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Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 2:26 PM

An 82-year-old woman burned in an antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colo., earlier this month has died, authorities said Monday, prompting an upgrade in charges against the person suspected of carrying out the attack. ... Read full Story

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Hundreds of current, ex-EPA employees protest Trump administration efforts

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 2:16 PM

More than 300 current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a statement Monday to criticize the efforts of current EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. ... Read full Story

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Joint Task Force on anti-Semitism accuses Harvard of Civil Rights Act violation

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 1:41 PM

Threats of more funding cuts to Harvard University after a federal task force claimed the ivy league school was in "violent violation" of the Civil Rights Act over a perceived failure to protect Jewish students ... Read full Story

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Jurors meet in Manhattan to rule in Sean 'Diddy' Combs criminal trial

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 11:58 AM

Jury deliberations are underway in Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial after official court proceedings in Manhattan ended last week. ... Read full Story

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Supreme court declines American Airlines partnership with JetBlue

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 11:18 AM

The Supreme Court declines the review of the partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the Northeast on Monday. ... Read full Story

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Home Depot buys bulding product distributor GMS in $4.3B deal

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 10:44 AM

Home Depot has entered an agreement to buy GMS INC for about $4.3 billion, a leading specialty building products distributor on Monday. ... Read full Story

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Gallup: American pride falls to record low

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 10:10 AM

The percentage of Americans who say they are "proud to be an American" is down nine percent from last year, a recent study shows. ... Read full Story

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Senate to hold marathon 'vote-a-rama' session on Trump budget bill

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 9:58 AM

The Senate is expected to begin a marathon session Monday after Republicans advanced President Donald Trump's legislative agenda Saturday. ... Read full Story

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Two shot near Stonewall Inn following NYC Pride March

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 5:27 AM

Two people were shot Sunday night near the Stonewall Inn during New York City's Pride celebrations, according to reports. ... Read full Story

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Humanist conference relocates, citing U.S. religious nationalism

By upi.com | | 6/30/2025 5:00 AM

American Atheists has withdrawn as host of the 2026 World Humanist Congress, citing "new and yet unfolding risks posed by the escalation of religious nationalism and the erosion of human rights" in the United States. ... Read full Story

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Woman 'most likely' bitten by tiger shark swimming off New York beach

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 11:22 PM

A 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile sand tiger shark while swimming off a New York beach, officials said. ... Read full Story

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Explosion in Philadelphia kills one, injures two

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 9:02 PM

One person is dead and two others injured after a fire and explosion in Philadelphia leveled or damaged multiple homes. ... Read full Story

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Senate begins debate after 16-hour read of entire budget bill

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 8:33 PM

The Senate has started formal debate on the Trump administration's budget reconciliation bill after lawmakers spent 16 hours reading the entire measure aloud on the Senate floor. ... Read full Story

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Responding Idaho firefighters shot in apparent 'ambush'

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 8:28 PM

Multiple firefighters have been shot while responding to a brush fire near Coeur d'Alene, Id., in what appeared to be an ambush, local fire officials said Sunday. ... Read full Story

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Trump reveals group of 'wealthy people' wants to buy TikTok in U.S.

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 5:34 PM

President Donald Trump said a group of "very wealthy people" wants to buy the Chinese-owned TikTok social media app that is facing a ban in the United States. ... Read full Story

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GOP Senator Thom Tillis announces he will not seek re-election

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 5:22 PM

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C, said Sunday that he would not seek re-election, opening up a seat in a state that was already considered a battleground in the 2026 midterm elections. ... Read full Story

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'Alligator Alcatraz' detention site in Everglades draws protests

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 5:15 PM

Several hundred demonstrators protested plans for an immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," that is being constructed on an abandoned airstrip in Florida's Everglades. ... Read full Story

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G-7 agrees to exclude U.S. companies from 15% minimum tax

By upi.com | | 6/29/2025 12:15 PM

Group of Seven nations agreed to exempt U.S. companies from a 15% minimum corporate tax rate, the countries said in a joint statement. ... Read full Story

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Microsoft's ‘blue screen of death’ has died at 40

By upi.com | | 6/28/2025 9:14 PM

The infamous "blue screen of death," which featured a text frown and terrified those who experienced it, no longer exists after Microsoft killed it in favor of a simple black screen and error code. ... Read full Story

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Proposed federal budget would limit access to student loans

By upi.com | | 6/28/2025 6:34 PM

The latest version of the Senate's federal budget reconciliation bill would limit the availability of student loans for future borrowers by revising federal student loan programs. ... Read full Story

