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yahoo · 2026-06-17T18:28:54.000Z

On Iran, Trump is committing the cardinal sin from the ‘Art of the Deal’

Toward the end of the Obama administration’s negotiations over its Iran nuclear deal in 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump chimed in with some advice from his book, “The Art of the Deal.” “Message to Obama re: Iran: ‘The worst thing you can possibl…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T16:38:17.000Z

Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes

High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people and destroying some homes, fire officials said Wednesday. It's unclear how many homes were lost in Spokane. Fire officials were working Wednesday …

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T16:31:00.000Z

Nearly 12,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire spreads in Washington

Nearly 12,000 residents and over 2,000 structures have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out Tuesday in Washington state, spreading to 250 acres. No injuries have been reported. The fire was 0% contained as of Tuesday night. Officials said there "was an ur…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T16:21:09.000Z

Congo Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency

By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby and Clement Bonnerot NAIROBI/LONDON/DAKAR, June 17 (Reuters) - Health workers battling an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack the personnel to identify suspected cases, the ambulances to transport them and …

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T15:36:37.000Z

Donald Trump settles lawsuit against niece over publication of tax records

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has settled his lawsuit accusing his niece Mary Trump of improperly leaking ‌information to the New York Times for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 probe ‌into his finances and his al…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T13:36:38.000Z

Ukrainian troops are losing days just getting to their positions in the kill zone. It's when they're most at risk.

Soldiers lose days getting to their position in the kill zone, a Ukrainian defense official said. They are most at risk navigating this area of the battlefield, where drones are constantly watching. Eventually, as the kill zone becomes deadlier, soldiers may e…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T12:21:41.000Z

Knicks Parade Could Be Largest in NYC History, Mayor Says

Final preparations are underway for Thursday's New York Knicks Championship Celebration where millions of people are expected to converge along the parade route through Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes." New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says it could turn out t…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T12:09:05.000Z

Plane crashes on Texas highway as bystanders run to help; 1 killed

A small business jet crashed on a Texas highway and caught fire on June 16, killing one person as bystanders left their cars to help passengers escape, according to authorities. The Cessna 680A jet crashed at about 10 p.m. local time in Laredo, a southern Texa…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T12:03:39.000Z

After a fight over Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, judge demands details

WASHINGTON – The federal judge who ordered President Donald Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center has asked the administration to report by June 19 on plans for the Kennedy Center to remain open with public events during a renovation project. The admini…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T11:19:44.000Z

Michael Burry is ‘tempted’ to short Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but says it’s not enticing enough for ‘fundamentally a small space company’

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T11:00:14.000Z

Colorado teacher fired after students allegedly pressured to kiss classmates in skits

A Colorado teacher has been fired after an investigation found students were allegedly asked to kiss classmates during classroom skits, with some reporting they felt pressured to participate because the performances counted toward their grades. CBS News report…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T10:17:37.000Z

Kennedy orders American exposed to hantavirus to stay quarantined against her will, WSJ reports

June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered an American passenger exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship to remain in quarantine despite medical advice and against her ‌will, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The pass…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T10:00:35.000Z

'Happy Face' killer warns fellow serial killer Rex Heuermann could be 'tossed to the wolves' in prison

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — Keith Jesperson, the "Happy Face" serial killer who has been trading prison letters with Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann, is warning that the hulking former architect could face a reality check when he's shipped upstate this month. Heuermann…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T06:57:04.000Z

Police rescue more than 400 cats from being eaten in Vietnam in a bust of a major animal theft ring

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam rescued more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring last week in Ho Chi Minh City, and at least 40 of them have been reunited with their owners. However, following the dayslong police operation, several o…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T06:56:10.000Z

US, Trump have changed to more realistic view of war in Ukraine, Canada's Carney says

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States and U.S. President ‌Donald Trump have pivoted ‌in its view of the war in Ukraine, ​taking what other G7 leaders thought was a more realistic position regarding the conflict, Canadian Prime Minister…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T06:08:19.000Z

A Russian warship sailing between England and France fired warning shots near a British civilian yacht

Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots at a British civilian yacht on Sunday. The frigate Admiral Grigorovich was in the English Channel when it opened fire with small arms. A retired British couple said they were sailing on the yacht when they en…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T04:42:40.000Z

Exclusive-Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says

By Andrew Mills, Maha El Dahan and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) - A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source w…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T04:02:02.000Z

Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to stop California's billionaire tax. He has just over a week left to keep it off the ballot.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was fighting a proposed California tax on billionaires. The deadline for the measure to appear on the ballot is coming up next week. If the measure appears on the ballot, California voters will decide on it in November. Gov. Gavin New…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T04:01:45.000Z

The Trump Administration Seriously Considered Unilaterally Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus

Since illegal immigration is an "invasion," Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told reporters in May 2025, the Trump administration was "actively looking" at suspending the writ of habeas corpus to facilitate its mass deportation campaign. It tur…

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yahoo · 2026-06-17T03:11:41.000Z

China says it will take countermeasures to new Taiwan intelligence gathering site

BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that it will take countermeasures in response to a new Taiwan government website for ‌Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying the site exposed Taipei's "confrontational ‌mindset". Taiwan and Ch…

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2026-06-17T18:28:54.000Z

On Iran, Trump is committing the cardinal sin from the ‘Art of the Deal’

Toward the end of the Obama administration’s negotiations over its Iran nuclear deal in 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump chimed in with some advice from his book, “The Art of the Deal.” “Message to Obama re: Iran: ‘The worst thing you can possibl…

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2026-06-17T16:38:17.000Z

Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes

High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people and destroying some homes, fire officials said Wednesday. It's unclear how many homes were lost in Spokane. Fire officials were working Wednesday …

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2026-06-17T16:31:00.000Z

Nearly 12,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire spreads in Washington

Nearly 12,000 residents and over 2,000 structures have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out Tuesday in Washington state, spreading to 250 acres. No injuries have been reported. The fire was 0% contained as of Tuesday night. Officials said there "was an ur…

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2026-06-17T16:21:09.000Z

Congo Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency

By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby and Clement Bonnerot NAIROBI/LONDON/DAKAR, June 17 (Reuters) - Health workers battling an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack the personnel to identify suspected cases, the ambulances to transport them and …

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2026-06-17T15:36:37.000Z

Donald Trump settles lawsuit against niece over publication of tax records

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has settled his lawsuit accusing his niece Mary Trump of improperly leaking ‌information to the New York Times for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 probe ‌into his finances and his al…

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2026-06-17T13:36:38.000Z

Ukrainian troops are losing days just getting to their positions in the kill zone. It's when they're most at risk.

Soldiers lose days getting to their position in the kill zone, a Ukrainian defense official said. They are most at risk navigating this area of the battlefield, where drones are constantly watching. Eventually, as the kill zone becomes deadlier, soldiers may e…

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