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Are Banks Open on Juneteenth 2025? List of Holiday Closures

On Juneteenth, several banks will adjust their hours for the federal holiday.
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Is There Mail on Juneteenth? USPS, Post Office, FedEx Hours

Mail deliveries may be impacted on Juneteenth, the holiday in which Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.
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China Goes on Diplomatic Offensive as Israel-Iran War Distracts America

China hosted a summit for African leaders last week while the Trump administration weighed adding two dozen more African countries to its travel ban list.
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A rebrand for the U.S. AI Safety Institute, major news from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, blackmailing AI, and Meta’s Scale play – Center for Security and Emerging Technology

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Dear Abby: How do I protect my gay dad from my homophobic husband?

Abby advises a reader on how to help her dad and father get along despite their differences.
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Heartbreaking video captures desperate pleas from bystanders as NYC shooting victim lay dying in street: ‘Keep breathing’

A heartbreaking video captured a Bronx shooting victim’s last breaths as bystanders pleaded — ultimately in vain – for the bleeding man to cling to life.
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What Aaron Judge thinks about his sudden slump and Yankees’ woes

Aaron Judge extended his first true statistical slump of the season by going hitless in four at-bats in the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the Angels.
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Authorities investigating ‘troubling’ anonymous, unsolicited pizza deliveries to congressional lawmakers

Several public officials have been the recipients of anonymous pizza deliveries, which law enforcement officials say convey the message that the sender knows where they live.
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Planet’s reflective cloud coverage is shrinking – and amplifying the climate crisis, research finds

Study from Nasa and Australian universities shows cloud coverage at the poles has shrunk over past 24 years, but mystery of 2023 global temperature spike remains

Scientists have detected a shrinking in the areas of the planet’s clouds that help reflect the sun’s energy back into space which is amplifying the buildup of extra heat on the planet caused by the climate crisis.

The results of the research could be a major clue to the cause of a pronounced spike in global temperatures in 2023 and 2024 that broke records and both baffled and shocked scientists.

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Massive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress

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