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Monday, June 29, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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US and Iran Agree to New Talks in Qatar After Weekend Exchange of Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz
  • Cnbc — “Helima Croft: The real test is ships returning through the Strait”
  • The Guardian — “Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes”
  • The Guardian — “Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz”
  • The New York Times — “Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Set for New Talks in Qatar, Trump Says”
  • The New York Times — “Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait”
  • The New York Times — “Ships Pull Back Amid Heightened Risk From U.S.-Iran Strikes”
2
Comcast Plans to Separate Into Two Independent Public Companies by Spinning Off NBCUniversal and Sky
  • Wthr — “Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning of NBCUniversal and Sky”
  • Usnews — “Comcast Plans to Split Into Two Public Companies by Spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky”
  • Ct Insider — “Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning of NBCUniversal and Sky”
  • The New York Times — “What Deals Could Comcast and NBCUniversal Do After They Break Up?”
3
Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power to Remove Independent Agency Officials in 6-3 Ruling
  • The Guardian — “Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – live”
  • The New York Times — “Supreme Court Victory for Fed Still Leaves it Vulnerable to Trump”
  • NPR News — “Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor”
  • NPR News — “Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power”
4
Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Allowing Mail-In Ballots Received After Election Day
  • The Guardian — “US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day”
  • Fox News — “Trump unloads after Supreme Court upholds late mail-in ballots in Mississippi”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump unloads after Supreme Court upholds late mail-in ballots in Mississippi”
  • Fox News Politics — “Alito blasts latest SCOTUS ballot ruling as invitation to ‘voter fraud’ risks”
  • NPR News — “The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots”
5
Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Constitute an Unreasonable Search Under the Fourth Amendment
  • NPR News — “Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search””
6
Trump Administration Pays Duke Energy $129 Million to Cancel Offshore Wind Lease
  • The New York Times — “Trump Administration Pays Duke Energy $129 Million to Halt Offshore Wind Farm”
7
Supreme Court Ruling Gives Administration Authority to End Temporary Protected Status for More Groups
  • NPR News — “The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.”
8
Supreme Court Declines to Review $5 Million Verdict Against Trump in E. Jean Carroll Case
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump says he will 'continue the fight' after Supreme Court declines to review Carroll abuse verdict”
  • BBC World — “Trump's final appeal of E Jean Carroll sex abuse case rejected”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court will not consider $5 million verdict against Trump”
9
Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Could Become Largest on Record, Africa CDC Warns
  • The New York Times — “Ebola Outbreak Could Become Largest Ever, Africa’s C.D.C. Warns”
  • The New York Times — “The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?”
10
Record Temperatures Spread Across Central and Eastern Europe as Heat Dome Shifts East
  • The Guardian — “Dangerous temperatures forecast for parts of Europe as heatwave moves east”
  • The Guardian — “Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial ‘lies’, says EU green chief”
  • Guardian Environment — “Dangerous temperatures forecast for parts of Europe as heatwave moves east”
  • Guardian Environment — “Monday briefing: Will the heatwave spark action, or further inflame the culture wars?”
  • Guardian Environment — “Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary swelter through hottest days on record”
  • Guardian Environment — “Not just for rich people: the progressive case for air conditioning | Phineas Harper”
11
Heat Wave Grips Central US with Dangerous Temperatures, Expected to Spread East Through Fourth of July Week
  • PBS NewsHour — “Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces”
  • Guardian Environment — “Heatwave and high humidity to blast much of US: ‘impactful to anyone’”
12
Memphis Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant to Portland Trail Blazers
  • Fox News — “Grizzlies trade Ja Morant to Trail Blazers, ending tumultuous tenure in Memphis: report”
13
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Passes 1,700 as Aftershocks Continue and Nearly 50,000 Remain Missing
  • The Jc — “World Jewish Relief launches emergency appeal in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes”
  • The Guardian — “Strong aftershock terrifies Venezuelans days after devastating twin quakes ”
  • The Guardian — “Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – as it happened”
  • The New York Times — “Efforts to Rescue Venezuela Quake Victims Grow More Desperate”
  • Fox News World — “US military touts work to assist in Venezuela following deadly earthquakes”
  • Fox News World — “33 rescued from Venezuelan rubble: Survival window desperately fading with nearly 50,000 missing”
  • BBC News — “'They are hoping beyond hope': Rescue efforts continue at collapsed La Guaira building”
  • BBC World — “Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves”
  • BBC World — “'No one move!': The agonising silence as Venezuela rescuers listen for survivors”
  • NPR News — “Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test”
  • PBS NewsHour — “More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing”
14
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill Civilians, Taliban and UN Say; Pakistan Claims Militants Were Targeted
  • The New York Times — “Pakistani Strikes Kill Many in Afghanistan”
  • BBC World — “Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says”
15
Six People Killed in Shooting at Facility for Mothers and Children in Germany
  • Fox News — “Gunman kills 6 at youth welfare facility in suspected child custody dispute: reports”
  • Fox News World — “Gunman kills 6 at youth welfare facility in suspected child custody dispute: reports”
  • BBC World — “Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Shooting at youth welfare facility in Germany leaves 6 dead”
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All 11 Aboard Skydiving Plane Killed in Crash Shortly After Takeoff in France
  • Fox News World — “Families watch in horror as skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 aboard”
  • Fox News World — “French investigators probe fatal skydiving plane crash that killed pilot and 10 parachutists”
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