Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Daniel Park, charged with aiding Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, dies in federal custody
Park, 32, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Trump's strikes on Iran set back nuclear program by months, initial intel assessment finds
Trump says the U.S. Iran strikes "obliterated" key nuclear sites, but an early intel assessment says Iran could reconstitute some of its capabilities in months, sources said.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
Israel-Iran truce holds; Intel reports say US did not destroy nuclear sites
White House refutes intel reports that say bombings of Iran’s nuclear sites did not completely destroy the facilities.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' team ends their defence after only 20 minutes
Mr Combs also told the judge he would not take the stand in his defence as part of the weeks-long trial.
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whitehouse.gov Top stories ·
One Big Beautiful Bill Will Protect American Jobs, Unleash Economic Growth
President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is a generational opportunity to restore America’s economic strength and reward our hardworking
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Trump ramps up pressure amid growing GOP tensions over his bill: From the Politics Desk
Plus, what to watch for in the New York City mayoral primary.
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White House rejects intelligence assessment that strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme - live updates
Intelligence report is "a clear attempt to demean" President Trump, White House says.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Arbiter says NFL urged clubs to limit guarantees
An arbiter ruled in January that there was no collusion by NFL clubs in response to a grievance filed by the NFL Players Association in 2022 that alleged the league and its member clubs colluded to restrict or limit fully guaranteed player contracts.
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si.com Top stories ·
Pacers' Rick Carlisle Details 'Uplifting' Post-Surgery Conversation with Tyrese Haliburton
Carlisle sounded pretty impressed with his star during a Tuesday radio appearance.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Sean Combs' defense team doesn't call any witnesses, rests in under 30 minutes
Combs did not take the stand as the case for his defense concluded. In lieu of witnesses, his team built on previous cross-examination to claim that his relationships were consensual and not coercive.
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dailymail.co.uk Top stories ·
US stocks set to do something they've never done before
Wall Street is on the verge of something unprecedented.
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Trump takes victory lap but pitfalls remain
It's been a rollercoaster ride for Trump but it ends in Europe with high praise for US action in Iran ringing in his ears.
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commondreams.org Top stories ·
'Performative Bullsh*t': 16 House Republicans Get Cold Feet Over Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams
However, one critic noted that the lawmakers "already voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in American history—and when the time comes, they'll cave... once again to give their billionaire donors a massive tax break."
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halifax.citynews.ca Top stories ·
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber’s rules. Lee, a Utah Republican, has proposed selling millions of acres […]
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fox5ny.com Top stories ·
NYC primary election for mayor, key races: Live updates
Follow live updates and track election results in the 2025 primary election for NYC mayor. Plus, see when a winner will be announced and track developments for all of the city's races.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Will Israel-Iran ceasefire hold? Analyst says both sides have strong incentives
NPR's Michel Martin asks the Atlantic Council's Jonathan Panikoff whether a ceasefire agreement will stick between two countries that have spent decades antagonizing each other, Israel and Iran.
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Ukraine war: 17 killed in Russian missile strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region
President Zelensky said at least 100 more were injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike.
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fortune.com Top stories ·
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is one big betrayal of American energy progress
Now in the Senate, the bill guts a tax incentive that dramatically reduces the cost for installing solar energy projects.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Celtics to trade Porzingis to Hawks, sources say
Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a trade that will send Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks, Terance Mann to the Nets, and Georges Niang to the Celtics, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
US marine veteran says he feels ‘betrayed’ after father arrested by Ice agents
Alejandro Barranco describes in CNN interview how his father was detained while doing landscaping in California
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India: Three things astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will take into space on Axiom-4
Astronauts travel light. But a few things have found their way into Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's baggage.
