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- June 29, 2023June 29, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - DC area forecast: Unhealthy air today; heat builds into weekend from washingtonpost.com(01:03) - Emmanuel Macron calls emergency meeting as unrest follows police shooting in France from ft.com(01:56) - Presumed human remains found among debris from doomed submersible, US Coast Guard says from CNN(02:53) - How the Russian Elites Survived the Prigozhin Rebellion from The Moscow Times(03:24) - France protests erupt after police shooting of teenager from washingtonpost.com(04:18) - Mercenary rebellion challenges Putin, riles Russian power from apnews.com6 min
- June 28, 2023June 28, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Chicago air quality alert continues as smoke from Canadian wildfires fills skies from abc7chicago.com(00:45) - Belarusian President Lukashenko claims to have convinced Putin not to kill mercenary boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin from washingtonpost.com(01:17) - Biden to Make Case for Economic Revival in Campaign-Style Address from nytimes.com(02:41) - Iran Memo Not Among the 31 Records Underlying Charges in Trump Federal Indictment from cbsnews.com(03:22) - South Koreans become a year or two younger overnight from dw.com(04:23) - Russia-Ukraine war news: Death toll rises in missile strike from washingtonpost.com6 min
- June 27, 2023June 27, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Trump appears to brag about possessing classified document on Iran in 2021 audio recording from The Washington Post(01:02) - Russians React to Prigozhin's Rebellion Through Memes from The Moscow Times(02:05) - 3 dead after spate of tragic accidents at US national parks in June: Officials from ABC News(03:02) - Tourist filmed carving fiancée's name onto Colosseum ignites outrage in Italy from CBS NEWS4 min
- June 26, 2023June 26, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Charges against Russian warlord Prigozhin remain despite Kremlin promise from Financial Times(00:45) - Kentucky woman accused of fatally shooting her Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped from CBS News(01:28) - Civil rights icon James Meredith falls at Mississippi event from apnews.com(02:21) - Stockholm roller coaster crash kills 1 and injures 9 from CBS News(03:06) - After failed rebellion by Russian mercenary leader, Europe sees Putin’s hold on power tested from The Washington Post4 min
- June 25, 2023June 25, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - U.S. Intelligence Warned of Coup Plot by Wagner Group Leader Against Russia Defense Officials from The New York Times(00:54) - Bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending freight train into waters from ABC News(01:56) - How Much Did Titan Search Cost? US Coast Guard's Bill Alone Will Be Millions, Experts Say from military.com(02:34) - Beijing sizzles in worst heat wave as authorities urge people to stay indoors from abcnews.go.com4 min
- June 22, 2023June 22, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Tornado by Matador kills at least three as potent storms move through West Texas from lubbockonline.com(01:10) - Revised Schiff censure advances, impeachment votes could be next from Roll Call(02:05) - Ukraine shelled a bridge connecting Kherson to the Crimean peninsula, says Russia-backed official from CNN(03:15) - Gas Explosion Kills 31 People in Barbecue Restaurant in Northwestern China from ABC News(04:06) - Honduras in shock after massacre of 46 women at overcrowded prison from apnews.com6 min
- June 21, 2023June 21, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Cincinnati Children's named top kids hospital by US News & World Report from fox19.com(01:10) - Western Countries Pledge Tens of Billions to Help Rebuild Ukraine from nytimes.com(02:07) - 3 Drones Downed Outside Moscow Military Base from The Moscow Times(03:15) - At least 41 dead in Honduran women’s prison riot and fire, says national police agency from Washington Post(04:14) - Over 60 nations meet to secure funding for Ukraine Reconstruction from EURACTIV(04:54) - Dozens of Palestinians injured in attacks by Israeli settlers from CNN6 min
- June 20, 2023June 20, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - 'Search and rescue mission' underway for lost sub near Titanic wreck from CBS News(00:53) - Biden ramps up re-election push with California fundraisers from apnews.com(01:52) - Six teens shot after Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration ends from abcnews.go.com(02:49) - Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, could become a hurricane from The Hill(03:37) - Russia launches overnight air attack on Ukraine from east and west from reuters.com(04:45) - Biden says threat Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is real from reuters.com6 min
- June 19, 2023June 19, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Antony Blinken’s Beijing visit seen as key litmus test for US-China ties from CNN(01:03) - Juneteenth: Celebrating the Symbolism Of Freedom After Slavery from npr.org(02:00) - 20 people shot, 1 fatally, at Juneteenth celebration in suburban Chicago from ABC News(02:57) - Four killed, at least 45 wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin camp from aljazeera.com(03:55) - US and China seek to stabilise ties in Antony Blinken’s meeting with Xi Jinping from apnews.com(04:39) - Palestinian killed as heavy clashes erupt during IDF raid in Jenin from The Times of Israel6 min
- June 12, 2023June 12, 2023(00:00) - Intro(00:03) - Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86 from theguardian.com(01:06) - Elevated section of I-95 collapses following a tanker truck fire in Philadelphia from 6abc.com(02:01) - Trump Expected to Surrender to Face Charges of Illegally Retaining National Security Documents from The New York Times(02:56) - Unabomber Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison hospital, sources say from https://www.al.com(03:45) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86 from CNN5 min
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