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June 24, 2025
Last body found after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in storm, bringing death toll to 8
The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm was found Monday, bringing the death toll to eight. Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) gold Chris-Craft vessel when it flipped Saturday afternoon near D.L. Bliss State Park on the lake's southwest edge as the storm whipped up high waves, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Two people were rescued immediately and taken to a hospital in unknown cond ...
Go to discussionExclusive: Trump Organization pays off loan on 40 Wall Street in New York
June 23, 2025 8:22 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago June 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's family business has paid off in full in cash the $160 million loan on its 40 Wall Street office tower in Manhattan, a Trump Organization spokesperson said on Monday, underscoring how the business' fortunes have improved since Trump's re-election last year. Trump has cited 40 Wall Street, a 72-story landmark building in the financial district of lower Manhattan which he bought for $1 million, as one of h ...
Go to discussionKennedy's new vaccine panel lacks experience and shouldn't meet, Sen. Cassidy says
June 23, 2025, 8:34 PM EDT Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Monday criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s picks for a key federal vaccine advisory committee and called for the group’s next meeting to be delayed until more members with relevant expertise can be appointed. Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 members of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices this month and replaced them with eight new members, including kno ...
Go to discussionKennedy Center president rages at 'Hamilton' stars 'cosplaying as victims'
June 23, 2025 9:01PM ET Stars of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" drew the ire of Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell on Monday after announcing a boycott. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote and stars in the musical, and producer Jefferey Seller have said they will not perform the 2026 run of their Pulitzer Prize-winning drama at the Kennedy Center. Multiple other artists are boycotting the Kennedy Center as a protest against President Donald Trump's policies. Grenell, who served as ...
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