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Iran Tells Trump To Muzzle Israel As Airstrikes Escalate On Day Four Of Regional War
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/06/16/iran-urges-trump-to-muzzle-israel/84232129007/?tbref=hp
 
Netanyahu Says He May Target Iran’s Supreme Leader Despite Trump’s Call For Restraint
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/netanyahu-tells-abc-ruling-taking-irans-supreme-leader/story?id=122868515
 
Minnesota Lawmakers Shooting Suspect Vance Boelter Arrested By Police
https://abcnews.go.com/US/search-suspect-vance-boelter-enters-2nd-day-after/story?id=122864115
 
Saudi Arabia Executes Journalist After Seven Years In Prison
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-arabia-executes-journalist-after-7-years-bars-122863459
 
Reverend Jimmy Swaggart Hospitalized In Critical Condition
https://thehill.com/homenews/5352615-rev-jimmy-swaggart-taken-to-hospital-in-critical-condition/#:~:text=BATON%20ROUGE%2C%20La.,being%20taken%20to%20the%20hospital
 
Singer Nezza Performs Spanish National Anthem After Dodgers Drop Traditional Version
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/06/16/nezza-dodgers-national-anthem-spanish/84225153007/?tbref=hp
 
Blake Lively Tries To Block Justin Baldoni From Accessing Taylor Swift Messages
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-block-justin-baldoni-request-taylor-swift-1236431020/
 
TikTok Faces Nationwide Blackout On June 19 Unless Trump Grants Reprieve
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-will-go-dark-june-19-unless-trump-gives-it-another-lifeline-201509054.html
  
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Protesters Shut Down 101 Freeway As Immigration Demonstrations Continue In Los Angeles
https://www.yahoo.com/news/la-immigration-protests-live-updates-030707358.html
 
Colombian President Vows To Capture Mastermind Behind Shooting Of Political Rival
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/07/americas/colombian-presidential-candidate-uribe-shot-bogota-intl-latam
 
Israel Promises To Block Gaza Aid Boat With Greta Thunberg On Board
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-vows-stop-aid-boat-carrying-greta-thunberg-reaching-gaza-rcna211696
 
ABC Suspends Terry Moran After Calling Trump Adviser Stephen Miller A 'Hater'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/06/08/terry-moran-suspend-abc-news-stephen-miller/84102786007/?tbref=hp
 
SiriusXM Fires Michelle Beadle And Cody Decker After Stephen A. Smith Joins Network
https://awfulannouncing.com/sxm/michelle-beadle-cody-decker-out-stephen-a-smith-announcement.html
 
Athletes Raise Red Flags Over NCAA Settlement’s Effect On Smaller College Sports
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-settlement-7aab7a3f3ee0a045b1cf1ce69e029b45
 
Meta Platforms Flooded With Hundreds Of Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Ads, CBS Reports
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-instagram-facebook-ads-nudify-deepfake-ai-tools-cbs-news-investigation/
 
Ben Stiller And Robert De Niro Tease Meet The Parents 4 With Ariana Grande
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/06/08/meet-the-parents-reunion-ben-stiller-robert-de-niro/84093147007/?tbref=hp
 
Diddy Tells Courtroom Artist He Looks Like A Koala In Sketches
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sean-diddy-combs-tells-courtroom-artist-he-looks-like-a-koala-in-sketches/ar-AA1GaXwH?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=daa81e216de44ca4fbde8f3e8dd8ab67&ei=15
 
YouTuber Banned From Nintendo Store After Destroying Switch 2 In Front Of Staff
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/nintendo/youtuber-banned-nintendo-switch-2-destroyed-064579-20250606
  
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Colorado Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder And Federal Hate Crime
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8ng0g4k2no
 
Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-peace-talks-drone-attacks-0c2e0a4aeccd86c3fe18edf5cc73b250
 
Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, And Dua Lipa Back Suicide Prevention For LGBTQ+ Youth
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pedro-pascal-ariana-grande-dua-140000407.html
 
