Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
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thecourier.com Top stories ·
Safeguarding rural healthcare: BVHS needs your help
Myron Lewis column 6-26-25
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bbc.com Top stories ·
When the Supreme Leader emerges, he'll be leading a changed Iran
The war has left the country significantly weakened - and left Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a diminished leader
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Thailand's 'weed wild west' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises
A number of British travellers have been arrested and prices have collapsed due to overproduction.
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ed.gov Top stories ·
U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX
Today, the Department’s OCR announced the conclusion of its Title IX investigations into the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Harper goes 2nd, joins Spurs' 'great young core'
The Spurs are hoping to have a third straight Rookie of the Year in Rutgers' Dylan Harper, whom they took with the second pick of the NBA draft.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Venice protesters say Bezos’ star-studded wedding highlights growing inequality
Multi-billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have arrived in Venice ahead of their star-studded weekend wedding.
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federalnewsnetwork.com Top stories ·
IRS watchdog warns of tax filing challenges next year after agency cuts 25% of workforce
If IT modernization projects fall behind schedule, IRS staffing cuts could jeopardize the success of next year’s filing season, an agency watchdog warns.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes
Nato plan to increase military spending overlooks risks to security posed by environmental breakdown and social decay, say economists
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eos.org Top stories ·
National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos
Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) staff, raising the question of where more than 1,800 NSF employees will work.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in jail as lawyers spar over potential deportation if he is released pending trial
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia and federal prosecutors met in court in Nashville on Wednesday for a hearing to discuss the conditions of his release.
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aboutamazon.com Top stories ·
Amazon MGM Studios sets Denis Villeneuve as director of next James Bond film
Amazon MGM Studios today announced that Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film. Additionally, Tanya Lapointe will serve as executive producer. As previously announced, Amy Pascal and David Heyman will serve as producers.
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Liver King arrested in Austin after threatening Joe Rogan on Instagram
Brian 'Liver King' Johnson was arrested in Austin after making threats against Joe Rogan. The former steroid denier faces charges following social media posts.
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nypost.com Top stories ·
Thieving jewelry shop boss stole $170K of diamonds and gold, sent selfies wearing stolen haul
A woman who stole over $165,000 worth of diamonds, silver, and gold from a jewelry shop she managed has been jailed for over two years after she sent selfies wearing her stolen haul.
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btpm.org Top stories ·
Disabilities Beat: How federal Medicaid cuts would impact disabled New Yorkers
This week, it's expected the Senate will begin voting on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill", which includes substantial cuts to Medicaid. However, New Yorkers with disabilities maybe be impacted by these cuts in both direct and indirect ways.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani criticized for 'intifada' remarks
In a tearful address amid the backlash, the Democratic candidate said that “it pains me to be called an antisemite.”
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espn.com Top stories ·
Sources: 84-game NHL season part of CBA talks
An increase over the NHL's current 82-game schedule has been discussed internally by the league, and the topic is part of negotiations with the players' union for the new CBA, sources told ESPN.
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thefp.com Top stories ·
The Free Press
A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. Click to read The Free Press, by Bari Weiss, a Substack publication.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Attorney for Fat Joe’s former hype man arrested, accused of hitting process server with his vehicle
Tyrone Blackburn, 40, was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked on suspicion of assault.
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California violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes on girls’ teams, Trump administration says
US education agency’s resolution proposes barring trans women from women’s sports and stripping them of prizes
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Bitcoin rises, NYSE battles for Trump ETF, and crypto may be coming to mortgage next
Bitcoin's price rose on Wednesday as markets stayed in rally mode, the Fed chair talked stablecoin, and a key housing regulator mortgages may consider crypto.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live before Senate banking panel
In his remarks Tuesday, the central bank leader asserted that the Fed is "well positioned to wait" on interest rate policy.
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calmatters.org Top stories ·
California budget deal forces cuts to immigrant health care, taps rainy day funds
California’s tough choices: Budget deal limits immigrant health coverage, uses rainy day funds as the state grapples with $12 billion shortfall.
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nhl.com Top stories ·
Final Mock 2025 NHL Draft: Intrigue following 1st 4 picks | NHL.com
Predators selection at No. 5 unclear after Schaefer, Misa, Frondell, Desnoyers taken off board
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ft.com Top stories ·
Meta wins artificial intelligence copyright case in blow to authors
Court finds using online books to train AI without writers’ consent is ‘fair use’
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Pam Bondi denies knowing Ice agents wore masks during raids despite video evidence
At hearing, US attorney general claims she’s unaware of reports that officials have hid their faces during roundups
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law360.com Top stories ·
2nd Circ. Tells Feds To 'Facilitate' Another Deportee's Return - Law360
The Trump administration must "facilitate the return" to the U.S. of a man deported to El Salvador in violation of an order blocking his removal, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision backing the return of a Maryland man improperly deported to a Salvadoran prison.