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Man wrongfully deported to El Salvador must be returned to US, court rules
White House must return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, who was deported less than 30 minutes after his removal was barred
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com Top stories ·
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Netanyahu says Israel brought Iran's nuclear programme 'to ruin' - The Times of India
Israel Iran War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump claims a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep
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abc7ny.com Top stories ·
Primary Day: All eyes on race for New York City mayor
Polls are open for the New York City primary as voters choose the Democratic candidate for mayor.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
McDonald's and Krispy Kreme end brief partnership
The companies had planned to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts in all McDonald's locations by the end of 2026.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Trump to Congress: 'NO ONE GOES ON VACATION' until spending bill passes
President Donald Trump's pressure comes as the bill still faces an uphill climb ahead of Republicans' self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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What's in and out of Trump's big bill as Senate races to meet Fourth of July deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says “NO ONE GOES ON VACATION” until the big, beautiful bill is on his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. And Republicans in Congress are staying put to get it done. The Senate is gearing up for weekend work, while House Speaker Mike Johnson told lawmakers Tuesday to […]
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aboutamazon.com Top stories ·
Amazon’s bringing faster Prime delivery speeds to thousands of smaller cities, towns, and rural communities
More customers than ever will be able to shop a wide range of popular items, including everyday essentials, for delivery within hours.
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pennlive.com Top stories ·
Ex-teen idol singer and actor dead at 81 after cancer battle
His wife announced the news on John Stamos’ Instagram.
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Senate eyes vote on Trump tax bill by end of week as deadline threatens recess
The Senate version of President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" is still coming together and would have to be sent back to the House.
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Prosecutors rest their case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs after calling 34 witnesses
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday rested their case in the sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Why is China so concerned about Israel-Iran tensions?
China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Is Good for All 50 States
President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will be an economic windfall for working and middle-class Americans, delivering the largest tax cut in
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NYC Democratic mayoral primary live updates and 2025 election results
Eleven Democrats, including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, are running for mayor of New York City in 2025.
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UK to purchase nuclear-carrying fighter jets
Downing Street says the move is "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation".
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npr.org Top stories ·
NTSB faults Boeing for lack of safety protocols in 737 Max door plug blowout
The nation's top safety investigators concluded that a lack of basic safety processes at Boeing, coupled with an inexperienced workforce, contributed to the door plug blowout in January 2024.
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forbes.com Top stories ·
Jeff Bezos’ Marries Lauren Sanchez This Week: What We Know About Venice Extravaganza
The wedding, hosted in Venice, Italy, is expected to cost millions of dollars as residents protest the upcoming luxury event.
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Daniel Park, suspect linked to bombing of California fertility clinic, dies in federal custody, Bureau of Prisons says
Daniel Park's cause of death wasn't immediately clear. Park had been charged in connection with the bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.
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independent.co.uk Top stories ·
128 Democrats join House Republicans to block AOC, Al Green bid to impeach Trump
Lacking support from party leaders, Rep. Al Green and progressives’ bid to launch punitive inquiry over ‘Midnight Hammer’ bombardment fails
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Satellite images show damage from US strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
The US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, escalating tensions with Iran.
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newsweek.com Top stories ·
Full list of Democrats who voted to block new Trump impeachment articles
Nearly 130 House Democrats on Tuesday voted to table Representative Al Green's articles of impeachment against Trump.
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Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard - Times of India
US News: WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Monday blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard Univers.
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US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says Pentagon assessment
The White House says the initial damage assessment about Iran's uranium stockpile is "flat-out wrong".
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FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources
The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on counterterrorism, sources tell ABC News.
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Alleged accomplice in California fertility clinic bombing dies in federal custody
Daniel Park was found unresponsive on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, the federal law enforcement agency said.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Early intel assessment says Iran's nuclear program was only set back 'a few months'
President Trump has said U.S. strikes on Iran obliterated the country's nuclear program. An early intelligence assessment finds the strikes may only have set it back "a few months."
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bbc.co.uk Top stories ·
Trump in angry outburst aimed at Israel and Iran
The US president expressed his frustration at the conduct of the two nations.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
'No certain evidence' fugitive father accused of killing his three daughters is alive, authorities say
Travis Decker remains at large more than three weeks after his three daughters were discovered on June 2.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
NYC won't know mayoral primary results until at least July 1, but they may have a clue
In primaries, the city uses ranked choice voting, but first-place results will offer a hint of who is ahead.
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US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set back program by months, Pentagon report says
Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump’s declaration that sites were ‘obliterated’ may be overstated