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NPR (Brittney Melton) - US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app Fri Jun 19 11:34:55 2026

The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology.

The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology.Open

NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Strikes in Moscow Fri Jun 19 11:26:18 2026

NPR (Ruth Sherlock) - What you need to know about the preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement signed by Trump Fri Jun 19 10:54:38 2026

Here's a look at the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and the challenges that remain to find lasting peace.

Here's a look at the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and the challenges that remain to find lasting peace.Open

ABCNEWS - WATCH: 'Robin Hood' oak tree dies in the U.K. Fri Jun 19 10:46:27 2026

A 1,200-year-old oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood has died, according to scientists in the United Kingdom.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Questions surround $14M Reflecting Pool renovation as new paint peels off the bottom Fri Jun 19 10:46:26 2026

Washington’s iconic Reflecting Pool is still green from algae – and now the “American Flag Blue” paint is peeling off the bottom.

ABCNEWS - Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup Fri Jun 19 10:46:26 2026

Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup

ABCNEWS - How a mother's phone calls to police helped uncover the alleged UFC Freedom 250 plot Fri Jun 19 10:46:25 2026

Her son, Tycen Proper, has been charged in the alleged plot.

NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer and Caroline Gutman) - Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease Fri Jun 19 10:46:00 2026

Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing.

NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Jimmy Kimmel Calls Trump’s Iran Deal ‘The Retreaty of Versailles’ Fri Jun 19 10:45:59 2026

“Trump’s answer to the question, ‘Who did you go to war with?’ and ‘How did it end?’ will be the same answer: ‘Iran,’” Kimmel said.

NYTIMES (Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin) - I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel Fri Jun 19 10:45:59 2026

The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.