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• RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

  16-06-2026 23:05 via washingtontimes.com
  
  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska - despite a federal medical review that said there's no need to confine her far from her Florida home.
  
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• Senate fails to advance war powers resolution to halt U.S. action against Iran

  16-06-2026 23:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Senate tried and failed again Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, in what has become an almost weekly effort to rein in President Donald Trump as the administration floats a new plan to bring an end to the nearly four-month-long war.
  
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• Brazil's top court convicts son of former President Bolsonaro for coercion

  16-06-2026 23:19 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Brazil's Supreme Court convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on Tuesday for coercion related to the trial that last year sentenced his father and ex- President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt.
  
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• Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

  16-06-2026 23:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A skydiving instructor who had made over 6,800 jumps. A drummer who was meticulous about safety since falling in love with the sport that helped him sober up. A software engineer on the cusp of becoming a certified skydiving coach. A grandfather honoring his sister lost to cancer.
  
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• Oklahoma begins choosing a new U.S. senator and governor in crowded primary

  16-06-2026 23:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Oklahoma's primary elections on Tuesday put open races for U.S. Senate and governor on the ballot in the deeply conservative state where President Donald Trump's status as party kingmaker faces another test ahead of November's midterms.
  
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• Embassy warns Americans to avoid Bahamas Jet Ski rentals

  16-06-2026 23:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert Monday, urging American tourists to avoid Jet Ski rentals in the Bahamas, citing a pattern of fatalities, injuries and sexual assaults linked to unlicensed watercraft operators.
  
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• FACT FOCUS: Trump says illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums. Experts say otherwise

  16-06-2026 23:10 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor's time in the White House for a prior increase.
  
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• Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test

  16-06-2026 22:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the "greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House."
  
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• Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

  16-06-2026 22:35 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in mid-July, even as some Republicans remain undecided about whether to support him for the post.
  
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• B-52 on test flight plunged at a rate of nearly a mile a minute before crashing, killing 8

  16-06-2026 22:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows Tuesday.
  
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• White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet reality

  16-06-2026 22:19 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear and negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program still to be held.
  
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• On the Border shuts all company-owned locations after bankruptcy

  16-06-2026 22:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has closed all remaining company-owned locations nationwide, ending more than four decades of Tex-Mex dining at a chain that helped popularize the cuisine across the country.
  
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• Oil drops below $80 per barrel, while tech stocks weigh on a mixed Wall Street

  16-06-2026 22:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Oil prices sank again Tuesday and dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while U.S. stocks drifted near their all-time highs in mixed trading.
  
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• U.K. military investigates after Russian warship fires warning shots at yacht in the Channel

  16-06-2026 22:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Russian warship fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, authorities said, an incident that caused no damage but illustrated heightened tensions between the two countries.
  
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• Judge rules transgender people won't face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms

  16-06-2026 22:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won't face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities.
  
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• Indo-Pacific Command chief sounds alarm on China war threat in private report to Congress

  16-06-2026 22:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The commander of the Indo-Pacific Command has warned Congress that the danger of war with China is growing and the U.S. military urgently needs new arms and capabilities to prevent a conflict, according to a report to Congress obtained by The Washington Times.
  
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• Education Department shuffles civil rights, special education offices to other agencies

  16-06-2026 22:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Education Department will move its oversight of special education services and civil rights out of the agency to other parts of the government as part of the Trump administration's effort to shutter the department.
  
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• Hollywood production exodus puts L.A. at risk

  16-06-2026 21:55 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Everything costs more in L.A., starting with labor. Other states and countries have built their own crew bases, offer more favorable regulations and provide more generous financial incentives. The U.K. alone spent $2.2B on film and television subsidies in 2024.
  The new "Avengers" films are being made in London. "Spaceballs 2" is shooting in Australia. The "Scrubs" reboot films in British Columbia. The "Little House on the Prairie" revival heading to Netflix in July was shot in Winnipeg, where Ca
  
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• Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

  16-06-2026 21:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has repeatedly postponed executions over the past seven years, said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, confirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a state legislator 45 years ago.
  
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• GOP picks Dallas for midterm convention, says Paxton

  16-06-2026 21:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Republicans have chosen Dallas for September's first-of-its-kind midterm convention, according to Senate candidate Ken Paxton.
  
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• Mexican national charged with flying drone over FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta

  16-06-2026 21:31 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Mexican national who authorities say is unlawfully present in the United States faces federal charges after allegedly flying a drone over Centennial Olympic Park during the FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
  
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• Emma Heming Willis corrects misconception about Bruce Willis' dementia

  16-06-2026 21:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Emma Heming Willis is pushing back against a widespread misunderstanding about her husband's illness, saying Bruce Willis still recognizes his family despite living with frontotemporal dementia.
  
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• U.K.'s top general says military training may ease over funding lapse

  16-06-2026 21:01 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Britain's most senior military officer told lawmakers that critical operations and exercises may need to be scaled back if Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government doesn't provide the armed forces with additional funding.
  
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• Ian McKellen invoked Mar-a-Lago to fuel 'Avengers: Doomsday' rage

  16-06-2026 20:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Actor IAN MCKELLEN on reprising Magneto in the new "Avengers" movie: "They told me to look more furious, make it look as if you hate what you're destroying. So, I stood there, and I shouted, 'Mar-a-Lago!'"
  
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• Behind bars but not off the grid: Famous inmates are posting on social media -- and lobbying Trump

  16-06-2026 20:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Jodi Arias, Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes and Joe Exotic are all posting on social media from federal prison -- through outside proxies. Here's how they're doing it, and why several are using their platforms to lobby President Trump for clemency.
  
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• D.C. mayoral hopeful bought $1.19M home after zoning critique

  16-06-2026 20:21 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Janeese Lewis George, the democratic socialist District councilmember running for mayor of Washington, purchased a $1.19M single-family home in April, just 15 days after publishing an op-ed arguing that exclusionary zoning perpetuates segregation and drives displacement across the nation's capital.
  
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• McDonald's is serving fried apple pie again for America's 250th birthday

  16-06-2026 20:17 via washingtontimes.com
  
  McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honor America's 250th birthday.
  
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• Mexican national sentenced to 87 months for managing border smuggling ring

  16-06-2026 20:13 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Mexican national who served as a manager in an extensive human smuggling operation was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in moving hundreds of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border while robbing them at gunpoint, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Foiled terror plot at White House's UFC event intended to 'jump-start' revolution, prosecutors say

  16-06-2026 19:52 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Prosecutors said a plot to unleash explosive drones and sniper fire at Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House was meant to "jump-start" a revolution by killing top American politicians, in part because of support for Israel.
  
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• Poll: Political independents hit decade high as GOP loses ground

  16-06-2026 19:40 via washingtontimes.com
  
  POLL: 47% of Americans now call themselves independents, up roughly 10 percentage points since the end of President Trump's first term.
  
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