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June 19, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	Ticket resale sites for World Cup, concerts face surge of complaints, demands for refunds
-	Trump routinely trashes the Obama-era Iran nuclear agreement. How is his deal different?
-	Canadian sniper rifles openly flaunted in Yemen, Sudan, Libya — despite arms sanctions
-	Celebrations. Lineups. Ticket struggles. Is the FIFA Fan Festival worth it?
-	JD Vance cancels trip to Europe for peace talks with Iran this weekend
-	Frank Stronach could learn fate in sexual assault trial on Friday
-	Canadian shot and killed in apparent accident in South Africa's Kruger National Park
-	Paint already peeling after Trump-ordered spruce-up of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

☰ × BBC World

-	US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip
-	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
-	Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium
-	Zimbabwe MPs pass bill to extend president's time in power
-	Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery
-	Thirty-five killed as gunmen attack Niger's biggest airport
-	In Trump's shadow, Vance becomes face of Iran deal

☰ × Global News

-	Some Vancouver businesses struggling during FIFA World Cup
-	Rutland’s ‘Blue Shirts’ return to support businesses, community
-	Alberta dual-practice doctors could begin offering private surgeries in fall
-	Kelowna councilllor Ron Cannan launches mayoral campaign, promises focus on public safety
-	Black Montreal police employees told management some are worried about going to work
-	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

☰ × NPR News

-	Morning news brief
-	Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain
-	US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
-	Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup
-	Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdraw plans for psychiatric defense
-	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

☰ × 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

-	World Cup: Who is Ayyoub Bouaddi, the French teenager playing for Morocco?
-	US kills 3 in strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific
-	Oil prices rise as Lebanon fighting erupts and Hormuz traffic still slow
-	US-Iran talks postponed as Israel attacks Lebanon
-	Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup 2026 travel restrictions
-	Iran war day 112: Vance defends Tehran ‘deal’ but Switzerland trips are off
-	A world on trial: How lawyers documenting Israeli abuse pay a price
-	Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha happy his mother will attend World Cup

☰ × The Verge

-	Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months
-	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

☰ × TechCrunch

-	The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t
-	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

☰ × TechRadar

-	Kensington SD5010T5 EQ review: This Mac mini-sized dock isn't cheap, but it’s a fully featured Thunderbolt 5 docking station that doesn’t take up much desk space
-	I tested the Circular Ring 2 and wanted to love it, but the software got in the way
-	'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)

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