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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's tax-cut and spending bill returns to the US House of Representatives, as party leaders try to overcome internal divisions - U.S. has stopped the delivery of key weapons intended for Ukraine - Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump over a “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Senate Republicans are voting to pass Trump's bill BBB - Trump suggests DOGE look at Musk's company subsidies - Europe is hit by an early heatwave

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict - Supreme Court hands Trump major win, limits judges' ability to block birthright citizenship order nationwide - Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill' clears key Senate hurdle after high drama

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -  Hamas is battling to survive; Iran is looking for a US deal, Saudi and Israel could finally agree - US, Republicans struggle to rewrite the BBB tax bill - US China confirm trade deal - SCOTUS expected to rule on birthright citizenship - RFK Jr Vaccine panel backs preservative-free shot despite safety evidence

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - NATO summit appeased Trump with Europe committing to 5% defense spending - Pentagon Offers Details of Planning and Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites - Zohran Mamdani's unexpected upset in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary exhilarated progressive activists

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US bombs did not destroy Iran's nuclear sites, early intel suggests, Trump says "this was COMPLETE & TOTAL OBLITERATION" - NATO commits to higher spending and collective defense - Zohran Mamdani progressive democrat, declared victory in the New York City primary

How big was the damage, and why it does not matter - Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump Scolds Israel, Iran as Cease-Fire is back on again - Both countries have - Trump says he doesn't want to see regime change in Iran

Trump announces Peace in Middle East, Iran & Israel follow suit and agree to end "12 Day War" - Oil is down, Stock Markets are up

What is next after the Iran bombing? Why Tramp decided to bomb now? US reaction in Main Street and in DC

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - The U.S. attacked three sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - Trump called the bombings “a spectacular military success,” and warned he could go after more targets if Iran doesn't agree to a diplomatic solution - Iran says it reserves all options after ‘outrageous' U.S. strikes, launches fresh attacks on Israel

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump will decide whether to launch a US strike on Iran within the next two weeks-Europe is pursuing diplomacy in the Israel-Iran war-$12B the Israel's monthly war cost

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Happy Juneteenth! -Israel struck a key Iranian nuclear site and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital - Trump Privately Approved of Attack Plans for Iran but Has Withheld Final Order - LA Lakers sold for $10B

Trump Considering Options Including Possible U.S. Strike Against Iran and the best case scenario for lasting Middle East Peace

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump leaves G7 "for something great" - Iran wants negotiations, Israel not slowing down strikes - Senate GOP gives its version to BBB including permanent business tax breaks and deeper Medicaid cuts

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Happy Father's Day to all you dads and father figures out there! - Law enforcement continued to search for the 57-year-old suspect in the killings in Minnesota - Israel targeted sites in Iran for the third night and Iran fired missiles at Israel for a second night even as President Trump said on Saturday that the conflict should end - G7 Meeting to to discuss trade, Ukraine and the Middle East

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran that targeted its nuclear program, military leaders and scientists - Only one passenger survive at AirIndia crash - Appeals court allows Trump to keep the National Guard in Los Angeles - DOGE cuts of $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public broadcasting passed by congress

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - At least 200 dead in Air India crash - Immigration demonstrations against the Trump administration's spread across the US - Russia has sped up its advance in Ukraine

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - LA Police made dozens of arrests after an emergency curfew was started - Trump announced on Tuesday that he plans to phase out FEMA - U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May, less than expected - China, U.S. officials reach agreement for allowing rare earth, tech trade

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - At least nine people dead in an Austrian school attack - Trump deploys Marines to LA - Russia launched at least 315 drones at Ukraine overnight - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel of vaccine advisers that guides the CDC - Paramount to cut 3% of U.S. workforce 

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue - Trump warned former ally Elon Musk to stay out of the midterm elections, threatening “very serious consequences” - The U.S. economy is headed toward an uncomfortable summer

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - A war of words between Elon Musk and President Trump each threatening the other - $27B Musk lost from his Net Worth, Tesla down 15%- Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv - U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2%

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - The US issues a full entry ban on 12 countries - Musk says "kill the Bill - Germany's new chancellor to meet Trump - Russia says will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - US tariffs on steel and aluminum doubled to 50% - Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a "disgusting abomination" - Iran's Supreme Leader said abandoning uranium enrichment was "100%" against the country's interests

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Dutch far-right leader Wilders quits his coalition-Russia sets out difficult territory terms at peace talks with Ukraine-FBI says Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday is “an act of terrorism.” -Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy-South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung projected to win presidential vote

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - 31 dead after Israeli forces attack near Gaza aid centre - Ukraine drone attack hits more than 40 Russian bomber planes- President Trump dropped Jared Isaacman as his nominee to run NASA - S&P 500 has 6% May gain as investors continue to look past trade policy confusion

