Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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politico.eu Top stories ·
Modi implores tense Putin to end Ukraine war
Putin looked visibly uncomfortable during the meeting in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Pentagon plays down report of Hegseth regularly overruling military advice
Response seeks to discredit Washington Post story that four generals and admirals advised against prolonging Iran war
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sports.yahoo.com Top stories ·
Lionel Messi Retirement: 5 Emotional Reasons Why HeQuit Argentina & What's Next
The Lionel Messi Retirement is now official. On Monday, August 31, 2026, the greatest footballer of all time announced his retirement from the Argentina national team, ending a historic 21-year international career. The announcement came via an emotional Instagram post, just six weeks after Argentina’s heartbreaking 1-0 extra-time loss to Spain in the 2026 World Cup […] The post Lionel Messi Retirement: 5 Emotional Reasons Why HeQuit Argentina & What’s Next appeared first on Stadium Rant.
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Tennessee to wear Dolly Parton tribute on helmets during 2026 college football season
The Volunteers will be honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, the college football team’s head coach, Josh Heupel, announced on Monday
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
U.S. military does not plan to deploy troops to the polls in November, general says
Responding to a senator’s questions, Gen. Dan Caine said the Pentagon did not plan to send military personnel to voting sites or to seize ballots or voting machines.
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abcnews.com Top stories ·
US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, AP
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
QB Brady Cook, TE Justin Joly among seven Dolphins waiver claims
The Dolphins had the youngest initial 53-man roster in the league, but they have already made several changes to it.
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abc7.com Top stories ·
$10M raised by Olivia Rodrigo's festival doubled by Melinda French Gates, bringing total to $20M
Melinda French Gates is matching the $10 million raised by Olivia Rodrigo's inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival, bringing the total going to nonprofit organizations supporting women and girls to $20 million.
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
Can the Rams get Aaron Donald ready for Week 1?
Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald returned to the team on August 30.
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hawaiinewsnow.com Top stories ·
Lowell set to rapidly intensify, Karina continues westward on track toward Hawaii
Official forecasts keep Lowell to the south of Hawaii as it passes Thursday into Friday.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
The House returns with a short to-do list: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Republican anxiety in Ohio’s Senate race.
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apnews.com Top stories ·
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom
The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work.
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washingtonexaminer.com Top stories ·
I thought bike lanes were ‘DEI.’ Then an SUV killed my father
Street safety and bike lanes are not a culture war. Infrastructure prevents traffic deaths, boosts economies, and secures freedom.
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ms.now Top stories ·
GOP seeks emergency Supreme Court help on political advertising rates ahead of midterms
The Trump administration is backing the urgent request.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Dozens of illegal alien truck drivers busted with licenses from deep blue states
Arizona's Yuma Sector bust netted 95 illegal alien truck drivers with state-issued CDLs, seizing methamphetamine and marijuana in smuggling crackdown.
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Tennessee Volunteers to honor late Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season
The Tennessee Volunteers are honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season. Coach Josh Heupel announced the tribute on Monday.
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kqed.org Top stories ·
Who Should Pay When Utilities Companies Start a Fire? | KQED
We’ll dig into the details, and hear your thoughts on who should pay to rebuild after wildfires.
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House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities
House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
Josh Jacobs out indefinitely: How Fantasy Football rankings, drafts should approach Packers' RBs, passing game
We break down what Josh Jacobs' placement on the commissioner's exempt list means for Fantasy Football
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foxbusiness.com Top stories ·
Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO: How he led the tech giant's rise to $4T
Apple CEO Tim Cook's 15-year tenure launched the Apple Watch, Apple Pay, AirPods and Apple TV+ before handing the reins to John Ternus.
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actionnews5.com Top stories ·
‘Food safety is NOT red tape’: Cattle group pushes back on Trump’s processing proposal
South Dakota cattle producers are pushing back after President Donald Trump announced plans to make it easier for ranchers to process their own meat.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Trump still suggests he may seek a 3rd term. But he's now talking more about post-presidency life
Trump is now more openly contemplating his post-presidency life as he works on projects like the ballroom designed to leave his mark on the office.
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weather.com Top stories ·
Future Edouard maps tracker: forecasts, rainfall and more
We have the maps you need to monitor the Gulf system, including tracks, rainfall, current conditions and other areas to watch.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US
Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.
