Monday, June 24
🚨NATION
📌 July’s heat forecast in the US makes June weather look tame (AXIOS)
📌 Donald Trump says he's decided his VP pick (NBC)
📌 ‘Catastrophic flooding’ in Upper Midwest prompts evacuations as record-breaking heat wave broils the West and mid-Atlantic (CNN)
📌 FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires (AP)
📌 Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries (GUARDIAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves the Red Sea as Houthi attacks continue (NPR)
📌 Israeli PM Netanyahu walks back ceasefire proposal (AXIOS)
📌 Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say (AP)
📌 Deadly attacks on synagogue, church in Russia’s Dagestan region (BBC)
📌 Jerry Seinfeld faces anti-Israel hecklers in Australia; Comedian tells them they “just gave money to a Jew'“ (9 News Australia)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 China, EU agree to start consultations on electric-vehicle subsidies (POLITICO)
📌 Thousands of car dealerships’ operations still crippled by cyberattack (USA TODAY)
📌 Busiest transit hub in U.S. rocked by delays as infrastructure breakdowns hit during heat wave (NBC NEWS)
📌 Amazon to stop using plastic air pillow packaging in North America, replacing it with fully recyclable paper filler (VERGE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 ‘Inside Out 2’ surpasses ‘Dune 2’ as highest-grossing movie of year with $724 million globally (VARIETY)
📌 Sha’Carri Richardson is headed to Paris after winning the women’s 100-meter at Olympic trials, four years after testing positive for THC (NBC NEWS)
📌 At 7’9", he’s about to become the tallest college basketball player ever (CNN)
📌 Suri Cruise celebrates high school graduation with mom Katie Holmes, drops dad Tom's last name at ceremony (PAGE SIX)
📌 Super fluffy 8-year-old Pekingese Wild Thang wins 2024 World's Ugliest Dog contest (NPR)
Friday, June 21
🚨NATION
📌 Widespread flooding in South Texas after Alberto makes landfall (NBC NEWS)
📌 Supreme Court dropping decisions on guns, abortion, Trump immunity and more in coming days (USA TODAY)
📌 Biden touts refugee resettlement milestone after asylum crackdown (BLOOMBERG)
📌 Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protesters.(NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 China and US holding first nuclear talks in 5 years (REUTERS)
📌 Japan looks at charging tourists more than citizens at restaurants, amid visitor boom (NIKKEI)
📌 US says Ukraine can hit inside Russia ‘anywhere’ its forces attack across the border (POLITICO)
📌 Israeli military says Hamas can’t be destroyed, escalating feud with Netanyahu (WSJ)
📌 French president condemns antisemitism after 12 year old Jewish girl is raped by schoolmates (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Amazon’s ditching the plastic air pillows in its boxes. (CNBC)
📌 McDonald’s debuts $5 Meal Deal and Free Fries Friday: ‘We heard our fans loud and clear’(NY POST)
📌 SpaceX unveils backpack-sized ‘Starlink Mini’ satellite internet antenna for $599. (CNBC)
📌 Netflix to open retail centers in Texas and Pennsylvania with live ‘Bridgerton’ ‘experiences’ (LA TIMES)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Remembering Donald Sutherland: From cool in ‘MASH’ to sexy in ‘Don’t Look Now’ to tragic in ‘Ordinary People,’ he was a chameleon, and the most human of movie stars (VARIETY)
📌 Rapper Travis Scott arrested on Miami Beach on disorderly intoxication, trespassing charges (CBS NEWS)
📌 ‘Yellowstone’: Paramount Network reveals premiere date for second half of Season 5 (DEADLINE)
📌 This weightlifting workout in your 60s can preserve strength for years (WASHINGTON POST)
Thursday, June 20
🚨NATION
📌 Tropical Storm Alberto, first of the season, threatens Texas with severe flooding. (NBC NEWS)
📌 California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to take smartphones out of schools. (POLITICO)
📌 Scorching temperatures making life miserable for millions from Midwest to New England (DAILY NEWS)
📌 Massive underwater drone skates off California coast (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Head of Lebanon's Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus (REUTERS)
📌 Iran signals a major boost in nuclear program at key site (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Two environmental protesters arrested after spraying Stonehenge with orange paint (USA TODAY)
📌 China changed village names to erase Uyghur Muslim culture(BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 US mortgage rates drop below 7% for first time since March (BLOOMBERG)
📌 Boeing sent two astronauts into space. Now it needs to get them home. (WSJ)
📌 Cyberattack shuts down auto dealerships across the U.S. Here's what to know. (CBS NEWS)
📌 Pilots warned smoke could penetrate cabin if Boeing 737 Max planes have a bird strike. (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE)
