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'It's not science, it's coercion': health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine

Sat 20 Jun 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 20 Jun 2026 15.34 EDT The Trump administration is employing “authoritarian” and “unconstitutional” quarantine measures for at least one person who came into contact with a hantavirus patient, health law experts say. The mandatory quarantine, reimposed without an offering scientific evidence, reveals how the US might approach future cases of Ebola and other pathogens in the US – and sets a precedent for detaining Americans with no scientific ratio ...

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Resign Monday: Report

Published Jun 20, 2026 at 06:01 PM EDT updated Jun 20, 2026 at 06:41 PM EDT British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure, according to a report by The Observer, raising the prospect of a rapid leadership transition at the top of the government. The British newspaper reported Saturday that Starmer has concluded his position is no longer tenable after consultations with senior Cabinet ministers, political advisers, party donors an ...

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Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX

Saturday 20 June 2026 21:06 EDT Elon Musk’s SpaceX can keep closing a Texas beach to launch rockets from the company’s nearby Starbase, according to the state’s Supreme Court. The state’s highest court rejected claims brought by environmental groups that barring public access to Boca Chica Beach violated the state’s constitution. Friday’s unanimous, 24-page opinion overruled an appeals court that had sided with environmental groups and reinstated a trial judge’s decision to throw out their l ...

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U.S., Iran delegations set to begin hashing out a permanent peace

Jun. 21, 2026, 1:36 AM EDT U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet Sunday in Switzerland to work toward fleshing out a deal that would permanently end the months-long war that has killed thousands, roiled the Middle East and disrupted global trade. The American contingent of Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will sit opposite an Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf. Pakistani Prime M ...

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Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District

06/20/26 5:00 PM ET Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash that is poised to become a defining battle of the campaign season. Wasserman Schultz, a veteran lawmaker who has served in Congress since 2005, is running in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, which had been represented by former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick ( ...

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Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims

June 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m. EDT David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself. Noticing a piece of the new "American flag blue" liner that was partially detached from the pool bottom, Hearn said he reached into the water to see what it felt like. Moments later, as the Bethesda man prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police officers arrested him on a m ...

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Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days

Updated 4:54 PM EDT, June 20, 2026 TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Iran on Saturday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States on their interim agreement, not much likely will happen if the fighting doesn’t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump, in response, threatened to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money ...

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Vance Says He Expects to Leave in Couple of Days for Iran Talks

June 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM EDT “I expect that I will leave sometime the next couple of days” to join US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Switzerland for talks with Iran, Vice President JD Vance says in an interview with Fox News. Kushner and Witkoff have been “on the ground” now for a few hours, Vance says Vance says he’s “trying to be respectful” as Qatar and Pakistan want to make sure that the talks are done in the right way Vance says he’s “trying to be respectful” as Qa ...

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Female FBI agent's career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker's drunken advances, lawsuit says

Saturday 20 June 2026 08:42 EDT A female FBI agent is suing the Department of Justice over claims her fledgling career stalled out after she rebuffed a senior male agent’s romantic overtures, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent. The rookie agent, who was assigned to the bureau’s San Francisco field office and is anonymized in court filings as “Jane Doe,” says in her complaint that the senior agent fed her alcohol during an out-of-town conference, pressured her to send h ...

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BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks

On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance departed the U.S. en route to Switzerland for talks with Iran. ...

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Iranian negotiators suspend talks with US in protest over Trump threats

47 min ago - Sun 21 Jun 2026 15.04 EDT First published on Sun 21 Jun 2026 06.04 EDT Iranian negotiators have suspended high-stakes talks with the US in Switzerland in protest at a stream of threats issued by Trump to bomb Iran, and even to kidnap the Iranian nego ... (The Guardian)

House Democrat on Iran school bombing: 'We're going to push hard to get answers'

1 hr ago - 06/21/26 1:13 PM ET Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Sunday said lawmakers will “push hard” for answers behind the bombing that destroyed an Iranian girls school on the day U.S. and Israeli airstrikes first fell on the Middle Eastern country ea ... (The Hill)

Obama national security adviser Rice blasts 'flimsy' Iran agreement: 'So many concessions were granted'

1 hr ago - June 21, 2026, 2:05 PM Former national security adviser Susan Rice blasted the preliminary agreement between the Trump administration and Iran in an excusive interview Sunday, calling the war with Iran a "strategic blunder" and arguing that the Unite ... (ABC News)

Sen. Lindsey Graham: "Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail."

