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Workers with the Service Employees International Union rally outside the US Capitol on June 26 in Washington, DC.
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Breaking down Trump’s big bill, VA morale, polar explorer: Catch up on the day’s stories
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walk to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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5 things to know for July 1: Trump megabill, Israel-Gaza, ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Idaho shooting, Hurricane data
Los Angeles, CA - March 25: Detail of a child being vaccinated at Larchmont Pediatrics in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Access to vaccines, cruise ship rescue, huge lottery mistake: Catch up on the day’s stories
Law enforcement respond to a shooting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, June 29.
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5 things to know for June 30: Idaho shooting, Trump bill, US-Canada, Iran, escaped inmates
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Start your week smart: Legalizing marijuana, Trump’s bill, Bezos-Sanchez wedding, Fourth of July, Oasis tour
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a news conference with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon on June 26.
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5 things to know for June 27: US-Iran, Trump threatens media, Planned Parenthood, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Minnesota shooting
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Food dye crusade, yearslong cruise, crypto for mortgages: Catch up on the day’s stories
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
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5 things to know for June 26: Classified info, Judges sued, Immigration, Mississippi execution, Man vs. machine
Power transmission lines during high temperatures in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The Trump administration has declared a power emergency in the US Southeast as a blistering heat wave strains grids across the country.
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Heat exposes vulnerabilities, dog-sized dinosaurs, Jack the Ripper tourism: Catch up on the day’s stories
This satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran on June 24, 2025. The image shows new damage to the facility caused by June 23 strikes, including craters along the access roads that lead to the tunnel entrances and the Fordow underground complex. Multiple craters are visible at several of the tunnel openings and several buildings along the northeastern perimeter road have been destroyed. An additional crater is seen in the middle of the access road to the northwest of the facility.
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5 things to know for June 25: US-Iran, DOGE firings, NYC mayoral election, Homeland Security, Heat wave
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Inside the MAHA movement, ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ toxic masculinity: Catch up on the day’s stories
Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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5 things to know for June 24: Israel-Iran, Immigration ruling, Trump megabill, NYC mayoral race, Credit scores
A vendor sells ice cream as people watch a plane take off at Gravely Point during a severe heat wave in Arlington, Virginia on June 22.
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Dangerous heat waves, box office bounces back, extreme day trips: Catch up on the day’s stories
A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
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5 things to know for June 23: US-Iran, Israel-Iran, Church attack, Mahmoud Khalil, Ten Commandments
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, June 22, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to destroy the country's nuclear program.
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Start your week smart: US strikes Iran, Pride rollbacks, Tesla robotaxis, NATO summit, Bezos’ wedding
TOPSHOT - Members of the Israeli security forces check the destruction in front of a residential building hit during an Iranian missile attack in Beersheba in southern Israel, on June 20, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on June 20, a week into the war between the longtime enemies. (Photo by MAYA LEVIN / AFP) (Photo by MAYA LEVIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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5 things to know for June 20: Israel-Iran, Hurricane Erick, National Guard, Minnesota shooting, Serial rapist
TOPSHOT - This picture shows the heavily damaged building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) after it was hit a few days earlier in an Israeli strike, in Tehran, on June 19, 2025. Iran's deputy foreign minister warned the United States on June 19 against intervening in the war to back up its ally Israel, adding that his country was ready to defend itself in case of escalation. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Living in fear in Iran, Dodger Stadium dispute, marijuana risks: Catch up on the day’s stories
Smokes raises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Be'er Sheva, Israel, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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5 things to know for June 19: Israel-Iran, Elected officials detained, Suicide hotline, Heat dome, Jewelry heist
An attendee wears a Save Job Corps shirt during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing in Washington, DC, on June 5.
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Juneteenth scale backs, how the world swears, a singer’s protest: Catch up on the day’s stories
TOPSHOT - Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early on June 18, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on June 17, the fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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5 things to know for June 18: Iran, Gaza, Cryptocurrency, Indonesia volcano, Stanley Cup final