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June 30, 2026

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Breaking: US Supreme Court Backs Birthright Citizenship! –

Donald Trump has suffered a major setback after the United States Supreme Court struck down his executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship. The verdict reaffirmed that children born on American soil remain citizens under the Constitution. Trump had argued that children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders should not automatically receive United States citizenship. The order was challenged in multiple courts before reaching the Supreme Court. In a landmark ruling, the court held that the Fourteenth Amendment continues to guarantee birthright citizenship for almost everyone born in the country. The judges also relied on long standing legal

June 30, 2026

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U.S. Supreme Court rules against Trump executive order on birthright citizenship

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, in a highly anticipated decision that confirms a lower court finding. The president’s order, not retroactive, would have denied citizenship to those born to parents who are in the U.S. without authorization, or whose presence is lawful but temporary, such those on a work or student visa. The 6-3 ruling in

June 30, 2026

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Iran says it has launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said early on ‌Sunday that its navy and ​aerospace forces had launched joint missile and drone ​operations targeting U.S. military ⁠sites ⁠in ‌Kuwait and Bahrain in response to recent U.S. strikes ⁠against Iran. “Violating the ceasefire is contrary ‌to Clause 1 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding ​and will result ⁠in the complete halt ⁠of all ⁠diplomatic ⁠processes,” ​the IRGC said in ​a statement, ⁠according to state-owned broadcaster Press TV. The announcement by the IRGC came after the U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was reportedly hit in the Strait

June 30, 2026

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US justice department charges five men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event | US crime

Law enforcement officials disrupted an attempt to attack the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage fighting event staged at the White House on Sunday with guns and explosive-laden drones, and multiple people were in custody, federal US authorities said. The Department of Justice charged five men over an alleged plot to carry out an attack to kill government officials and others attendees at the “UFC Freedom 250” event on Sunday. The FBI made arrests over the weekend in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska and California, it said, and an investigation remains ongoing. The five men “conspired to plan and execute a mass casualty

June 30, 2026

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US forecasters say potentially record-breaking El Niño underway

The US meteorological agency says an El Niño has now formed in the Pacific Ocean that could reach record-breaking intensity in coming months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially confirmed the existence of the El Niño, which is a warming of the Pacific near the equator that affects weather patterns across the globe. The NOAA’s announcement said there was a 63 per cent chance the El Niño would get so intense over the Southern Hemisphere’s spring and early summer that it “would rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950”. Experts

June 30, 2026

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Thomas Cantara breaks another record at Special Olympics

New Hampshire runner breaks second record at Special Olympics USA Games New Hampshire runner Thomas Cantara set another record at the USA Special Olympics on June 25. He broke the 10K record by close to 52 seconds. “I knew I could beat that 10K record, and just focus on staying consistent with the race, and I kept looking at the clock every time, and I knew I was on pace for it,” Cantara said. Earlier this week, Cantara also set a record in the 1,500-meter men’s final with an official time of four minutes, 30 seconds, which is about three

June 30, 2026

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Donald Trump-Canada: President not looking to renew trade deal

CTV National News: CUSMA talks dominate Canada-U.S. summit as Trump casts doubt on new deal ‘We know how to work together’: Hoekstra on partnership with Canada amid CUSMA talks ‘Look at what he does and not just what he says’: former U.S. ambassador on Trump’s CUSMA rhetoric CTV National News: U.S. President Trump signals no interest in renewing Canada-U.S. trade deal ‘I don’t know that I’m going to renew it’: Trump on CUSMA Ontario signs MOU with Pennsylvania on energy, critical minerals and life sciences Source link

June 29, 2026

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America faces record-breaking heatwave with dangerous temperatures and humidity ahead of Fourth of July

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June 29, 2026

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Swimming: USA’s Gretchen Walsh breaks world record in 50m freestyle

USA swimming star Gretchen Walsh has set a new world record for the women’s 50m freestyle. Clocking a time of 23.55 seconds in the final of the Sette Colli Meet in Rome, Walsh shaved 0.04s off the nine-day-old previous world record set by compatriot and training partner Kate Douglass. More widely known as a butterfly specialist, Walsh broke the American record for the 50m butterfly days before, clocking the second-fastest time ever of 24.51 seconds. The 23-year-old is continuing her impressive form ahead of her home Games at LA28. At Paris 2024, she came away with four medals, including two golds and two

June 29, 2026

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World Cup games today: A closer look at today’s schedule

June 29, 2026, 6:31 a.m. ET Day 19 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first full day of the Round of 32. Three games, three different venues across two countries.  Brazil and Japan open the day in Houston. Then Germany plays Paraguay at Gillette Stadium, walking in as significant favorites. The night closes with the Netherlands and Morocco in Monterrey, in what looks like an early heavyweight clash that could easily have been a quarter or semi-final. The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, and USA TODAY is going all in with reporters on the ground in