Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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apnews.com Top stories ·
Missouri candidate charged with trying to plant cocaine on his political rival
A candidate for the Missouri House has made an initial court appearance on a federal drug charge accusing him of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent.
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cnet.com Top stories ·
OpenAI's Astra Is Here: What to Know About GPT-6 - CNET
The new model comes with a staggered rollout and strict cybersecurity protections.
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abc7.com Top stories ·
Tropical Storm Marie upgraded to hurricane, could bring rain, high surf to SoCal for Labor Day
Tropical Storm Marie has been upgraded to a hurricane, and it could bring rain that might interrupt your Labor Day weekend plans.
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jpost.com Top stories ·
Iran’s economy is deteriorating fast. Will it force Tehran to compromise? | The Jerusalem Post
As Iran’s economic strain deepens, an expert told the Post that the regime is not close to collapse despite rising inflation.
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6abc.com Top stories ·
Trump excuses Howard Lutnick for saying there have been no US deaths in Iran war
Trump defended Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who erroneously said that no Americans had been killed in the ongoing war with Iran.
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katu.com Top stories ·
GOP senators demand more information about departures of senior Pentagon leadership
Republican senators want more information about senior leadership turnover at the Pentagon amid the Iran war.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
Could hurricanes impact Hawaii, California? Forecast updates
Category 5 Hurricane Lowell is now spinning south of Hawaii. Farther east, Tropical Storm Marie is a bit of a question mark for Southern California.
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
U.S. Open recap Day 4: A 10-minute tennis microdrama as rain finally clears
In a match held over from Tuesday, Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina lived the sport's ups-and-downs in miniature.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Fox News parts ways with Maria Bartiromo
Bartiromo was Fox Business Network’s global markets editor since joining it in 2014.
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bostonglobe.com Top stories ·
'Bring it': Lindsay Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, says he’s ready to retry case if needed - The Boston Globe
As the potential for a mistrial grows, Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, was asked outside court Thursday morning about the possibility of another trial.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Internal probe finds Dianna Russini’s ties to Patriots coach to be ‘awkward’ and ‘uncomfortable’
The Athletic said it could not find any substantial evidence of journalistic wrongdoing by its former NFL inside and the New England Patriots coach.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
'No steering wheel, no pedals': Tesla teases fans ahead of long-awaited Cybercab update
Tesla first unveiled the Cybercab almost two years ago, and fans of the company have been waiting to hear more.
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euronews.com Top stories ·
Norway seizes Russian ship over Ukraine's $4.2bn Crimea claim
Norwegian authorities have impounded a Russian-owned expedition cruise vessel in Svalbard on behalf of Ukraine's state energy company, Naftogaz, which is hunting Russian assets worldwide to collect on an arbitration award stemming from Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science
The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded this week for humorous yet thought-provoking research. This year, the ceremony came with a twist.
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wsfa.com Top stories ·
Chilton County sheriff investigates threatening social media post tied to viral trend
Investigators in Chilton County are trying to determine who is behind a threatening social media post connected to a viral trend.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis
Tens of thousands protested Pedro Sanchez across Spain as 50,000 marched in Madrid over the migrant crisis in Ceuta following July's border surge.
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altoonamirror.com Top stories ·
Alleged PSU cocaine ring leader seeks bail
The defense attorney for the alleged head of the Penn State fraternity drug ring filed motions Tuesday asking a Centre County judge to grant bail in the case. Agostino Sebastiano Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, New York, has been held at the Centre County Prison with bail denied since turning himself in Aug. 18. Abbatiello was […]
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Major Hurricane Lowell forecast to make sharp turn toward Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Lowell, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make a sharp turn. Forecasters aren't yet sure how close it will come to Hawaii.
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Who is Gillian Zucker, Clippers exec punished by NBA in Kawhi Leonard investigation?
The report outlining the findings of the investigation into the Clippers accuses Zucker, a team president, of being a dishonest witness.
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techcrunch.com Top stories ·
Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep | TechCrunch
Users can search for emails or draft documents using the new conversational feature.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
China's President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade. The trip illustrates China's growing ambitions at a time when U.S. influence has been weakened by its war in Iran.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Powerful union leader backs Republican in key Senate showdown
Sean O'Brien, one of the top union leaders in the country, backed Sen. Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate race against Democrat Adam Hamilton.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
These recalled baby wipes contain life-threatening bacteria — here’s what you need to know
Target has recalled two types of Up&Up baby wipes after FDA testing revealed several contaminants in them.
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thecentersquare.com Top stories ·
Trump administration to end tax-exempt status over school discrimination
(The Center Square) — Private schools that discriminate on the basis of race could lose federal tax-exempt status, Trump administration officials announced on Thursday.
