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Zelensky says Russia is shifting air defenses to Moscow and other key sites after drone strikes
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is moving a significant part of its air defenses to protect a handful of prime targets, including Moscow, as Ukraine’s long-range drones hammered sites deep inside the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says. In new overnight strikes, Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv’s forces hit two more Russian oil refineries in Ufa, 930 miles…
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Angry shouting match derails Markwayne Mullin’s hearing: ‘Don’t you point your finger!’
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin lost his temper at a Democratic congresswoman, calling her a hypocrite to her face Thursday and telling her she should be “put in her place” during a congressional oversight hearing. The blowup came at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, where Mullin was testifying on the Department of Homeland Security’s budget.…
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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer,…
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RFK Jr. caught on tape possibly violating federal law: ‘Tipping the scales’
A newly obtained audio recording shows that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally pressured a Libertarian congressional candidate in Iowa to abandon a competitive House race, urging him to step aside to protect Republican control of Congress. The Washington Post obtained a recording of the 12-minute call in which Kennedy told Rick Stewart, the…
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‘The View’ Says Trump’s Abrupt Housing Bill Reversal Is Why ‘So Many’ Republicans Privately ‘Bash Him’
President Trump very suddenly called off a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill this week, and for the hosts of “The View,” the move is a perfect example of why so many Republicans privately “bash” the man. The bill would’ve been a big step toward helping the affordability of homes, and passed both the…
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Israeli troops fatally shoot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank
SARTA, West Bank — Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man inside his home in the occupied West Bank, a relative said Thursday. The Israeli military confirmed the shooting and said the man had thrown objects at the soldiers. Mustafa Al-Khatib, 32, was found dead in his bedroom in the West Bank village of Sarta, about…
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Music legend’s estate refuses to let Trump play his music at the Freedom 250 rally
The estate of Leonard Cohen shut down President Donald Trump’s plans to feature the song “Hallelujah” at the Great American State Fair on June 24, announcing via Facebook that the use was unauthorized. For weeks, Trump promoted Christopher Macchio’s performance of the 1984 Cohen classic at the rally. But the late artist’s estate published on…
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Accuses Disney’s ABC of ‘Misinformation Campaign’ Amid ‘The View,’ Broadcast License Reviews
FCC chairman Brendan Carr accused Disney and ABC of running a “campaign of misinformation” after it launched ad spots looking to rally public support in the regulator’s reviews of “The View” and an early renewal of its eight owned stations’ broadcast licenses. “One of the things that I saw was a statement from them in…
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100-year-old woman shares secret to long life: ‘40 cigarettes a day and marmalade’
A woman turning 100 says the secret to her long life is “marmalade and 40 cigarettes a day.” Margaret Ham, 99, will be celebrating the milestone birthday on Saturday, June 27. Despite still smoking around 20 to 40 cigarettes a day, Margaret “hobbles and potters” around her home independently. Her granddaughter Rachael Matthews, 47, said…
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‘Cars’ singer Gary Numan confesses how he wooed fan-turned-wife may ‘be illegal now’
Gary Numan believes how he and his fan-turned-wife, Gemma O’Neill, first got together “may be illegal now.” The “Cars” singer explained to The Times, in an interview published Wednesday, that he met his now-partner at a fan event around 1980 when she was 12 and he was 22. O’Neill was 18 by the time she…