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Today β€” 26 June 2024NBC News Technology

Julian Assange returns home a free man after U.S. plea deal

26 June 2024 at 06:33
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in his home country of Australia a free man on Wednesday after pleading guilty to conspiracy in a U.S. court.

Β© William West

Assange hugged his wife Stella after arriving in Canberra on Wednesday.

Β© Rick Rycroft

The plane carrying Assange landed Wednesday at a former Royal Australian Air Force base.

One month and counting: The first post-pandemic Olympics are finally within sight

PARIS β€” In exactly one month, the planet’s most gifted athletes will float down the Seine in Paris to celebrate the first Olympics since a world pandemic truncated consecutive Games.

Β© Yutaka

Summer McIntosh during a women's 400-meter medley heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in July 2023.

Β© Abigail Dollins

Sha'Carri Richardson wins a semifinal in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.

Is Putin’s Ukraine obsession distracting from a rising threat at home?

The attacks on synagogues and churches in Dagestan appear to have been Islamist extremism, a rising threat with Vladimir Putin's focus on war in Ukraine.

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The street of Makhachkala in southern Russia and plumes of smoke rising from a building in Derbent, Russia, on Monday.

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Officials inside a burned-out synagogue in Derbent, Dagestan, on Tuesday.

Β© Alexander Kazakov

Putin during a wreath laying ceremony in the Alexandrovsky Garden in Moscow earlier this month.

NBC News reporter test rides driverless taxi in Arizona

25 June 2024 at 22:33
Waymo, a driverless taxi company, is making its mark in Phoenix, Ariz. NBC News’ Valerie Castro speaks with the city's mayor about why the taxis are becoming increasingly popular and catches a ride in one of the driverless car.

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Waymo, a driverless taxi company, is making its mark in Phoenix, Ariz. NBC News’ Valerie Castro speaks with the city's mayor about why the taxis are becoming increasingly popular and catches a ride in one of the driverless car.
Yesterday β€” 25 June 2024NBC News Technology

Closeup look at American pier off Gaza that has struggled to deliver aid

25 June 2024 at 19:22
Traveling with the U.S. military, NBC News' Courtney Kube got a first-hand look at the American temporary pier system anchored to the shore in Gaza. The pier was announced with great fanfare by President Biden, but has only delivered aid for 17 of the last 40 days, largely due to weather issues. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports.

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Traveling with the U.S. military, NBC News' Courtney Kube got a first-hand look at the American temporary pier system anchored to the shore in Gaza. The pier was announced with great fanfare by President Biden, but has only delivered aid for 17 of the last 40 days, largely due to weather issues. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports.

Authorities search for migrants with possible ties to Isis-affiliated smuggling network, officials say

25 June 2024 at 18:47
More than 50 migrants with possible ties to an ISIS-affiliated smuggling network are at large in the U.S., officials tell NBC News. The officials say immigration authorities are currently looking for the migrants, whose whereabouts are unknown. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports.

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More than 50 migrants with possible ties to an ISIS-affiliated smuggling network are at large in the U.S., officials tell NBC News. The officials say immigration authorities are currently looking for the migrants, whose whereabouts are unknown. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports.

Influencers and popular podcasts fuel election disinformation among Black voters, report shows

25 June 2024 at 16:00
At least 40 million Americans may be regularly targeted and fed disinformation within Black online spaces by a host of sources across social media, a new study says.

Β© Jason Davis

Candace Owens on the set of "Candace" in 2022.

Β© Matt Nighswander

A vendor sells Trump merchandise outside a rally for former President Donald Trump in Laconia, N.H, on Jan. 22, the eve of the New Hampshire primary.

A tragic week of extreme weather offers a glimpse at what's to come

In the last week, extreme weather has wreaked havoc in many parts of the U.S. and around the world. The events have brought climate change's threat into focus.

Β© Josh Jurgens

Husets Speedway after days of heavy rain led to flooding, south of Brandon, South Dakota, on June 22.

Β© Adam Gray

Commuters wait for a train in New York on June 20.

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The aftermath of flooding in Meizhou, in southern China's Guangdong province, on June 21.

Β© Arun Snakar

Residents fill their containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in New Delhi on June 21.

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Pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, at the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Floods and extreme heat pose dual threat to the Midwest as Biden approves federal aid

Rivers will continue to surge and more storms could be on the way across the Midwest on Tuesday, as well as dangerously high temperatures, as the region reels from severe flood damage and widespread disruption.

