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• Iran, US reviewing exchanged texts, working on ‘final formula,’ foreign minister says

  03-06-2026 22:55 via article.wn.com
  Iran and the United States are reviewing texts exchanged through intermediaries and working toward a “final formula” for a possible understanding, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen television network. “There is currently no negotiation mechanism in place, but messages are being exchanged with the Americans,” Araghchi said. “Our contact with...
  
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• Xavier Becerra advances in California’s hotly contested governor’s race

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Becerra advanced to the general election after emerging from California’s crowded primary field in the race to succeed Gavin Newsom...
  
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• WATCH: Civil rights curriculum aims to shape future leaders

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – It was the winter of 1962. Demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, came to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his support in organizing a protest in the segregated city where Black people were forced to sit ......
  
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• US strikes Iran radar sites after Iranian drone launch

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  The United States military has said it attacked radar sites on Iran's southern coast in the latest flare-up to threaten the ceasefire in the Middle East war. US Central Command said in a statement that its forces shot down four Iranian...
  
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• US says Iran radar sites struck and drones intercepted, in latest threat to fragile ceasefire

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Iran and the US have exchanged a series of attacks near the strait of Hormuz, imperilling efforts to reach a peace deal...
  
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• Trump, campaigning for Republicans in Wisconsin, vows quick end to Iran war

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  PETALING JAYA: While the...
  
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• The history behind the U.S. competition with China

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  President Richard Nixon...
  
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• Strait of Hormuz boils again: Iranian drones launched toward global oil corridor shot down, says ...

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Iran war: U.S. Central Command said it hit the radar sites, including an island in the Strait of Hormuz, “to defend against further attacks.” ......
  
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• Steve Clarke warns Scotland not to underestimate Haiti after New Zealand rout

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Scotland face Haiti in Boston next Saturday...
  
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• Regrettable references and claims of ‘rigged’ election laws: why this week has reignited Jacinta Allan ...

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Just months from the Victorian election, the premier’s performance has left some MPs wondering if it’s too late for Labor to change leaders...
  
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• Quote of the Day by George Bernard Shaw: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the ...

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Quote of the Day by George Bernard Shaw highlights a powerful truth about...
  
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• Mysterious company's abandoned oil wells in Cumberland, elsewhere cost Illinois millions

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY — There seems to be few people around these days who know much, if anything, about Fireball Production Inc. Not the oil industry leaders. Not the state regulators. Not the residents of this downstate county littered with hundreds of holes in the ground. kAm%96J 2AA2C6?E=J 925?’E 962C5[ @C 4@F=5?’E C6>6>36C[ E92E be J62CD 28@[ H:E9 8=@32= @:= AC:46D :? 2 7C66 72==[ E96 @55=J ?2>65 4@>A2?J >256 2? @55 3FD:?6DD 564:D:@?i xE AFC492D65 9F?5C65D @7 28
  
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• Man charged with murder of veteran US character actor James Handy

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Handy, 81, died after being stabbed, allegedly by Michael Gledhill, whose mother was in relationship with Handy...
  
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• Lee Enterprises' Allison Petty named Illinois Editor of the Year

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  EAST PEORIA — Allison Petty, an award-winning reporter and editor and longtime news leader in Central Illinois, has been named 2025 Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association. “One of the things I’ve always loved about journalism is that it is bigger than any one person, and so it feels weird to accept this, but to the extent that it is a reflection of the people who got me here and the people that I have been so lucky to work alongside … I am honored and reall
  
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• Japanese auteur Koreeda wants viewers to imagine through 'Sheep in the Box'

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL - Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda said Thursday he wants viewers to go beyond what is visible to the eye and imagine what is unseen through his latest film, "Sheep in the Box." The sci-fi drama that was invited to the main competition section of this year's Cannes Film Festival follows an architect and carpenter couple who adopts a humanoid child robot, two years after...
  
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• Iran’s players get US visas to play at World Cup but some staff are refused entry

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
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• How a Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South Korea

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  A botched tumbler promotion on the anniversary of a pro-democracy massacre unleashed a boycott, police investigation and political firestorm...
  
