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Maine votes as scandal-plagued Graham Platner seeks Democratic Senate primary win - US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T13:08:42+00:00

Polls for Maine’s primary elections close at 8pm ET as it appears voters may be sticking with Platner despite string of controversiesSign up for the Breaking News US emailin Bangor, MaineGraham Platner has some vocal supporters. I spoke to Tim Fullerton, a Democratic strategist born and raised in Maine who is now cofounder and chief executive of Find Out Media. Fullerton interviewed Platner on his podcast last year. Continue reading...

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‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T13:00:51+00:00

Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bnPeople in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses.The number of annual heat-related emergency department visits or hospitalizations across the US are set to rise from about 109,000 cases a year to as many as 237,000 cases by 2040, the new research has estimated. Continue reading

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Surveillance drones deployment on US’s Great Lakes raises data collection fears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T13:00:51+00:00

Rights groups and some locals worry that program to ‘track illicit activity’ could become a data collection projectThe Great Lakes have rarely ever been considered a hotbed of illicit drug activity or center for illegal immigration.But that hasn’t stopped US government agencies and the company behind surveillance sailing drones from treating the region as such. The US Coast Guard recently announced it has launched an armada of at least six sailing drones in the Great Lakes this summer in an attempt to, in part, “track illicit activity”. Continue reading...

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Le Maroc élimine un haut responsable du Front Polisario

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-09T13:00:17+00:00

Fils d’un ancien chef de l’organisation indépendantiste, Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, 37 ans, a été tué par un drone, dimanche 7 juin, au Sahara occidental.

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« Nous sommes en mode survie et nous faisons face à une menace existentielle » : l’alerte du ministre des finances de l’Autorité palestinienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-09T13:00:14+00:00

Dans un entretien au « Monde », Estephan Salameh estime que l’occupation de la Cisjordanie et le refus d’Israël de verser les taxes douanières prélevées au nom de l’Autorité palestinienne risquent de provoquer un effondrement de secteurs vitaux tels que l’éducation, la santé et la sécurité.

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Govt notifies rules to set up coal exchanges

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T12:53:14+00:00

The Ministry of Coal designated the Coal Controller Organisation in December 2025 as the authority responsible for registering and regulating coal exchanges

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Israel Strikes Lebanese City of Tyre as New Cease-Fire Falters

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:48:17+00:00

The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warnings for the entire city, and came a day after Iran said it would attack Israel if it kept up its offensive in southern Lebanon.

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Man attacked by alligator in swamp while fleeing police in Louisiana

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:46:00+00:00

Suspect, charged with driving while impaired, was eventually captured and arrested with injuries to his armsAn alligator inserted itself into a police pursuit in south-eastern Louisiana, chasing and attacking an allegedly impaired driver who tried to evade law enforcement by leaping into a swamp.The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was eventually captured and arrested with injuries to both arms. Deputy body-worn camera footage of the alligator swimming at speed towards the man and thrashing with him in the water was posted on YouTube by local CBS News affiliate and Guardian reporting partner WWL Lo

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"Наступний мотопробіг - до Криму!": штурмовиики "Скелі" створили власний мотоклуб

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:45:00+00:00

Мотоциклісти 425 окремого штурмового полку "Скеля" стали учасниками найбільшого мотоциклетного фестивалю України "Тарасова гора", який щороку збирає тисячі байкерів з усієї країни. На фестивалі полк також...

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"Наступний мотопробіг - до Криму!": штурмовики "Скелі" створили власний мотоклуб

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:45:00+00:00

Мотоциклісти 425 окремого штурмового полку "Скеля" стали учасниками найбільшого мотоциклетного фестивалю України "Тарасова гора", який щороку збирає тисячі байкерів з усієї країни. На фестивалі полк також...

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Girl arrested after two students and staff member stabbed at Manchester school

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:44:12+00:00

Co-op academy in Blackley to close for day after students were locked down in classrooms during attackA schoolgirl has been arrested after two students and a staff member were stabbed at a school in Manchester.Students were put into lockdown and told not to leave their classrooms after emergency services were called to the Co-op academy in Blackley on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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Free bus travel for women: Looking beyond the price tag

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T12:43:14+00:00

Kerala’s initiative will not only lead to economic gains for women but will also empower them with more ‘me time’

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Єврокомісія представила 21-й пакет санкцій: які нові обмеження чекають на РФ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:33:00+00:00

Єврокомісія пропонує запровадити нові санкції на тіньовий флот, порти і нафтову інфраструктуру, фінансові операції та криптовалюту, банки, рибальство і заборонити в’їзд російським військовим до ЄС.

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UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:23:26+00:00

Ofcom move follows concerns about misinformation and online claims over police response to Henry Nowak killingSocial media companies have been ordered to have emergency measures in place to stop illegal content going viral, as regulators battle to stop the type of misinformation spiral that circulated after the 2024 summer riots.Sites such as X, formerly Twitter, and TikTok will have to have a “crisis protocol” in place to intervene when the sharing of dangerous content begins to spike. Continue reading...

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