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SpaceX’s plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profitJun 22, 2026 4:13 pm - SpaceX — Elon Musk’s money-losing rocket startup that has soared into the orbit of all of those tech juggernauts with a fleet of fantastical plans instead of ubiquitous products — has a more than $2.4 trillion valuation as of Thursday. SpaceX is the world’s sixth-most-valuable company.
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US intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials sayJun 20, 2026 7:40 pm - U.S. intelligence agencies have warned the Trump administration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to take steps that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to reach a lasting peace deal with Iran, current and former U.S. officials said.
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Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claimsJun 20, 2026 5:25 pm - David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself.
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After crash, officials point to hidden danger on skydiving planes and sightseeing flightsJun 20, 2026 3:36 pm - In April 2025, when a sightseeing helicopter plunged into New York City’s Hudson River, killing five Spanish tourists and a pilot, federal investigators immediately cited the need for tougher safety standards for commercial air tours.
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First steps in peace deal demand far more from U.S. than IranJun 20, 2026 2:44 pm - The memorandum to end the U.S.-Israel war with Iran is a document of diplomatic loopholes, Western officials and experts said, with hazy pledges to “undertake” steps in search of a lasting peace, a two-month timeline to solve issues that have vexed negotiators for years, and calls for finding an unspecified “mechanism” to enforce terms of any final deal.
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Folarin Balogun chose the U.S. Now he’s leading it at the World Cup.Jun 20, 2026 11:31 am - IRVINE, Calif. — Before the ball even arrived, Folarin Balogun seemed to have it all choreographed. He had room to run, beat one defender with ease and sidestepped anothe...
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The U.S. won its World Cup group with a game to spare. What now?Jun 20, 2026 11:07 am - SEATTLE — For the past 96 years, the U.S. men’s soccer team has known nothing but heartache and tense nerves on the World Cup stage. But that ends when the Americans face...
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Trump said Italy’s prime minister ‘begged’ for a photo. She says that’s false.Jun 19, 2026 4:24 pm - Efforts to rebuild the once-warm ties between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni imploded Friday, after Trump claimed that she had “begged” to take a photo with him at a Group of Seven summit in France. Meloni lashed back and accused him of lying.
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‘Procrastination is sabotage’: What one expert says about putting things offJun 19, 2026 11:11 am - A DePaul University professor has found that 20% of people are chronic procrastinators — meaning they habitually, intentionally and irrationally delay a target task, often to the point that they cause discomfort for themselves and others.
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Study: COVID vaccine linked to broad protections against heart conditionsJun 19, 2026 11:06 am - The coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events linked to COVID-19 — strokes, heart attacks, and hospitalization from heart disease — by about 40%, according to a new study.