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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 20.06.2026.
It displays 143 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
20.06.2026 ⇢ The Day Iran Closed the Strait of Hormuz Again
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On June 20, editors tracked the rapid escalation of the US-Iran crisis as Iran again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and US 'bad faith' in the interim deal. Morning coverage focused on the fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and its implications for the Iran agreement. By early afternoon, multiple outlets reported Iran's military command declaring the strait closed, though Vice President Vance insisted it remained open. The closure overshadowed the announcement that US-Iran technical talks would begin Sunday in Switzerland. Throughout the day, headlines highlighted the contradiction between diplomatic efforts and military brinkmanship. Trump threatened to charge tolls on shipping if no final deal was reached within 60 days, while Vance departed for Switzerland. The story dominated across the spectrum, with editors emphasizing the deal's fragility and the strait's strategic importance.
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Breitbart News
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the UFC plot. Marlow said, “The broken immigration system is eating our country alive. And this is one of the biggest stories of the year and it’s barely going
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The luxury Boeing 747, initially valued at $400 million, arrived ahead of schedule on Friday. The jet caused controversy as one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government.
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Breitbart News
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the UFC plot. Marlow said, “The broken immigration system is eating our country alive. And this is one of the biggest stories of the year and it’s barely going
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The Daily Beast
A week after a judge ordered Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center, massive tarps still block the public from seeing the result.
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The Daily Beast
A week after a judge ordered Trump’s name removed from the building, massive tarps still block the public from seeing the result.
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The Washington Post
Neither Washington nor Tehran wants the peace process to collapse completely, but diplomats say they expect a process full of challenges and distrust.
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Dalton Eatherly streams his racist provocations online. It was only a matter of time before the violence rhetoric entered the real world.
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Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.
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Associated Press
Lebanese state media say the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement.
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With talks on a fleshed-out peace deal tabled, big questions surround the hundreds of billions of dollars earmarked for Iran.
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The New York Times
A South Korean island is reviving a long‑forgotten episode involving a French whaler as a wine festival, in an effort to stay relevant.
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The reported attacks came less than a day after diplomats briefed on the issue told CBS News Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire.
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06:50⇢Ceasefire's Bloody Morning
⌨Editors focus on the fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, with reports of Israeli strikes killing seven in Lebanon despite the agreement (AP, CBS, Washington Examiner). The US-Iran deal remains under threat, with Trump planning visits to Turkey and China (Epoch Times) and questions over a $300B gift to Iran (Newsweek).
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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Most Americans expect to keep working in retirement. Few retirees actually work.
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Associated Press
Lebanese state media say the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement.
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Lebanese state media say the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement.
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The Daily Beast
Flooding the water with chemicals could prove lethal to more than algae.
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America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.
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The far-right National Rally boasts that it represents French workers, yet has increasingly close ties to big business. As the party nears power, the contradictions of its claimed social policy are becoming clear.
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New York Post
Francesca Valentino was visiting the island where she met her husband.
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Three reasons to care about the New York congressional primaries on Tuesday.
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The Atlantic
The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
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Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement. The persistent fighting threatened an interim agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. An Israeli military official said Hezbollah had fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting the military to start targeting the terrorist group there.
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Associated Press
Iran’s joint military command says the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S.
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Associated Press
Iranian state television says the country’s negotiating team is going to Switzerland for talks with the United States over their interim deal on the war.
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Iran's military accused the U.S. of not upholding the first point in the memorandum of understanding, with Israel remaining in Lebanese territory.
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Associated Press
Iran’s government has dealt two quick blows to its interim agreement with the United States. The Strait of Hormuz has closed again, and negotiators are heading to Switzerland, but not much might occur there.
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Breitbart News
A Chicago native who allegedly ran a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud conspiracy targeting elderly victims on Medicare was captured in the Philippines and shipped back to the United States — becoming the second suspect nabbed on the FBI’s new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.
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The Daily Beast
“It’s about as legally binding as the sign in the breakroom that says ‘clean microwave,’” Maher said.
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Jacobin
Ho Chi Minh emerged from the world created by the Age of Revolution and demanded that republican ideals apply beyond Europe.
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Just moments later, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Fox News that “the straits really are open.”
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Bagahei signaled that little might happen until Iran feels the U.S. is living up to the deal. "This trip is therefore about demanding that the other side fulfill its obligations," he said, adding that negotiations toward a final agreement will begin only once key commitments, including an end to fighting in Lebanon, are upheld.
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Associated Press
Key mediator Pakistan says technical-level talks between Iran and the United States on their interim deal will begin on Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, with Qatari mediators also participating.
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Associated Press
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. “bad faith” in their interim agreement on the war.
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The New York Times
A South Korean island is reviving a long‑forgotten episode involving a French whaler as a wine festival, in an effort to stay relevant.
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The Iranian military accused the U.S. of negotiating in "bad faith" and expressed outrage over continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
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As Iran cited Israel’s attacks in Lebanon as the reason it would close the strait again, Pakistan said more talks were planned for Sunday in Switzerland.
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Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.