Marc Maron Announces End Of His Iconic 'WTF' Podcast After 16 Years
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/marc-maron-end-wtf-podcast-1236415478/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
 
Sydney Sweeney Launches Soap Brand That Includes Her Bathwater
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/sydney-sweeney-selling-soap-contains-actual-bathwater-rcna210015?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
 
ESPN 'Sports Science' Creator John Brenkus Dies At 54
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/john-brenkus-founder-and-host-of-espns-sports-science-show-dies-032859048.html
 
‘King Of The Hill’ Actor Jonathan Joss Shot And Killed In San Antonio
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jonathan-joss-king-hill-voice-actor-killed-san-antonio-shooting-rcna210437
 
Philadelphia Eagles To Take On 'Madden Curse' After Being Featured On Madden 26 Cover
https://www.thebiglead.com/philadelphia-eagles-aim-buck-madden-curse-after-madden-26-cover-reveal-saquon-barkley
  
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Colorado Attack Involved Flamethrower As Suspect Shouted 'Free Palestine'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-attack-against-group-demonstrators-030714550.html
 
Labor Department Shuts Down Job Corps Centers Over Safety And $1.7 Billion In Waste
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/labor-dept-suspend-job-corps-centers-put-students-danger-cost-taxpayers-1-7b?fbclid=IwY2xjawKnvWRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVb2NUSlM3Z0RuRndVdHl6AR4spkROZNNztRPaTlvw4wgnVhEeq-e9w9woaVTtZrNoSbr-eBtng3wn5UXOTg_aem_R0G4pRal9KoPXqWLJYGt0g
 
OAN Reporter Says She Was Fired After Criticizing Pentagon Press Restrictions
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/media/gabrielle-cuccia-oan-pentagon-maga-fired-hegseth?utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+%E2%80%93+May+31%2C+2025+%E2%80%93+weekend+edition&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=Sm6DwvMEwBOlE1sJhDdZqpvgIs4L4UMOmssPDGuCEsnRqjySnJ1dZdiOp3a%2FQG88&bt_ts=1748715996582
 
Army Warns Trump’s Parade Could Damage D.C. Streets At A Cost Of $16 Million
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/army-estimates-trump-military-parade-cost-16-million-damage-streets-dc-rcna210131
 
Todd Chrisley Admits To Preferential Treatment In Prison Over Black Inmates
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/todd-chrisley-admits-got-special-220649640.html
 
Patti LuPone Apologizes After Broadway Stars Respond To Her Remarks On Fellow Actors
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patti-lupone-broadway-open-letter/
 
Shakira Pulls Out Of WorldPride Concert Over Issues With Boston Show
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/shakira-cancels-worldpride-concert-due-220723422.html
 
Charles Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel Recommended For Parole After Decades
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/patricia-krenwinkel-manson-family-parole-board-california/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b
 
Trans Athlete Wins Two Events At California Girls' Track Finals
https://apnews.com/article/california-track-field-championship-transgender-athlete-ba0331f9222a20729291f543d53f77a8
 
Kindergarten Graduation Ends In Brawl As Parents Fight In Arkansas
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kindergarten-graduation-turns-mass-brawl-124628035.html
 
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Appeals Court Allows Trump To Keep Tariffs In Place While Legal Battle Continues
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trade-whiplash-appeals-court-allows-193701623.html
 
Democrat Annie Andrews Launches 2026 Senate Challenge Against Lindsey Graham In South Carolina
https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate-annie-andrews-26ae12355e9e5d1a44047bcbb6cdc36c
 
Senator Rubio Says U.S. Will Aggressively Revoke Visas For Chinese Students
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/us-will-aggressively-revoke-chinese-students-visas-rubio-says-rcna209637
 
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Last Living Grandchild Of President John Tyler, Dies At 96
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/harrison-ruffin-tyler-obit-may-28-2025
 
Todd And Julie Chrisley Set To Return To Reality TV After Presidential Pardon
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/todd-julie-chrisley-return-reality-tv-pardon/story?id=122310368
 