📌 Post Malone sets August release date for new album, ‘F-1 Trillion’. (VARIETY)
📌 Netflix to open massive entertainment, dining and shopping complexes in two cities in 2025 (VARIETY)
📌 Billy Joel reacts to Justin Timberlake’s DWI arrest near his Hamptons home: ‘Judge not lest ye be judged’ (NY POST)
Tuesday, June 18
🚨NATION
📌 Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden LA weekend trip (AP NEWS)
A June heat wave—not seen in decades—will send temperatures soaring for more than half the US population (CNN)
📌 First alert of 2024 hurricane season: Tropical storm watch on Texas coast (USA TODAY)
📌 Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 New polling shows the real fallout from the Trump conviction (POLITICO)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Netanyahu dissolves influential war Cabinet after key partner bolted from government (AP NEWS)
📌 Russia sets date for start of Evan Gershkovich’s trial (NY TIMES)
📌 U.S. faces "serious threat" of terror attack, expert and former CIA chief warn (AXIOS)
📌 Diseases surge worldwide after COVID (BLOOMBERG)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 The share of women scientists grew in the last 2 decades (AXIOS)
📌 US sues Adobe for making it difficult to cancel subscriptions (YAHOO)
📌 McDonald’s to end AI drive-through test with IBM (CNBC)
📌 Voyager 1 is back online! NASA's most distant spacecraft returns data from 15 billion miles away (SPACE.COM)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Boston Celtics win 18th NBA championship with win over Dallas Mavericks (AP NEWS)
📌 Real estate experts think JLo and Ben Affleck will likely lose money on their $60 million home sale (TMZ)
📌 Rory McIlroy breaks silence on debilitating US Open collapse (NY POST)
📌 Scooter Braun announces retirement from music management after 23 years: 'I will cherish every moment' (PEOPLE)
📌 Inside the Tony Awards after-parties: Angelina Jolie serves McDonald’s, Billy Porter protests (NY POST)
Monday, June 17
🚨NATION
📌 George Clooney and Julia Roberts help Biden raise $30 million at glitzy Hollywood event (LA TIMES)
📌 Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany’s father in law can help them flip Arab votes in Michigan (AP NEWS)
📌 Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year (ABC NEWS)
📌 NY considers banning masks on subway after surge in antisemitism (NY POST)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 American tourist found dead on Greek island; Search continues for another missing tourist (CBS NEWS
📌 Israel announces daily pause in fighting to allow aid into Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Iraqi militias target KFC, other American businesses to protest Gaza War (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 “We’re taking you home” New footage captures dramatic rescue of Israeli hostage Noa Argamani from inside Gaza (CBS NEWS)
📌 China views Taiwan’s “elimination” as national cause, Chinese president says (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 You may owe the IRS money today is you are an entrepreneur— skipping it could cost you hundreds (CBS NEWS)
📌 FAA investigating Southwest Airlines crash that came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean (CNN)
📌 Inside Out 2 hits $155 million in U.S. box offices for year’s biggest opening weekend (WSJ)
📌 Pentagon picks Bezos’ Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA in $5.6 billion rocket program (CNBC)
📌 Is the Amazon Prime membership worth it? A review (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Angel Reese fouled for hitting Caitlin Clark in the head during Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game (INDY STAR)
📌 Nick Jonas will start in new Broadway show coming spring 2025 (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns his key to New York City following Mayor’s request (DEADLINE)
📌 Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn breaks his silence one year after their split and two months after her the release of her new album (BUSINESS INSIDER)
Friday, June 14
🚨NATION
📌 Trump, McConnell finally meet again, with a fist bump (AXIOS)
📌 Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars (AP NEWS)
📌 Russian warships arrive in Cuba; US submarine follows (AP NEWS)
📌 Native American tribe wins right to hunt gray whales off Washington coast (GUARDIAN)
📌 Supreme Court blocks 'Trump too small' trademark bid referring to crude joke (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 As Trump turns 78 today, and runs against an 81 year old Biden: How the two men stack up against the ages of all world leaders (PEW)
📌 Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says (NPR)
📌 WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges (AXIOS)
📌 Protesters and police clash in Argentina as Congress debates Milei’s reform bill (CNN)
