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Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies at 93
Jun 6, 2026 - World 
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France, has died
Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain
Jun 6, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend
Stevie Nicks donates $3m to medical school to recognize her voice doctor
Jun 6, 2026 - World 
Musician donates to USC to help create endowed chair to recognize Dr Joseph Sugerman, who treated her for yearsLegendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has given $3m to the University of Southern California’s medical school to recognize the physician who has helped care for her voice throughout much of her career.The major donation supports the creation of an endowed chair in otolaryngology at USC’s Keck School of Medicine in honor of Dr Joseph Sugerman, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Beverly Hills who has treated the singer – along with other performers and patients – for many years. Continue reading...
Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal
Jun 6, 2026 - World 
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army and state media said, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal.
Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Jun 6, 2026 - World 
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ XThe government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X.The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police response to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, a case about which Musk has repeatedly posted. Continue reading...
