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Scientists have confirmed a strong El Niño weather event forming that could cause serious problems like droughts, wildfires, flooding, and more hurricanes. The Trump administration tried to shut down important ocean monitoring systems that help track climate changes, but Congress acted to stop this dismantling, at least temporarily.
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El Niño is a weather pattern that affects global climate and can cause extreme weather events.
The current El Niño has a 63% chance to become very strong by winter 2026-27.
Strong El Niños can cause droughts, wildfires, floods, and more hurricanes.
The Trump administration aimed to reduce funding and remove sensors from a major ocean monitoring system.
This ocean system has over 900 sensors and cost about $386 million to build.
Congress passed a bipartisan law to stop the removal of the sensors until a review is done.
The National Science Foundation paused the sensor removal and plans to redeploy some sensors.
Scientists warn removing these sensors would reduce the accuracy of ocean heating and climate forecasts.
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Many parents and experts in the U.S. are worried about using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in schools. Some groups want to pause AI use in classrooms to study its effects, while companies and government leaders promote AI as a way to help students learn and prepare for the future.
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A New York mother’s son was assigned to get feedback from an AI chatbot for a science project.
Parents in several places, including New York and Oregon, want temporary bans on AI in schools.
The Trump administration supports using AI and held a White House event promoting AI in education.
Big tech companies have given money to teachers’ unions to train educators on AI tools.
About 40% of K-12 teachers say their students use AI at least once a week.
AI education platforms like MagicSchool are used in various school districts nationwide.
Some experts warn AI may reduce students’ mental effort and critical thinking skills.
Research shows unclear or limited benefits of AI on actual learning and skill development in K-12 students.
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The Supreme Court ruled that tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration were unlawful and ordered refunds. However, only a small part of the $166 billion owed has been paid back, and the current refund process mainly helps large corporations while working families and small businesses receive little or no relief.
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The Supreme Court declared certain tariffs from President Trump’s administration unlawful in February.
$166 billion in refunds were ordered, but only $21 billion has been repaid so far.
Another $40 billion is stuck because individuals must sue separately to get their refunds.
The refund process favors large importers who have legal resources to file complex claims.
Working families paid around $1,700 more per household due to these tariffs.
Small businesses, farmers, and manufacturers faced higher costs but have limited access to refunds.
The administration continues to impose similar new tariffs despite court rulings.
State officials urge changes to make refunds fair and transparent for consumers and small businesses.
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The news note informs readers that "Movement," a political briefing, will become part of "The Hill Insider," a new paid subscription service starting in July 2026. Subscribers will get weekly political updates, live editor calls, exclusive analysis, and direct contact with reporters covering Washington politics.
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"Movement" is merging into a new service called "The Hill Insider."
The Hill Insider is a paid digital subscription launching in July 2026.
Subscribers will receive weekly briefs on politics and policies.
The service will include live calls with editors.
Exclusive political analysis will be available to subscribers.
Readers will have a direct communication channel with reporters in Washington.
The transition aims to provide deeper coverage of political forces.
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Bernie Sanders' ideas about socialism are gaining more support within the Democratic Party. Candidates he supports are winning elections across the United States, and many Democrats are backing more progressive policies.
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Bernie Sanders promotes socialist ideas.
These ideas are becoming more popular in the Democratic Party.
Candidates endorsed by Sanders are winning elections nationally.
Progressive policies are gaining favor among Democrats.
The shift shows a move toward more left-leaning political views within the party.
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A United Nations inquiry says Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, describing these actions as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The report highlights high child casualties, attacks on medical and educational facilities, and ongoing violence even after a ceasefire began in October 2025.
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About 30% of people killed in Gaza since the war started in October 2023 were children.
Israeli forces have attacked maternity wards, newborn care units, orphanages, and schools.
Palestinian children have been arrested without reason, tortured, and sexually abused while detained.
Violence against children has continued even after the October 2025 ceasefire.
UNICEF estimates over 50,000 Palestinian children have been killed or injured since the war began.
At least one Palestinian child has died every day on average during the eight months after the ceasefire.
The report says these actions violate international law and harm children’s chances of survival.
The inquiry documents the ongoing suffering of Palestinian children from violence and displacement.
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France is experiencing an early and intense heatwave, with temperatures reaching record highs and 54 departments under a red heat alert. Since June 18, 40 people have drowned trying to escape the heat, and the extreme weather is affecting schools, transport, and events across the country.
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France recorded its hottest night ever from Monday to Tuesday.
54 departments, about half the country, are under a red heatwave alert.
Since June 18, 40 people have drowned while trying to escape the heat, mostly young individuals.
Many schools have closed, and trains and sports events have been disrupted due to high temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in many places and remain high through the week.
The heatwave is unusually early in the summer and may break more records.
France has limited use of air conditioning, increasing challenges during heatwaves.
Similar extreme heat waves have caused thousands of deaths in past decades, such as in 2003.
Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, leading to more frequent and deadly heat events.
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Two more people were arrested for an alleged plan to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event held near the White House on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Authorities are investigating the plot and have filed charges against one of the suspects.
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The plot targeted the UFC Freedom 250 event near the White House.
The event took place on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
William Lee Spartacus Falkner from Belfair, Washington, was charged in connection with the plot.
Federal law enforcement is leading the investigation.
The arrests occurred shortly after the event earlier this month.
Court documents reveal details about the charges and suspects.
Officials are working to prevent any future threats related to this case.
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Virginia has agreed to add a new tax on electricity used by data centers starting July 2026 and ending before July 2028. This tax aims to raise up to $600 million a year to support the state budget, while new environmental rules will encourage data centers to use more water- and energy-efficient cooling methods.
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Virginia will charge data centers $0.011 per kilowatt-hour of electricity starting July 1, 2026, ending before July 1, 2028.
The tax could generate up to $600 million annually for Virginia’s general fund.
Any revenue above $600 million will go into a special fund and be refunded to data centers proportionally.
Virginia is imposing a new tax rather than cutting existing tax breaks for data centers.
New environmental rules will focus on reducing water use for data center cooling, especially in areas with scarce groundwater.
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality will create plans to retrofit current data centers to use more efficient cooling systems.
Some lawmakers want data centers to pay more to fund social programs, while others worry the tax could hurt Virginia’s business climate.
Northern Virginia has the largest concentration of data centers in the world, with over 200 facilities.
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The Guardian is hosting a live question-and-answer session with journalist Rafael Behr focusing on Brexit, marking 10 years since the UK voted to leave the European Union. The article also highlights recent political changes in the UK, including Andy Burnham likely becoming the next prime minister after Keir Starmer’s departure.
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Rafael Behr is hosting a Q&A about Brexit and recent UK politics.
The UK voted to leave the European Union 10 years ago.
Andy Burnham is expected to become the new UK prime minister.
Keir Starmer is stepping down as prime minister.
The article includes links to past coverage of Brexit’s impact and political events.
Topics include analyses of economic changes, public opinions, and political successes and setbacks.
The platform invites readers to join discussions and ask questions about Brexit and UK politics.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, received a £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency investor before he became a Member of Parliament (MP). He says the gift is for his personal security and refuses to disclose how he spends it, while the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner investigates if he broke rules about declaring financial gifts.
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Nigel Farage got a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne, a British cryptocurrency investor.
Farage says the gift is personal and meant for his security until he dies.
He has not revealed how much of the money he has spent or on what.
The gift was given before Farage was elected as MP for Clacton.
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is looking into whether Farage should have declared this gift.
UK rules say MPs must declare financial interests received in the year before being elected.
Farage argues he did nothing wrong and has taken no personal expenses since being elected in July 2024.
He is currently the leader of the Reform UK party, having taken over in June 2024.
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The CEO of People Inc., Neil Vogel, said Google is misusing its power by using the same tool to gather content for both its search engine and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Vogel explained that blocking Google is hard because it uses one crawler for both purposes, which affects content owners and their revenues.
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Neil Vogel is the CEO of People Inc., a large American publisher.
Google uses one web crawler for both search indexing and AI data collection.
Blocking Google’s crawler is difficult because it serves multiple Google services.
People Inc. previously partnered with Cloudflare to control AI crawlers through a permission-based system.
Publishers like People Inc. earn money from search traffic through ads and affiliate links.
People Inc. has AI content licensing agreements with Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft.
Some deals let AI companies use content without limits; others are pay-as-you-go.
Vogel expects AI-publisher agreements will continue because publishers provide essential data inputs for AI.
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Tourists escaped from an active volcano that was erupting and shooting out glowing lava. The eruption caused people nearby to leave quickly for safety.
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A volcano erupted, sending hot lava into the air.
Tourists were present near the volcano when it erupted.
The eruption led to tourists fleeing the area to avoid danger.
The event drew media attention and live streams.
The incident happened recently, on June 23, 2026.
The eruption created a hazardous environment near the volcano.
Emergency responses or further outcomes were not detailed in the article.
The volcano's eruption posed risks to people in the vicinity.
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Kenya’s health minister has stopped work on a US-run Ebola quarantine facility after a court order. The facility, near Nairobi, faced protests and legal challenges because many Kenyans oppose it due to fears of Ebola, a contagious disease.
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The Ebola facility is being built at Laikipia air base, about 125 miles from Nairobi.
It is meant for US citizens evacuated from the nearby Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The facility includes about 50 isolation beds and was to be managed by US medical staff.
Kenya’s government ignored an earlier court order to stop the work, leading to the health minister being held in contempt.
Health minister Aden Duale has now ordered all work on the facility to stop immediately.
Protests against the facility have turned deadly, with three people killed near the site.
Kenya has never had a case of Ebola, and many citizens fear bringing infected people into the country.