📌 Greece closes Acropolis and other ancient tourist sites in heatwave (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 US Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers (REUTERS)
📌 Trump talks tax cuts with some of the biggest CEOS in the world (CNBC)
📌 The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits unexpectedly spikes to 10-month high (FOX NEWS)
📌 El Niño is over, and La Niña is likely to be next, NOAA says (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Will Ferrell dressed as a Medieval Lord to embarrass his son at prom (PEOPLE)
📌 Hot dog-eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will go head-to head in a Netflix special (AP NEWS)
📌 Tom Brady inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame (ESPN)
📌 Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner spotted arriving at Ben Affleck’s rental home amid his marital woes (PAGE SIX)
Friday, June 14
🚨NATION
📌 Trump, McConnell finally meet again, with a fist bump (AXIOS)
📌 Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars (AP NEWS)
📌 Russian warships arrive in Cuba; US submarine follows (AP NEWS)
📌 Native American tribe wins right to hunt gray whales off Washington coast (GUARDIAN)
📌 Supreme Court blocks 'Trump too small' trademark bid referring to crude joke (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 As Trump turns 78 today, and runs against an 81 year old Biden: How the two men stack up against the ages of all world leaders (PEW)
📌 Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says (NPR)
📌 WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges (AXIOS)
📌 Protesters and police clash in Argentina as Congress debates Milei’s reform bill (CNN)
📌 Greece closes Acropolis and other ancient tourist sites in heatwave (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 US Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers (REUTERS)
📌 Trump talks tax cuts with some of the biggest CEOS in the world (CNBC)
📌 The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits unexpectedly spikes to 10-month high (FOX NEWS)
📌 El Niño is over, and La Niña is likely to be next, NOAA says (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Will Ferrell dressed as a Medieval Lord to embarrass his son at prom (PEOPLE)
📌 Hot dog-eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will go head-to head in a Netflix special (AP NEWS)
📌 Tom Brady inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame (ESPN)
📌 Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner spotted arriving at Ben Affleck’s rental home amid his marital woes (PAGE SIX)
Thursday, June 13
🚨NATION
📌 Heavy rains shut down I-95, ground flights in Florida (NY TIMES)
📌 US House votes to hold attorney general in contempt (REUTERS)
📌 Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre (CNN)
📌 Anti-Israel protesters target homes of NYC Jews (NY POST)
📌 Bus passengers frantically texted loved ones as gunman hijacked an Atlanta commuter bus during rush hour (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Pope Francis accused of repeating homophobic slur that prompted Vatican apology (NBC NEWS)
📌 Russian warships arrive in Cuba (AP NEWS)
📌 Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers (REUTERS)
📌 US scrambling to prevent Israel-Lebanon war (AXIOS)
📌 Houthi terrorists abduct aid workers from UN, other orgs (MO NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌Fed holds rates steady, indicating only one cut coming this year (NBC NEWS)
📌 Elon Musk and SpaceX sued by former engineers for alleged sexual harassment (FORBES)
📌 Boeing's Starliner now has 5 leaks while parked outside the ISS (GIZMODO)
📌 9/11 first responders with severe debris exposure have higher risk of dementia (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Bridgerton showrunner Season 4 revelations (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
📌 Oprah hospitalized with serious stomach bug (PEOPLE)
📌 Kevin Jonas shares skin cancer diagnosis (CNN)
📌 Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage, claims fraud (AP)
📌 Céline Dion took up to 90 milligrams of Valium during health struggles: 'It could have been fatal' (PEOPLE)
📌 Jerry West, NBA legend, dies at age 86 (NBC NEWS)
Wednesday, June 12
🚨NATION
📌 Eight suspected terrorists with ISIS ties arrested in a sting operation after crossing US border last year (NBC NEWS)
📌 Federal judge throws out Florida transgender law (AP NEWS)
📌 4 US college teachers stabbed in China (NPR)
📌 Trump will huddle with congressional Republicans today in DC (AXIOS)
📌At least 25 protesters arrested after pro-Palestinian encampments formed on UCLA campus (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Ceasefire talks in turmoil as Hamas responds to proposal (CNN)
📌 Malawi vice president killed in plane crash along with 9 other passengers (CNN)
📌Migrant boat sinks off Yemen coast, killing at least 49 people (CBS NEWS)
