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Justices Clash on Whether Race Played a Role in Trump’s Bid to Deport Haitians https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-haiti-race.html

Justices Clash on Whether Race Played a Role in Trump’s Bid to Deport Haitians

The split mirrored one that has long divided Americans: how seriously to take the president’s loose, provocative and sometimes ugly remarks.

The New York Times

Marco Agosti 1h ago

The Aftermath of Venezuela’s Earthquakes https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000010992544/the-aftermath-of-venezuelas-earthquakes.html

Video: The Aftermath of Venezuela’s Earthquakes

Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, a photographer for The New York Times, describes the scene on the ground after the Venezuelan earthquakes.

Marco Agosti 2h ago

Do you really need to speak German to take a cooling dip? This row in Halle raises all manner of red flags | Fatma Aydemir https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/27/german-speakers-swimming-pool-halle-heatwave-far-right

Do you really need to speak German to take a cooling dip? This row in Halle raises all manner of red flags

A pool manager invoked safety to bar non-German speakers during the heatwave. With the far right soaring, the move is making everyone less safe, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian

Marco Agosti 2h ago

Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/world/europe/zelensky-belarus-drones-relay.html

Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks

Ukrainian officials say their northern neighbor is allowing its radio relay stations to be used to guide Russian attack drones more precisely.

The New York Times

Marco Agosti 2h ago

Germany’s railways grind to halt as IT maintenance snag takes down network https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/24/germany-rail-network-deutsche-bahn-standstill-it-replacement

Germany’s rail network brought to standstill amid IT maintenance

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setback

The Guardian

Marco Agosti 4h ago

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-algae.html

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job

Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.

The New York Times

Marco Agosti 5h ago

Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s return https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/26/phoebe-bridgers-lost-boys-review

Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s return

The US singer took years off after becoming ‘world-weary’ of public life – and in the meantime, her silvery balladry reshaped pop. Her return is an ornate reinvention

The Guardian

Marco Agosti 5h ago

Half-time report! It’s the 11 best TV moments of the World Cup so far https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/25/half-time-report-its-the-11-best-tv-moments-of-the-world-cup-so-far

Half-time report! It’s the 11 best TV moments of the World Cup so far

From Merlin the duck to Thierry Henry’s panic and the goalie who broke the internet, here are the tournament’s most glorious TV moments

The Guardian

Marco Agosti 9h ago

My dad bragged online about sexually abusing me. But he was making it all up https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/27/my-dad-bragged-online-fantasy-sexual-abuse-made-it-up

My dad bragged online about sexually abusing me. But he was making it all up

When police came to arrest Mark because of acts he’d described in a chatroom, it came as a shock to all who knew him. Then it turned out nothing he had posted about was true – and he walked free. With ‘fantasy abuse’ on the rise, can Emily and her mother win their fight to make it illegal?

The Guardian

Marco Agosti 13h ago

The Venezuela Earthquakes Hit a Health System Already in Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/world/americas/venezuela-earthquake-shortages-doctors.html

The Venezuela Earthquakes Hit a Health System Already in Crisis

Firefighters are using cellphone lights because of a flashlight shortage, and an overwhelmed hospital in the disaster zone is operating without running water, one doctor said.

The New York Times