Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Musk threatens to primary members of Congress who vote for Trump's megabill
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, on Monday said he would back challengers to members of Congress who vote for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Labour MPs press Liz Kendall on rollout of benefit changes
The government was forced into concessions on its welfare plan following a backlash among its own MPs.
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Ryland Headley guilty of murder in ‘UK’s oldest cold case’
A 92-year-old is convicted of raping and murdering Louisa Dunne in her Bristol home in 1967.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Sen. Mike Lee removes public lands provision from Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
GOP Sen. Mike Lee's plan to allow the sale of public lands ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate and the House.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Here's what's in the Senate's version of the 'big, beautiful bill'
The legislation for Trump's agenda on taxes, health care, immigration, energy and more would add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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theverge.com Top stories ·
Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI
Apple Intelligence could be taking a backseat.
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npr.org Top stories ·
DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes
The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.
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abc7ny.com Top stories ·
Musk threatens to back primary challengers against members of Congress who vote for Trump's megabill
"And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth," Musk said on social media.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
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13wham.com Top stories ·
Trump pens handwritten jab aimed at Jerome Powell: 'you have cost the USA a fortune'
President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell in a handwritten jab shared via Truth Social.Trump has continually pressured
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msnbc.com Top stories ·
Trump admin revokes visas for punk duo that chanted 'death to IDF' at Glastonbury Festival
A State Department official said the agency was pulling U.S. visas for Bob Vylan members over their "hateful tirade" at the U.K. musical festival.
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whitehouse.gov Top stories ·
Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump cuts off trade talks
The first payments from the tax were going to be collected Monday.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Senate heads to final vote on megabill
The Senate is holding amendment votes on the GOP tax and spending bill ahead of as self-imposed July 4 deadline for getting the bill to President Trump's desk.
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Israeli military investigates 'reports of harm to civilians' after hundreds killed near Gaza aid sites
The IDF said instructions had been issued to forces after "lessons learned".
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denverpost.com Top stories ·
Karen Diamond, burned in Boulder Pearl Street attack, dies
Karen Diamond, one of the people burned in the antisemitic firebombing attack on the Pearl Street Mall earlier this month, died last Wednesday, according to the Boulder Jewish Community Center.
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Trump to visit new 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in the Everglades
Trump will travel to the new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades on Tuesday, White House confirms.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Rep Dusty Johnson launches bid for South Dakota governor
House Republican Dusty Johnson launches bid for South Dakota governor, emphasizing his congressional record while refuting claims he hasn't supported President Trump.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Multibillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme included giving people 'unnecessary' skin grafts: DOJ
DOJ unveils charges in historic healthcare fraud operation targeting more than 300 defendants, including 25 doctors, who sought to cheat Medicare and other programs out of $14.6 billion.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
LeBron James trade rumors: Ranking all 29 teams as possible destinations if the King and the Lakers break up
The Cavs, Warriors, Knicks and Mavericks find themselves at the top of this list
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haaretz.com Top stories ·
Report: Syrian government divided on whether to sign peace deal with Israel
'All That the Government in Syria Wants From Israel Right Now Is for Israel to Calm Down and Not Embarrass It,' an Arab Diplomat Told Haaretz, Adding That Syria's Participation in the Abraham Accords Would Be Highly Unlikely Due to Its Government's Inability to Facilitate Such a Move
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nbclosangeles.com Top stories ·
Solar and wind industry faces up to $7 billion tax hike under Trump's big bill, trade group says
Republicans are racing to pass Trump’s domestic spending legislation by a self-imposed Friday deadline.
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nfl.com Top stories ·
Dolphins trading CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Jonnu Smith to Steelers in exchange for S Minkah Fitzpatrick, pick swap
The Dolphins are sending cornerback Jalen Ramsey, tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Steelers for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Monday.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Man who helped girl attacked by shark in Florida detained by Ice officials
Luis Alvarez being held in jail after police stopped him and said he was driving without headlights on
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thecrimson.com Top stories ·
Trump Admin Issues Finding That Harvard Permitted Antisemitism in Violation of Civil Rights Law | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Trump administration formally accused Harvard on Monday of violating federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, citing a series of antisemitic incidents and alleging administrative inaction.
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Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to bill's green energy cuts
No state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries
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Canada drops digital services tax to help restart US trade talks
A new tax on technology firms is being halted after Trump threatened new tariffs on Canadian goods.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
Israeli attack on a cafe in Gaza kills 30 Palestinians
Israel launches air strikes, fires artillery throughout Gaza with at least 85 people killed since dawn.
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npr.org Top stories ·
A gunman lured firefighters into an ambush in Idaho. Here's what we know
Two firefighters were killed and a third wounded in northern Idaho, police say, when an armed man ambushed them after intentionally setting a brush fire to lure them to the scene.
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How safe is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, really?
Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards
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variety.com Top stories ·
Apple Finally Has a Box Office Hit With ‘F1.’ What’s Next for the Studio’s Movie Strategy?
After Brad Pitt's 'F1: The Movie' scored at the box office, here are four ways that Apple's film studio strategy could evolve.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Fins, Steelers swap Ramsey, Fitzpatrick in trade
The Dolphins have agreed to trade All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith to the Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a pick swap.
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gazettenet.com Top stories ·
Nearly $4M at risk for elementary school project in Amherst
AMHERST — A federal investment of close to $4 million, to support a ground source heat pump at the town’s new elementary school under construction on South East Street, could be at risk from the Republican reconciliation bill being considered by Congress.
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mlb.com Top stories ·
Meet the Moon Mammoth, the mascot masterminded by John Oliver’s show
In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he broke the surface, he was carrying with him an almost three-foot long bone. Moon had no idea then that what he’d stumbled across was the shoulder
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sports.yahoo.com Top stories ·
Steelers acquire Jalen Ramsey, Jonnu Smith while sending Minkah Fitzpatrick to Dolphins in reported trade
Jalen Ramsey is heading to the Steelers.
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news.gallup.com Top stories ·
American Pride Slips to New Low
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.
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thedakotascout.com Top stories ·
What Marty Jackley's congressional run tells us about the 2026 GOP primary
South Dakota Attorney General's candidacy galvanizes likelihood Dusty Johnson won't seek another term on Capitol Hill; Lt. Gov. Venhuizen, Crabtree & Hulse also rumored as candidates for U.S. House
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Father and child rescued after going overboard Disney cruise ship
The child had fallen off the ship first and the father jumped in to rescue the child, according to passengers on the Disney Dream cruise.
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
Steelers acquire Jonnu Smith from Dolphins
Jonnu Smith is headed to Pittsburgh, too.
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jsonline.com Top stories ·
Wisconsin lawmakers ask Congress to drop ban on state AI laws in 'big, beautiful bill'
Wisconsin has taken steps to regulate artificial intelligence, but a provision in the federal spending bill could hamstring those efforts.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson 'satisfied' with Trump's bill after initial opposition
Ahead of the final push to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the Wisconsin senator said federal spending needs to be cut and that proposed changes to Medicaid preserve its original purpose
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france24.com Top stories ·
World leaders gather in Seville for UN aid summit amid crisis over US funding cuts
A UN conference to boost support for global development aid begins on Monday as US funding cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty. At least 50 world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron,…
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Dad jumps in to save daughter who fell overboard from Disney cruise ship near Fort Lauderdale
A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship near Fort Lauderdale.
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nhl.com Top stories ·
Tarasenko traded to Wild by Red Wings for future considerations | NHL.com
Forward is 2-time Stanley Cup winner, had 33 points for Detroit this season
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newsweek.com Top stories ·
These maps show where Trump's 'big beautiful' bill will cancel clean energy
Analysis shows that by 2030, the bill could result in the loss of 840,000 potential clean tech jobs and raise annual energy costs by billions of dollars.
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nj.com Top stories ·
Top Democrat mocked for complaining about missing vacation over Trump’s bill: ‘Resign!’
“Oh my God, I just want to go home,” he said.
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Jury deliberates in Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking trial - live updates
Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs could face life in prison if found guilty in the New York court.
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theatlantic.com Top stories ·
How to Assess the Damage of the Iran Strikes
It may be too soon for definitive conclusions, but that doesn’t preclude an educated guess.
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argusleader.com Top stories ·
Dusty Johnson talks prison, property taxes, and business development ahead of governor run
Dusty Johnson sat down with the Argus Leader to talk about his 2026 governor run, his executive priorities, the GOP, the state prison system and more.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Home Depot is buying GMS for about $4.3 billion as retailer chases more home pros
Home Depot is trying to attract more sales from contractors and other home professionals.