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Graham's death eats into Republicans' voting majority in the Senate, as does the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for weeks. LA Times
VOA VIEW: We will have to wait and see.
As the war in Iran has pushed inflation to a three-year high while the labor market remains resilient, all eyes at the Federal Reserve are on prices – flipping from an easing bias to a tightening one. New York Post
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, as interim senator to serve out the remainder of his term. Graham (R-SC), 71, was up for reelection this election cycle and had just clinched the GOP nod. South Carolina is expected to hold a special primary election... New York Post
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that he's sticking with his close adviser Morris Katz after his Democratic Socialists of America comrades urged members to freeze him out. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
The official cause of death remains unknown and will be determined following an autopsy by the medical examiner's office. New York Post
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.” New York Times
Some tech executives are nervous that the administration’s recent scrutiny of artificial intelligence models could be a prelude to a demand for an ownership stake. New York Times
The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement nationally in recent weeks. New York Times
Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Russia is looking to lose.
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A federal appeals court overruled a district court judge who dismissed the lawsuits, citing unreliable scientific evidence. New York Times
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will impose a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while simultaneously declaring the reinstatement of a full naval blockade on Iran. OANN
In a major step reflecting the executive branch's intensifying focus on unexplained aerial sightings, the White House has appointed Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to a newly formed scientific advisory panel investigating the national security risks posed by unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs. OANN
United States Capitol Police (USCP) arrested a man on Monday outside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., after he approached the North Barricade with a firearm, according to a press briefing from the USCP. OANN
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Twelve states challenged Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would "extinguish competition" in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry. Washington Times
Yet another attempt to make daylight saving time the year-round standard in the U.S. is heading to the House floor. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: A very good idea.
Americans' views on capitalism are split but lean negative. Just over half of Americans, 51%, believe capitalism is functioning "not too well" or "not at all well," while 48% say it is functioning "very well" or "somewhat well." Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Bottom line it is good.
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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protected status from seven countries, including Haiti and Syria, had their work authorization extended Friday, hours before expiration. Washington Times
Heat alerts were issued for millions across parts of the western U.S. Sunday due to an unusually prolonged heat dome, which is starting to move east. CBS
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine. CBS
A quarter of working-age adults use credit cards to purchase groceries but struggle to repay their debts, a new study finds. CBS
VOA VIEW: These are bad time.
CENTCOM said Sunday night that the U.S. is carrying out yet another round of attacks against Iran. Olivia Rinaldi reports. CBS
VOA VIEW: They should hit them hard every night.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition. CBS
VOA VIEW: The truth must be told.
A proposed settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay $26.9 million over a 2022 oil spill in Kansas. CBS
Big banks are set to report booming Q2 revenue as the SpaceX IPO, Iran war volatility and a rebound in commercial lending fuel Wall Street's "sweet spot." CNBC
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Meta said the planned Hyperion data center supercluster in Richland Parish, Louisiana, will be a 5GW facility and cost over $50 billion. CNBC
A majority of U.S. employees now want an AI sovereign wealth fund to hold corporations more accountable. CNBC
The new Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, offers benefits to federal student loan borrowers — but only if their bill is paid on time. CNBC
Fatal crashes involving illegal immigrant truck drivers prompt a federal crackdown on non-domiciled CDL licenses and English proficiency rules. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Illegal CDL licenses must follow all rules.
Video shows Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters airlifting 202 young campers stranded by floodwaters at Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds County. FOX News
Willie J. Carpenter's DNA entered CODIS after an unrelated arrest, allegedly linking him to biological evidence from the 1988 crime scene in downtown Orlando. FOX News
Bangladeshi national Shahidul Islam, 44, allegedly killed his sister-in-law in Lake County, Florida, then fled to a sanctuary city after re-entering the U.S. FOX News
Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as prime minister of Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a shift in the war-torn country's political strategy. UPI
Colt Gray is charged with fatally shooting two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., and injuring nine other people. UPI
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Liberal stupidity are the main causes. Violent transit attacks in three major U.S. cities have renewed commuter fears and sparked outrage over how the justice system tracks repeat offenders.
The cases include a shooting on Atlanta’s MARTA system, stabbings at New York City’s Penn Station and a stabbing on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line. Here are three recent public-transit attacks involving accused repeat offenders that have fueled calls for tougher action to protect residents. Anthony Tyrone Gresham, 42, a felon with multiple convictions, is accused of opening fire at MARTA’s Midtown station in Atlanta, wounding a 17-year-old before fleeing on Friday, June 5.
Authorities say that Gresham allegedly walked up to the train car where the teen sat, pulled a handgun out of his bag and fired three times toward the victim. The teenager was struck in his left hand and leg and medics took the teen to a nearby hospital. Gresham, authorities said, ran from the station before law enforcement could apprehend him. The escape sparked a multi-agency manhunt that ended two days later when officers captured him in Douglasville.
Federal authorities charged Gresham with committing an act of violence with intent to cause serious bodily injury on a mass transportation system. He also faces federal charges for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The shooting came amid heightened scrutiny of MARTA safety following a separate fatal stabbing on the transit system days earlier of 66-year-old Margaret Swan, a great-grandmother. In that separate attack, John Elijah Matthews, 25, a homeless man from Decatur, Georgia, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with committing an act of violence using a dangerous weapon with intent to cause death on a mass transportation system, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
