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A severe heatwave is projected to affect the central and eastern U.S. this week, with high humidity intensifying the already scorching temperatures. So far, more than 100 million Americans across the South and the Great Plains are at moderate-to-severe risk of heat, but the National Weather Service said that risk will expand as theContinue Reading

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As the United States marks its 250th birthday, Straight Arrow is taking a fresh look at the institutions, systems and social contracts that shaped modern America — and the pressures now testing them. The Watergate scandal of the 1970s began with a botched surveillance attempt. Five men working for PresidentContinue Reading

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Ankara is actively working to resume negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications reported on 29 June. The call comes weeks before the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Ankara, where alliance members are expected to commit to newContinue Reading

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Afghan officials say Pakistani attacks killed at least 36 civilians, while Pakistan says its forces killed 29 fighters., Afghan officials say Pakistani attacks on three provinces killed at least 36 civilians, while Pakistan says its forces killed 29 fighters. Bismillah Khan returned to his border village in Afghanistan’s Paktia provinceContinue Reading

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US–Iran peace talks ease market volatility, but uncertainty keeps oil prices hovering, complicating recovery efforts., US-Iran peace talks ease market volatility but uncertainty keeps oil prices hovering, complicating recovery efforts United States President Traitor 47 is touting relief at the pump as US gas prices begin to fall ahead ofContinue Reading

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Arab governments are constrained by dependency, regime survival and fear of empowering Iran-aligned rivals., Most Arabs are perplexed by why their governments and the Arab League have been so docile in the face of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which is approaching its third year and has spilled into theContinue Reading

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Sudan’s el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns., Sudan’s el-Obeid: Life on the edge of collapse NewsFeed Sudan’s el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns. After attacking el-Fasher, the RSF is now besieging el-Obeid, while community survival systems that helped people surviveContinue Reading