Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
At least 30 people killed after Russia bombs two buses in Ukraine
Images from the scene in eastern Ukraine showed bodies and body parts strewn across a road and the burned shells of the buses.
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discoverwildlife.com Top stories ·
“Ghostly" ocean giant spotted at intersection of Pacific and Indian oceans | Discover Wildlife
The unusually pattern marine creature was seen in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
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cnet.com Tech ·
Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta's VR Glasses, at a Similar Price - CNET
The Xreal Aura will cost $1,279, and it has some similarities to the Meta VR Glasses coming next year.
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aboutamazon.com Tech ·
Introducing all-new Amazon Alexa Tablets—powerful tablets with Alexa+ built in
An all-new lineup of tablets with world-class hardware, personalized intelligence from Alexa+, and full Google Play Store access.
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houstonpublicmedia.org Top stories ·
This Rice University professor has helped pick more than a dozen Nobel Prize winners | Houston Public Media
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede spent years on the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. She left the role for a job at Rice — but still knew who this year’s winner was.
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texastribune.org Top stories ·
Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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yahoo.com Top stories ·
Report: Natalie Harp Posted Trump’s Statement on Aides’ Bosnia Work
Donald Trump’s desperate Truth Social post that tried to distance him from two advisers who helped a pro-Russian regime was written and posted by Natalie Harp, it has been revealed. On Wednesday, the ...
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mercurynews.com Top stories ·
Kimberly Guilfoyle, ‘broke’ after split from Trump Jr, begged donor for cash to pay Amex bill: report
A bombshell new report says the former San Francisco prosecutor needed to pay down her $100,000 credit card bill ahead of her 2025 confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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sammobile.com Tech ·
Galaxy S24 stable One UI 9.0 (Android 17) update is now live
New software update for the Galaxy S24 series brings the stable version of One UI 9.0 (Android 17), offering UI changes and new features.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC characters Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji trailers, screenshots
SNK has released a new set of trailers and screenshots for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves downloadable content characters Manjiro “Mikey” Sano and Ken “Draken” Ryuguji from …
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9to5google.com Tech ·
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets are an iPad-inspired reboot, complete with the Play Store
After more than a decade of ignoring Google's app store, Amazon is finally bringing real Play Store support to its rebooted tablet lineup.
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theconversation.com Top stories ·
Many drugs have mirror chemical structures, one helpful and the other harmful – a Nobel-winning discovery allows chemists to make either on demand
From thalidomide to resveratrol, molecules with the exact same chemical properties can have drastically different effects in the body depending on how they’re arranged in space.
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
PFT's Week 5 2026 NFL picks
Our take on all 15 games to be played this weekend.
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rollingstone.com Top stories ·
Thom Yorke and Harry Styles Come Together in Epic Conversation
Harry Styles and Thom Yorke sit down for Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians issue to discuss songwriting, Radiohead, and not repeating yourself.
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macrumors.com Top stories ·
Apple Product Launch Announced for October 13: 'Welcome Home'
Apple today announced an upcoming product launch that will take place on Tuesday, October 13. We are expecting Apple's announcement to focus on new smart home products, including the long-rumored smart home hub, a new Apple TV 4K, and a refreshed HomePod mini. The home hub is an all-new device that's like a cross between an iPad and a HomePod.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says
The university's police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing, lawyer Thomas Giuffra told The Associated Press.
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news.xbox.com Tech ·
Free Play Days – ARC Raiders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, Screamer, and More
One Weekend. Seven Worlds. Endless Possibilities. Screamer and Family Man are available in Free Play Days this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 11. Additionally, ARC Raiders is free for all XBOX members to try from October 8 until October 11 (XBOX Game […]
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kotaku.com Tech ·
Physical Sales Of Wolverine Estimated To Be Surprisingly High For A Company That's About To Ditch Discs
What would it take for Sony to walk the controversial move back?
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newrepublic.com Top stories ·
Trump’s Latest Midterms Tantrum Goes Too Far for Fox News
Donald Trump freaked out over Fox News interviewing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Senate candidates run on raising Social Security taxes for higher incomes to prevent benefit cuts
Social Security is projected to dip into insolvency and force a 22% benefit cut in 2032, or less than six years, meaning the class of senators elected this year will have to address the issue.
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tampabay.com Top stories ·
Hope Florida grand jury erred, judges rule, ordering report expunged
Appeals court panel says grand jury was wrong to say state leaders “misappropriated” public money.
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nypost.com Top stories ·
Accused Chinese spy’s crypto cash flow, ‘unfit mother’ claims exposed in court
The 34 year old is accused of working with handlers from the People’s Republic of China to surveil the son of Taiwan’s president.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Colorado police sergeant reveals how human traffickers target vulnerable children: ‘Happening in our backyard’
The Aurora Police Department Human Trafficking Unit recovered 29 survivors, including 15 minors, in its first year by targeting exploitation of vulnerable youth.