The US has pledged $13.5 million to help Kenya prepare for Ebola but some critics view the plan as having colonial implications.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for spending large amounts of money to support pro-Israel candidates in New York elections. He said AIPAC defends harmful policies and called the group "monsters," which sparked strong reactions from Jewish leaders and politicians.
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Mayor Mamdani called AIPAC "monsters" and criticized their financial influence in New York’s primary elections.
He said AIPAC supports the current situation in Palestine and the surrounding region, which he described as immoral.
Mamdani mentioned that over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza have died since a ceasefire was made last October.
He accused AIPAC of using "dark money" to keep political power and prevent moral change.
Some Jewish leaders, including Representative Josh Gottheimer, condemned Mamdani’s comments as antisemitic.
The debate relates to New York’s Democratic primary elections, where candidates’ views on Israel have become a key issue.
AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, gave over $600,000 to support incumbent Adriano Espaillat.
Mamdani supports candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, who attended a pro-Palestine rally after a Hamas attack in October 2023.
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Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu’s family won a court case allowing his body to be buried in South Africa, where he died, instead of being returned to Zambia for a state funeral. The ruling overturned a previous decision that favored the Zambian government’s wish to bury him in the capital, Lusaka.
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Edgar Lungu died in South Africa at age 68 due to an undisclosed illness.
The Zambian government wanted to bury Lungu in a presidential burial site in Lusaka with full honors.
Lungu’s family preferred a private burial in South Africa and disagreed with the government’s plan.
The South African high court initially allowed Zambia to take the body for a state funeral.
The family appealed the decision at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein and won.
The ruling means Lungu’s body will remain in South Africa for burial.
Lungu had a tense relationship with Zambia’s current President Hakainde Hichilema, who succeeded him.
The family stated Lungu did not want President Hichilema involved in his funeral or near his body.
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A new report finds that nearly 80% of datacenters worldwide face risks from climate hazards like floods, fires, and extreme winds. These risks can cause disruptions, higher repair costs, and affect digital services that rely on these datacenters.
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Around 80% of datacenters are exposed to extreme climate threats such as flooding, strong winds, and wildfires.
Chronic climate risks like heat and drought affect 54% of datacenter markets globally.
Most datacenters in the Americas (86%) face risks from floods, wind, and wildfires, compared to 60% in Asia-Pacific and 25% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Asia-Pacific datacenters have the highest exposure (89%) to heat and drought risks.
In the US, important datacenter areas like the Carolinas, Atlanta, New York-New Jersey, and northern Virginia are among the most at risk.
Many new datacenters are being built in vulnerable regions, even though safer locations exist.
Datacenters use a lot of water, and about two-thirds of upcoming US datacenters are planned in drought-affected areas.
Climate damage to datacenters can cause wider service disruptions and strain local power and water resources.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to end a war that most Israelis want to keep going. This decision creates a difficult situation for Netanyahu as he faces pressure from the public and political challenges.
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Netanyahu agreed to stop the conflict in Israel.
Most Israelis prefer to continue the war.
The war was an important issue for Israeli citizens.
Netanyahu now faces criticism and challenges at home.
The decision affects political stability in Israel.
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The U.S. government is trying to stop a company, RMS Titanic Inc., from selling more than 100 personal items taken from the Titanic shipwreck. The company wants to auction these artifacts even though past agreements said they could only be shown in museums or exhibitions.
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RMS Titanic Inc. owns the exclusive rights to salvage items from the Titanic wreck.
The company plans to auction over 100 artifacts, including personal belongings and decorative items.
The U.S. government, through NOAA, says selling these items breaks legal rules tied to the wreck.
Court documents show that RMS Titanic Inc. does not believe it needs permission to sell the artifacts.
Salvage operations from 1987 have brought up thousands of items from the Titanic.
Previous attempts to sell Titanic artifacts were blocked by U.S. courts and opposed by preservation groups and victims' families.
Items rescued by survivors or rescuers can be sold legally and have recently fetched high prices at auctions.
The rescue and ownership of Titanic artifacts involve legal claims in both the U.S. and France.
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Valve has launched its new Steam Machine gaming computer with higher prices than first planned, citing increased costs for computer parts. The Steam Machine, which works as both a PC and a gaming console, starts at £879 in the UK and $1,049 in the US due to rising prices for memory and storage.
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Steam Machine's UK price is £879; US price is $1,049.
The price increased because computer parts like RAM and storage have become more expensive.
Valve also raised prices on its Steam Deck handheld device by 40% earlier due to similar reasons.
The Steam Controller will be sold for £85 or bundled with the Steam Machine for higher prices.
The Steam Machine is a gaming PC designed to also work like a console.
Prices for electronic devices are rising across the market due to higher memory and storage costs.
Memory demand is high partly because of data centers used for artificial intelligence processing.
Analysts say the Steam Machine’s price makes it a niche product compared to cheaper consoles like the PS5.
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