📌 South Korea fires warning shots at North’s troops crossing border (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Best Buy conducts another round of layoffs as it tries to survive (THE VERGE)
📌 Banana company ‘Chiquita’ found liable for financing paramilitary group (BBC)
📌 Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017 (SPACE NEWS)
📌 New study finds that a ‘planetary health diet’ can reduce risk of early death (CBS NEWS)
📌 Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 King Charles’ first official portrait vandalized by activists (CNN)
📌 Joey Chestnut banned from 2024 Nathan's hot dog eating contest after 16 wins (FOX NEWS)
📌 Oprah Winfrey hospitalized with stomach virus and dehydration (PEOPLE)
📌 Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson suffers arm injury on set (TMZ)
Tuesday, June 11
🚨NATION
📌 Jury begins deliberating in Hunter Biden gun trial (AXIOS)
📌 Stranded kite surfer's "HELP" message on Santa Cruz County beach leads to rescue (CBS NEWS)
📌 Main channel to Port of Baltimore fully restored 11 weeks after Key Bridge collapse (AP)
📌 Pharmacists cite highest number of drug shortages since 2001 (WASHINGTON POST)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 UN Security Council adopts a ceasefire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza (AP)
📌 Inside the Israeli rescue mission and how it almost failed (WSJ)
📌 Gaza Hamas chief calculates more dead Palestinian civilians will help him (WSJ)
📌 UN halts food distribution from US-built Gaza pier due to security concerns (FOX NEWS)
📌 Singapore offers $10,000 to each passenger on turbulence flight (NBC)
📌 Canada's capital rocked by treason allegations (VOA)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows (AP)
📌 FDA warns consumers against eating ‘microdose chocolate’ bars after six people hospitalized (CNN)
📌 Lilly Alzheimer's drug gets unanimous backing from FDA advisory panel (REUTERS)
📌 Number of US millionaires grew by 500K last year (THE HILL)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Julia Louis-Dreyfus says criticism of political correctness by people like Jerry Seinfeld s a 'red flag' (NBC NEWS)
📌 Teresa Giudice breaks silence on Real Housewives of New Jersey's canceled season 14 reunion (E!)
📌 Carrie Underwood falls off stage at rainy South Carolina concert: 'Won't let a little rain stop us!' (PEOPLE)
📌 ‘Practical Magic 2’: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in talks to return for sequel (VARIETY)
Monday, June 10
🚨NATION
📌 Fewer migrants caught crossing illegally at US-Mexico border as Biden asylum ban rolls out (REUTERS)
📌 ‘Catastrophic landslide’ closes critical mountain highway between Wyoming and Idaho (CNN)
📌 Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction (NBC NEWS)
📌 Manhattan DA agrees to testify before House GOP over Trump hush money trial (THE HILL)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Far-right gains in EU election deal stunning defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz (AP) French President Macron dissolves parliament after EU defeat, calls election (POLITICO)
📌 Haiti’s new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country (AP)
📌 South Korea to restart loudspeaker broadcasts into North to combat trash balloons (NPR)
📌 Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says (CBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 FDA set to propose nutrition labels on the front of packaging to encourage healthier choices (NBC)
📌 Service dogs are working wonders for veterans with PTSD, study shows (USA TODAY)
📌 TJ Maxx, Marshalls have started using body cameras to combat theft (CBS NEWS)
📌 Tesla shareholders to vote whether Elon Musk deserves billions judge struck down (CNN)
📌 Parents are key when it comes to limiting screen time for kids, study finds (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck hire realtor to sell $60M home amid looming divorce rumors (YAHOO)
📌 Carlos Alcaraz wins the French Open for a third Grand Slam title at 21 by beating Alexander Zverev (AP)
📌 Howard retracts Diddy's honorary degree, ends $2 million in agreements following 2016 assault video (NEWS NATION)
📌 ‘Bad Boys’ ticket buyers toss Will Smith a career lifeline (NY TIMES)
Friday, June 7
🚨NATION
📌 Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison July 1 in contempt of Congress case (CBS NEWS)
📌 Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testifies she threw gun into trash out of fear of his spiralling addiction (CBC)
📌 Port of Baltimore shipping channel could fully reopen this weekend after the last piece of collapsed bridge is removed (CNN)
📌 Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, charged with murdering 2 more women (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Putin warns he could provide weapons to attack the West and issues new nuclear threat (NBC NEWS)
