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Trump says July 4 National Mall celebration will double as a "Trump rally
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (278+ words) June 15 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a July 4 celebration on the National Mall marking the nation's "250th anniversary would double as one of his "signature rallies, blurring the line between official commemoration and political event. Critics have accused…...
US Supreme Court turns away free speech claim by anti-abortion student
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (547+ words) WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) " The U. S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a former high school student's free-speech challenge to an Indiana public school district's policy that barred her from displaying a flyer with an anti-abortion message on school walls. The…...
Analysis-Trump veers toward exit in Iran war but risks loom | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (1168+ words) By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) " With an agreement on a framework for a peace deal with Iran, U. S. President Donald Trump may have found a way to begin extricating himself from an unpopular war while setting global…...
Turkey's foreign minister to visit Moscow for talks on Ukraine, Black Sea | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (253+ words) ANKARA, June 15 (Reuters) " Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will repeat Turkey's offer to host talks between Russia and Ukraine on a visit "to Moscow this week at which he "will also discuss Black Sea shipping safety and the South Caucasus, a…...
African migrants with deep roots in South Africa flee xenophobic attacks
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (855+ words) DURBAN, South Africa, June 15 (Reuters) " When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a toddler; there was no other place she called home....
Trump's support in rural America slips as fuel and food prices climb, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (713+ words) By Leah Douglas and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) " Brian Rauch has felt the squeeze of higher gas prices on his 30-mile (50-km) drives from his home in rural Stevensville, Montana, to the doctor's office. He has also noticed food…...
Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (534+ words) By Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) " British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live-streaming platforms, in a fightback against big tech that…...
Factbox-How will the UK ban on social media for under 16s work?
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (358+ words) LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) " British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would impose a ban on social media sites for children under 16 and restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms "to "give kids their childhood back. Below are details of what is…...
British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Channel
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (389+ words) LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) " British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel on Sunday, leading for the first time an operation to disrupt the oil revenue that helps fund Russia's "war in Ukraine. The vessel…...
In Tijuana, Iran's tiny diaspora agrees on little " except Team Melli
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (947+ words) By Emily Green and Herbert Villarraga TIJUANA, Mexico, June 14 (Reuters) " Some 25 miles (40 km) south of the U. S. -Mexico border, nestled between taquerias in the suburbs of Tijuana, hangs a flag in the Mexican colors of green, white and red. But its…...