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• Health center\u2019s director denies clinic harmed patients by over-prescribing opioids

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
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• Grand Prairie Friends acquires nature preserves in Clark, Edgar counties

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  MARSHALL — Not far from the dead end of gravel road north of Clarksville, the terrain of western Clark County transforms from rolling farmland into sandstone cliffs and dense forests along Big Creek. kAmQ%9:D :D D@ F?:BF6] x 925 ?@ :562 H6 925 =2?5D42A6D =:<6 E9:D W:? t2DE r6?EC2= x==:?@:DX] xE =@@<D =:<6 566A $@FE96C? x==:?@:D[Q C67=64E65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^;8\E4]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^2CE:4=6057g6fcd2\6c2g\caa7\3ea3\ec2d`2`f7c37]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmvC2?5 !C2:C:6 uC:6?5Dk^2m tI6
  
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• Fact check: Did Tyla really get N3on kicked out of a Celebrity Dinner in Monaco? What really happened during the livestream

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Streamer N3on has been embroiled in another viral controversy, after social media users falsely claimed singer Tyla had him removed from a celebrity dinner in Monaco. The rumor spread fast across X, with clips from a live stream racking up millions of views within hours. There was just one big problem with the story. The woman in the video wasn’t Tyla.The confusion began after several viral posts...
  
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• Column: Remembering Chicago\u2019s Judith Barnard, half of a bestselling novelist team

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
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• Chinese VP meets Putin

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  ST. PETERSBURG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday. Han conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and best wishes to Putin. He noted that China-Russia relations have remained stable and resilient amid an international landscape of intertwined changes and...
  
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• Broadway review: \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 brings spectacle back to Broadway

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Catch the Tonys The 79th Annual Tony Awards will be presented June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York with host Pink. The ceremony will air live on CBS and Paramount+. kAm“%96 {@DE q@JD” 5@6D?’E DEC2J 7C@> :ED `hg_D C@@ED] #@?2=5 #6282?[ :? 724E[ 6G6? >2<6D 2? 2AA62C2?46]k^Am kAm(92E AF==D :E :?E@ E96 ?6H >:==6??:F> :D 3@=5 DE28:?8 3J 5:C64E@C |:4926= pC56? E92E C6>:?5D J@F qC@25H2J 42? 5@ 2?JE9:?8 — 6G6? DACF46 FA 2? @=5 >@G:6]k^Am kAmu@==@H:?8 2
  
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• Authorities lock down Texas area where screwworm found

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  A flesh-eating screwworm is back in the U.S. Experts have found New World screwworm larvae in a South Texas calf, marking the first confirmed U.S. case in decades. Straight Arrow News A flesh-eating parasite known as screwworm has been confirmed in a calf on a South Texas farm.This is the first confirmed case on a U.S. farm in decades, prompting federal and state officials to take action.Officials have halted animal movement in a 12.4-mile radius and are inspecting livestock to prevent the paras
  
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• Argentina Obit Indio Solari

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  A person lights a candle near a picture...
  
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• Americans warned popular travel routes this summer could carry crime and kidnapping risks

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. State Department has updated its travel...
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 6

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN -- Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Friday rejected a report by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya network that Tehran has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium to a third country. Citing an informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team, Fars said nuclear issues were basically not on the current...
  
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• Urgent: Explosions heard in Iran's Sirik, near Hormuz Strait: media

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Several...
  
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• Judge blocks attempt to link USDA funds to compliance with other policies

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., alleged new requirements would jeopardize funding for low-income families and farmers. ......
  
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• FIFA bans, then allows water bottles at World Cup, much to fans' relief

  06-06-2026 03:16 via article.wn.com
  FIFA bans reusable water bottles at World Cup FIFA has reversed its stadium policy, banning fans from bringing reusable water bottles into all World Cup 2026 venues due to safety and security concerns. Fox - LA FIFA changed its water bottle policy nine days away from the first World Cup match. Fans may no longer bring refillable water bottles into stadiums for the games.Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, will host seven World Cup matches. Its own stadium policy allowed fans to bring in
  
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