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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 9:21 AM ET

World News

White House announces plans for 55M donated COVID-19 vaccine doses

UPI - 31 minutes ago

The Biden administration on Monday said it will distribute 55 million of its promised 80 million doses from the United States' COVID-19 vaccine supply to an international consortium.

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Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger,' UN says, upsetting Australia | CBC News

CBC News - 7 minutes ago

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are "in danger," a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from Australia, which called the recommendation politically motivated.

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First Post

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, dismisses chances of talks with United States

First Post - 1 hour ago

Her blunt statement indicates that the diplomatic impasse over North Korea's nuclear programme is likely to continue in the absence of greater economic and pandemic-related difficulties, experts said

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UPI

EU imposes third round of sanctions targeting Myanmar's junta

UPI - 45 minutes ago

The European Union imposed a third round of sanctions targeting government officials and state-owned corporations on Monday over the military junta's February coup and subsequent bloody crackdown on protesters.

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Politics News

Mehr News Agency

Biden considers many of Trump's sanctions against Iran legal

Mehr News Agency - 8 hours ago

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – A US media quotes informed sources as saying that the United States considers many of the sanctions imposed on Iran during Donald Trump's presidency legal.

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CBS News

Senate set to take up sweeping voting rights bill. But it's unlikely to advance

CBS News - 5 minutes ago

It is not expected to get any Republican votes.

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NBC News

Trump Organization sues N.Y.C. for canceling Bronx golf course contract after Jan. 6 riot

NBC News - 10 minutes ago

The lawsuit accuses New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio of severing the contract because of political motivations and an “animosity against President Trump.”

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Boston Globe

Supreme Court rules NCAA can’t enforce limits on certain benefits for college athletes - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 3 minutes ago

In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the NCAA can’t enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits — things like computers and graduate scholarships — that colleges offer athletes.

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Business News

Fox News

How Starbucks will capitalize on the post-pandemic coffee break

Fox News - 26 minutes ago

Starbucks has an opportunity to caffeinate its coffee sales as workers head back to the office post-pandemic, according to Wells Fargo.

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Daily Express

Bitcoin price falters on China crackdown — RT Boom Bust

Russia Today - 6 hours ago

Bitcoin’s price is continuing to take a hit as China’s crackdown on the premier cryptocurrency moves forward

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Peninsula Qatar

Asia’s richest man says businesses need to go green to survive: Qatar Forum

Peninsula Qatar - 6 hours ago

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, plans to transform each of the units under his refining-to-retail conglomerate to create a sustainable business model as Reliance Industries chases a net carbon-zero goal by 2035.

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New York Post

Dating app Bumble gives entire staff week off to combat 'burnout'

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move, has shut down its offices worldwide and given its staff of 700 the entire week off -- to help combat "burnout."

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Technology

Breitbart

Opinion | Why the publicly funded CBC has turned off public commenting on its Facebook page . . . and why this is a good idea

Toronto Star - 8 hours ago

Liberal societies are predicated on free speech, writes tech columnist Navneet Alang. But very often online, free speech is not necessarily better spe...

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BBC News

EU launches new investigation of Google, this time over digital ad technology

Los Angeles Times - 16 minutes ago

European Union antitrust regulators are investigating whether Google is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.

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Daily Express

Amazon Prime Day deals expected to disappoint as costs surge

Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago

Prime Day arrives as the world deals with the lingering effects of the pandemic. Higher shipping costs and ad rates will make for lower discounts.

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Evening Standard

Cryptocurrency price check: China crackdown continues

Toronto Star - 46 minutes ago

Cryptocurrency prices have been sent reeling by the latest crackdowns in China.

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Sports Headlines

Boston Globe

Vermont’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre wins 1,500 in trials record time for spot on Olympic team - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 30 minutes ago

The winner, Vermont native Elle Purrier St. Pierre, set a new trials record of 3 minutes, 58.03 seconds. The old record was set 33 years ago by Mary Slaney.

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Euro 2020: England's Mason Mount, Ben Chilwell to miss next match after contact with COVID-19 positive Billy Gilmour-Sports News , Firstpost

First Post - 1 hour ago

Mount and Chilwell were seen embracing their club teammate Billy Gilmour after Friday's 0-0 draw between England and Scotland.

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CTV News

UEFA turn down request for 'rainbow lights' in Munich

Reuters - 13 minutes ago

UEFA have turned down a request from the mayor of Munich for the city's stadium to be lit up in rainbow colours for Wednesday's Euro 2020 match between Germany and Hungary.

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Star Tribune

Here's why it still matters, in 2021, that Carl Nassib came out as gay

Star Tribune - 1 hour ago

Perspective: For those that say his coming out shouldn't be a big deal, it certainly is, because of the immeasurable impact on young people contemplating the same.

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Entertainment News

CBS News

Billie Eilish apologizes for mouthing racial slur in newly resurfaced video

CBS News - 6 minutes ago

Eilish said she didn't know the word was derogatory at the time.

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Seattlepi.com

Entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson’s memoir being developed into scripted TV series

Toronto Star - 3 hours ago

TORONTO - Canadian entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson’s rags-to-riches memoir is being developed into a scripted TV series.

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News 24

Khloe Kardashian splits from Tristan Thompson again

Independent Online - 5 hours ago

Khloe Kardashian has reportedly split from Tristan Thompson again, after they previously split in 2019 and got back together amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Boston Globe

Spielberg’s Amblin to make several films a year for Netflix - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 3 minutes ago

Steven Spielberg's production company, Amblin Partners, will make multiple feature films per year for the streaming giant. The partnership is a major get, bringing the director more officially into the streaming fold.

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Odd/Weird News

Sora News 24

Is this the worst pint of Guinness in the world?

Irish Post - 3 days ago

There's a new contender to the throne...

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AP News

Florida man allegedly pulls a gun on Starbucks employee over botched order, but not on just any employee

Fox News - 2 days ago

When a Florida man allegedly pulled a gun at a Starbucks drive-thru he unwittingly brandished a firearm at the local police chief’s daughter, who was working the counter, according to Miami Gardens authorities.

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Inside Edition

Naked Man Tells Homeowner 'This Is My House' in Bizarre Home Invasion

Inside Edition - 15 hours ago

The Bel Air home invasion took a sinister turn when the man violently slammed the family's pet birds on the ground. The startled homeowner jumped off the master bedroom balcony and onto the hood of his car before calling police.

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Daily Express

Samuel Olson's Mother Speaks Publicly for 1st Time About Dead Son

Inside Edition - 5 days ago

Sarah Olson spoke publicly for the first time about her young son, Samuel, whose decomposed body, authorities said, was found with his father's girlfriend in a Texas motel room.

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