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EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with special focus on helping Ukraine fend off Russia and bolstering the EU's own defences. Leaders of the 27 EU countries are to start their two-day summit by signing a security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to demonstrate their support for the country fighting off Moscow's invasion for a third year. The leaders will reiterate their pledge to support Ukraine as long as it takes, stressing that "Russia must not prevail" and that Ukraine must get back the land annexed by Moscow, draft conclusions prepared for the summit showed.
Associated Press
How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power
Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup. In a sense, the uprising was the culmination of tensions that have been brewing in Bolivia for months, with protesters streaming into the nation's capital amid a severe economic crisis and as two political titans battle for control of the ruling party. At the same time, the attempt to take over the palace appeared to have lacked any meaningful support, and even Arce's rivals quickly closed ranks to defend democracy and repudiate the uprising. What appears to have triggered this?
Politico
New York City plans cellphone ban in schools
The move in the nation’s largest school district comes amid growing warnings about the danger social media poses to children.
Associated Press
NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, a privately held company controlled by technology mogul Elon Musk, will build the vehicle that will bring down the space station, but NASA will still oversee the eventual mission. The International Space Station, launched in 1998, is expected to be needed to be brought out of orbit by 2030.
Reuters
CDK says 'small initial test group' brought live on its Dealer Management System
Once validation is complete, it will begin phasing in other dealers, CDK said in a statement. CDK, which provides software to car dealerships, briefly shut down all its systems on Wednesday, June 19, saying it was investigating a cyber incident. The ongoing CDK outage has forced some U.S. auto dealers to switch back to manual paperwork.
CNN
SpaceX to build vehicle that will drag the International Space Station out of orbit
The Elon Musk-led company will get up to $843 million to build a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station for NASA.
CNN
Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state constitution.
Associated Press
NTSB derailment investigation renews concerns about detectors, tank cars and Norfolk Southern
The National Transportation Safety Board's daylong hearing on what caused the disastrous East Palestine train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last year gave the community, railroads and policymakers plenty to think about. The NTSB confirmed the crash was caused by an overheating bearing on one of the rail cars, and they detailed why officials were wrong to blow open five tank cars of vinyl chloride and burn the contents. The detectors railroads use along their tracks to help spot overheating bearings, flat wheels and dangling equipment were a key focus of the NTSB investigation.
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Meet the voters who might ditch Biden and Trump for RFK Jr.: From the Politics Desk
A group of Georgia voters who backed Joe Biden or Donald Trump in 2020 are considering Robert F. Kennedy Kr. for the 2024 presidential election.
TODAY
Hooters abruptly closes dozens of ‘underperforming’ restaurants across the country
Hooters abruptly closes dozens of "underperforming" restaurants across 14 states, with 16 closing in Texas alone. See the full list of store closures.
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Two wars and nervous allies: Biden and Trump may spar on foreign policy in the first debate
Foreign policy is supposed to be a specialty of President Joe Biden, but in the debate Thursday with Donald Trump, he could easily find himself thrown on the defensive.
USA TODAY
John Mannion wins Democratic primary in New York's 22nd district, a key to House control
Democrats target upstate New York's U.S. House seat held by Republican, claiming it's vulnerable to be flipped.
TODAY
Cold plunges are the latest workout trend. Do they actually have benefits?
Cold plunges promise to reduce inflammation, stress, and improve muscle recovery. Here's what we know about the potential mental and physical health benefits.
AFP
US death row inmate awaits execution in Texas
An American man is to be executed Wednesday in the southern US state of Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman.Gonzales' execution will be the second in Texas so far this year and the eighth in the United States, not counting a canceled execution in Idaho this past February due to a failure to administer the lethal dose by the legal deadline.
USA TODAY
Somebody spilled the Supreme Court's beans
The Supreme Court hit publish on a draft opinion in a controversial abortion case before it was ready. It's Wednesday's news.
NBC News
Reparations effort for Black Washington, D.C. residents moves forward
The Council of the District of Columbia approved a budget for next year that includes funds for a reparations task force slated to study the topic of restitution and to develop proposals to address the harms of slavery.
NBC News
A former bench press champ and incumbent says he won a N.Y. primary by speaking to the middle class
Incumbent Ron Kim on Tuesday defeated challengers Yi Andy Chen and Dao Yin with more than half of the vote in the 40th district for the New York State Assembly.
Associated Press
Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP's extremes
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP’s unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Now he will likely be replaced by one of their most boisterous leaders, Rep. Lauren Boebert. Boebert, who has built a name as a headline-grabbing devotee of Trump, won in Tuesday night’s Republican primary election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
Politico
Ex-Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping to get tons of cocaine into US
Juan Orlando Hernández, who was also fined $8 million, said he was "unjustly accused."
Yahoo News
Karen Read murder trial: What to know as jury deliberates in death of Boston police officer
The 44-year-old now waits to hear the jury's decision on whether she killed her police officer boyfriend in January 2022.

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