Β© Tim Hynds

Local residents evacuate their homes in Sioux City's Riverside neighborhood Monday.

Ultra-Orthodox must serve in Israel's military, top court rules in blow to Netanyahu

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

Β© Amir Levy

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have fiercely protested the proposed changes.
Before yesterdayNBC News Technology

Julian Assange travels to a remote Pacific island to enter plea deal with the U.S.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty in a deal with the United States, allowing him to go free years after publishing classified information obtained by Chelsea Manning.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walking to board a plane from London Stansted Airport on Monday.

New video shows American and two other hostages during Hamas abduction

24 June 2024 at 19:10
Β A newly released video shows American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and two other hostages after they were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. NBC News' Matt Bradley spoke with Goldberg-Polin's parents

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Β A newly released video shows American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and two other hostages after they were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. NBC News' Matt Bradley spoke with Goldberg-Polin's parents

Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin explain why they wanted video of son's Oct. 7 abduction released

24 June 2024 at 15:01
The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, said that newly released video of his abduction should serve as a "call of action."

Β© NBC News

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with NBC News’ Matt Bradley in Jerusalem on Monday.

Β© Maya Alleruzzo

A poster of Hersh Goldberg-Polin is displayed at a memorial site in Re'im, near to where Hamas fighters captured him.

Β© Courtesy of the Goldberg-Polin family

"I want all viewers of this video to think in that kind of personal way about what we’re dealing with here," said Goldberg, seen here with her son and husband.

Minnesota dam faces 'imminent failure' amid rising flood waters

24 June 2024 at 14:53
Residents living near Minnesota's Rapidan Dam are being warned that the structure is in "imminent failure condition" due to rising flood waters and heavy damage from accumulating debris. (

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Residents living near Minnesota's Rapidan Dam are being warned that the structure is in "imminent failure condition" due to rising flood waters and heavy damage from accumulating debris. (

LΓ©on Marchand's cold call email could end in homegrown Olympic glory

24 June 2024 at 10:00
Former Arizona State University swimming coach Bob Bowman might have spiked a random email that showed up in his inbox four years ago if the sender's name hadn't rung a bell.

Β© Laurent Lairys

LΓ©on Marchand, left, and Bob Bowman during the French Elite Championships in Rennes, France, in 2023.

Β© Sarah Stier

LΓ©on Marchand competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final on Day 4 of the TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio on April 13.

Intense fighting in Gaza to soon end and focus shifting to Hezbollah, Netanyahu says

The "intensive" phase of Israel's offensive in Gaza will soon end, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday β€” but he signaled he would only accept a "partial" cease-fire deal that would not end the war, and that this new phase would allow a shift in focus to the simmering conflict on the country's northern border with Lebanon.

Β© Ashraf Amra

Thousands of Palestinian families who migrated to Khan Younis in Gaza live among the rubble of buildings as a result of Israeli attacks.

Β© Rabih Daher

A smoke plume billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon on Sunday.

Two years after Dobbs, activists look to capitalize on abortion-rights support ahead of November

WASHINGTON β€” Two years after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade forced abortion-rights advocates to rethink their messaging, Democrats are leaning into the issue, hoping to sway enough swing voters to propel President Joe Biden to a second term.

As Russia and North Korea grow closer, China keeps its distance

Deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea could create an uncomfortable situation for China, which is close with both countries.

Β© Gavriil Grigorov

North Korean civilians welcoming Putin to Pyongyang.

Β© Mikhail Tereshchenko

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Putin in Moscow last year.

Sweltering heat wave puts 44 million under warnings as floods inundate the Midwest

More than 44 million people across the United States were under some form of heat warning or advisory Monday, with daily temperature records set to be smashed while the Midwest reels from dangerous storms and flash flooding, with more rain to come.

Β© Tim Hynds

Volunteers stack sandbags at Central Park in Hawarden, Iowa, on June 22, 2024.

Video of Israeli soldiers driving with injured Palestinian strapped to a jeep sparks outrage

A video showing Israeli troops driving with a wounded Palestinian man strapped to the hood of a military jeep after a raid in the occupied West Bank has sparked outrage, prompting accusations of egregious mistreatment and human shielding, amid the Israeli military’s intensifying operations in the territory.

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