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• Mike Myers confirms 'Austin Powers 4' is in the works

  17-06-2026 18:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Mike Myers has given fans of the long-dormant spy spoof franchise the answer they have been waiting for: a fourth "Austin Powers" film is happening.
  
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• This week's 9 practical things you never knew you needed (and all made in the USA!)

  18-06-2026 23:35 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Every week we comb through the brands that still cut, stitch, cast, and pour their products right here in the United States and pull out the ones that earn a permanent spot in your kitchen, toolbox, or junk drawer. Here are this week's nine products you never knew you needed.
  
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• Joe Rogan claims ex-presidents spent 'a lot of money' to oust him from Spotify over COVID views

  18-06-2026 23:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  JOE ROGAN says ex-presidents tried to boot him off Spotify during COVID era: "I can't even talk about it, but there [were] presidents involved, and former presidents involved, that were contacting Spotify. Trying to get me removed for vaccine misinformation. And it turned out to be right. All of it. Not a single [person] apologized."
  
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• U.N. reports record violations of children in conflict, with government forces the main perpetrators

  18-06-2026 23:24 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Nearly 25,000 children caught in conflict were victims of a record number of violations last year, including killings, rape and recruitment to fight, and for the first time, government forces - not armed groups - were the main perpetrators, a new United Nations report says.
  
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• Suspect charged in cross-burning says it was anti-Trump protest, not hate crime

  18-06-2026 23:21 via washingtontimes.com
  
  It turns out the burning cross found at a Chicago park wasn't the work of White supremacists, but an anti-Trump former student at the University of Illinois Chicago who isn't even White.
  
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• Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights

  18-06-2026 23:16 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday the state will exercise its right of first refusal to match Churchill Downs Incorporated's $85 million offer for the intellectual property of the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
  
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• U.S, Open starts on soft Shinnecock with strong wind as Stevens takes the early lead

  18-06-2026 23:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Shinnecock Hills has never looked like this for a U.S. Open, not with such receptive greens and putting surfaces slow enough to keep shots from rolling off the edges and down the slopes.
  
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• Iran says its missiles not part of peace talks

  18-06-2026 23:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Iranian government announced Thursday that limits on its large force of ballistic missiles will not be part of negotiations with the U.S. during talks following the signing of a peace deal.
  
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• Whoopi urges Knicks to attend White House visit: 'I want all those Black men to stand in our house'

  18-06-2026 23:06 via washingtontimes.com
  
  WHOOPI says Knicks should visit White House: "I want them to go. I want all those Black men to stand in our house and remind all of those people, as we tried to remind the vice president, that when you try to destroy one part of history, you're destroying all of our histories."
  
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• South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death

  18-06-2026 23:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Two men, including one whose life sentence was commuted by then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, have been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a rural area five days after she went missing in March.
  
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• Trump from 'hunted' to 'hunter': New book details Trump's push to test the limits of executive power

  18-06-2026 23:01 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Showing off towering new flagpoles he had erected on the White House North and South Lawns last summer, President Donald Trump suggested that he wanted to make similar renovations in his first term but was worried about the negative press.
  
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• Brazil's police targets a close ally of President Lula in sprawling fraud probe

  18-06-2026 22:53 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Brazil's federal police executed search and seizure warrants targeting a high-ranking senator and friend of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday as part of a fraud and graft probe that has ensnared several politicians ahead of October's general election.
  
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• The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context

  18-06-2026 22:47 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Education Department on Thursday announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable.
  
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• Alleged mastermind behind foiled UFC terror plot is an Obama-era 'Dreamer' in U.S. illegally

  18-06-2026 22:40 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday an illegal immigrant from Mexico, who sought deportation relief under President Barack Obama, allegedly orchestrated the failed terrorist attack targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
  
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• Mississippi cop put on leave after involvement in a shooting that killed a baby boy

  18-06-2026 22:27 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A police officer involved in a shooting in Mississippi that left 1-year-old Kohen Wiley dead is now on administrative leave.
  
