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President Trump is turning 80. He will celebrate by watching watch half-naked men brutally assault each other
What Trump’s party - tied to America’s 250 - reveals about his presidency. His focus is solely on legacy - no matter the political cost theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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“President Trump himself will occupy an arena-level seat, positioned like a Roman emperor in his pulvinar—the imperial box—and surrounded by senators and dignitaries, if not the traditional six Vestal Virgins” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Workers stripped President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge's ruling that the performing arts landmark cannot be renamed without an act of Congress reut.rs/43uK7If
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“Like most contemporary wars, this one may ultimately end not with a clear victor but with a deal that leaves all parties involved exhausted and with less than what they might have hoped for” theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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“A few people are getting fabulously, unimaginably wealthy at the same time that entire generations of families worry they will never be able to afford to buy a house, raise children or enjoy a comfortable retirement” nytimes.com/2026/06/13/busin…
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Breaking News: Workers began removing President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center’s facade after a judge ruled it was added unlawfully. nyti.ms/49Xh2ss
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Final from Los Angeles.
The #USMNT opens its #FIFAWorldCup campaign with a resounding win at home.
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“A longtime Trump friend told me that the president ‘can hear the clock ticking.’ Trump knows that term limits will end his time in office, the friend explained, but the president ‘can read an actuarial table too’” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Breaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading. nyti.ms/4uvca5a
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A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from proceeding with a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on.wsj.com/3QzuhZQ
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“Some presidents opted for quiet birthdays
“Neither George Washington nor Abraham Lincoln was fond of public celebrations for their own birthdays (yet they became federal holidays anyway; it’s a safe bet that Trump wouldn’t object to such honors)” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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“President Theodore Roosevelt had been a boxer at Harvard and would occasionally spar at the White House. But, to the best of my knowledge, Trump is the first president to toast his birthday with a blood sport” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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“Although it’s unlikely that Trump will publicly dwell on his advancing age, he’s certainly not hiding from his birthday. This is all part of an in-your-face presidency, one meant to dominate and overwhelm, to blot out the sun” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: President Trump is turning 80. He will celebrate by watching watch half-naked men brutally assault each other
What Trump’s party - tied to America’s 250 - reveals about his presidency. His focus is solely on legacy - no matter the political cost theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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This grey zone of “neither war nor peace” may persist for weeks or months
Such a stalemate would consign the Middle East to a purgatory of sporadic violence and constant anxiety. And it would force the world to confront a stark new economic reality nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world…
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The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal
The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran nytimes.com/2026/06/12/busin…
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#NHL fans are tuning in to the #StanleyCup Final ✅
🏒 Hurricanes-Golden Knights was the most-viewed Game 4 since '17 (5.3M avg. viewers)
🏒 Best Final series start since '15 thru 4 games
More: bit.ly/4edN1pv
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“I can’t believe they are content going with so many [Triple-A] players — utility infielders — at the bottom of the lineup”
“I’m still confused on the Red Sox roster construction and truthfully how they thought it would turn out any different than it has” bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/s…
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The Rafael Devers trade, one year later: Red Sox still missing a big bat like that trib.al/5ZwgAYS
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“Arresting the current trajectory of decline will require the recognition of a hard truth. What broke Britain was not Brussels, bad luck, or bankers. The British broke Britain. To mend it, they must first stop breaking it further” theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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