Prosecution Rests In High-Profile Retrial Of Karen Read
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/us/karen-read-trial-prosecution-rests
 
Brad Pitt Says Angelina Jolie Divorce Settlement Is ‘Not That Major’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/05/28/brad-pitt-on-angelina-jolie-divorce/83910631007/?tbref=hp
 
Man Gets 3 Years For Threatening Election Officials After Claiming Radicalization By Far-Right Content
https://apnews.com/article/election-officials-threat-colorado-years-prison-a50f82a9fbad6ebf72eafef189a06f38
 
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Donald Trump Snaps At Reporter Over Wall Street’s Claim He Always Backs Down On Tariffs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/don-t-ever-said-donald-173100585.html
 
Israeli Prime Minister Says Hamas Gaza Chief Mohammad Sinwar Has Been Eliminated
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hamas-gaza-chief-mohammad-sinwar-killed-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-b1230109.html
 
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Raises New Funding At $9 Billion Valuation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-neuralink-raises-cash-9-173139270.html
 
Kremlin Aide Claims Trump Lacks Key Info On Ukraine After Criticism Of Putin
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/world/trump-not-informed-ukraine-kremlin-aide-intl
 
Black Church Leader Calls For Digital Boycott Of Dollar General Over DEI Concerns
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/28/dollar-general-boycott-electronic-protest-dei/83678827007/
 
Scientists Discover Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ In U.S. Beer Exceed EPA Limits
https://www.yahoo.com/news/beer-drinkers-beware-scientists-forever-030956155.html
 
Kevin Spacey Directs And Stars In Bizarre Supernatural Thriller With Tyrese And Dolph Lundgren
https://variety.com/2025/film/global/kevin-spacey-directed-action-thriller-holiguards-1236407908/
 
Cassie Welcomes Third Child Weeks After Testifying In Diddy’s Criminal Trial
https://people.com/cassie-welcomes-third-baby-after-testifying-in-diddy-s-criminal-trial-11742487
  
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Trump Pays Tribute To Fallen Soldiers At Arlington, Calling Them America’s Best And Bravest
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-speak-arlington-national-cemetery-141045463.html
 
FBI Deputy Director Vows To Prioritize Supreme Court Leak And White House Cocaine Investigations
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-deputy-director-says-bureau-will-pour-resources-cases-supreme-cour-rcna209064
 
U.S.-German Citizen Charged With Attempted Attack On U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/26/nx-s1-5412254/joseph-neumeyer-charged-us-embassy-tel-aviv
 
Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping And Torturing Man In New York Apartment
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-kidnapping-cryptocurrency-16ccb88647944281ab6af10503d17eb5
 
Volvo To Cut 3,000 Jobs In Major Cost Reduction Move
https://apnews.com/article/sweden-volvo-job-cuts-cost-reductions-40fff1a47c6f9a68a87f1fa70b23895e
 
Denmark Sets Europe’s Highest Retirement Age With New Limit Raised To 70
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/business/denmark-retirement-age-rise-70-intl-scli
 
Caitlin Clark Sidelined For At Least Two Weeks With Quadriceps Injury
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/caitlin-clark-least-two-weeks-quadriceps-strain-team-says-rcna209089
 
George Santos Says He’s Done Seeking Trump Pardon And Will Accept Prison Sentence
https://www.latintimes.com/george-santos-says-he-has-given-seeking-pardon-trump-will-go-prison-ive-accepted-my-fate-583784
   
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The U.S. Pauses To Observe Memorial Day And Honor Fallen Service Members
https://www.cem.va.gov/history/Memorial-Day-history.asp
Trump Praises West Point Cadets And Claims Credit For Strength Of U.S. Military
https://apnews.com/article/trump-commencement-army-west-point-graduates-ecbc20a0ce46350618dabae573e40556
 
Trump Delays 50% Tariffs on EU Imports Until July 9
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/25/president-donald-trump-european-union-deadline-july/83857267007/
 
