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• World Cup bracket predictions 2026: Our pick for every knockout game

  28-06-2026 07:36 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup is officially on to the knockout rounds, with 32 teams moving on to the single-elimination stage of the tournament. Other than Cape Verde finishing runner-up in a group that featured two past champions, there aren't many surprises among the teams who moved on and the bracket still sets up for semifinals with the top four teams in the FIFA rankings: France, Argentina, Spain and...
  
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• San Francisco Archdiocese reaches $395M settlement with abuse survivors

  30-06-2026 02:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Under the terms of the settlement, the San Francisco Archbishop will write an apology letter to each survivor
  
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• DC’s record-breaking fireworks delayed as Trump turns July 4 celebration into another MAGA rally

  30-06-2026 02:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fireworks display will won’t kick off until 11 p.m. after ‘TRUMP RALLY’ on the National Mall
  
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• World Cup while you were sleeping: average Brazil too good for Japan, extra time in Boston

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  There has been lots of hand wringing over the state of Asian football given...
  
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• World Cup: Brazil downs Japan with Martinelli late show, reaches last 16

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  HOUSTON, United States — Substitute Gabriel Martinelli pounced deep in injury time as Brazil...
  
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• Widely used heart, kidney medications recalled due to ‘foreign substance'

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Nearly one million bottles of common heart and kidney prescription medication have been voluntarily recalled due to "presence of a foreign substance," according to a Food and Drug enforcement report. The recall was issued by California drugmaker...
  
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• While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 30, 2026

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 30, 2026. ......
  
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• When in Texas: Wife of Sweden's Victor Lindelöf thrown off mechanical bull during the World Cup

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Victor Lindelöf's wife shared a video of herself falling off a mechanical bull on Instagram while Sweden was playing in Texas during the World Cup. She posted the clip Thursday, adding that she might delete it later. Victor Lindelöf is ......
  
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• Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado says she will return to help quake victims

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  She accused the Venezuelan government of blocking her attempt to return to the country. ......
  
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• Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  More than 100 people removed on ICE flight were being held in hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struck...
  
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• Venezuela earthquake update: Death toll nears 1,500, aftershock rattles Caracas, search for survivors continues

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  The aftershock, which struck north of Caracas at a depth of 10 km, caused panic among residents but no immediate damage was reported, according to the country's National Assembly. ......
  
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• Utah father speaks on tragedy that left four of his children dead in New York

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Six people were found dead inside an apartment in Mechanicsville, New York, on June 23, including four of Brady Harmon's children. ......
  
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• US and Iran peace negotiators head to Doha, meeting uncertain

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  And Iran is sending...
  
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• Ukrainian oligarch billionaire Vadim Ermolaev 'among three injured in Monaco explosion'

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  One victim was named by a local news outlet as Vadim Ermolaev - one of Ukraine's wealthiest men - who is understood to have fled the country amid the war with Russia ......
  
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• Ukraine’s Zelensky mocks Russian military drive, says Moscow rejects all peace proposals

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  He said the Kremlin...
  
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• UK asylum seekers face �10,000 charge before they can apply to settle

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, June 29 - Asylum seekers in...
  
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• Tulsa Police issue alert for missing person

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  A family friend who went to check up on the 62-year-old woman at her east Tulsa home found her electricity was off and mail had been piling up. ......
  
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• Trial date set in Betty Shelby case as she seeks appeal before U.S. Supreme Court

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  The former Tulsa Police officer is contesting a ruling that she wasn’t entitled to qualified immunity when she fatally shot Terence Crutcher in 2016. ......
  
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• Timeline: City of Tulsa's 'divorce' with county jail comes full circle

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Eleven years ago, an official compared the relationship between the county and the city to a crumbling marriage, as differences over an arrangement to hold municipal jail inmates became irreconcilable. ......
  
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• Stock futures are little changed after the Dow posts new record close: Live updates

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Gains in Alphabet and a pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities boosted the Dow Industrials to its first close above 52,000 on Monday. ......
  
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• Six killed in shooting at mother-and-child shelter

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  STADE, Germany--A 45-year-old man in an apparent child custody dispute was the suspected shooter at a shelter for mothers and children in northern Germany that left six dead on Monday, officials said. The man had an appointment at the shelter in Stade, close to the port...
  
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• She loved fighting wildfires. Then one trapped her.

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Ever since she became a volunteer...
  
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• San Francisco Catholic church reaches $395 million sex abuse settlement

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, June 29 - The Roman...
  
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• San Francisco archdiocese to pay $395m to settle over 500 child sexual abuse claims

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Settlement requires archbishop to write apology letter to each survivor and implement child protection reforms...
  
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• Police hunt fugitive after blast in Monaco wounds three, French media reports

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, June 29 - Police...
  
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• Paris deputy mayor blames the United States' carbon emissions for deadly heat wave

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Paris Deputy Mayor...
  
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• Paraguay just beat Germany. That could be a good sign for USA's World Cup hopes

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Germany fans on Messi breaking Klose's World Cup record Germany fans react to Lionel Messi breaking Miroslav Klose's World Cup Goals record. FOXBOROUGH, MA — In one of the most shocking results of the 2026 World Cup thus far, Paraguay has knocked Germany out of the tournament. La Albirroja earned a victory in a penalty shootout thanks to a stellar performance from their defense. Germany dominated possession, but Paraguay's back line...
  
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• Over 100 Venezuelans who were deported from U.S. hours before earthquakes are missing

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  A deportation flight from Miami had 146 Venezuelans onboard, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor ......
  
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• ‘One of our own’: Cristian Volpato flourishes after Socceroos switch

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Junior Italy international feels he can develop more as a player after late inclusion to the World Cup squad...
  
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• NFL World Reacts to Chris Johnson ALS Diagnosis

  30-06-2026 02:19 via article.wn.com
  Chris Johnson was one of the most dynamic running backs to grace the...
  
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