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U.S. News - Los Angeles mayor declares emergency over Boyle Heights warehouse fire - June 20 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency as the city fights a major fire at a warehouse in the city's Boyle Heights neighborhood.

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U.S. News -- Trump, Meloni double down on social media spat -- After a day of jabs on social media, President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are continuing to duke it out online.

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U.S. News -- After algae clean-up effort, Reflecting Pool's painted bottom peeling -- After cleaning algae from the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool weeks after its renovation, the blue paint applied to its bottom is now peeling off.

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U.S. News -- Justice Department blocked from releasing Biden biographer's recordings -- A judge told the Department of Justice it cannot release a transcript and recording of former President Joe Biden and his biographer's conversations.

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U.S. News -- Air Force One plane retired from fleet as Qatari gift plane joins -- A Boeing 747-200 made its last flight as Air Force One after it brought President Donald Trump home from Europe this week. It has flown since 1990.

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This week in Washington

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Trump attends UFC Freedom 250 at White House

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President Donald Trump turns 80: a look back

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Obama Presidential Center previewed in Chicago

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Scenes from the 2026 Forbes Iconoclast Summit

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U.S. News -- Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault -- Canadian auto parts mogul Frank Stronach, 93, was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault for acts committed decades ago.

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U.S. News -- At least 150 sickened in flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base -- A major flu outbreak has hit Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, less than two months after Pete Hegseth dropped the requirement for flu vaccines.

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U.S. News -- Hannah Pingree, Bobby Charles advance in Maine gubernatorial election -- Maine election officials announced the results of its ranked-choice primary runoff elections on Friday, setting candidates for governor and Congress.

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U.S. News -- Luigi Mangione withdraws psychiatric defense -- Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, alleged to have killed CEO Brian Thompson, withdrew their plan to use a psychiatric defense in his New York state trial.

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U.S. News -- Swiss-hosted U.S.-Iran talks abruptly postponed -- Scheduled talks on implementing the U.S.-Iran memorandum aimed at de-escalating their war have been postponed, Switzerland said Friday.

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U.S. News -- Trump awards Medal of Honor to three war heroes -- President Donald Trump has awarded the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring their acts of heroism in battle in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

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U.S. News -- Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith found dead at 29 -- Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith was found dead Thursday afternoon by police at his Nashville, Tenn., home, authorities said. He was 29.

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U.S. News -- U.S. kills 3 in suspected drug boat strike; toll hits 211 -- The U.S. military killed three people Thursday in its most recent attack on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. News -- Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with star-studded ceremony -- The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago opened with a long list of celebrities performing and in attendance at the 19-acre space's grand opening.

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World News -- U.S. military lifts naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman -- The U.S. lifted blockades in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, and reports show that vessels have departed the region through the Strait of Hormuz.

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U.S. News -- Slotkin: Bill to ban president from sending troops to polling places -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced a bill Thursday to ban the president from sending soldiers or agents to voting sites during elections.

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U.S. News -- Vance denies U.S. made concessions in Iran peace agreement -- Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Iran and the United States are complying with their peace agreement but downplayed making concessions.

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Former Olympian arrested for alleged damage to Reflecting Pool

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1 dead, 9 injured in Dominican Republic resort fire

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Trump administration may keep Kennedy Center closed for renovations

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Mona Khalil, 76, sea turtle advocate, dies from Israeli attack

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5 men stabbed in alleged anti-Muslim attack in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Scenes from the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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