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Russia attacked the frontline Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Kherson with artillery fire, guided bombs and drones, killing three people and injuring at least 68. ... Read full Story
The meetings appeared to focus on finding a way to resolve disputes over mineral and technology exports that had shaken a fragile truce on trade reached in Geneva last month. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/11/2025 7:02 AM
South Korea suspended its propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts across the border to North Korea, officials said Tuesday, in a bid to reduce tensions with Pyongyang under the administration of newly elected President Lee Jae ... Read full Story
The CEO of Cenovus Energy said the economies of Canada and the U.S. are inextricably linked, despite President Trump's claims the U.S. doesn't need to import anything from Canada. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/10/2025 6:33 PM
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner must serve her six-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction, the nation's Supreme Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. ... Read full Story
The Secretary General of OPEC told the Global Energy Show in Calgary that energy demand is expected to increase by 24 per cent by the year 2050. ... Read full Story
Citing 'trade barriers,' the World Bank downgraded the global economic growth forecast to 2.3 per cent this year from 2.8 in 2024, with the U.S. expanding 1.4 per cent. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/10/2025 1:48 PM
The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its latest in a series of sanctions against Russia targeting energy exports, infrastructure and finances. ... Read full Story
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A group of five foreign ministers announced jointly Tuesday that they will put punitive measures into effect for a pair of Israeli government officials for allegedly provoking violence against Palestinians. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/10/2025 11:48 AM
The United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, announced Tuesday that while some may worry about a population decline and how it could impact a country's survival, the bigger crisis is that people are not having children ... Read full Story
Canada, the U.K. and three other countries are imposing sanctions including a travel ban on two Israeli ministers for comments made about Gaza. ... Read full Story
The newlywed couple set off on their honeymoon on May 20, but went missing four days later, prompting a widespread rescue mission through wild terrain. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/10/2025 9:09 AM
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire at a high school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/10/2025 8:53 AM
Officials in Ukraine confirmed Tuesday that Russia attacked in four different places during the overnight with drones and missiles, leaving several dead and injured. ... Read full Story
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he expects trade talks to continue all day, but added discussions between the U.S. and China were "going well." ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.
“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024
Did you know?
Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”