Third Woman Arrested For Allegedly Helping New Orleans Inmate Still On The Run
https://abcnews.go.com/US/3rd-woman-arrested-allegedly-assisting-new-orleans-inmate/story?id=122100704
 
Mexican Singer Julión Álvarez Says U.S. Revoked His Visa Before Sold-Out Texas Show
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/24/julion-alvarez-visa-revoked/83838699007/?tbref=hp
 
College Football Playoff To Use Straight Seeding Starting In 2025 Postseason
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/05/22/college-football-playoff-seeding-changes-cfp/83797225007/
 
OnlyFans Reportedly In Talks To Sell Off Its Adult Content Business
https://gizmodo.com/onlyfans-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-sell-off-its-porn-empire-for-8-billion-2000606297?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew
 
JoJo Siwa And Chris Hughes Spark Dating Rumors During Romantic Mexico Trip
https://people.com/jojo-siwa-chris-hughes-spark-romance-rumors-cuddly-photos-mexican-getaway-11740477
 
‘Lilo And Stitch’ Beats Tom Cruise In Surprise Box Office Showdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2w8pqeyvo
 
Theater Ceiling Collapses During 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' Screening In Argentina
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2547721/cinema-ceiling-collapses-during-final-destination-bloodlines-screening-in-argentina
  
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Trump's Image of Dead 'White Farmers' from Reuters Footage in Congo, not South Africa
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/22/trump-dead-white-farmers-image-congo-south-africa/83800507007/?tbref=hp
 
RFK Jr.'s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Sparks Concern From Farmers And Republicans
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-farmers-maha-trump-pesticides-5d5a83bde6b88290cf9c3536e74523be
 
Trump Administration Blocks Harvard From Enrolling New International Students
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-blocks-harvard-ability-enroll-180405761.html
 
Judge Stops Education Department Shutdown And Orders Rehiring Of Fired Staff
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-halts-dismantling-education-department-fired-workers-reinstated-rcna208531
 
Deborah Norville Leaves ‘Inside Edition’ After Hosting For 30 Years
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/05/21/deborah-norville-inside-edition/83778792007/
 
Kid Cudi Says Molotov Cocktail Was Thrown At His Car During Relationship With Cassie Ventura
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/sean-combs-diddy-trial-live-updates-rcna208303
 
Taylor Swift No Longer Involved In Baldoni-Lively Legal Dispute As Subpoena Is Withdrawn
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/taylor-swift-excluded-baldoni-lively-182922751.html
 
Oscar Mayer Announces First-Ever ‘Wienie 500’ Ahead Of Indianapolis 500 Race
https://autos.yahoo.com/wienie-500-oscar-mayer-race-205800175.html;_ylt=AwrhceTxdS9oL2gMbwDQtDMD;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzgEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny
 
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Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot Dead Outside Capital Jewish Museum In D.C.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-dc-jewish-museum-rcna208427
 
Trump And South African President Clash During Tense White House Meeting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-musk-south-africa-president-meeting-tense-relations/
 
Justice Department Launches Criminal Probe Into Former Governor Andrew Cuomo
https://us.cnn.com/2025/05/20/politics/andrew-cuomo-department-of-justice-investigation
 
DOJ Seeks To Cancel Police Reform Agreements In Minneapolis And Louisville
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-police-reform-george-floyd-9d7cf00be8477e3dcb2fe1a658d73667
 
U.S. Accepts Gifted Qatari Aircraft To Join Air Force One Backup Fleet
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq855lx87z3o
 
Venezuelan Man Allegedly Posed As Teen To Attend Ohio High School For Over A Year
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelan-man-24-posed-teen-attended-ohio-high-school-year-officials-rcna208088
 
Target Reports Q1 Sales Decline And Warns Of A Tough Year Ahead In 2025
https://apnews.com/article/target-first-quarter-earnings-tariffs-ed5765bac92257a0bab3815ece31f5c1
 
NFL Owners Reject Proposal To Ban The Controversial Tush Push Play
https://apnews.com/article/nfl-owners-meetings-tush-push-b46978e8073d5213da514766aeacc188
  
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