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NATIONAL

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US--MINNESOTA-LAWMAKERS SHOT

Prosecutors: Suspect in shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers planned to target two others

SUMMARY: The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings. But one of the other lawmakers was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived. That is according to acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson, who spoke at a press conference Monday. The suspect, Vance Boelter surrendered to police Sunday. He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. Authorities say he also shot and injured state Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife.

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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY

Diddy juror axed for lack of candor about residency in move defense says hurts jury’s diversity

SUMMARY: A judge has dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose. Judge Arun Subramanian made the ruling on Monday, rejecting arguments by Combs’ attorneys that it would disrupt the diversity of the jury to replace the Black man with a white juror. Subramanian had first announced late Friday that he was dismissing the juror, but multiple defense lawyers protested. The judge delayed dismissing the juror until Monday, when the trial entered its sixth week.

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US--KAREN READ-TRIAL-THINGS TO KNOW

Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

SUMMARY: The jury has returned for its first full day of deliberations in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend. Jurors began deliberations late last week, more than a month after the trial started. Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her car outside a suburban Boston house party and leaving him to die in the snow in January 2022. She has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene. Read’s lawyers say O’Keefe was beaten, bitten by a dog, then left outside a home in Canton in a conspiracy orchestrated by the police that included planting evidence against Read.

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US--IMMIGRATION-NEW DETENTION CENTERS-TAKEAWAYS

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

SUMMARY: Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts. When the Republican took office, politically connected private-prison giants CoreCivic Inc., of Tennessee, and The Geo Group Inc., of Florida, had around 20 idle facilities. CoreCivic says it hasn’t seen such demand for its services in its 42-year history. But the push to reopen facilities has encountered resistance in unexpected places like Leavenworth, Kansas, whose name evokes a short hand for serving hard time. The Leavenworth facility was mothballed in 2021 after Democratic President Joe Biden called on the Justice Department to curb the use of private prisons.

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US--IMMIGRATION-NEW DETENTION CENTERS

ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

SUMMARY: No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for more space to hold immigrants for deportation. Those contracts include one for a now-shuttered private prison in Kansas. An agreement with Tennessee-based private prison firm CoreCivic for reopening a 1,033-bed prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, is part of a surge of contracts issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without seeking competitive bids first. ICE cites a “compelling urgency” for more detention beds for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. ICE’s moves have delighted industry analysts on company earnings calls and promised bigger profits but have also drawn criticism. Skeptical city officials argue CoreCivic needs a special use permit.

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US--WEST VIRGINIA FLOODING

Flash flooding kills 5 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people

SUMMARY: Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for three other people who are missing. Authorities on Sunday also were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials say 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night. Cars were washed away in swollen creeks and some people took refuge in trees. Ohio County emergency management director Lou Vargo says major damage to roads, highways and bridges delayed some rescue operations. Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a state of emergency.

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US--MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS SHOT-HORTMAN

A teenager with a job making burritos became a powerful Minnesota lawmaker who trained service dogs

SUMMARY: Melissa Hortman’s power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work training service dogs for veterans. The 55-year-old was a lifelong Minneapolis-area resident who went to college in Boston and then returned home for law school. She was elected to the Minnesota House in 2004 and helped pass a sweeping liberal program as its speaker in 2023. The chamber was split evenly between Democrats and Republicans this year and she helped break a budget impasse. Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.

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US--POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary

SUMMARY: The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence. One lawmaker and her husband were killed while a second one and his wife were gravely wounded. Those attacks follow the firebombing of a march in Colorado calling for the release of hostages in Gaza, the killing of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington and the firebombing of the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion. That’s just in the past two months. Before that came the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband and a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice.

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US--AP POLL-GOVERNMENT SPENDING

As GOP pushes spending cuts, many say Medicaid and food stamps are underfunded: AP-NORC poll

SUMMARY: A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows Americans broadly support increasing or maintaining existing levels of funding for popular safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare. They’re more divided on spending around the military and border security. As Republican senators debate President Donald Trump’s bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts, the survey points to a disconnect between Republicans’ policy agenda and public sentiment around the domestic programs that are up for debate.

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US--MINNESOTA SHOOTINGS-REACTION

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers

SUMMARY: Lawmakers are still reeling from the shooting that killed one Minnesota state legislator and her husband and severely wounded another and his wife. Even as authorities searched for the suspect in the shooting, the state’s two U.S. Senators noted the attack was one of an increasing examples of political violence. Sen. Tina Smith said she was contemplating the previously unthinkable notion of regular security guards. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said people need to remember that politicians are human beings.

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US--TRUMP-IRAN

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US official tells AP

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented to the U.S. in recent days to kill Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days that it had developed a credible plan to kill Khamenei. After being briefed on the plan, the White House made clear to Israeli officials that Trump was opposed to the Israelis making the move. That’s according to the official, who was not authorized to comment on the sensitive matter.