📌 IDF Northern Command chief: Military ready for potential war against Hezbollah (THE TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌At least 100 killed after RSF paramilitary group attacks village in Sudan (THE GUARDIAN)
📌 At least 35 dead in Israeli strike on U.N. school, UNRWA head says (CBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds (CNN)
📌 SpaceX’s starship rocket completes test flight for the first time, successfully splashes down (CNBC NEWS)
📌 FDA reverses order taking Juul vaping products off the market in US, opens door to possible authorization (ABC NEWS)
📌 Starbucks partners with food delivery platform Grubhub (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 A new ‘Hunger Games’ book and movie is coming (AP NEWS)
📌 Kansas City Chiefs postpone practice after defensive lineman BJ Thompson suffers cardiac arrest (PEOPLE)
📌 Rapper 50 Cent says Black men are 'identifying with Trump' over Biden (FOX NEWS)
📌 Pat Sajak departs 'Wheel of Fortune' as TV's last old-school game show host (NPR)
Thursday, June 6
🚨NATION
📌 Trump asks to have gag order lifted in New York criminal trial (AP NEWS)
📌 Anti-Israel protesters arrested and suspended after barricading inside Stanford University president's office (NBC NEWS)
📌 Controversial Congestion pricing in New York City indefinitely postponed (ABC 7)
📌 Trump suggests political enemies could face prosecution: “Very possible” (AXIOS)
📌 Trump team asks VP contenders Burgum, Vance, Rubio for documents (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 A gunman was captured after a shootout near the US Embassy in Lebanon (NPR)
📌 Georgia’s ruling party introduces draft legislation curtailing LGBTQ+ rights (AP NEWS)
📌 US and allies warn China is intensifying its efforts to recruit Western military pilots (CNN)
📌 CIA chief returns to region to push hostage deal as Israel vows not to budge further (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Boeing spacecraft carrying two astronauts lifts off on historic voyage (MO NEWS)
📌 How broken are Apple’s parental controls? It took three years to fix an X-rated loophole (WSJ)
📌 First case of rare, sexually transmitted form of ringworm reported in the US (NBC NEWS)
📌 Dollar Tree is exploring sale of Family Dollar brand (FOX NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Actor Wendell Pierce claims he was denied Harlem apartment: 'Racism and bigots are real' (USA TODAY)
📌 Travis Kelce says Secret Service warned he might get tased at White House if he touched podium (PEOPLE)
📌 Taylor Swift defends Lady Gaga amid pregnancy rumors, slams 'invasive & irresponsible' comments (NBC NEWS)
📌 WNBA rescinds second technical foul against Sky's Angel Reese (ESPN)
Wednesday, June 5
🚨NATION
📌 Three Trump allies charged in Wisconsin fake elector scheme (CNN)
📌 Man literally dodges bullet thanks to his chain necklace: 'Just incredible' (FOX NEWS)
📌 Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead (ABC NEWS)
📌 Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 A number of Democrats plan to give Israeli PM frosty reception at congressional speech (POLITICO)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hundreds of German police raid properties in probe into 'Reichsbuerger' coup plot (REUTERS)
📌 Burkina Faso named most neglected crisis for second year in a row (CNN)
📌 China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon (ABC NEWS)
📌 Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan is charged in alleged $67 million global money laundering scheme (CNBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past (VERGE)
📌 Poppi faces lawsuit from consumer who questions its gut health claims (AP)
📌 Stream-flation: Cost of most major streaming services has increased by more than 40% since launch (AXIOS)
📌 More than half of US adults will have cardiovascular disease by 2050, research finds (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Alec and Hilaria Baldwin announce reality show featuring all 7 of their kids (PEOPLE)
📌 San Diego Padres player Tucupita Marcano banned for life by MLB after betting on games (CNN)
📌 Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by former assistant (NBC NEWS)
📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sells majority stake in Revolt, the media company he founded (CNN)
Tuesday, June 4
🚨NATION
📌 A heat dome will send temperatures into the triple-digits across the American West (CNN)
📌 Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids (AP)
📌 Jury of 6 women, 6 men chosen to hear opening arguments in Hunter Biden trial today (AXIOS)
📌 Indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez plans to file as independent Senate candidate (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 IDF announces deaths of four Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity (TIMES OF ISREAL)
📌 Russia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says (NBC NEWS)
