US AND CANADA

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR A 57-YEAR OLD MAN IN SHOOTING 2 MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS

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A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what Gov. Tim Walz described as “targeted political violence.”

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ISRAEL STRIKES IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES, MISSILE FACTORIES

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Israel said it targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders on Friday at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

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TRUMP MOVES TO HALT CALIFORNIA EV PROGRAM

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President Trump signed resolutions Thursday that effectively halt California's program to phase out gasoline-powered cars in favor of electric vehicles by 2035. The move, which the state is immediately challenging in court, follows a decision by the Republican-led Congress to revoke California's waiver permitting it to establish stricter emissions standards. The action underscores the continuing disagreement between the federal government and California over climate change policy.

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VATICAN AND BEIJING MOVE CLOSER WITH HISTORIC APPOINTMENT OF CHINESE BISHOP

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Pope Leo XIV has made a defining move in Vatican-China relations by appointing Joseph Lin Yuntuan as Fuzhou's Auxiliary Bishop. This marks the first Chinese bishop appointed under his papacy, reaffirming the fragile but ongoing cooperation set forth in the controversial 2018 accord originally crafted under the late Pope Francis.

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POPE LEO ROCKS CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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Pope Leo XIV is swinging for the fashion fences — and this time, it's not an AI hallucination. The pontiff, born Robert Provost in Chicago, made headlines this week by donning a White Sox baseball cap during a general audience at the Vatican. Smiling under the brim of his cap and dressed in his traditional white cassocks, the image was both shocking and endearing, a bold blend of solemn tradition and South Side swagger. As the first American pope and a lifelong White Sox fan, Leo's choice felt like a holy home run for fans of casual flair and sports devotion alike.

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TOURIST GORED BY BISON IN YELLOWSTONE AS VISITORS KEEP FORGETTING THEY'RE NOT IN A PETTING ZOO

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A New Jersey man's dream visit to Yellowstone National Park took a wild and horned turn when he was gored by a bison earlier this month. It happened on June 10, proving once again that the park's giant fluffy icons are not to be mistaken for oversized cows with good manners.

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AIR INDIA LONE SURVIVOR DETAILS FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE PLANE CRASH

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Speaking out is the only survivor of the Air India plane crash. The British national described his experience of the moments leading up to the tragedy, when the plane had just left the airport, hours after Vishwash Kumar Ramesh left the London-bound flight AI171, which crashed down on June 12 in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing every other person on board.

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TRUMP SECURES CHINA TO SUPPLY MAGNETS AND RARE EARTHS AMID TARIFF AGREEMENT

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After months of tariff escalations and retaliatory restrictions, the United States and China have reached a tentative understanding aimed at stabilizing a fragile trade relationship. The deal, revealed Tuesday after two days of negotiations in London, outlines a framework under which China will immediately resume rare earth exports to the U.S.—a sector critical to defense, automotive, and tech industries.

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