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Author: Jenna Lee

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Israeli strike kills 3 Lebanese soldiers after ceasefire deal

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

Beirut’s military announced that an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon has killed three troops, just days after…

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FBI arrests 3 in Kansas and Calif. in suspected ISIS-linked plot

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

The FBI announced that it has arrested three men in Kansas City, San Diego and Sacramento on charges of conspiring…

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Hegseth commemorates 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy: ‘Peace is not wished into being’

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commemorated the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, honoring the 160,000 American and Allied troops who…

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Xi Jinping makes rare trip to North Korea next week for the first time since 2019

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

China has announced that Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week for the first time since 2019,…

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Google pays SpaceX $920M per month for compute capacity at xAI data centers

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

SpaceX has secured a major deal with Google that is expected to bring in roughly $920 million per month by…

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Pentagon replaces unused faith tracking codes with streamlined 31-religion grid

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

The Department of War has officially dropped approximately 180 religions from its list of recognized faiths, acting on a directive…

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Trump upgrades Freedom 250 Festival with historic National Mall ‘super rally’

Jun 6, 2026 Jenna Lee

President Donald Trump has upgraded the Freedom 250 opening ceremonies into a massive national rally scheduled for June 24th on…

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U.S. economy surpasses expectations, adds 172K jobs in May

Jun 5, 2026 Jenna Lee

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that employers added 172,000 jobs in May, easily surpassing the expectations of economists…

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House committee passes Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ name change

Jun 5, 2026 Jenna Lee

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee voted to advance President Donald Trump’s effort to rename the Department of Defense…

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House passes Ukraine aid package as over a dozen Republicans defect

Jun 5, 2026 Jenna Lee

The House of Representatives has passed a multi-billion dollar military aid package for Ukraine that also imposes strict new sanctions…

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