After 4 main airplane crashes within the US this week, some vacationers are asking whether or not it’s a coincidence or trigger for concern. Experts say the accidents appear unrelated, and that whereas the timing is unnerving, there isn’t a indication that air journey has change into much less protected.
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The Obama Presidential Center will maintain its official grand opening ceremony at the moment in Chicago, with political leaders and cultural icons in attendance, alongside performances by a number of Grammy Award-winning artists. Former President Barack Obama and former first girl Michelle Obama are anticipated to welcome former Presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The campus will open to the general public on Friday, coinciding with the Juneteenth vacation. See inside the new $850 million center.
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President Donald Trump signed the US-Iran agreement on Wednesday, concluding his journey to Europe for the G7 summit. The White House then despatched a photograph of a signed copy to Tehran, the place Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian additionally signed the doc. The agreement says the US will subject waivers permitting Iran to export oil and spells out provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, amongst different measures. Read the US-Iran peace plan, annotated.
WATCH: Trump signs US-Iran agreement during dinner at palace of Versailles
The New York Knicks’ first championship parade in additional than 50 years will take over Lower Manhattan at the moment. A report 10,000 NYPD officers have been assigned to the occasion as officers put together for monumental crowds alongside the parade’s route, which runs by way of a stretch of Broadway referred to as the Canyon of Heroes. Read more.
WATCH: Mamdani says Knicks parade will be about joy and safety
Tropical Storm Arthur, the primary named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, however it’ll proceed fueling a harmful flood menace throughout the Gulf Coast and into the South by way of Friday. Parts of jap Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have already acquired greater than a month’s price of rain in simply three days, with some areas reaching that complete in just a few hours. Read more.
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Average gas prices are again under $4 a gallon nationwide for the primary time since March, in accordance to AAA. The milestone follows a US-Iran agreement after months of provide disruptions within the Middle East that had despatched oil and gas prices hovering. Read more..
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The matches are heating up — and in some US host cities, so is the climate. Experts are conserving an in depth eye on three World Cup cities that would face sweltering temperatures.
Harry and Meghan are set to visit the UK with family for the primary time in 4 years, British media reviews.
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‘Cyborg soloist’ controls music with arms, eyes and mind
▶️ ‘Cyborg soloist’ controls music with arms, eyes and mind
This classically trained musician is utilizing AI and wearable expertise to reinvent the piano recital.