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Lebanese villagers return to find homes in ruins

Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants in 2024, but is at a loss now that most of his village has been destroyed in Israel's latest round of strikes.Where his house once stood in Qlaileh is now rubble; where his garden bloomed, dust, with more dust covering the toys and furniture strewn around the remains of his living room."Oh dear... Oh God. There was a building here... here... there was a building here," the 46-year-old father of three said as he pointed to the husks of buildings that once housed his neighbors.The spi
Lebanese villagers return to find homes in ruins
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New Jersey congressman absent from Capitol Hill for months set to return June 30

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. will return to the House on June 30, a spokesperson told The New York Times, which would mark an end to the New Jersey congressman’s mysterious, three-month long absence from Capitol Hill.“As the congressman has previously stated, upon his return he will be fully transparent about this medical condition,” spokesman Harrison Neely told the Times, saying, “You’ll hear from him in person on the 30th.”The New Jersey Globe first reported on Kean’s expected return date. CNN has reached out to representatives for Kean for comment.Kean last cast a vote in the
New Jersey congressman absent from Capitol Hill for months set to return June 30
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Iran’s hardliners threaten to spoil the regime’s victory lap

As details of the agreement between the United States and Iran were beginning to emerge last week, a powerful Iranian politician stepped before a crowd in Tehran and read aloud what he claimed was the final text of the memorandum.Mahmoud Nabavian, vice chairman of the parliament’s National Security Commission, warned that the agreement would turn the Islamic Republic into a “colony of the United States” and open the Strait of Hormuz even to Israel.The speech, broadcast live across the country, helped ignite a backlash. Supporters rallied outside Iran’s foreign ministry and launched a �
Iran’s hardliners threaten to spoil the regime’s victory lap

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Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents

The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi. The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in a series of troubling encounters with police that have outraged community members in recent years. It has led to protests and calls for greater police accountability in the town of 8,000, with some civil rights activists pointing to Kohen's death as another example of a Black life lost over something of nominal value — in this
Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents
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Trump’s new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he could assess whether to fire them, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The sources said Pulte is eyeing to cut hundreds of jobs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).Pulte’s appearance at ODNI on Thursday caught staff off-guard, including the outgoing director, Tulsi Gabbard, who was given a brief heads up on the visit. Trump himself has said that Pulte, who is
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Wyndham Clark seizes on changing nature of Shinnecock to lead US Open

Whatever dread Wyndham Clark felt when he saw the tee times and the forecast for the U.S. Open gave way to hope Thursday, and he still hadn't even arrived at Shinnecock Hills. Morning fog led to a two-hour delay, and Clark had a feeling his late afternoon start would be an advantage as the wind began to subside with the setting sun. Good golf was still required, and Clark displayed every bit of that before he was stopped only by darkness. By then, the former U.S. Open champion rode a birdie-birdie-eagle stretch to 6-under par through 16 holes and a four-shot lead.
Wyndham Clark seizes on changing nature of Shinnecock to lead US Open
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South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death

Two men, including one whose life sentence was commuted by then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, have been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a rural area five days after she went missing in March. McKenna Wendel was reported missing March 13 and last seen alive in her hometown of Sioux Falls early on March 14. Her body was found outside Brookings, an hour's drive north of Sioux Falls, on March 19. Wendel's uncle, Mark Milk, 51, also of Sioux Falls, now faces five counts related to her death. Milk was almost three decades

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How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses

As a barrage of Ukrainian drones descended on Moscow in the early hours of Thursday, Russia’s response appeared more like a scramble, and less like a well-planned strategic defense. Videos from the streets of the capital showed glimpses of the ensuing chaos.Footage verified by CNN and analyzed by experts shows soldiers firing portable, shoulder-mounted air-defense systems from a busy highway, as traffic cautiously passes by. People run for safety as a drone, probably downed by Russian air defenses, plummets into a building in a sprawling marketplace.In another video, what appears to be a Rus
How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses
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US manager Mauricio Pochettino wants the nation to believe in his team

Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.It was a brilliant day for two of this year’s co-hosts with Canada recording its first ever World Cup win and Mexico becoming the first team to qualify for the knockout rounds this summer. Attention now naturally turns to the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) ahead of its second game of the tournament.We’ll bring you everything you need to know about the match, including the thoughts of a US soccer legend. In addition, we’ll have all the latest news f
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Oil prices are falling and stocks are up. Traders worry they’ve gone too far

The agreement to re-open the Strait of Hormuz has been met with swift relief in markets. But some traders worry the rally in stocks and drop in oil prices might be overdone.WTI, the US oil benchmark, settled at $76.60 a barrel Thursday, down almost 10% on the week. Gas dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March. US stocks are near record highs.“Traders are kind of pricing in perfection,” said David Oxley, chief commodities and climate economist at Capital Economics. “It’s the relief that the strait’s open – this is wonderful news compared with the nightmare scenario o
Oil prices are falling and stocks are up. Traders worry they’ve gone too far
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Exclusive: Ex-Trump official: US-Iran framework is ‘enormously helpful’ to Iran

The diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran is a potential gamechanger for Iran’s war-battered economy, former Trump energy secretary Dan Brouillette told CNN in an exclusive interview.The 14-point framework agreement, signed by President Donald Trump this week, delivers an immediate lifeline to Iran by allowing the OPEC nation to restart its economic engine: selling oil and fuel.“It’s enormously helpful to them,” said Brouillette, now a distinguished visiting fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.Brouillette, who served as US energy secretary b

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Sports cannot become a luxury, says Mamdani, outlining plans to air World Cup throughout New York

Sports cannot become a luxury, says Mamdani, outlining plans to air World Cup throughout New York
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Analysis: What the missing center has meant for the Supreme Court

Analysis: What the missing center has meant for the Supreme Court

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How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's

President Donald Trump has insisted that the deal he has reached with Iran is superior to the one that President Barack Obama

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High-wire diplomacy delivered US-Iran deal but hardest stage lies ahead, sources say

High-wire diplomacy delivered US-Iran deal but hardest stage lies ahead, sources say
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There are many questions about the Iran deal. Here are (some) answers.

The agreement struck between the United States and Iran aims to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and relaunch nuclear talks with a 60-day deadline

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Lebanon ceasefire agreed after US-Iran talks in Switzerland scrapped

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after an escalation in fighting there jeopardised the chances

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More than 1 billion barrels of oil have gone missing

More than 1 billion barrels of oil have gone missing
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Exclusive: Ex-Trump official: US-Iran framework is ‘enormously helpful’ to Iran

Exclusive: Ex-Trump official: US-Iran framework is ‘enormously helpful’ to Iran

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White House staff bids farewell to planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years

White House staff bids farewell to planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years

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‘If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD’: Vance’s risky gambit on Iran peace efforts

‘If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD’: Vance’s risky gambit on Iran peace efforts

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls

From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

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How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses

How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses
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Fort Worth Fire's new bike EMS team beats the heat and the crowds

Fort Worth Fire's new bike EMS team beats the heat and the crowds
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Technology is not the villain in ‘Toy Story 5.’ Excess is

Technology is not the villain in ‘Toy Story 5.’ Excess is
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White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near

White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near