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bostonherald.com Top stories ·
Banned for life: Kalshi blocks ex-Congressman George Santos forever after likely insider trading
The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos for his bets on whether he’d attend the State of the Union address and has fined and temporarily banned North…
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americanbanker.com Top stories ·
House to vote on short-term government funding bill
A continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December would prevent the White House from blocking grants — including some in the banking sector — to states and municipalities that voted against President Donald Trump.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
Some Gen Z men are 'pheromone-maxxing.' What does that mean?
A subset of Gen Z men are embracing their natural musk in hopes of attracting women — a trend they’re calling “pheromone-maxxing.”
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with White House ballroom construction
Challengers argued that the president needed Congress’ approval to build the ballroom.
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Survivors of deadly Grand Canyon flash flood say they ran for their lives
Survivors of a deadly flash flood that swept through the floor of the Grand Canyon over the weekend described a horrific escape.
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hollywoodreporter.com Top stories ·
Howard Stern Cuts SiriusXM Show to Once a Week, Inks HBO Max Deal for Streaming
The host will adapt his live SiriusXM show into a streamable episode for HBO Max.
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techcrunch.com Top stories ·
Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage | TechCrunch
Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
New federal grand jury subpoena issued to former James Comey advisor in leak investigation: sources
Former FBI Director James Comey faces a revived classified leak probe as a grand jury subpoenas his longtime adviser Daniel Richman on Monday.
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wral.com Top stories ·
New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal.
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fox17.com Top stories ·
MTSU football to honor Dolly Parton with special jersey patch for home opener
MTSU football to honor Dolly Parton with special jersey patch for home opener.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Festival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London
Dolly Parton's estate says DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, just as she wanted.
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‘Furious over the facts’: Peter Alexander slams Trump’s ‘rage posting’ against Kristen Welker
After Trump threatened an FCC investigation against NBC’s Kristen Welker, MS NOW’s Peter Alexander defended his former colleague.
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WATCH LIVE: House returns after August recess to tackle stopgap spending bill and more
The first order of business is likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections.
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What is Kentucky Basketball’s ceiling after losing Mark Mitchell?
Is this Kentucky roster capable of making a Final Four run?
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nypost.com Top stories ·
Scottie Scheffler reveals what he did after winning $10 million Tour Championship
It’s the little things sometimes.
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newrepublic.com Top stories ·
Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Cut Them a Deal on Campaign Ads
And it’s hard to imagine the right-wing justices will turn the GOP down.
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Fantasy football takeaways from NFL's 53-man roster cutdown, injury updates and other trending news
Hayden Winks reveals his top fantasy football takeaways from 53-man rosters being set and other news.
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houstonchronicle.com Top stories ·
Could Tropical Storm Edouard form? Houston faces new flood threat
A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico could bring heavy rainfall, wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and flooding Tuesday and Wednesday to Texas.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme
Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.
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rawstory.com Top stories ·
‘Never in my lifetime’: Shock as Pentagon breaks with history in ‘unprecedented’ move
A series of unprecedented Pentagon leaks stunned onlookers Monday, appearing designed to pull the United States out of a war rather than push it deeper in, breaking with decades of precedent.On Sunday, The Washington Post published a bombshell report that revealed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ...
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kyivindependent.com Top stories ·
US Treasury chief reportedly meets Russian counterpart to push Trump peace plan. Kyiv was unaware, source says
“We don't know anything about this meeting,” one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny
A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels.
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Novak Djokovic’s US Open nightmare gets worse with another setback on the horizon
Novak Djokovic’s disappointing US Open campaign has now brought another major setback, with the Serbian set to fall out of the ATP top 10 for the first time in eight years. Djokovic suffered a shock first-round defeat to Argentina’s Mariano Navone in New York on Sunday, ending his hopes of defending the ranking points he earned at Flushing Meadows last year.
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forbes.com Top stories ·
CME FedWatch Provides A 66% Chance Fed Will Hike Rates In September
Fed officials will probably hike the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points at their September meeting, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
NASCAR race includes half the field wrecking, furious drivers & Hollywood actor ripping a 'leftist, woke' move
Ryan Preece captured his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Daytona while Randy Quaid blasted Anne Hathaway over the "Days of Thunder" prequel casting.
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weather.com Top stories ·
Tropical storm warning issued for Louisiana, Texas coasts ahead of soaking, potential Edouard
Regardless of what it's called, flooding rain is possible in Houston and across eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana. Here's the latest.