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Aleena Fayaz / CNN:
Trump claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized and says law enforcement is investigating — President Donald Trump on Friday claimed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was intentionally vandalized and said law enforcement is actively investigating, as the administration has scrambled to fix …
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Maura Judkis / Washington Post:
The blue paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool — An “American Flag Blue” paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers cleaned algae after Trump's $14 million renovation. — Summary — For days, workers have been trying to rid the Reflecting Pool of algae …
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NBC News:
Blue paint seen chipping off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae turn it green — Trump's effort to renovate the pool on the National Mall ahead of the United States' 250th anniversary has hit another snag. … WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's makeover …
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Bloomberg:
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall as Fighting Rages On in Lebanon — Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued unabated in southern Lebanon, casting fresh uncertainty over planned talks between the US and Iran to permanently end the war in the Middle East and curb Tehran's nuclear program.
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U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Israel Is Likely to Continue Attacks in Lebanon, U.S. Intelligence Concludes
Israel Is Likely to Continue Attacks in Lebanon, U.S. Intelligence Concludes
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Associated Press:
Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting, officials say, as US-Iran talks hang in the balance
Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting, officials say, as US-Iran talks hang in the balance
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Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
Trump puts AI industry on edge
Financial Times:
Israel and Hizbollah agree ceasefire
Israel and Hizbollah agree ceasefire
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Bloomberg:
Trump Displays Refitted Qatar-Gifted Jet to Be Air Force One — President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new US presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
‘A Literal Coverup’: What Is the Kennedy Center Hiding Behind Those Tarps? — The arts center says it pulled President Trump's name from the building front. But the result remains hidden by tarps, prompting questions and speculation. — In the early hours of June 13 …
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
The Quiet Unraveling of America's Food Safety Net … Last year's passage of the massive federal tax-and-spending One Big Beautiful Bill Act has set in motion one of the biggest transformations of the welfare state that the United States has seen in decades.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
America's Economic Anxiety Is Rising Up the Income Ladder — A Wall Street Journal poll finds that even the wealthiest worry about financial security for themselves and their children — America's economic anxiety is rising up the income ladder. — A new Wall Street Journal poll finds …
Gabriel Gatehouse / Financial Times:
Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why? — Elon Musk's amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone — Here are some images that are seared in the mind: a knife-wielding refugee, a Black man from Sudan …
New York Times:
Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Beto Coral's criticism of a presidential candidate in his home country of Colombia undermined U.S. foreign policy. — The Trump administration detained a Colombian immigrant …
Nicole Brown Chau / CBS News:
George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at Obama Center opening in an ode to their friendship — Add CBS News on Google — The friendship between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush was on display again Thursday at the Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony in Chicago.
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Financial Times:
UK unveils prototype missiles for Ukraine with no US components — Low-cost, long-range weapons could be deployed as soon as this year in war against Russia — The British government has unveiled three prototype long-range strike missiles designed for use by Ukraine's military in its war against Russia …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Federal judge gives DOJ green light to turn Biden's audio files over to the Heritage Foundation … Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, wrote in her ruling that the former president's privacy concerns “though substantial,” paled in comparison to the significant public interest in the case …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says Cuba operation could mirror Venezuela triumph — President Trump said Thursday on “The Axios Show” that “it's possible” a potential Cuba invasion would resemble the swift capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
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New York Times:
Italy Doesn't ‘Beg,’ Giorgia Meloni Tells Trump — President Trump said the Italian leader had “begged” him to take a photo together at the Group of 7 summit in France. The remarks come as their once-friendly relationship has frayed. — It looks as if the Italian prime minister's teetering relationship …
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Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Iran to seek ‘insurance fees’ for passage through Strait of Hormuz — Vessels must hold Tehran-approved insurance policy to use vital waterway, says government agency — Iran has said it reserves the right to charge ships “insurance fees” for passage through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks …
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
How Pulte's new role is a win for CIA's John Ratcliffe … “CIA is best positioned to be the victor who claims the spoils,” said Emily Harding, who was deputy staff director of the Senate Intelligence Committee under former Republican Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.).
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Cate Brown / The Guardian:
Bill Pulte assumes role of US acting director of national intelligence
Bill Pulte assumes role of US acting director of national intelligence
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