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buzzfeed.com Top stories ·
People Think Jeff Bezos’s "Ugly" Wedding Invite Is Proof That "You Can't Buy Taste"
“something a 15 year-old made on canva.”
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espn.com Top stories ·
Mavs, as expected, take Flagg with No. 1 pick
The Mavericks selected Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the first pick of the 2025 NBA draft Wednesday night.
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jsonline.com Top stories ·
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects bid to reconsider congressional maps before the 2026 midterms
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to reconsider the state's congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Santa Monica shooting injures officer, person in custody following manhunt: Police
A person is in custody in a shooting that injured a police officer in Santa Monica, California, authorities said.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Vietnam veteran executed in Mississippi after nearly 50 years on death row for 1976 murder
After four trials, 79-year-old Richard Gerald Jordan was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 murder of Edwina Marter, a mother of two young children.
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independent.co.uk Top stories ·
Nato chief says Trump’s F-bomb just ‘daddy’ using strong words
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livemint.com Top stories ·
Cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles, including 800 EVs, sinks in the Pacific Ocean | Today News
Zodiac Maritime in a statement further said that the damage caused by the fire was compounded by heavy weather, and subsequently water entered inside the vessel, causing it to sink.
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prospect.org Top stories ·
Trump Kills Youth Jobs
President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Job Corps sixty years ago. Trump wants to cut off funding for this vital workforce development program.
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afscme.org Top stories ·
Judge blocks administration’s efforts to bust federal employee unions
A federal judge says no to the administration’s attempt to bust federal unions.
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news.sky.com Top stories ·
CIA chief says Iran nuclear site 'severely damaged' by US strikes - despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal
Donald Trump says Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will be holding a "major news conference" on Thursday afternoon that will be "interesting and irrefutable".
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Kenya's Gen Z protests: Eight killed, hundreds hurt as protesters battle police
Thousands of people march across the country against President William Ruto's government.
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Bumble cuts almost a third of staff as dating app woes deepen
The firm's founder became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire when it launched on the US stock market.
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bullionvault.com Top stories ·
Precious Metals Slip with WW3 Risks | Gold News
Precious metals slipped in price Wednesday as "WW3 risk" receded with Trump thanked by Israel and Nato >>
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npr.org Top stories ·
RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine group over 'vaccine safety' issues
The secretary of health and human services said that funding will be curtailed until Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, takes into account the science of vaccine safety in its campaigns.
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mlssoccer.com Top stories ·
2025 MLS All-Star Team Roster | MLSSoccer.com
Twenty-six players will represent Major League Soccer against LIGA MX's best during the 2025 MLS All-Star Game, held July 23 at Austin FC's Q2 Stadium (9 pm ET | MLS Season Pass).
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Rural communities brace for Medicaid cuts in Republicans' big bill
Health care providers, physicians, hospital associations and even some GOP lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the impact of the legislation.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
US strikes set Iran's nuclear program back 'many years,' Israeli assessment finds
An Israeli assessment said that the strikes on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility have rendered it "inoperable" and that the strikes overall set the country's nuclear program back "many years."
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Satellite images reveal new signs of damage at Iranian nuclear sites
The latest imagery shows further damage following Israel's follow-up strikes on key facilities.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
Inside the unusual, RFK-appointed panel that's deciding on childhood vaccines
The ACIP meeting was the first time the eight new members convened since they were appointed by Kennedy on June 11.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Sportsbooks have Flagg in rare air for NBA draft
Cooper Flagg's odds to be the top pick in the draft had reached -100,000 at multiple sportsbooks Thursday morning, meaning a bettor would need to risk $1,000 to win $1 on the Duke product going first overall to the Dallas Mavericks.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Diddy trial judge meets with lawyers to discuss jury instructions
In today's edition of Diddy on Trial, the judge and lawyers finalize instructions for the jury ahead of closing arguments in the case.
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ft.com Top stories ·
Robert Kennedy pulls US funding for global vaccine alliance
Move exacerbates Gavi’s struggles with fundraising
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Kennedy and vaccines loom over Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director
Senators pressed nominee Susan Monarez on vaccines, fired CDC workers and whether she would stand up to the health secretary.