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#10 US Police Arrest Suspect Vance Luther Boelter for Minnesota Lawmakers’ Shooting - Nathan Layne and Tom Polansek for Reuters, Southern FFA Family, Data Republican/Saint James Hartline, Alex Jones, OHour/Dr. Vance Boelter, Suburban Black Man, and Eric Matheny on X
A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.Boelter allegedly shot dead Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, in their home on Saturday - a crime Governor Tim Walz characterized as a "politically motivated assassination."
#9 Trump Orders Increase in Migrant Deportations - Ottilie Mitchell for BBC News, xalfeed, Drew Hernandez, Wesley Yang/Rasmussen Reports, Munna Sirra, and Ryan/NBC Latino on X
US President Donald Trump has ordered an expansion of the detention and deportation of migrants across the country as protests against his policies continue. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on federal agencies to "do all in their power" to deliver "the single largest mass deportation programme in history", naming Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York as specific targets. These cities are among the many where large-scale protests have broken out against raids on undocumented migrants since 6 June. Trump has faced legal challenges and criticism for his response to the protests, particularly his deployment of the military to quell the demonstrations...
#8 After Early Reprieve From Immigration Enforcement, Farming Industry Reckons With Raids - Ximena Bustillo for NPR, Abiel, Pro America Politica/Joel Scott, Accio_Legal, Ramandeep Singh Mann, and m on X
President Trump vowed to help protect agricultural workers just days after federal immigration officials targeted farms and meat-packing plants in a widespread effort to detain people without legal status. For months, the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals to the agriculture community about how immune their workforce is to the effort to conduct mass deportations. The agriculture industry is among those that employ large numbers of workers without legal standing to work in the United States. And in several communities, meat-packing plants employ people with temporary protected status or parole, which includes work authorization, though the administration revoked many of those protections in recent months...
#7 How Trump Went From Opposing Israel’s Strikes on Iran to Reluctant Support - NBC News, GlobaltvNG, Abe Broker/Jimmy Dore/Max Blumenthal, H, Richard Stone, and Simon Ma/Eric Daugherty on X
President Donald Trump had opposed Israeli military action against Iran, favoring negotiations over bombing. But in the days before the strikes began, he became convinced that Israel’s heightened anxiety over Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities was warranted. After a pivotal briefing from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, on Israel’s plans and U.S. options for supporting its operation, he gave tacit approval to Israel to have at it and decided to provide limited U.S. backing...
#6 Fireworks and Parachutists: Army Celebrates Its 250th Year, Trump Celebrates His 79th - Alana Wise and Kat Lonsdorf for NPR, The White House, Charlie Kirk, Carmine Sabia, David Sachs, U.S. Secret Service, and Erin Derham on X
The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade that overtook the streets and skies of Washington, D.C., and included thousands of service members participating in the big-budget spectacle. Also celebrating on Saturday was President Trump, whose 79th birthday corresponds with the Army anniversary, and who has long dreamed of holding such a display of America's military might. A parade of this magnitude is unusual during times of peace and has stirred up controversy for what opponents view as a politicization of the nation's armed forces and a break from U.S. democratic norms...
#5 Sen. John Fetterman Supports Trump’s Military Parade, Calls on Americans to Celebrate Regardless of Politics - David Spector for Fox News, John Fetterman/Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD, Eric Daugherty, Zak Poore, Daniel F. Baranowski, and Rich Zeoli on X
Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., has voiced support for President Donald Trump’s military parade, saying Americans should support it regardless of politics. "This parade is comprised of our sons, daughters, mothers, and fathers — the very best of us. Regardless of your politics, it’s appropriate to celebrate the 250 years of sacrifice, dedication, and service," Fetterman posted on X on Saturday. Trump presided over a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, in which thousands of Americans flocked to the nation’s capital. The festivities included a display from the Army's Golden Knights Parachute team, which conducted a jump above the crowd, multiple flyovers, WWII Jeeps on display, and members of the military waving to the crowds while riding in tanks down Constitution Ave...
#4 “No Kings” Protests Draw Crowds in Cities Across the U.S. - CBS News, The Persistence, C3/Sassafrass84, Libs of TikTok/Taylor Hansen, Paul A. Szypula, Megan Basham, and Lara Logan/Matt Van Swol on X
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks, and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Trump, marching through downtowns and blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. Confrontations were isolated...
#3 Trump Attends G7 Summit in Canada Amid Tensions Over Trade - NBC News, Nick Sortor, MAGA Voice, Channel 4 News, Zachary Tisdale, and Apple Lamps on X
President Donald Trump is attending the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, where he will hold a meeting this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump said ahead of the summit that he anticipates reaching new trade deals while there. In addition to the G7 nations and the European Union, other countries, including Ukraine, Mexico, South Africa, India, and Australia, were invited to attend. A majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the presidency so far in his second term, except on the issue of immigration, a new NBC News Decision Desk poll has found. The vast majority of Americans said they want Trump to abide by court orders...#2 The AI Revolution Is Likely to Drive Up Your Electricity Bill - Mary Cunningham for CBS News, PatchEssexCountyNJ, Ben Inskeep, Wu Tang is for Children/SmellsLikeYTDEI.In.Here, Bill Mitchell, and Earl Christy on X
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state's public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1. A key driver in that rate hike: data centers. The spread of these large-scale computing facilities across the U.S. amid growing demand for artificial intelligence, data storage, and other technology services is projected to increase electricity consumption to record highs in the coming years, according to experts. A report from Schneider Electric, a company that specializes in digital automation and energy management, projects that electricity demand will increase 16% by 2029, mainly due to the proliferation of data centers. Most data centers rely on the nation's electrical grid for energy, meaning it will be American ratepayers who pick up the tab, Mark Wolfe, executive director of the...