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump accuses China of violating preliminary trade deal - Hamas reviews US ceasefire proposal for Gaza - Trump's tariffs will remain in effect after an appeals court ruling - Inflation rate slipped to 2.1% in April, lower than expected

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - A US trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a sweeping ruling that found the president overstepped his authority - Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading DOGE - US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans - $44B Nvidia's record revenue in its fiscal first quarter

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Chaos broke out at a distribution site in southern Gaza - DOGE can access sensitive Treasury Department systems - Putin puts his demands for peace - Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Russia launched overnight attacks on Ukraine killing at least 29 people -  50 people were hurt after a car plowed into Liverpool fans during a parade - Trump considering taking $3 billion away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Harvard is digging in for a long legal war with the Trump administration - Russia is stepping up its attacks on Ukraine - Iranian director wins Palm d' Or at Cannes

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump administration revoked Harvard's ability to enroll international students, and is forcing current students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status - Tax bill is running into some resistance from his own party in the Senate - Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 and 25% tariff on iPhones not made in USA

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Two Israeli embassy staffers, a couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington - Suspect chanted "Free Palestine" as arrested - Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with explosive claims of white genocide and land seizures - House voted 217 to 212 overnight to clear a key procedural hurdle and bring President Donald Trump's domestic policy bill to the floor for a full vote

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump says Russia and Ukraine will immediately start ceasefire negotiations - World leaders threaten "concrete actions" against Israel - Trump will meet with Republicans to agree over tax cuts

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Last week the globe watched Trump's team doing deals with Gulf States, negotiate with Iran, reduce tariffs with China, start direct talks between Ukraine and Russia, and more - A Mexican navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge last night, killing two crew members

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Russians and Ukrainians are in Turkey for what would be their first direct talks in three years - Trump's new foreign policy dogma, "make money, not war" - Trump announced deals totaling more $1 Trillion between the United States and the Gulf States - NJ Transit workers are on strike

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Nothing will happen on Ukraine until Putin and I get together, Trump says - Trump said that the US was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran - Trump's next stop: the UAE, where leaders hope for US help to make the wealthy Gulf nation a global leader in AI

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, met with President Ahmed al-Sharaa - Zelenskiy said he would attend peace talks this week only if Putin was also there - Israel launched an airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza late Tuesday in hopes of killing Hamas leader

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Trump starts a Gulf visit focusing on mega economic deals and is skipping Israel on the trip-  A truce with China in tariffs war - Trump has given prescription drugmakers 30 days to lower pharmaceutical prices - A court in Paris found French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assault

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Zelenskiy cautious after Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine - Fragile ceasefire holds between India, Pakistan as Trump offers more help - US-China talks to defuse trade war resume in Geneva -

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Pope vows to bring light to the world's "dark nights" - India and Pakistan accused each other of launching new military attacks - Trump reduces China tariffs to 80% - Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazis

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Trump is expected to announce a framework of a trade agreement with the U.K. - Pakistan said it shot down 25 drones from India - Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for joining celebrations to mark 80 years since the "sacred" victory over Adolf Hitler in World War

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  India attacked Pakistan in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies - China's central bank will cut interest rates - Trump declared a truce with Houthi militants - Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become Germany's chancellor in a major blow - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an expanded offensive against Hamas would be "intensive" - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Donald Trump in a bid to reset a relationship - Trump puts 100% tariff on foreign made films, and wants to re-open Alcatraz

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Berkshire investors anticipate new era as Buffett hands over baton - Putin says Russia has the strength to finish Ukraine operation - Australia election win may strengthen Albanese's hand with US - Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Ukraine and the US sign a minerals deal - Trump struggles to explain weak economic data - MSFT & META reassure NASDAQ - Chinese businesses are struggling to survive after tariffs

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses - President Donald Trump touted what he called a series of major economic wins and forcefully attacked Democrats during a rally in Michigan - Pakistan said it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action soon - US Ukraine may sign minerals deal even today

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - China raised duties on US goods to 125% - US to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145% - European Union finance ministers will brainstorm today how to use that time to reach a trade deal with Washington - Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump hit pause for 90 days to negotiate with countries but kept 125% tariffs to China- The pause triggered a historic surge in U.S. stocks - Bond market sell off was part of the decision - EU delays tariffs retaliation - The death toll from the nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has climbed to at least 184

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump's 104% - Global markets drop as Trump's punishing tariffs took effect, with US bonds extending heavy losses - The acting head of the IRS plans to resign - A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital left at least 79 people dead

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's tariffs rollout turned into stock market mayhem - Trump's latest actions has increased the risk of a recession- ‘Hands Off!' protesters across US rally against President Trump and Musk - EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs