Tuesday, June 4
π¨NATION
π A heat dome will send temperatures into the triple-digits across the American West (CNN)
π Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids (AP)
π Jury of 6 women, 6 men chosen to hear opening arguments in Hunter Biden trial today (AXIOS)
π Indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez plans to file as independent Senate candidate (ABC NEWS)
π AROUND THE WORLD
π IDF announces deaths of four Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity (TIMES OF ISREAL)
π Russia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says (NBC NEWS)
π South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons (REUTERS)
π Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest (CNN)
π±BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
π AI isn't a daily habit yet for teens, young adults (AXIOS)
π Extreme heat set to drive home cooling costs to 10-year high, advocates warn (NBC NEWS)
π Bitcoin billionaire to settle DC tax fraud suit for $40 million in cityβs largest tax-evasion settlement (CNBC)
π New York Stock Exchange says bizarre glitch that showed Berkshire Hathaway down 99.97% has been resolved (CNN)
π¬ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
π Epstein accuser files lawsuit alleging famed psychiatrist Henry Jarecki facilitated sexual abuse (CNBC)
π Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez kiss on the cheek as they attend his son basketball game amid separation rumors (PEOPLE)
π WNBA upgrades foul on Caitlin Clark by Chennedy Carter, fines Angel Reese for no postgame interview (AP) ESPN host Pat McAfee apologizes for calling Caitlin Clark βWhite b*tchβ (CNN)
π Kris Jenner reflects on friend Nicole Brown Simpson's murder 30 years ago (TODAY)