3 hrs ago - Updated on: June 21, 2026 / 12:22 PM EDT Washington — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday he expects the U.S.'s attempts to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would "rather try diplomacy than ... (CBS News)

Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden

3 hrs ago - Updated 11:42 AM CDT, June 21, 2026 Leer en español NEW YORK (AP) — A 51-year-old man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said. Officers responding to a 911 call around ... (AP)

Sen. Cory Booker says people should be 'very worried' about Trump and Israel upending peace in the Middle East

4 hrs ago - June 21, 2026, 10:41 AM EDT Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that people should be “very worried” about President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upending viable p ... (NBC News)

'We are going to fight': Hotel workers strike at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown

5 hrs ago - Workers at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown went on strike, demanding wages and benefits in line with the new citywide standard, which has been secured at five unionized Center City hotels. By Cherise Lynch • Published 1 hour ago Workers at t ... (10 Philadelphia)

Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world's largest ultramarathon

5 hrs ago - In the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa's national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa's goldmines. Finally, that un ... (The Guardian)

Senate's likely next No. 2 warns Trump if Democrats take the majority: 'It's going to be a fight' on key values

5 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2026, 7:00 AM ET Sen. Brian Schatz, who many believe will take over the No. 2 role in the Democratic caucus next year, has a warning for President Donald Trump: He could be dealing with a very different Washington if Democrats achie ... (CNN Politics)

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency

6 hrs ago - Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison days into a seven-year sentence after being gran ... (New York Times)

World's most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert

6 hrs ago - June 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Nestled in the Great Basin, a remote stretch of the Nevada desert is set to become home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope array. The California Institute of Technology, which is leading the project, announc ... (NBC News)

Polymarket Accused of Using Fake Winning Bets to Fuel Viral Growth

7 hrs ago - BeIn Crypto Polymarket Accused of Using Fake Winning Bets to Fuel Viral Growth Lockridge Okoth Sun, June 21, 2026 at 5:33 AM EDT 3 min read Polymarket paid mostly college-age creators to stage fake winning bets on copycat versions of its website. A W ... (Yahoo! Finance, based on The Wall Street Journal.)

Canada's policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say

8 hrs ago - Sun 21 Jun 2026 03.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 21 Jun 2026 03.02 EDT It was the threat of gang violence in Honduras that pushed Carlos and Antonia to flee their home. In 2021, with their toddler, Alejandro, and a handful of belongings, the married co ... (The Guardian)

Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities

9 hrs ago - 1 hour ago Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula. Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine's recent campaign aga ... (BBC)

U.S., Iran delegations set to begin hashing out a permanent peace

9 hrs ago - Jun. 21, 2026, 1:36 AM EDT U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet Sunday in Switzerland to work toward fleshing out a deal that would permanently end the months-long war that has killed thousands, roiled the Middle East and disrupted global trade ... (MS NOW News)

Newsom declares state of emergency for commercial fire in L.A.'s Boyle Heights neighborhood

10 hrs ago - June 20, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT / Updated June 21, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency on Saturday night in response to the fire that has been burning at a cold-food storage facility in the Los Angeles neighborh ... (NBC News)

Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX

11 hrs ago - Saturday 20 June 2026 21:06 EDT Elon Musk’s SpaceX can keep closing a Texas beach to launch rockets from the company’s nearby Starbase, according to the state’s Supreme Court. The state’s highest court rejected claims brought by e ... (The Independent)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Resign Monday: Report

12 hrs ago - Published Jun 20, 2026 at 06:01 PM EDT updated Jun 20, 2026 at 06:41 PM EDT British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure, according to a report by The Observer, raising the prospect of ... (Newsweek)

Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District

12 hrs ago - 06/20/26 5:00 PM ET Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash that is poised ... (The Hill)

Senate panel considers vote to shield special education from RFK Jr.'s agency

13 hrs ago - Updated June 20, 2026, 4:13 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – A Senate committee is considering a vote in July to prevent the Trump administration from transferring core functions of federal special education programs to the Health and Human Services Departm ... (USA Today)