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Elodie Blanchard Revitalizes Fabric Scraps into Vivid Patchworks of Trees, Bouquets, and Goddesses

by Colossal | Jun 30 2025

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z steal the spotlight at Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show: ‘Queen Bey effect’

by NY Post | Jun 29 2025

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Trucking market stalls in first half of 2025, despite tumultuous trade environment

by FreightWaves | Jun 28 2025

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The Lazy Canned Soup Hack That Seriously Upgrades Your Mac And Cheese

by The Daily Meal | Jun 30 2025

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Here’s What the Star Symbol on an Ambulance Means

by Reader's Digest | Jun 30 2025

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Rihanna confirms kid no. 3 name details as A$AP Rocky appears to reveal baby's sex

by Hello! Magazine | Jun 30 2025

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Queens bus routes see upheaval as MTA sends ‘ambassadors,’ CEO to warn riders of changes

by New York Post | Jun 30 2025

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Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

by upi.com | Jun 30 2025

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Lawmakers set to ratify tax hikes, record-high state budget

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 30 2025

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I lost my 16-year-old son to suicide from addictive AI algorithms. We can't let Big Tech destroy our children

by Opinion on Fox News | Jun 30 2025

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One of the Best Technical EDC Brands Just Fixed the Biggest Problem with Messenger Bags

by Gear Patrol | Jun 30 2025

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Kayky leaves City to join Bahia on permanent deal

by Yahoo Sports | Jun 30 2025

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Germany to host world’s first industrial AirBattery in massive salt cavern

by Interesting Engineering | Jun 30 2025

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Analysis: Lebanon intensifies efforts to have Syrian refugees go home

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 30 2025

Word of the Day

expunge

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 30, 2025 is:

expunge • \ik-SPUNJ\ • verb

To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.

// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.

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Examples:

“... Bland et al. found that an offer to expunge a criminal record after participation in a rehabilitation program reduced crime as well as the measure of harm. This appears to indicate that motivation drives rehabilitation—which is important to consider in judging character in the present.” — Wendy L. Patrick, Psychology Today, 1 Dec. 2024

Did you know?

In medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, a series of dots was used to mark mistakes or to label material that should be deleted from a text, and those deletion dots—known as puncta delentia—can help you remember the history of expunge. Puncta comes from the Latin verb pungere, which can be translated as “to prick or sting” (and you can imagine that a scribe may have felt stung when their mistakes were so punctuated in a manuscript). Pungere is also an ancestor of expunge, as well as a parent of other dotted, pointed, or stinging terms such as punctuate, compunction, poignant, puncture, and pungent.

Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

Hundreds of current, ex-EPA employees protest Trump administration efforts

Joint Task Force on anti-Semitism accuses Harvard of Civil Rights Act violation

Jurors meet in Manhattan to rule in Sean 'Diddy' Combs criminal trial

Supreme court declines American Airlines partnership with JetBlue

Home Depot buys bulding product distributor GMS in $4.3B deal

Gallup: American pride falls to record low

Senate to hold marathon 'vote-a-rama' session on Trump budget bill

Two shot near Stonewall Inn following NYC Pride March

Humanist conference relocates, citing U.S. religious nationalism

Woman 'most likely' bitten by tiger shark swimming off New York beach

Explosion in Philadelphia kills one, injures two

Senate begins debate after 16-hour read of entire budget bill

Responding Idaho firefighters shot in apparent 'ambush'

Trump reveals group of 'wealthy people' wants to buy TikTok in U.S.

GOP Senator Thom Tillis announces he will not seek re-election

'Alligator Alcatraz' detention site in Everglades draws protests

G-7 agrees to exclude U.S. companies from 15% minimum tax

Microsoft's ‘blue screen of death’ has died at 40

Proposed federal budget would limit access to student loans

USA Government

Elodie Blanchard Revitalizes Fabric Scraps into Vivid Patchworks of Trees, Bouquets, and Goddesses

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Beyoncé and Jay-Z steal the spotlight at Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show: ‘Queen Bey effect’

Trucking market stalls in first half of 2025, despite tumultuous trade environment

The Lazy Canned Soup Hack That Seriously Upgrades Your Mac And Cheese

Here’s What the Star Symbol on an Ambulance Means

Rihanna confirms kid no. 3 name details as A$AP Rocky appears to reveal baby's sex

Queens bus routes see upheaval as MTA sends ‘ambassadors,’ CEO to warn riders of changes

Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

Lawmakers set to ratify tax hikes, record-high state budget

I lost my 16-year-old son to suicide from addictive AI algorithms. We can't let Big Tech destroy our children

One of the Best Technical EDC Brands Just Fixed the Biggest Problem with Messenger Bags

Kayky leaves City to join Bahia on permanent deal

Germany to host world’s first industrial AirBattery in massive salt cavern

Analysis: Lebanon intensifies efforts to have Syrian refugees go home

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