📌 South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons (REUTERS)
📌 Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 AI isn't a daily habit yet for teens, young adults (AXIOS)
📌 Extreme heat set to drive home cooling costs to 10-year high, advocates warn (NBC NEWS)
📌 Bitcoin billionaire to settle DC tax fraud suit for $40 million in city’s largest tax-evasion settlement (CNBC)
📌 New York Stock Exchange says bizarre glitch that showed Berkshire Hathaway down 99.97% has been resolved (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Epstein accuser files lawsuit alleging famed psychiatrist Henry Jarecki facilitated sexual abuse (CNBC)
📌 Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez kiss on the cheek as they attend his son basketball game amid separation rumors (PEOPLE)
📌 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 ‘White b*tch’ (CNN)
📌 Kris Jenner reflects on friend Nicole Brown Simpson's murder 30 years ago (TODAY)
Monday, June 3
🚨NATION
📌 Guilty verdict fuels Trump's push for Black voters (AXIOS)
📌 Biden administration preparing to announce border executive action (CNN)
📌 Former Manhattan DA says he would be surprised if Trump gets jail time (POLITICO)
📌 Water pipes burst in Atlanta, causing major outages and disruptions (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City and AMLO protege, projected to win Mexico’s historic presidential election (BBC)
📌 The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election (NBC NEWS)
📌 Israel reacts to Gaza cease-fire outlined by Biden (AXIOS)
📌 46 children were taken from Ukraine. Many are up for adoption in Russia. Experts say it could be a war crime. (NY TIMES)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Male birth control gel is safe and effective, new trial findings show (NBC NEWS)
📌 With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes (AP)
📌 OPEC+ agrees to extend production cuts in bid to boost oil prices (VOA)
📌 Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins two million+ followers (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour amid bad ticket sales; Claims it is to spend time with family (NBC NEWS)
📌 93-year-old Fox founder Rupert Murdoch marries fifth wife in California ceremony (FOX NEWS)
📌 King Charles threatens to cut off Prince Andrew unless he moves out of royal residence (BI)
📌 France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans (AP)
Friday, May 31
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court sides with NRA in free speech ruling that curbs government pressure campaigns (CNN)
📌 FAA investigating near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (NBC NEWS)
📌 Chief Justice Roberts declines to meet with Dems over ethics after Alito flags controversy (AXIOS)
📌 New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has enough signatures to run as an independent despite his federal bribery trial (GUARDIAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 South African elections results show collapsing support for Mandela’s ANC party, amid 33% unemployment rate (AP)
📌 Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons (CNN)
📌 14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case (AP)
📌 Slovak Prime Minister released from hospital after assassination attempt (REUTERS)
📌 Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year, a new report says (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Six planets to appear to align on June 3 in ‘parade of planets’ (ABC)
📌 PTSD has surged among college students (NY TIMES)
📌 US nears deal to fund Moderna's bird flu vaccine trial after third US farmer worker reported to be infected (REUTERS)
📌 Amazon gets FAA approval allowing it to expand drone deliveries for online orders (ABC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 12 year old Florida boy wins National Spelling Bee after rare ‘spell-off’ (CNN)
📌 Lenny Kravitz reveals that he has been celibate for 9 years (NBC NEWS)
📌 John Lennon's 'Help!' guitar sells for a record $2.9 million at auction (ABC NEWS)
📌 New details about killing of General Hospital actor (EW)
📌 Cher wins lawsuit against Sonny Bono's widow over royalty payments (NBC NEWS)
Thursday, May 30
🚨NATION
📌 Verdict Today? Trump jury fails to return verdict in first 5 hours, asks several followups to judge (POLITICO)
📌 Jill Biden claims this election is a choice between good and “evil” (MO NEWS)
📌 Justice Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags, blames his wife (CBS NEWS)
📌 RFK Jr. complains to campaign watchdog over CNN debate criteria (NEWSWEEK)
📌 Tennessee gov. approves bill which penalizes adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care (NBC NEWS)
📌 Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Person dies after falling into engine of departing passenger jet at Amsterdam airport (CBS NEWS)
📌 US to boycott UN session today paying tribute to dead Iranian president (REUTERS)