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INTERNATIONAL

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EU--FRANCE–LOUVRE

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

SUMMARY: The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines. A union representative said staff at the world’s most-visited museum are protesting working conditions. She said the disruption was caused by a spontaneous movement among front-of-house staff, including gallery attendants, reception, and security workers. A few months ago, President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a sweeping decade-long plan to rescue the Louvre from precisely the problems now boiling over — water leaks, dangerous temperature swings, outdated infrastructure, and foot traffic far beyond what the museum can handle. But for workers on the ground, that promised future feels distant.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS

Iran missile attacks on Israel kill 8. Israel warns some Tehran residents to evacuate before strikes

SUMMARY: Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of new strikes. The warning came on Monday, the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air superiority above the Iranian capital and could fly over the city without facing major threats. The military has issued similar evacuation warnings for civilians in parts of Gaza and Lebanon ahead of strikes. The warning affected up to 330,000 people in a part of central Tehran that includes the country’s state TV and police headquarters, as well as three large hospitals.

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CN--G7 SUMMIT

G7 leaders want to contain the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump calls for talks between the countries

SUMMARY: The Group of Seven summit is opening in Canada with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump is reiterating his call for the two nations to start negotiating. Trump says, “They should talk and they should talk immediately.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said all G7 leaders agree that they “have to find a way to de-escalate the situation” in the Middle East because the conflict between Israel and Iran risks inflaming the “tinderbox” of Gaza and hurting the global economy. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants a joint statement from Europe that would stress that Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material.

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CB--HAITI-PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATION

Haiti’s president was killed 4 years ago. The questions around his death remain unanswered

SUMMARY: Not one suspect imprisoned in Haiti has faced trial after being accused in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down at his home in Port-au-Prince nearly four years ago. Gang violence, death threats and a crumbling judicial system have held up an ongoing investigation defined by outbursts and tense exchanges between suspects and judges. Six Haitian judges are investigating whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial for 20 suspects. While the case in Haiti has stalled, the U.S. has charged 11 extradited suspects, with five already pleading guilty to conspiring to kill Moïse.

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EU--IRAN-NUCLEAR

UN nuclear agency warns of possible contamination inside Iran’s Natanz site after Israeli strikes

SUMMARY: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says there is a possibility of both radiological and chemical contamination within Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz. IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Monday that radiation levels outside the complex are presently normal. Grossi said that the radiation poses a significant danger if uranium is inhaled or ingested. He added that the risk can be effectively managed with appropriate protective measures like using respiratory protection devices while inside the facilities. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show extensive damage at Natanz after Friday’s strikes.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-ISRAEL-IRAN-THINGS TO KNOW

What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran

SUMMARY: Israel’s blistering attack with warplanes and drones against Iran’s nuclear and military structure has sparking an open conflict between the two long-time foes that threatens to spiral into a wider, more dangerous regional war. Since Friday, Israel’s strikes have killed more than 200 people in the now four-day conflict, including top Iranian generals and scientists, but also civilians. Iran has retaliated with hundreds of drones and missiles launched against Israel, some of which have penetrated its vaunted aerial defense system, killing about two dozen people. Tensions across the Middle East have soared over the Israel-Iran escalation, even as Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group, an Iranian ally, rages on in the Gaza Strip.

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AS--INDIA-PLANE CRASH-DOCTORS

After the Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, the surviving doctors rushed to save lives

SUMMARY: Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured. Navin Chaudhary says he had just begun eating his meal when a loud bang startled him. He turned back to see a massive fire taking over the medical college’s dining area. He rushed toward a window and jumped. Soon later, he was helping the injured alongside his colleagues at the medical trauma center. At least 270 were killed on Thursday, including 242 aboard the plane and 29 others on the ground.

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EU--SPAIN-OVERTOURISM-PROTEST

Spaniards turn water guns on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism

SUMMARY: Water guns are back squirting at unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona. About a thousand Spaniards marched to demand a rethink of an economic model they believe is fueling a housing crunch and erasing the character of their city on Sunday. Several toted squirt guns and shot at would-be foreign visitors. Similar scenes took place when around 2,000 people rallied on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The marches were part of a coordinated effort by activists concerned with the ills of overtourism across southern Europe’s top destinations, including Venice, Italy and Portugal’s capital of Lisbon.

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AF--SOUTH AFRICA-FARM KILLINGS

A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings

SUMMARY: Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It’s a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive a discredited narrative that white farmers in the majority Black country are being targeted in a widespread, race-based system of persecution. The false narrative has been amplified by South African-born Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump. Yet the killings of farmers and farmworkers, regardless of race, are a tiny percentage of the country’s high level of crime. And research shows that robbery — not racial animus — is the most common motive for violent crimes on farms.

