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Trump Holds the Blockade, Not the Bombs - and That Is the Real Leverage in the Iran Deal

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The explosions in Haifa and the petrochemical fires along the Iranian coast have commanded most of the attention. What has not is the thing Donald Trump keeps returning to, with ... Read More


Inside Trump's California Playbook: A Federal Prosecutor, No Allegations, and a Midterm Strategy Taking Shape

That visit, June 9 -- The attorney stood at the edge of the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Friday morning, was shown the counting operation, and left. No search warrant. No subpoena. N... Read More


White House Presses Britain to Drop Its Plan to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

LONDON, June 9 -- The message from Washington to Britain this week was, in effect, that the country should think twice before deciding its own children spend too much time on American apps. It arrived... Read More


The 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Class Is a Monument to the Revolution Mike D'Antoni Started

SPRINGFIELD, June 9 -- The question that hung over the announcement was not who had made it. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 - Amar'e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers, Candace Parker, Mike ... Read More


Topuria Vows to Put Gaethje 'to Sleep' After Divorce Jab Ignites UFC White House Feud

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The White House lawn fight was always going to be something. Now, five days out, it has turned into something else entirely. Ilia Topuria spent the better part of his fight-week... Read More


Wembanyama and the Spurs Silence MSG, Cutting Knicks' Lead to 2-1

That basket, June 9 -- The shot that turned Madison Square Garden silent came with 1:43 on the clock, the Spurs desperately clinging to a one-point lead, and Stephon Castle launching a three-pointer a... Read More


NCAA Appeals Sorsby Ruling as College Football Erupts Over Gambling Integrity Crisis

The appeal, June 9 -- LUBBOCK, Texas - The NCAA filed an accelerated appeal Monday night to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas, targeting a ruling that had restored the eligibility... Read More


Airline Profits Halve in 2026 as the War on Iran Drives Jet Fuel Higher

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 -- For a decade the Gulf's three biggest airlines turned a patch of desert into the crossroads of global aviation, routing the planet's long-haul traffic through Dubai, Doha and... Read More


Trump Said He Calls All the Shots. Then Israel Bombed Iran.

That night, June 9 -- On Sunday afternoon, Donald Trump told The Financial Times that he alone controls the direction of the war with Iran. "I call the shots," he said. "I call all the shots. Netanyah... Read More


Qween Jean Becomes First Openly Trans Tony Award Winner, Accepting Prize for Cats: The Jellicle Ball in Lavender Gown at Radio City Music Hall

New Delhi, June 9 -- The Jellicle Ball on Sunday night, becoming the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award in any category. The moment arrived at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P... Read More