The officials said the US worried that Israel might assassinate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who is leading negotiations with the US, or Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who has also been a public face of the talks.
—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
That was not enough for investors worried about free cash flow and Meta’s reliance on a narrow, economically sensitive revenue stream.
In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.
—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The president irked party leaders by endorsing a primary opponent to Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who lost his bid for a third term.
But his relationship with the modern outdoor industry feels vexed.
—
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Early in negotiations, Tehran had been eager to secure China’s backing as a guarantor in a peace deal, but Beijing has shown little interest in playing such a formal - and potentially vexed - role.
Amid ramping tensions as federal immigration enforcement officers riled the Chicago area, a Lake County fashion student created an award-winning collection drawing from her family’s immigrant roots.
—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Water use, electricity costs and more have riled up large portions of the electorate.
To be alone, after all, may be worse than being hassled.
—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, skateboarding was a counterculture sport; enthusiasts hassled in streets and parking lots with few safe places to shred.
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