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Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before ta...
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nintendoeverything.com Tech ·
Pokemon Home 4.1.0 update out now, patch notes
Pokemon Home just got a big update with version 4.1.0, and here are the official patch notes in full.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion DLC ‘The Siege of Castle Doom’ launches November 10
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion paid downloadable content “The Siege of Castle Doom” will launch on November 10, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games announced.
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9to5mac.com Tech ·
These US states just said ‘no’ to Apple Wallet driver’s licenses - 9to5Mac
Apple Wallet driver’s licenses keeps expanding to more US states, but two states recently indicated they won’t launch support anytime soon.
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press.asus.com Tech ·
ASUS ProArt RTX Spark AI PCs: Local Agentic AI | ASUS
Discover the new ProArt P16, P14, and GR1X PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark. Featuring up to 128GB unified memory for local agentic AI workflows.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.
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Trump floats firing top political advisers after report they helped a pro-Russian government
President Donald Trump on Wednesday distanced himself from two of his top political advisers — less than 30 days before the midterm elections — writing that if their outside work presents a conflict, ...
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wbur.org Top stories ·
What we know about dark money in the November midterms
We're in the most expensive midterm cycle ever, thanks in part to dark money.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been behind bars in New York since early January, when U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Anti-Israel groups rally across US on October 7 anniversary, chanting 'long live the intifada'
Anti-Israel groups chanted "long live the intifada" and celebrated the Hamas attack as October 7 anniversary protests swept across the country.
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thedailybeast.com Top stories ·
Trump’s Worst Nightmare Comes True as His Own Voters Check Out
Republicans are not feeling enthusiastic about the midterms.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Shaquille O'Neal addresses Fever's Kelsey Mitchell's remarks on Caitlin Clark, says to leverage the spotlight
Shaquille O'Neal advised Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell to remain in Caitlin Clark's orbit as the All-Star nears free agency in January.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
Aaron Judge pushes for Yankees to go 'all-in' this offseason after disappointing playoff exit
Judge missed the postseason with a calf injury and is now looking ahead to 2027
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pagesix.com Top stories ·
Catherine Zeta-Jones has sassy explanation for not finishing husband Michael Douglas’ bombshell memoir
On Wednesday, Douglas exclusively told Page Six that his wife is “in the midst” of reading the tell-all.
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snopes.com Top stories ·
Amazon is sending Prime class action settlement payments. Are you eligible?
Eligible Amazon Prime customers will automatically receive refund payments by check, Venmo or PayPal.
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Sony seemingly closes the door on PlayStation VR as it sells more than 40 VR patents to Meta | VGC
Sony published two original games for the PlayStation VR 2…
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pymnts.com Top stories ·
Push for Mandatory AI Safety Rules Gains Momentum in Washington | PYMNTS.com
Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, the ranking member on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, unveiled a framework Wednesday (Oct. 7) for
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npr.org Top stories ·
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Would Anthony Volpe's fan-interfered fly ball have been a home run? Here's what MLB and Statcast have to say
The New York Yankees' ALDS sweep ended with Anthony Volpe's fan-interfered fly ball, and Statcast quietly changed its projected ball flight data.
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techcrunch.com Tech ·
Cal AI's 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup | TechCrunch
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse, and Bee.
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cbssports.com Tech ·
NFL Week 5 picks: Experts face off on Buccaneers at Cowboys, 49ers at Seahawks and more
CBS Sports writers Jordan Dajani and Jared Dubin predict this weekend's top games
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uk.sports.yahoo.com Tech ·
Tampa Bay Rays, led by unsung heroes and offseason additions, defeat the Yankees amid chaos in the Bronx to punch a ticket to the ALCS
The Rays spent this past offseason shaking up their roster. Now they're headed to the ALCS for the third time in franchise history.
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venturebeat.com Tech ·
Google Cloud unveils persistent Gemini Agents for long-running tasks, and they get their own Gmail, Calendar, and Drive storage
While Google supplies its own Gemini models, the agent can already use Anthropic's Claude models, with support for additional proprietary and open-weight AI models planned.
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Amazon unveils new Alexa tablets with Alexa+ and Google Play Store access | TechCrunch
The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8.
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The radical idea that temperature sets when we sleep
Some scientists think that temperature could be just as important as light at training the body's circadian clocks.
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businessinsider.com Top stories ·
US colleges could face a $70,000 fee for international students to work after graduation
A new DHS proposal could require US colleges to pay fees before recommending international graduates for work authorization.