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• Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite ...

  30-06-2026 01:22 via article.wn.com
  Arkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that similar restrictions in other states violated federal law. ......
  
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• Two EY employees charged with accessing bank details of Australian PM Albanese: ‘Incredibly concerning’

  30-06-2026 09:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 21 and 25, charged with unauthorised access to restricted data
  
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• Arkansas defies court ruling with new SNAP ban on candy and soda starting this week

  30-06-2026 09:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda
  
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• Erika Kirk returns to court as Charlie Kirk case moves towards a critical hearing

  30-06-2026 08:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Charlie Kirk’s parents and his widow are expected to attend a key hearing in his murder case
  
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• Why was Cupar’s Ukrainian flag removed? Fife Council explains after supporters ‘disheartened’

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  The flag’s removal from Cupar County Buildings prompted concern among supporters of Ukraine, who say it remains an important symbol of solidarity during the ongoing war. ......
  
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• Vietnam to fine social media users for spreading fake news starting July 1

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will impose fines ranging from 20 million to 30 million Vietnamese dong (about 794 to 1,190 U.S. dollars) on individuals who provide or share fake, false, distorted or defamatory information on social media that harms the...
  
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• Venezuela’s Tragedy Is Bigger Than the Earthquakes

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela’s natural disaster was unavoidable, but the devastation it has left in its wake was not. ......
  
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• Venezuela Reopens Main Airport as Death Toll Reaches 1,719

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Email:online@newsofbahrain La Guaira, Venezuela: Venezuela has begun burying victims of the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country last week, as the official death toll climbed to 1,719 and large-scale rescue and relief operations continued across the...
  
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• US Man Dies From Heart Attack While Disposing Girlfriend's Body After Murder

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  An American man fatally strangles his girlfriend but later dies of a heart attack while disposing of her body. ......
  
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• Unite boss to face leadership challenge amid concerns over rise of Reform

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Simon Dubbins to announce he has secured required number of nominations to challenge Sharon Graham...
  
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• UN Warns of Grave Human Rights Crisis in Eastern DR Congo

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] Geneva: A United Nations commission has raised alarm over an escalating human rights crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing allegations of sexual violence, unlawful killings and widespread abuses against civilians in the conflict-hit provinces of North and South Kivu. In its first update to the UN Human...
  
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• UN Sends 10,000 Body Bags as Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Expected to Rise

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] United Nations : The United Nations said it is sending 10,000 body bags to Venezuela amid fears that the death toll from last week's devastating twin...
  
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• Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev 'among three injured' in Monaco explosion

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Three people - all believed to be Ukrainian - were reportedly injured in the blast which occurred just after 9pm on Monday, June 29 on Rue du R�v�rend P�re Louis Frolla in Monaco ......
  
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• UK asylum seekers could have to pay government $13K before applying for settlement

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  People granted asylum in Britain could have to repay the government about £10,000, roughly more than $13,000, for accommodation and basic...
  
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• Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigration...
  
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• Three people injured after explosion in Monaco

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  The blast at a residential building was "very likely an attack", Monaco's head of government tells AFP. ......
  
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• Supreme Court greenlights Nebraska lawsuit against Colorado over water access

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  LINCOLN — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted Nebraska's request to sue Colorado over long ago negotiated access to water from the South Platte River, which flows east through Colorado and into Nebraska. kAm}63C2D<2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= |:<6 w:=86CD 42==65 E96 564:D:@? Q9F86 ?6HDQ :? 2 DE2E6>6?E @? D@4:2= >65:2 D:E6 )] k^Am In this file photo, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced the state will sue Colorado over water access and a major canal pr
  
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• Self-exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  A self-exiled Chinese billionaire, Guo Wengui once considered to be among China’s wealthiest businessmen, has been sentenced by a US federal court to 30 years in prison for a monumental scam. In 2017, the former property tycoon fled China to the US, where he transformed himself into a Communist Party...
  
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• S. Korea's industrial output falls for 2nd consecutive month in May

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's industrial output fell for a second consecutive month due to a temporary reduction in semiconductor production, statistical ministry data showed Tuesday. The seasonally-adjusted index of all industry production,...
  
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• Ro Khanna says Trump drove US-India ties to 30-year low

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Ro Khanna says Trump drove US-India ties to 30-year low ......
  
