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"Trump's Iran pivot, fraught election battles and a knife-edge Italian vote define a tense, high-stakes news day."
WORLD
tense
Italian referendum tests Meloni
Colombian military plane crash
Trump can declare victory in Iran?
Italy's tight referendum and Trump's Iran de-escalation reshape politics as Colombia mourns a military crash and Nigeria confronts assault claims.
US
anxious
Alaska most exposed in mail-ballot case
Justices tackle a wave of election disputes
Mail voting's military roots face new test
Court fights over mail ballots and military votes raise 2026 stakes as VOA journalists sue over Trump-era meddling and a major wind deal collapses.
BUSINESS
cautious
Iran war, Hormuz risks jolt energy prices
Short squeeze seen fueling US stock rally
Claro to buy Desktop SA for $750 million
Markets weigh Iran war risk and Trump's reversal as short-squeeze bets build, while Super Micro faces doubts and America Movil expands.
SCIENCE
hopeful
Turning around a groundwater crisis
How human supremacy over nature was invented
Fresh science from public data
Groundwater recovery and smarter data use offer hope as a judge weighs Trump's tech merger settlement and scholars rethink humanity's place in nature.
CULTURE
charged
Reacher star Alan Ritchson accused in assault video
John Oliver says police stings may do harm
US exhibit explores the power of magic
Pop culture grapples with policing and celebrity scandal as new TV revivals and a magic-themed exhibit chase nostalgia and power fantasies.
SPORTS
energized
JSN gets record Seahawks extension
Creighton's McDermott to retire after season
Oklahoma LB Heinecke sues NCAA for 2026 eligibility
Seahawks give Jaxon Smith-Njigba a record deal as Creighton's veteran coach retires, an OU linebacker sues the NCAA and Arsenal's title jitters return.