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June 7, 2026

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Breaking lines and breaking through: Sergiño Dest is showing his full range for the USMNT | USA

In the sixth minute of last Sunday’s friendly against Senegal, the US men’s national team were midway through what became a 20-pass sequence of sustained possession. Beginning with a throw-in along the left touchline, just inside the opponent’s half, the World Cup co-hosts tried to break down the visitors to no avail, eventually recirculating back to the center-backs to survey their next route. Amid all that, Sergiño Dest stayed upfield to offer an outlet if a line-breaking window presented itself. Even when lined up as a nominal defender – he has logged most of his 38 international caps as a

June 7, 2026

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Brace for ‘record-breaking heat’ in a coast-to-coast heat wave

Summer heat is on the way from coast to coast, forecasters say, with high temperatures well into the 80s and 90s and even 100s in some areas. In fact, the national temperature outlook map for June 11-17 shows that above-normal temperatures are forecast for the entire lower 48 states. A “period of record-breaking heat and increasing humidity is possible across much of the country into the middle part of the month,” said Washington Post meteorologist Ben Noll. The heat wave will be the result of a strong ridge of high pressure that’s expected to set up over much of the

June 7, 2026

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USA Airports Battle Terrifying Travel Chaos as Southwest and American Violently Suffer 3,827 Flight Disruptions

Breaking Airline News: USA Airports Battle Terrifying Travel Chaos as Southwest and American Violently Suffer 3,827 Flight Disruptions To aggressively protect international tourists and corporate expatriates from a catastrophic wave of complicated, capacity-constrained transit nightmares and severe operational disruptions, aviation authorities across the USA are violently battling a massive strategic logistical crisis today, June 7, 2026, deploying emergency protocols to mitigate 3,773 sudden delays and 54 massive flight cancellations to completely bypass terrifying global travel chaos. In a highly terrifying and completely chaotic era for commercial aviation, legacy transit corridors are actively collapsing under a massive wave of sudden travel

June 7, 2026

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More Republicans are breaking with Trump. Is it conscience or politics? | US politics

The wrath of Donald Trump has kept congressional Republicans in line for much of his second term thus far. But as the November midterm elections draw closer, the president’s allies in the Senate and House of Representatives appear increasingly willing to defy a president who appears to have asked lawmakers for too much in some areas and too little in others, all while the public sours on his administration. In both chambers, small groups of Republicans have in recent weeks joined with Democrats to advance resolutions requiring that Trump receive Congress’s permission before continuing hostilities against Iran. Republican dissidents in

June 7, 2026

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Donald Trump cancels Pakistan trip for US envoys as Middle East peace hopes fade

US President ​Donald Trump ‌has cancelled a planned ‌trip to ⁠Pakistan by ‌envoys ​Jared Kushner ‌and Steve Witkoff for ​peace ‌talks ⁠with ‌Iran.  Mr Trump posted on Truth Social that the US has “all the cards” and if Iran wants to talk “all they have to do is call”. He also said the trip was “too much time wasted” on travelling. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were due to go to Pakistan for talks with Iran. (Reuters: Jacquelyn Martin) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad without meeting US envoys, Pakistan officials say. Mr Araghchi described his visit to Pakistan

June 6, 2026

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‘Ignorance and cruelty’: former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts | USAID

Nicholas Enrich was working in Kenya in 2003 when the then US president George W Bush signed a landmark $15bn, five-year commitment to combat HIV, the largest international health commitment by any nation to fight a single disease. It was the peak of the epidemic, and for the young American government aid worker “it clicked that my government was ready to join the fight against HIV and I was excited to be a part of that”, he says. More than 20 years on, Enrich, now 43, has published an account of what happens when a new US administration comes in

June 6, 2026

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United Arab Emirates quits OPEC as Iran war raises Gulf tensions

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that it would leave OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which coordinates oil output among leading energy producing nations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The departure from OPEC will likely lead the UAE to boosting energy output. Although with the Strait of Hormuz closed, it’s not clear how fast any increased production would be able to reach global markets. “Following its exit, the UAE will continue to act responsibly, bringing additional production to market in a gradual and measured manner, aligned with

June 6, 2026

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Health care costs reach a breaking point

Statement Highlights: New American Heart Association Presidential Advisory warns that U.S. health care affordability has reached a crisis point. Rising health care costs, driven largely by chronic disease, are forcing many people in America to delay or avoid care altogether, and contribute to worsening health outcomes and increasing medical debt for families nationwide. The advisory outlines five core principles to inform policies toward a more affordable, sustainable health care system. Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Thursday, April 30, 2026 DALLAS, April 30, 2026 — With health care costs constituting a major source of concern

June 6, 2026

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Pentagon inks deals with eight AI companies for classified military work | Trump administration

The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with eight leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon Web Services. “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Pentagon said in statement. The companies had agreed to the US military’s deployment of their technology for “any lawful use”, according to the Pentagon. The startup Anthropic, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, had rejected including the lawful use standard in

June 6, 2026

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‘Everyone has a breaking point’: the immigration judges at the sharp end of Trump’s deportation drive | US immigration

David Koelsch, a former immigration judge based in Maryland, was in Minneapolis visiting his mother and sister the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. He drove to Nicollet Avenue, parked a few blocks away, and walked toward the scene. “I didn’t go there to protest. I didn’t bring a sign. I didn’t bring anything. I just went to stand and bear witness,” Koelsch said. What he saw shook him. Koelsch, 59, had never seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection officers up close in full tactical gear, masked, armed with rifles and