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• Ricketts, Pillen tout project to repair, replace interstate bridges in Lincoln

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts joined Gov. Jim Pillen to tout a $15.6 million federal grant the Nebraska Department of Transportation received to repair and replace four interstate bridges in Lincoln. kAmpE 2 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 2E ~2< {2<6 !2C< @? |@?52J[ #:4<6EED D2:5 E96 r2A:E2= r:EJ r@??64E@C {:?4@=? x?E6CDE2E6 qC:586D !C@;64E 9:89=:89ED E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 92G:?8 2 A2CE?6CD9:A 36EH66? 7656C2= 2?5 DE2E6 8@G6C?>6?ED]k^Am kAmQ~?6 @7 E96 >@DE :>
  
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• Rick Steves\u2019 Europe: Appreciating the Italian Renaissance

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Rick Steves Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. Imagine: In Florence, you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that’s just a block from Michelangelo’s David, around the corner from Brunelleschi’s famous cathedral dome, and down the street from the tombs of the great Medici art patronsand that’s just for starters. kAmq67@C6 E96 #6?2:DD2?46[ tFC@A62?D DA6?E 23@FE `[___ J62CD :? 2 4F=EFC2= D=F>36C] |
  
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• Pope Leo’s Showdown With the Church’s Radical Right

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  An impending clash between Pope Leo and ultratraditionalist Catholics threatens to end the pontiff’s honeymoon. ......
  
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• Paraguay declares national holiday after shock penalty win over Germany, reach last 16

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Paraguay's President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday for Tuesday to celebrate the country's shock victory over Germany that sent them into the World Cup round of 16. The South American side stunned four-time world champions Germany 4-3 on penalties after the teams were tied 1-1 following extra time on Monday, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. "Today, an entire country celebrates," Pena posted on X along with a picture of himself signing the decree. Stay
  
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• Over 200 to lose jobs as Nebraska meatpacking plant set to close

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Skylark Meats, an Omaha meat processing plant, will shutter its doors after Aug. 25, leading 218 employees to lose their jobs. kAmvC66? q2J[ (:D4@?D:?\32D65 p>6C:42? u@@5D vC@FA D2:5 :? 2 uC:52J AC6DD C6=62D6 E92E :E 564:565 E@ 4=@D6 E96 $<J=2C< |62ED A=2?E[ =@42E65 ?62C ``_E9 2?5 x $EC66ED :? D@FE9H6DE ~>292[ D@ E96 A2C6?E 4@>A2?J 42? 7@4FD “@? :ED 4@C6 3FD:?6DD 24C@DD :ED ?6EH@C< @7 724:=:E:6D 2?5 6?92?4:?8 D6CG:46 E@ @FC 4FDE@>6CD]”k^Am kAm“%9:D H2D 2...
  
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• NU regents approve new temporary partner in Nebraska Medicine

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  LINCOLN — University of Nebraska officials gave themselves 90 days to negotiate a long-term agreement with the Omaha Community Foundation to serve as a replacement partner in operating Nebraska Medicine, the university's healthcare arm. kAm%96 }& q@2C5 @7 #686?ED[ 5FC:?8 2 3C:67 >66E:?8 |@?52J H:E9 >6>36CD 82E96C65 C6>@E6=J[ 2AAC@G65 2 ?6H[ E6>A@C2CJ 8@G6C?:?8 DECF4EFC6 7@C }63C2D<2 |65:4:?6 E92E }& !C6D:56?E sC] y677C6J v@=5 D2:5 H@F=5 Q3FJ E:>6Q 7@C E96 F?:G6
  
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• NASA launches robot mission to rescue ageing Swift space telescope

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington: NASA is launching a first-of-its-kind robotic mission to save the ageing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space observatory that is gradually losing altitude and threatens...
  
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• Myanmar jade mine landslide kills five, 15 missing

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Hpakant has also witnessed vicious combat in recent months between the Myanmar military and opposition forces, vying for control of jade mining operations ......
  
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• More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  A pediatrician accused of sexually abusing 10...
  
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• Monaco parcel bomb blast wounds Ukrainian oligarch

  30-06-2026 08:39 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Monaco: A targeted parcel bomb blast in Monaco wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two other individuals on Monday evening, marking an unprecedented and shocking act of violence for the ultra-safe principality. The powerful explosion occurred around 9:00 pm inside a residential building situated directly along the border with France. The blast left an older...
  
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