Trump tells Pa. truck workers 'fat drug' prices coming down next week: 'That alone should win the midterms'

https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/us-news/trump-tells-pa-truck-workers-fat-drug-prices-coming-down-next-week-that-alone-should-win-the-midterms/
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President Trump told blue-collar Pennsylvanians Tuesday that “fat drugs” are going to become cheaper for millions of Americans next week. Trump visited a Mack Trucks plant in eastern Pennsylvania to urge support for Republican congressional candidates with an economic appeal. He said the resolution of the Iran war would swiftly ease energy prices and inflation and that booming stock value are making husbands look like financial geniuses.

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Trump's three big retreats lay bare the limits of his power

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CNN.com will feature iReporter photos in a weekly Travel Snapshots gallery. Visit CNN.com/Travel each week for a new gallery of snapshots from across the U.S. and around the world. This week, CNN takes a look at a group of photographers traveling to New York City for a photo shoot.

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Nancy Guthrie: What we know about the second note in the case | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/us/nancy-guthrie-note-what-we-know
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The 84-year-old was taken from her home in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills on February 1. In the days that followed, two notes purportedly written by the abductors were sent to a number of news outlets including CNN affiliate KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona. The full content of one of the notes was not publicly shared.

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Iran can't get ANY control over the Strait of Hormuz— period

https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/opinion/iran-cant-get-any-control-over-the-strait-of-hormuz-period/
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The United States cannot allow Iran to set any kind of toll or “user fee’ on ships passing the Strait of Hormuz. The move would devastate Western shipping, slamming the US economy far more than the disruptions from Iran’s recent temporary closure. The only “security” ships would conceivably need in the Gulf is from Iranian attacks.

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Bill Gates ID's Russian women Jeffrey Epstein 'attempted to blackmail' him over

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Gates was grilled before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 about Epstein’s “attempt to blackmail” him. Gates testified that Epstein had accurately discovered he had been involved in two affairs with Russian women at the time. The attempt to gain “leverage” over one of the world's richest men was first revealed in a July 18, 2013, email.

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Exclusive | Gavin Newsom donors landed plum state posts after shelling out to his PACs

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Records show Newsom solicited $1.05 million in behested payments from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria over a four-month span in 2023. Less than three months after the final contribution, Newsom appointed Greg Sarris, chairman of the tribe, to the University of California Board of Regents.

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Feds bust more hospice fraud in LA

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Federal law enforcement has made another massive hospice fraud bust in LA, swooping on an alleged $27 million scam. One co-conspirator allegedly paid accomplices for the information he needed to steal patients’ identities, then used the money to fund a high-end lifestyle, including a Rolls-Royce.

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American Forces Network employee found with gunshot wound after crash | Fox News

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The unidentified employee was driving to work at the March Air Reserve Base, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, when the incident occurred. Both drivers were taken to a hospital. Details about what led to the shooting were not disclosed. The American Forces Network (AFN) is the official broadcast service of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Hundreds of people set to be evicted in luxury enclave after city sends dreaded letter

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The June 4 notice from the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara informed recipients of federal Emergency Housing Vouchers that their assistance will expire on Sept. 30. In Santa Barbara County, 192 vouchers provide roughly $4.4 million a year in housing assistance to 315 residents, including 62 seniors, 94 people with disabilities and 91 children. The Biden-era program was created to help some of the nation’s most vulnerable residents.

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White House slams media for citing Iranian state media on nuclear deal | Fox News

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The White House slammed the "mainstream media" for citing Iranian state media reports that Tehran has no intention of honoring the nuclear inspection commitments that Vice President JD Vance says were agreed upon. The administration's memorandum of understanding with Tehran has exposed a divide among Republicans over what constitutes victory after the military campaign against Iran.

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Israel furious at Trump for being left out of the US-Iran peace talks

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President Trump is facing backlash in Israel over the decision to keep the Jewish state out of the negotiating table with Iran. An ex-Mossad official and INSS senior researcher said it was a mistake to keep Israel at arms-length. A recent poll by Israel’s Channel 12 TV found 71% of respondents felt they could no longer trust the Trump administration.

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Eight Antifa-linked protesters sentenced to decades for ICE ambush | Fox News

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Eight protesters accused by the Justice Department of having ties to the far-left network Antifa were sentenced to decades in federal prison on Tuesday. Seven other defendants received prison terms ranging from 30 to 70 years, including Autumn Hill and Savanna Batten, who were each sentenced to 50 years. Authorities said the July 4, 2025, ambush at the Prairieland ICE detention center involved fireworks, gunfire directed at officers, and damage to vehicles and buildings.

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President Trump reveals insider details about pressure he put on US Attorney to save California's election

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“I said, here we go again. And I called up the U.S. Attorney in California. They said, we’re going to have a number in the next week,” Trump said. Trump continued to call California’s election “rigged” and attacked mail voting, which California has embraced.

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Alex Murdaugh case investigator fired ahead of anticipated retrial | Fox News

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Former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigator Ryan Kelly was fired from his position as chief inspector for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office on June 8. His termination followed allegations of harassment and improper conduct. Kelly was previously a key SLED agent during the high-profile investigations involving Alex Murdaugh. His firing comes ahead of Murdaugh's anticipated retrial and could raise questions about past evidence and investigative work.

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Rep Dan Goldman responds after Brooklyn coffee shop bans him over Israel | Fox News

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Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., appeared on CNN's "Laura Coates Live" Monday night. Poetica Coffee, a left-leaning coffee shop in Brooklyn, scolded Goldman over his support for Israel. The shop shared a surveillance image of Goldman with an accompanying caption revealing he was not welcome back.

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Senate passes anti-Iran war resolution with 4 Republican votes

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The resolution was passed by the House of Representatives, but not the Senate. It does not require the president to sign it, but could be used to force a change in the law. The Senate is expected to vote on the resolution in the next few days. The resolution would require Congress to approve any changes to the law before they can be implemented.

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Carlos Castaneda: Bestselling author to toxic cult leader - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2026-06-23/american-trickster-carlos-castaneda-biography-review
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A new biography excavates the life of Carlos Castaneda, the UCLA grad student turned New Age cult leader. The book asks why Americans hunger for seductive spiritual hoaxes. His first book, “The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge,” in 1968, purporting to find enlightenment via psychedelic mushrooms and peyote.

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Andy Burnham prepares for a U.K. Labor leadership contest that may be a coronation - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-23/andy-burnham-prepares-for-u-k-labor-leadership-contest-that-may-be-coronation
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Newly elected lawmaker Andy Burnham races to lock up support in a Labor leadership contest. Burnham is the strong front-runner to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer announced Monday that he would step down within weeks after two years in office. The European Union says a key U.K.-EU summit scheduled for July 22 will be postponed.

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8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting, protest are sentenced to decades in prison - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-23/8-convicted-of-terrorism-charges-in-texas-immigration-center-shooting-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison
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Eight protesters accused of having ties to antifa are sentenced to decades in federal prison. One of the defendants, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, was sentenced to 100 years. Seven other protesters received sentences of 30 to 70 years on terrorism-related charges. The defendants deny any affiliation with antifa and maintain they attended the demonstration in support of detained immigrants.

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Column: Trump's second term is a murky, embarrassing and costly spectacle - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-23/trumps-second-term-is-murky-embarrassing-costly-spectacle
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President Trump has done some good work rehabbing Washington, D.C., where I live. But the Reflecting Pool has bedeviled him. Algae keep returning to the pool, and attempts to remedy the problem have yielded further problems. The pool is a microcosm of nearly everything that vexes people about the second Trump term.

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