KC Haze: Westside Build & MAGA Wins GOP Shouting Match

Just a quick check-in whilst we work on other stuff . . . In this post just for early birds and night owls we share our reading by way of pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Traffic Crisis Averted?!?!

KC2026 makes bus route changes for Netherlands-Tunisia match

KC2026 is adjusting bus routes on Thursday to accommodate expected high demand for the Netherlands-Tunisia match at Arrowhead Stadium.

Home Team Suffers Latest FAIL

Royals fail to clinch the series in Tampa

Royals come up short in a loss to Tampa Bay

Local Ballers Begin

Two Kansas City-area players selected in the 1st round of NBA Draft

The Kansas City metro was well represented during the 2026 NBA Draft, with two players being selected from the area on Tuesday night.

Westside Two-Story

Neighbors drop appeal over Graham Zusi's six-plex in KC's Westside. What's next? - AOL

Residents have said the project would offer needed housing and complement a growing Westside, while others questioned granting variances and worried it would damage the area's character and strain infrastructure.

Check Cowtown Concert Halls

23 Essential Kansas City Concert Venues - IN Kansas City Magazine

The Kansas City metro offers a venue for just about every kind of concertgoer. Want to see a chart-topper with 19,000 fellow fans? No problem. Prefer discovering your next favorite band in a room with fewer than 100 people? Kansas City has that too. Here's a guide to some of the KC metro's must-visit concert...

Syd Steals Spotlight

After Euphoria, Sydney Sweeney Turns Up The Heat In New SYRN Lingerie Campaign Video

In the SYRN's new campaign, Sydney Sweeney flaunts the Lowdown Cami paired with matching Confidential Hipster underwear.

Scorecard: MAGA Won Shouting Match

Senate Republicans Reject War Powers Resolution After Trump Berates Them at Capitol Meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed.

Frasier Defends Prez

Kelsey Grammer: Trump's Reflecting Pool Critics Have Been 'Consumed by Hatred'

Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Jesse Watters Primetime," actor Kelsey Grammer said the critics of President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovations were "consumed by hatred." | Clips

MAGA Starts Party

Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

President Donald Trump sees America's 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again - about himself.

Vaxx Redux For Flyers

US Air Force requested to bring back mandatory flu shots weeks before basic training outbreak | CNN Politics

A worsening flu outbreak among recruits attending basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, began earlier this month while an Air Force request to reinstate a mandatory flu shot requirement axed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegesth wound its way through the Pentagon bureaucracy, according to a defense official and a source familiar with the situation.

South Of Border Shakes

Venezuela earthquakes live updates: buildings collapse in Caracas as officials warn 'high casualties' likely

Two powerful earthquakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed

Sacrebleu Scorcher

'It's like a furnace': French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows

Many of France's buildings are not designed for hot weather - and low-income housing estates are suffering the worst

Best Kansas City Concert Review We've Read This Year

Weird Al's Rollicking Comedy at Morton Amphitheater

The massive energy Weird Al has put behind his parodies since the '80s resounded through Morton Amphitheater on Friday, June 19.

World Cup Weather Check

Kansas City weather: Off-and-on showers, storms could impact World Cup match

A flood watch has been issued for much of the Kansas City metro as rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring 1 to 2 inches of rain Thursday into Friday. Lightning may also affect World Cup events and the Thursday evening match.

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