The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions and they took the hardest path possible to the title. The Panthers won the first three games of the series, then lost the next three before Monday’s win.
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Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan is in mourning after a rampage by Islamic militants Sunday that killed 19 people, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.
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‘Inside Out 2’ scores $100 million in its second weekend, setting records
In just a week and a half, Inside Out 2 has become 2024’s highest-grossing film to date, surpassing Dune: Part Two. Inside Out 2 will likely blow through the $1 billion mark in about a week.
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More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s Dagestan region
Gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities, according to the authorities.
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Iran overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence for criticizing the government
The rapper came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Iran’s Supreme Court ruled the sentence was more than what is allowed by the law.
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Judge dismisses charges in Nevada pro-Trump fake electors case over venue question
A judge has potentially killed the fake elector case in Nevada with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. The state attorney general says he will appeal.
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Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the U.S. bans its software
The Moscow-based company said in a statement that the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision would not affect its ability to sell and promote its cyber security products and training in the U.S.
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Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s prison sentence
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, is supposed to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving his four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
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Putin signs numerous deals with Vietnam in a bid to shore up Russia’s ties in Asia
Russia’s president signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels to Vietnam, as Moscow is seeking to offset its international isolation.
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Russia wages a scorched-earth war in Ukraine with retrofitted bombs and new airstrips
Russia has accelerated its destruction of Ukraine’s front-line cities in 2024 to a scale previously unseen in the war using glide bombs and an expanding network of airstrips just across the border.