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AS--INDIA-BRIDGE COLLAPSE

A bridge collapse at an Indian tourist site kills 2 and injures 32

SUMMARY: At least two people have died and 32 others are injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed at a popular tourist destination in India’s western Maharashtra state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote on X that six of the injured on Sunday were in critical condition. The Press Trust of India reports that police say teams of the National Disaster Response Force and other search and recovery units have undertaken rescue operations. The incident occurred in the Kundamala area in Pune district, which has been witnessing heavy rains over the past few days, giving the river a steady flow.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-GAZA

At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza

SUMMARY: Health officials say at least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more were wounded in the latest shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution points in Gaza. Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday toward crowds heading to two aid sites in Rafah. Thousands of desperate Palestinians regularly gather in hopes of getting food. The shooting occurred hundreds of meters from the sites, which are in Israeli military zones. There was no immediate comment from Israel’s military. The vast majority of Palestinians rely on aid because nearly all of Gaza’s capacity to produce food has been destroyed in 20 months of war.

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RACE AND ETHNICITY

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US--JUNETEENTH-EXPLAINER

A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it

SUMMARY: It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, that day in 1865 when a Union officer announced liberation. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history’s darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or cookouts. It would take another century and a half and lots of rallying until President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. This year will be the first Juneteenth under the second Trump administration, which has banned DEI initiatives including Black history content.

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BUSINESS

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TRUMP-MOBILE PHONE COMPANY

The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company

SUMMARY: The Trump family company says it’s launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House. Eric Trump, one of President Donald Trump’s sons who will run the company, said Monday that the new company would build its own phones and maintain a call center in the U.S. The new business follows several real estate deals for towers and resorts in the Middle East, including a golf development in Qatar announced in April, and a $1.5 billion partnership to build golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in Vietnam.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street recovers from Friday’s shock as US stocks rally and oil prices ease

SUMMARY: Calm is returning to Wall Street. U.S. stocks are rallying Monday, while oil prices are giving back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1% and was on track to reclaim nearly all of its drop from Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 361 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.4%. They joined a worldwide rise for stock prices, stretching from Asia to Europe. The price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. oil fell by about 2%, while gold’s price eased.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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SCI--SOLAR ECLIPSE MISSION

How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space

SUMMARY: A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying. The result is hours of on-demand totality for scientists. The European Space Agency released the eclipse pictures Monday. Launched late last year, the two spacecraft have produced 10 solar eclipses so far. They’re still in the checkout phase of the mission, with scientific observations yet to begin. But scientists are already thrilled and anticipate nearly 200 total solar eclipses over the next two years, each one lasting several hours.

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RELIGION

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONGO

A Congolese customs worker who resisted corruption is beatified by the Vatican

SUMMARY: The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of holiness. Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was kidnapped and killed in 2007 after he refused to allow rancid rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma. The head of the Vatican’s saint-making office, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, presided over the beatification ceremony Sunday. The ceremony attracted Congolese pilgrims and much of Rome’s Congolese Catholic community, who will be treated to a special audience Monday with Pope Leo XIV.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT-FILM-BOX-OFFICE

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

SUMMARY: “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. According to Comscore estimates Sunday, the Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83 million debut in North American theaters. The film is directed by franchise veteran Dean DeBlois and follows the unlikely friendship between a young Viking named Hiccup and a dragon called Toothless. It also claimed the No. 1 spot ahead of Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch,” which slipped to second place after topping the charts for three weekends.

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SPORTS

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BKN--NBA FINALS

Game 5: Pacers, Thunder set to play swing game, with winner grabbing 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals

SUMMARY: The back-and-forth of these NBA Finals has been constant. Game 1 went to Indiana, so Oklahoma City had to bounce back in Game 2. Indiana reclaimed the series lead in Game 3, only to see Oklahoma City answer yet again in Game 4, knotting the series 2-2. And now, Game 5. The swing game, as some call it. The winner on Monday night between the Pacers and Thunder in Oklahoma City will take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals and move one win away from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

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BBO--RED SOX-GIANTS TRADE

Red Sox trade Rafael Devers to the Giants in a blockbuster deal

SUMMARY: The Boston Red Sox have traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal. The Giants sent right-hander Jordan Hicks, lefty Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III and minor league righty Jose Bello to the Red Sox for the 28-year-old designated hitter, who had bristled at his demotion from third base this year. Devers is one of baseball’s most feared sluggers. He is batting .272 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs in 73 games after he connected for a solo drive in Boston’s 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.

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GLF--US OPEN

J.J. Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win US Open

SUMMARY: J.J. Spaun turned a miserable day into an unforgettable finish in the U.S. Open. It was wet and nasty at Oakmont. Five players were tied for the lead with an hour to go. Spaun delivered two shots now part of U.S Open lore. He hit driver onto the green at the par-4 17th to set up birdie and the lead. Needing two putts from 65 feet for the win, Spaun made the longest putt all week at Oakmont for a birdie-birdie finish and a 72. He won by two shots over Robert MacIntyre. He was the only player under par.

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