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Stormzy made history as the first British rapper to headline Glastonbury on Friday, bringing his experience of black urban life to the world's biggest greenfield music festival in a performance that had the capacity crowd jumping. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-glastonbury/stormzy-becomes-first-uk-rapper-to-headline-glastonbury-idUSKCN1TT1SQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Trump criticized India for imposing tariffs on U.S. products, and again complained that Japan and Germany were not contributing enough to mutual defense treaties. from https://news.yahoo.com/trump-arrives-g20-complaining-allies-205423409.html

Reaction and analysis from Republican strategist Ned Ryun and University of Maryland lecturer Jason Nichols. from https://news.yahoo.com/did-biden-debate-performance-help-102117295.html

The California senator sharply criticized the former vice president for his fond recollection of serving with two segregationist senators, and for opposing integration through busing in the 1970s. from https://news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-attacks-bidens-record-on-race-at-democratic-debate-030308874.html

A witness who dropped stunning testimony at the war crimes trial of a decorated Navy SEAL by telling the court he had killed an Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017 — not his accused platoon chief — could now face charges of perjury, according to the Navy. The Navy's legal adviser to the commander overseeing the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher notified the witness's lawyer, Brian Ferguson, in an email late Tuesday that the testimony Corey Scott gave last week could be used against him if he lied on the stand or gave a false statement. Cmdr. Tam Lawrence, Naval Special Warfare spokesperson, said Scott was granted immunity in exchange for the promise of truthful testimony. from https://news.yahoo.com/defense-present-testimony-navy-seal-052957543.html

The U.S. Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval of Congress, except in self-defense. The measure was defeated 50 to 40, ensuring that the measure would not get the 60 needed to pass the Republican-majority Senate as an amendment to an annual defense policy bill. Ten senators did not vote. from https://news.yahoo.com/senate-defeats-measure-restrain-trump-192207229.html

The former Cabinet secretary and mayor had his first big moment of the 2020 campaign taking on his fellow Texan on immigration policy. from https://news.yahoo.com/castro-decks-beto-053523317.html