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11:35⇢Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz
⌨Editors focus on Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. 'bad faith' in the interim agreement. Multiple outlets report the closure, while U.S. Vice President Vance claims the strait remains open. Talks are set for Sunday in Switzerland.
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Associated Press
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. “bad faith” in their interim agreement on the war.
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The Daily Beast
The 80-year-old president seems to leave nothing untouched.
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Tech giants including Meta, Google, and Apple are facing increasing popular resentment and losing more and more major court battles. Yet their profits and power look about as secure as ever.
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The three-month forecast released June 18 by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center shows a widespread likelihood of above-normal temperatures.
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Associated Press
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel’s ongoing attacks in Lebanon. Iran’s negotiators are heading to Switzerland for talks with the U.S., but Tehran warns that progress seems unlikely if the fighting continues.
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For a second straight game, the U.S. won because of things it has lacked in previous World Cup runs: confidence and tactics.
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Greg Baer, the founder of Real Love, told his followers to call him Daddy. Some allege the encounters went far beyond that.
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A South Korean island is reviving a long‑forgotten episode involving a French whaler as a wine festival, in an effort to stay relevant.
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The Daily Beast
The Strait of Hormuz was closed by Iran just as the vice president touted its opening on Fox News.
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New York Post
Italian President Giorgia Meloni clapped back at President Trump for “senseless” attacks Saturday and went after the president’s own political popularity as their extraordinary transatlantic feud escalated.
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The Washington Post
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Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel’s ongoing attacks in Lebanon. Iran’s negotiators are heading to Switzerland for talks with the U.S., but Tehran warns that progress seems unlikely if the fighting continues.
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The three-month forecast released June 18 by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center shows a widespread likelihood of above-normal temperatures.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has shot down the idea of backing a collective European project to establish illegal-migrant return hubs outside the bloc, after the EU Parliament paved the way earlier this week.
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American negotiators are set to meet with an Iranian delegation in Switzerland Sunday. But fighting in Lebanon and a new claim about a closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten to unravel a deal.
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The Washington Post
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14:34⇢The Strait Closes on Vance's Words
⌨Editors focus on Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets reporting the move and its link to Israel's attacks in Lebanon. US-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland are overshadowed by the strait closure and Vice President Vance's on-air contradiction. The story dominates across the spectrum.
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Despite extracting extraordinary concessions, the reaction in Iran isn’t entirely jubilant. Past betrayals are too recent to forget.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams
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Excluded from America’s origin story, James Wilson may have been the most influential, prescient, and democratic drafter of the Constitution.
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Kim Humphrey says after years of hardship, his family is finally in a good place this Father's Day, and they have something worth celebrating.
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The Daily Beast
“Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat?” the commander in chief asked.
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New York Post
Visitors appeared unbothered by the grisly find as they laid on the grass and pushed children in strollers near the scene.
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Associated Press
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has left for Switzerland as the White House looks to get negotiations with Iran back on track.
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Iran's military accused the U.S. of not upholding the first point in the memorandum of understanding, with Israel remaining in Lebanese territory.
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About two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said work to restore the Reflecting Pool was finished. It has since turned green and paint is peeling.
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Associated Press
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s ongoing attacks in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump in response on Saturday threatened to impose U.S. tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days.
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Iran's military accused the U.S. of not upholding the first point in the memorandum of understanding, with Israel remaining in Lebanese territory.
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U.S. and Iranian teams are set to hold 'technical-level' talks, according to Pakistan's foreign ministry. But fighting in Lebanon and claims over the Strait of Hormuz threaten a tentative agreement.
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The Daily Beast
The president has been compared to a Democratic boogeyman by one of his own Cabinet secretaries.
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President Donald Trump threatened to impose American tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a final deal with Iran isn't reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for "services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East." Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance left for Switzerland on Saturday evening, just as Iranian state TV posted video showing Iran's negotiators arriving there.
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Associated Press
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war.
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18:00⇢Strait of Hormuz Shut Again
⌨Editors focus on Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and upcoming US-Iran talks in Switzerland. Multiple outlets report Iran's claim of closure due to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, while US officials insist the strait remains open. Trump threatens tolls on shipping if no deal reached.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it was closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel launching airstrikes on Lebanon, according to multiple reports.
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The New York Times
A South Korean island is reviving a long‑forgotten episode involving a French whaler as a wine festival, in an effort to stay relevant.
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The Daily Beast
The president has soured on a key ally after she publicly disputed his “made-up” story—and she isn’t backing down.
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The Washington Post
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Judge allows DOJ to release Biden memoir audio to Heritage Foundation, rejecting bid to block disclosure; Biden plans appeal.
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Breitbart News
President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. Park Police made multiple arrests connected to vandalism at the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and that repair work would start right away.
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New York Post
A former US Olympian was arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, according to a report.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s bid to upgrade the Reflecting Pool has ended with algae, arrests, and accusations of sabotage.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s bid to upgrade the Reflecting Pool has ended with algae, arrests, accusations of sabotage—and a likely draining.
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PREZ POINTS FINGERS — BUT IGNORES THE REAL CULPRIT
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