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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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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency

49 min 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

49 min 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

1 hr 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

2 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

3 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

6 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

7 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)

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

7 hrs ago - 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 ... (The Guardian)

Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

9 hrs ago - Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the s ... (New York Times)

Extreme heat expected again at the Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die in heat-related incidents

11 hrs ago - Updated 9:15 PM CDT, June 20, 2026 Leer en español GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme temperatures that will hit the popular destination early next week after a ... (AP)

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

13 hrs ago - By JILL LAWLESS Updated 3:57 PM CDT, June 20, 2026 Leer en español LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism detectives in Scotland were investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims, police sa ... (AP)

Netanyahu will try and undermine Trump's Iran peace plan despite president's warnings: report

14 hrs ago - Saturday 20 June 2026 11:29 EDT Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely try to undermine Donald Trump’s deal with Iran, U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly warned the administration. Current and former U.S. officials told T ... (The Independent)

They have all the power': investigation finds that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos

15 hrs ago - Sat 20 Jun 2026 10.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 20 Jun 2026 10.02 EDT Federal agents have arrested hundreds of immigrants off New York and New Jersey streets in recent months in a stealth enforcement campaign that disproportionately targeted people fr ... (The Guardian)

Former judges implore current judge to assert her 'inherent authority' and reject Trump's 'laughable' defenses

15 hrs ago - Jun 20th, 2026, 1:00 pm Dozens of former federal judges are imploring a current federal judge to assert her authority, maintain jurisdiction, and acutely investigate the mechanics of President Donald Trump's planned $1.776 billion "anti-weaponizatio ... (Law & Crime)

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption

16 hrs ago - June 20, 2026 7:44 AM EDT Updated 42 mins ago PARIS/BERLIN/ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, ‌nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure of a soccer fan zo ... (Reuters)

BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks

17 hrs ago - On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance departed the U.S. en route to Switzerland for talks with Iran. ... (Forbes Breaking News)