Politics & World
Trump Vows Response After Iran Shoots Down US Helicopter
Direct US military engagement with Iran escalates ongoing conflict, with presidential commitment to retaliate
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Iran Shoots Down US Helicopter, Social Security Crisis, and Laxative Brownies
Iran downs a US helicopter, Social Security faces a 2032 crisis, and laxative brownies chaos hits a school board.
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Politics & World
Social Security Trust Fund Could Run Dry by 2032, Trustees Warn
Critical warning about Social Security solvency affects millions of American retirees and workers
Sources: NPR News, CNBC Top News
Science & Tech
NASA Names Artemis III Crew for Lunar Mission Test Flight
Major milestone in US space program’s return to lunar exploration, with crew announcement for…
Sources: Al Jazeera, BBC World, NPR News
17.8million
Views for Netflix’s Michael Jackson docuseries in its first five days, making it the platform’s top debut this month. The number surpasses the 12.3 million first-week views for Netflix’s previous music documentary hit about Taylor Swift.
Source: Netflix
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Worth a longer read
Graham Platner Tests the Power of Anti-Establishment Anger in Maine
How anti-establishment anger could reshape Maine’s political landscape in the primary elections.
The Intercept · Noah Hurowitz
They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison.
The mysterious disappearance of a BLM protester serving the longest federal sentence from 2020.
The Intercept · Jessica Washington
- Today
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote begins at 1 PM ET, with AI features expected to dominate.
- Today-Wednesday
Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting, with interest rate decision due Wednesday afternoon.
- Tonight
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers at 8 PM ET.
- Through Thursday
European Parliament election results continue rolling in across 27 member nations through Thursday.
Etcetera
- Laxative brownies turn school board meeting into chaos
- Australia seizes 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches worth $141,000
- Scientists discover tiny blue octopus near Galápagos Islands
- You can apply to be the Head of Stonehenge
- How one Boston man sold winter ice to the tropics
- Why some NBA players refuse to drink Gatorade
- John Lennon’s heartbreakingly simple last words
- Iowa man jailed for throwing ninja star at woman
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toCatholic Church Fires Exorcist Who Said UFOs Are Mostly Demons
On this day · June 9
The Historybook- 1934Donald Duck makes his debut in Disney’s The Wise Little Hen
- 1973Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to capture the Triple Crown
- 1983Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party wins a landslide victory in UK general election
- 2008The Phoenix Mars Lander confirms the presence of water ice on Mars
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Quote of the day
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
— Isaac Asimov
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