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June 18, 2026
 
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☰ × CBC Canada
- Canada dominates Qatar 6-0 to win men's first FIFA World Cup match
- Canadian shot and killed in apparent accident in South Africa's Kruger National Park
- 'When people commit crimes, they shouldn't be in this fancy-dancey jail,' Ontario premier says of new facility
- Paint already peeling after Trump-ordered spruce-up of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
- 1st trilateral meeting for CUSMA review happening July 1, Mexican official says
- Alberta premier tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation
- Oil tankers move through Strait of Hormuz as interim deal between Iran and U.S. takes effect
- Grassy Narrows demands apology from Carney, action on mercury poisoning
☰ × BBC World
- US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'
- Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for
- What Iran and US get from deal and why both could struggle to keep it
- Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery
- Thirty-five killed as gunmen attack Niger's biggest airport
- Parents of Serbia's teenage school shooter given jail terms in retrial
- Hegseth renews Nato criticism and says US will review presence in Europe
- British man dies in paragliding accident in Spain
☰ × Global News
- Weeknight concerts during Calgary Stampede must end at midnight, city memo says
- Saskatchewan students commemorate 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 with trek
- Regina alternative school celebrates 1st class of graduates
- Dance no more: Sherwood Park man’s curbside performance put to an end by RCMP
- New MPI Hail Response Centre aims to respond to record-breaking claims
- ‘Drop in the bucket’: Sask. wildfire protection grant not enough, says fire chief
- Driver missing after crane goes over bridge and into river in northern Alberta: RCMP
- Montreal family shares hope after life-saving stem cell transplant
☰ × NPR News
- Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
- In photos: The Knicks celebrate their first NBA championship in more than 50 years
- U.S. lifts blockade on Iranian ports as 60-day clock for a final deal starts ticking
- Student loan borrowers will get an interest rate cut if they sign up for auto pay
- Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
- Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack
- You're probably using too many skin care products. Here are the 3 essentials
- These 3 brothers lost their parents to AIDS. Now they struggle to make it on their own
☰ × The Guardian
- CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda
- Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations
- South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case
- Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk
- Sierra Leone’s first lady refuses to condemn FGM without ‘reliable data’ on harms
- Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds
- Titan sub: design flaws and company groupthink central to catastrophe, report finds
- Protesters to rally against World Cup sponsor Hyundai before Mexico game
☰ × Al Jazeera
- Canada vs Qatar World Cup: 3 goals for David, 2 red cards, 1 injured Kone
- Obama opens presidential centre with call for unity
- Paint peeling after $14 million memorial pool renovation
- EU won’t lift key Iran sanctions until formal nuclear deal reached
- Zimbabwe bill to scrap presidential elections sparks backlash
- Iran war live: JD Vance defends Iran deal as US says naval blockade lifted
- Vote counting begins in high-stakes UK by-election
- US judge orders release of Palestinian rights advocate detained by ICE
☰ × The Verge
- Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027
- You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your phone
- HBO Max’s annual plans are 28 percent off right now
- Snap’s Specs look good on nobody
- The best early Amazon Prime Day deals so far
- This robotic self-driving toilet comes to you
- A year of Walmart Plus is half off ahead of Prime Day
- Firefox’s new home page widgets are helping me focus
☰ × TechCrunch
- Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps
- Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M
- AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round
- Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
- OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO 
- The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
- Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features
- Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says
☰ × TechRadar
- 'We've seen an increase in Blu-ray orders of 10,000%': I spoke to a Blu-ray and vinyl manufacturer about their Blu-ray sales and it's given me even more hope for physical media's survival
- I found a hidden ChatGPT setting that changes how hard the AI thinks — and the difference surprised me
- This tiny AMD PC just ran a massive 397B AI Model that required a server room full of GPUs a year ago
- 100 days after the Iran war started — Tehran-backed group breaches California Water Service but claims they 'chose not to disrupt water access'
- The US almost blacklisted DeepSeek for contributing to China’s military and intelligence — but the White House held back to avoid escalating tensions
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #1104)
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #1607)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #838)

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