📌 Iran's Supreme Leader seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote (REUTERS)
📌 North Korea sent hundreds of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea (MO NEWS)
📌 South Africans go to the polls in election seen as biggest test yet to ANC’s 30 years in power (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them (ABC)
📌 Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest attempt at cancer surgery (NBC NEWS)
📌 Someone wants to go back! Billionaire plans submersible trip to Titanic wreck (BBC)
📌 Gravitational changes, 178-feet drop caused injuries on Singapore Airlines jet that hit turbulence (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 George Clooney, Brad Pitt reunite for first film together in 16 years, watch 'Wolfs' trailer (USA TODAY)
📌 Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married, father-of-the-groom Jon Bon Jovi confirms (BBC)
📌 Selena Gomez Reveals She Was Planning to Adopt Kids as a Single Mom Before Falling for Benny Blanco (BILLBOARD)
📌 Kate Middleton seen ‘out and about’ with kids amid ongoing cancer treatment (US)
Wednesday, May 29
🚨NATION
📌 Biden campaign sends Robert De Niro to Trump’s NY trial. He calls Trump a threat to the world and clashes with pro-Trump protesters (MO NEWS)
📌 Company that posted discriminatory 'whites only' job ad settles with federal government (ABC NEWS)
📌 Democrats plan to nominate Biden virtually to avoid missing Ohio's ballot deadline (AP)
📌 Harvard plans to stay silent on any controversial issues after months of Israel-Hamas war backlash (HARVARD CRIMSON)
📌 Second American avoids prison time in Turks and Caicos for accidentally packing 2 bullets (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US aid deliveries to Gaza by sea suspended after damage to $320 million temporary pier (NBC NEWS)
📌 IDF says hidden store of terror munitions may have caused deadly Rafah blaze (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting (CNN)
📌 Georgia parliament overturns veto on “pro-Russian” law (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 OpenAI announces new safety board after employee revolt (CNN)
📌 NYC sunset phenomenon, Manhattanhenge, dazzles New Yorkers (MO NEWS)
📌 YouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phone (VERGE)
📌 Melinda French Gates to give $1B for global women’s rights efforts (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 US box office on track to have worst Memorial Day weekend since 1995 (CNN)
📌 'Home Alone' house hits the market with $5.25 million price tag (TODAY)
📌 Jimmy Kimmel's son Billy, 7, undergoes third open-heart surgery (USA TODAY)
📌 Country singer Darius Rucker breaks silence, explains 'crazy thing' about drug arrest (FOX NEWS)
📌 World's rarest album — Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ — to go on display in Australia (BBC)
Tuesday, May 28
🚨NATION
📌 Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial (AP)
📌 Air Force unveils photos of B-21 Raider in flight as first-of-its-kind nuclear stealth bomber moves closer to deployment (CBS NEWS)
📌 Trump's longshot Libertarian nomination bid halted by party chair (AXIOS)
📌 Over a dozen dead after tornadoes, severe storms batter 4 states as storms move east (USA TODAY)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Papua New Guinea fears thousands buried after landslide (BBC)
📌 Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says (AP)
📌 US expected to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia (FINANCIAL TIMES)
📌 Weapons are on the way, US lawmakers tell Taiwan during visit after Chinese military drills (NBC NEWS)
📌 Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Polling finds that every generation thinks America was “great” in the decade they turned 11 years old (WASHINGTON POST) [All think “right now” is the worst for every category]
📌 TSA sets new record for number of travelers screened in a single day (CBS NEWS)
📌 Elon Musk’s xAI firm valued at $24 billion as investors pledge more money (CNN)
📌 Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defends administration building only 8 EV charging stations in 2+ years, despite 500K goal (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Boutique airline launching this week caters to dogs first, humans second (NPR)
📌 Tattoos found to increase risk of developing lymphoma by 21%, new study finds (PEOPLE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Nicki Minaj back on stage after arrest in Amsterdam for carrying drugs, claims officials 'took my bags without consent' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 2-time champ at UCLA and in NBA, dies (ESPN)
📌 Watch North West make her The Lion King Concert debut (ET)
📌 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Vivienne, 15, drops Pitt and adds Jolie in The Outsiders Playbill (PEOPLE)
📌 Britney Spears claims her jewelry was stolen: ‘It’s all gone’ (PAGE SIX)