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AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man
Federal prosecutors are charging a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year.
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sports.yahoo.com Top stories ·
Mike Vrabel dodges question about findings in Dianna Russini investigation
Mike Vrabel had no interest in dicussing The Athletic's findings in its investigation into Dianna Russini.
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Was Kawhi Leonard's punishment too light? 'I think it could have been worse'
The NBA superstar is ready to move on, but are we really supposed to believe that the only lapses in judgement were made by his uncle?
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theintercept.com Top stories ·
ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App Before They Passed Background Checks
Palantir created ELITE, a powerful new app for ICE to target immigrants. The feds never published a legally required privacy assessment for it.
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npr.org Top stories ·
The U.N. warns the world is close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold
The United Nations warns the world is very close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold in a new report.
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thedailybeast.com Top stories ·
Trump Makes Desperate Move as Republicans Snub His Big Event
The president is pulling out all the stops to keep his midterm convention from flopping.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Federal judge considers whether to extend ban against U.S. Postal Service mail voting changes
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is deciding whether to extend her prohibition on the proposed regulation of mail ballots, an effort undertaken as part of an executive order by President Donald Trump.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
US billionaire Leon Black defies summons and sues Epstein panel
The lawsuit calls the House Oversight Committee's subpoenas, which ordered him to share nondisclosure agreements, "invalid".
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Why Gloria Steinem's marriage was so shocking
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at 92. Look back at her views on marriage and why she never had children.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Lindsay Clancy jury deliberates a 6th day, one deadlock report from a possible mistrial
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial returns for a sixth day of deliberations after twice reporting it was deadlocked. If jurors again say they cannot agree, the case could end in a mistrial.
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abc7ny.com Top stories ·
ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man, sources say
The ICE agent accused of lying to investigators in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota has been federally charged. He was released in Texas after Governor Greg Abbott resisted his extradition.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Shameful’ – Zelenskyy furious after shootout between Kyiv’s spy services
Only shoot at Russian occupiers, president says, after three officers wounded in clash; Patriots could take years to make, says Rubio. What we know on day 1,653
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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts | TechCrunch
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.
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sfgate.com Top stories ·
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park closes Highway 140
The Colorado Fire is burning at Highway 140 and Colorado Road, Cal Fire said.
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Donald Trump’s shallow renaming of the Great Lakes | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to the Trump administration’s decision to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
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businessinsider.com Top stories ·
Investors cheer falling bond yields after a top Fed official eases rate-hike worries
Bond yields cooled, helping reverse some of the sell-off earlier in the week, as a top Fed official signaled rate hikes might not be need this month.
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dailykos.com Top stories ·
Democrats expose GOP’s data center kickbacks
Republicans are lashing out after Democratic leaders singled out for criticism a provision in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”…
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katu.com Top stories ·
Portland Association of Teachers president fears more cuts could strain classrooms
Portland Public Schools warns of up to $65M more in cuts as enrollment shifts and costs rise. Teachers union president calls it a first-day shock, fears bigger classes and fewer supports after 87 layoffs.
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nypost.com Top stories ·
Mystery animal terrorizing New Hampshire neighborhood after attacking 3rd person
Surveillance video shows the small, gray animal charging at two people near a U-Haul truck in a parking lot.
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JD Vance holds first White House press briefing in weeks - follow live
Vance is standing in after Karoline Leavitt left her role as White House press secretary at the end of August.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Trump administration threatens to cut Smithsonian support in latest claim of ideological bias
The Department of the Interior sent a letter to the Smithsonian last week laying out the administrations’ criticisms.
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There's an Easter egg hiding inside the $12.9303 billion price tag of the Nvidia-Hugging Face deal
"Special congrats if you find the Hugging Face and Nvidia references hidden in our $12,930,300,000 acquisition price," cofounder Thomas Wolf wrote.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Pentagon temporarily rescinds new testosterone guidelines
The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.
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dispatch.com Top stories ·
Columbus to pause Flock camera program after evidence of misuse
The announcement comes after The Dispatch asked the Columbus Division of Police this week about an officer whose Flock data was flagged as suspicious.
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abcnews.com Top stories ·
What parents should know about the 'Cat in the Hat' social media trend
Police and schools are warning families about the "Cat in the Hat" social media trend after a Colorado teen was arrested.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
GOP Sen Thom Tillis urges Trump to replace Pete Hegseth, blasts Pentagon leadership
Sen. Tillis called for President Trump to replace War Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing the Pentagon chief of "creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks."