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Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:19:21 EDT
House committee asks U.S. DOJ to examine sexual abuse allegations made by ex-Epstein assistant
The chair of the congressional committee which has spent months interviewing witnesses about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell said Thursday it was advising the Justice Department to examine allegations concerning two men accused of sexual abuse ...

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:59:06 EDT
Colorado court overturns homicide convictions of 2 paramedics in death of Black man pinned by police
A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police in 2019.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:13:19 EDT
Cross-border tunnel drug bust | About That
Andrew Chang breaks down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's investigation of a nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel — complete with ventilation, lighting and an electric rail system — which allegedly carried millions of dollars' worth of drugs f...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:56:17 EDT
Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time since 2019
The announcement of the trip came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce the material for nuclear bombs.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:29:35 EDT
Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire brokered by U.S., Israeli military says it will continue attacks
The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to halt fighting there and forge peace with Tehr...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:57:16 EDT
Over 100,000 illegal cockroaches confiscated in Australia bug bust
Australia has strict biosecurity controls at its borders to protect its agriculture and horticulture sectors and native wildlife from pest infestations. Those smuggling in undeclared or illegal animal, insect or plant material can be fined thousands ...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:18:44 EDT
How Britain’s far right hijacked the murder of Henry Nowak
The brutal murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in southern England has ignited another volatile debate in the U.K. over race and what’s been described as “white grievance.” Despite pleas from Nowak's grieving family to prevent his death f...

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:47:09 EDT
FIFA no longer letting fans bring refillable water bottles into World Cup stadiums
While ticket prices are sky-high and matches are scheduled in the heat of summer, FIFA says it decided to prohibit fans from bringing their own water bottles into stadiums “to prohibit bottles to prevent risk and injury to players and attendees.”

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:44:27 EDT
Missing Mount Everest guide Dawa Sherpa found alive after crawling back to base camp
A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family after they'd given up hope he would return.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:26:29 EDT
French-Iranian director and author Marjane Satrapi dead at 56
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at 56. French President Emmanuel Macron is among those paying tribute to the artist.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:34:00 EDT
No handshake and no photo as Russia's Andreeva beats Ukrainian Kostyuk to reach French Open final
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 at the French Open on Thursday.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:56:03 EDT
U.S. House votes to curb Trump's war powers in strongest rebuke yet
The U.S. House of Representatives for the first time on Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the thre...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:15:00 EDT
Cuba's battered tourism sector takes another hit as Spain's Meliá hotel chain shutters some locations
Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:06:25 EDT
Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia's leading event for...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:46 EDT
4 migrant farm workers in Italy burned to death in car, according to survivor, police
Four migrants working as fruit pickers in slave-like conditions in southern Italy have been burned to death. The murder case is prompting fresh national soul searching over the exploitation of farm workers.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:53 EDT
A renowned Indigenous activist has died in Nicaraguan detention. His loved ones want answers
For three years after Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera was arrested, his friends and family were kept in the dark about his whereabouts and wellbeing. Then, on Sunday, they learned he has died.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Above World Cup venues, fighter jets will be on patrol
Fighter jets will be on patrol over Vancouver and Toronto over the next several weeks, protecting World Cup match venues and fan festivals.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
She famously battled a gas company and won millions in settlements. Now, Erin Brockovich is taking on AI
Erin Brockovich, the renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist who inspired an Oscar-winning movie staring Julia Roberts, is now setting her sights on AI data centres with a new website that maps their growth across the U.S. and asks resi...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Canada endorses plan to send remaining Marineland belugas to Spain, across U.S.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has endorsed a rescue plan that would see all of Marineland's remaining beluga whales split up and sent to Oceanogràfic València in Spain or one of four U.S. locations.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:35 EDT
South Park creators remain defiant, promise more Trump takedowns in new season
South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker say they aren’t backing down from satirizing U.S. President Trump in the show’s upcoming season — even if, as they say, the latest group trying to censor them now “has a military.”

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