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‘There’s a lot of bullying’: the shocking life of a teenage elite swimmer
Training to be a champion swimmer, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell spent her teenage years locked in a punishing world of long hours, body scrutiny, racism and bullying. So can the rewards of elite sport ever justify the sacrifices?. There’s a ...The Guardian - World -
Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure
With the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?BBC News - Top stories -
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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum has beaten her rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, by a landslide to become Mexico's next leader.BBC News - Top stories - Mexico -
Nigel Farage to stand in election and become leader of Reform UK
Farage will stand in the constituency of Clacton, days after ruling himself out.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
NIH record-keeping scandal emboldens GOP attacks
A brewing controversy involving top officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seemingly trying to hide public records could give Republicans an opening to overhaul the agency and potentially slash its budget should they gain control of ...The Hill - Politics -
The Nazis’ Atlantic wall that failed to prevent D-day
For the 80th anniversary of the landings, AFP photojournalist Olivier Morin spent three weeks documenting the remnants of the supposedly impregnable defences designed to keep the allies at bay. Fearing an allied invasion of occupied Europe, Adolf ...The Guardian - World -
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CNN journalist says he was attacked at Turkish exile’s Pennsylvania home
Yunus Paksoy appeared to be filming a live broadcast outside home of Fethullah Gülen when man in SUV approached. A CNN Turkey journalist says a supporter of political movement founder Fethullah Gülen attacked him near the self-exiled figure’s home ...The Guardian - World -
Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
Ukraine has imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk provinceABC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
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Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province.NBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
German police officer dies of wounds suffered in knife attack
A 29-year-old German police officer has died of injuries suffered during a knife attack that left five other people injured on the central square of MannheimABC News - World - Germany -
A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
Pakistani police say a Christian man who was accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuriesABC News - World -
Shark attack victim punched it in the face before he was rescued, friend says
A man who survived being bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming at a popular California beach on Sunday punched the predator on the nose, before he was rescued by quick-thinking fellow swimmers, an eyewitness has said.NBC News - Top stories -
Swimmer suffers significant shark bites in first attack of the season
Early Sunday morning near San Diego, a 46-year-old swimmer suffered “significant” but non-life-threatening shark bites to his torso, left arm and hand. The attack prompted closure signs on beaches within a mile of the incident. NBC’s Liz Kreutz ...NBC News - Top stories -
How to survive a bear attack -- or better yet, avoid one altogether
Encounters with bears do happen. Experts share how to avoid a bear attack -- and how to survive one if you find yourself in the fight of your life.CNN - Top stories -
Sydney drenched by month’s worth of rain in less than a day
City saw 143mm of rain on first day of winter – more than the June average of 132mm. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSydney has been inundated with more ...The Guardian - World -
President Biden faces key test as his son heads to court days after Trump's guilty verdict
Three days after Joe Biden proclaimed that “no one is above the law,” his lone surviving son, Hunter, faces a criminal trial on gun charges that could land him in jail.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Parachute jump kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.CBS News - Top stories -
Real Madrid preparing to announce Kylian Mbappé signing within days
Forward joining on free transfer after PSG contract expiresMbappé confirmation to follow record 15th European Cup winReal Madrid intend to announce the signing of Kylian Mbappé on a free transfer early this week. The France striker confirmed last ...The Guardian - World -
National security official says "Election Day will be a referendum" on faith in U.S. systems
Matt Pottinger served as deputy National Security Adviser under former President Donald Trump and resigned after Jan. 6, 2021, and later testified that national security was in harm that day and it gave ammunition to feed a narrative that our ...CBS News - Top stories -
Hunter Biden to Go on Trial in Gun Case, Days After Trump Was Convicted
On Monday in Delaware, one of two trials will begin in which President Biden’s son will defend himself during a presidential election year.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Shein fashion group plans to file for London listing in coming days
Confidential filing would lay groundwork for blockbuster IPO and provide a coup for faltering UK stock exchangeFinancial Times - Business -
Ceremonies marking 80 years since D-Day kick off in Normandy
France will hold a series of ceremonies this week to commemorate 80 years since the D-Day invasion. While the remaining living Americans who participated in the attack are mostly too old to make the trip, those that could traveled to France for ...CBS News - Top stories -
Heat kills more than 50 people in India in three days
Over 50 people have died in the past three days due to heat-related illnesses.BBC News - Top stories - India -
'I remember scenes of joy after D-Day success'
D-Day servicewoman Ada Chell remembers her suitor Robert Nicholson who died during the war.BBC News - Top stories -
Biden travels to Europe to commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary
President Joe Biden leaves the campaign trail this week and flies to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, where he’ll give speeches touting American alliances that beat back dictatorships bent on world conquest.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Hunter Biden faces trial on gun charges days after Trump conviction
Court appearance of president’s son this week is latest lurid case to roil US election campaignFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Jill Biden attends first day of Hunter Biden's trial in Delaware
First lady Jill Biden arrived Monday morning at a Delaware courthouse where her son, Hunter Biden, is set to go on trial on federal gun charges. President Biden and the first lady spent Sunday night in Wilmington, where Hunter Biden's trial is ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
In the Cold Light of Day, Playing Tennis at 3 A.M. Is Ludicrous
Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti recorded the latest-ever finish at the French Open. That isn’t good, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Sports -
Amazon just marked down Fire TV sticks for Father's Day
Upgrade Dad's entertainment system with the Amazon Fire TV Stick Max streaming stick, now just $40.CBS News - Top stories - Amazon -
First day of jury deliberations in Trump New York hush money trial
The jury in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has been dismissed for the day after deliberating for more than four hours on Wednesday.CNN - Top stories - New York -
German court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event
A German court ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack that left six people injuredABC News - World - Germany -
Trump's attacks on US justice system after guilty verdict could be useful to autocrats like Putin
After his historic guilty verdict, Donald Trump attacked the U.S. criminal justice systemABC News - World - Donald Trump -
Man detained in Romania's capital after allegedly attacking Israeli embassy with Molotov cocktail
A foreign citizen has been detained in Romania’s capital after allegedly attacking the entrance of the Israeli Embassy with a Molotov cocktailABC News - World - Israel -