the some of lore surrounding Steven Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece?
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third timeJun 19, 2025 11:34 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slaveryJun 19, 2025 11:18 am - Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday to mark the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas. The events include one in Galveston — the holiday's birthplace — where former President Joe Biden was expected.
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ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businessesJun 19, 2025 10:23 am - Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
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Tariff threats, wars will slow but not collapse global luxury sales in 2025, new study showsJun 19, 2025 10:16 am - Global sales of personal luxury goods are ”slowing down but not collapsing,” according to a Bain & Co. consultancy study released Thursday.