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Latest News • Jun 10

Severe storms down trees, knock out power to thousands across Minnesota

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms swept across Minnesota on Wednesday, bringing large hail and wind gusts of more than 80 mph that downed trees and knocked...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Fewer kids and teens say they read for pleasure nearly every day compared with 2012.

New data from the Education Department shows double-digit percentage point drops in the shares of 9- and 13-year-olds who read for fun almost every day.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Ad nauseam: How message fatigue tanked Tom Steyer’s $216-million campaign

Despite spending a record-shattering amount of his wealth on his run for governor, Steyer failed to win enough votes in last week's primary to advance to...

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Latest News • Jun 10

‘MAGA Warrior’ Texas ag chief blasts USDA over a flesh-eating pest threatening America's beef supply

A flesh-eating parasite's reemergence in Texas after six decades isn't just threatening to impose millions of dollars in losses on the cattle industry—it's...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Taiwan test-fires U.S. rocket system toward Chinese mainland for the first time

Wednesday was the first time it has fired the precision weapon on the west coast in central Taiwan's Taichung.

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Latest News • Jun 10

San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy

The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Kevin O'Leary and Trump admin are pushing the narrative that China is to blame for data center hate

China is a common and comfortable boogeyman in American politics, for right or for wrong,” one political scientist told Fortune.

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Latest News • Jun 10

U.K. leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing

LONDON — U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of trying to kill a man in a vicious stabbing on a Belfast street...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Navy base employee critically injured in shark attack in Florida

A Navy base employee was critically injured in a shark attack Monday near a marina at Naval Support Activity Panama City in Florida, officials said.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Air Canada pilot flew passengers for years with a fake pilot’s license, police say

A former Air Canada pilot faces criminal charges for flying tens of thousands of passengers for nearly 17 years with a fake pilot's license, Canadian police...

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Latest News • Jun 10

In Nevada, Trump’s policies are making things tough for Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo

In one of the most competitive races for governor this year, Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford will challenge Republican Gov.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Graham Platner tears into Republicans after clinching Susan Collins matchup in Maine, and other primary night takeaways

Graham Platner was all but certain to win Maine's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday. But the swirl of controversies over Platner's past personal behavior...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Social Security’s retirement trust fund faces funding shortfall one year earlier than expected

Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Live updates: See Maine results with Collins and Platner set to face off in November

In a high-stakes U.S. Senate contest, longtime incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins will face Democrat Graham Platner in the general election, NBC News.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Maine Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Maine Senate primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and township.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Texas teen Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for killing fellow student at track meet

A Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing one of his peers at a high school athletics event in the Dallas area was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Live election results: Platner wins Maine primary, Mace doesn't advance in SC

Results are rolling in for closely watched primary contests in Maine and South Carolina on Tuesday, June 9. In the day's most high-profile race,...

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Latest News • Jun 10

Former Gov. Paul LePage wins uncontested Republican primary in Maine's 2nd District

Former Governor Paul LePage won his uncontested Republican primary in Maine's Second Congressional District.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Iran war live: US strikes Iran after its helicopter was shot down

Iran's state media reported that Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz was attacked and that a projectile hit was confirmed in the port city of Sirik.

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Latest News • Jun 10

Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Maine, will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen.

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