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• 'Fantastic' hosts are wowing World Cup travelers, dispelling anti-U.S. buzz that preceded tournament

  18-06-2026 22:27 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sweltering temperatures, rampant crime and unfriendly locals. That's what the soccer fans who have flocked to the U.S. for the World Cup were told to expect in America. Instead, international visitors tell The Washington Times they have fallen in love with great restaurants and bars, modern shops, supersized gas stations, historic sites and friendly Americans.
  
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• Greece's Parthenon gets a facelift, revealing a look not seen for 220 years

  18-06-2026 22:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Visitors to the Acropolis can now see the Parthenon's western side looking whole for the first time in about 220 years.
  
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• Former Army generals say Ukraine making headway in war with Russia

  18-06-2026 22:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Russia's strategy has remained basically unchanged despite losing almost 500,000 soldiers in its four-year war with Ukraine, a former commander of U.S. Army troops in Europe said.
  
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• Democrats say money from Trump's tax cuts bill is paying for White House ballroom project

  18-06-2026 22:00 via washingtontimes.com
  
  More than $350 million from President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has been quietly directed to White House security, an allotment that Democrats warn appears to be helping fund his new ballroom project - despite the president's insistence that no taxpayer dollars would be used.
  
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• An Uber driver for World Cup fans was injured in Kansas City shootings that also left a man dead

  18-06-2026 21:56 via washingtontimes.com
  
  An Uber driver taking American fans of Argentina's soccer team to a World Cup match was among four people injured in a series of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, that also left one man dead, police said.
  
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• Ancient oak tree in Britain's Sherwood Forest, featured in legend of Robin Hood, declared dead

  18-06-2026 21:48 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Major Oak, a tree in Britain's Sherwood Forest believed to have sheltered the legendary bandit Robin Hood, was declared dead Thursday.
  
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• Arkansas pathology lab pays $30M to settle kickback, unnecessary testing claims

  18-06-2026 21:24 via washingtontimes.com
  
  An Arkansas anatomic pathology laboratory and its owners have agreed to pay $30 million to the United States to resolve allegations of unlawful kickbacks and medically unnecessary testing, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Democrats wield Epstein files as weapon in battle for the U.S. Senate

  18-06-2026 21:05 via washingtontimes.com
  
  From the East Coast to the Rust Belt to the Deep South, Democrats are making Jeffrey Epstein a centerpiece of their 2026 campaign strategy.
  
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• TSA issues lighthearted warning for World Cup travelers: Ranch dressing counts as a liquid

  18-06-2026 20:59 via washingtontimes.com
  
  TSA has a message for the wave of international soccer fans who have discovered ranch dressing during the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Pack it in your checked bag, or leave it behind.
  
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• Sports NIL reform bill heads to Senate floor

  18-06-2026 20:45 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Legislation that complements President Trump's executive order on name, image and likeness in college sports is advancing to the Senate floor.
  
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• York Revolution baseball team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse LGBTQ-themed jerseys

  18-06-2026 20:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Pennsylvania independent professional baseball team forfeited its Pride Night game Thursday after several players refused to wear rainbow-sleeved jerseys, with the organization blasting its own athletes in a pointed public statement.
  "This decision was not reached lightly," the team said in its statement, adding that "several of our players have refused to wear the scheduled Pride Night jersey and the club decided that hosting the event is more important than forcing players to wear jerseys th
  
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• Trump's Iran deal hit with fierce bipartisan backlash in Congress

  18-06-2026 20:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Congressional lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration for striking a lopsided peace deal with Iran that falls short of its objectives.
  
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• 5 questions about Jamaica's deal to accept U.S. third-country deportees

  18-06-2026 20:29 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Jamaica has agreed to accept up to 25 U.S. deportees from other countries every two weeks, joining a growing list of Caribbean nations quietly striking deals with the Trump administration to avoid economic penalties.
  
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• Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves

  18-06-2026 20:21 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Conservatives push DOJ to prosecute Dobbs-era protesters, the Bidens rehire a controversial spokesman, and GOP operatives make moves in Trump-era Washington.
  
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• 'Supergirl' star Milly Alcock says she is 'honored' character is embraced as queer icon

  18-06-2026 20:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  "Supergirl" star on character being seen as queer icon: "I'm honored that that's happening, but I think because she doesn't live inside the binary of what we think a woman should be, that is what makes it so special and so exciting and so new."
  
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