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NATIONAL

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US--BOULDER-ATTACK

Colorado attack defendant backed off plan to kill all in a group he called ‘Zionist,’ police say

SUMMARY: Authorities say a man who injured 12 people in an attack in Boulder, Colorado, on demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza had planned to kill them all but appeared to have second thoughts. They say Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national who has been living in the U.S. illegally, had 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two during Sunday’s attack in which he yelled “Free Palestine.” Authorities say the two incendiary devices he threw at the weekly demonstration injured more than half of the roughly 20 participants, and that Soliman expressed no regrets about the attack after his arrest. Soliman faces federal hate crime and state attempted murder charges, though more counts could be coming.

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US--BOULDER-ATTACK-THINGS TO KNOW

What we know about the man charged in the attack in Boulder, Colorado

SUMMARY: The man charged for injuring a dozen people in an attack on a group demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza went disguised as a gardener and told police his initial plan was to kill them all. Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces hate crime charges in federal and attempted murder and other charges in state court. Police say Soliman had 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two during Sunday’s attack in which he yelled “Free Palestine.” Police wrote in an affidavit that he didn’t carry out his full plan “because he got scared and had never hurt anyone before.” Soliman was being held Tuesday on a $10 million, cash-only bond.

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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs feared footage of him beating his girlfriend would ruin his career, witness says

SUMMARY: A former Los Angeles hotel security guard says Sean “Diddy” Combs told him that he feared the public release of a 2016 hotel video recording of the hip-hop mogul kicking and dragging R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura would ruin him. The security specialist testified Tuesday at Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Eddy Garcia told a federal court jury that Combs made the comment repeatedly in March 2016 soon after the attack at the Intercontinental Hotel as he tried to buy what he hoped was the only copy of the video. The 55-year-old Combs has pleaded not guilty.

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US--TULSA RACE MASSACRE

Tulsa’s new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre

SUMMARY: Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help. The proposal is a city-backed bid to make amends for one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history. The plan by Mayor Monroe Nichols would not provide direct cash payments to descendants or the last two centenarian survivors of the attack that killed as many as 300 Black people. Nichols is the first Black mayor of Oklahoma’s second-largest city. He made the announcement in the once-thriving Greenwood District that was destroyed by a white mob.

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US--ALASKA-ENERGY-TRUMP-OIL FIELD TOUR

Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

SUMMARY: The head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin. Energy Secretary Chris Wright made the remarks as he and two other Trump Cabinet members visited Prudhoe Bay near the Arctic Ocean. The stop on Monday was part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting Trump’s push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US--CONGRESS-TAX CUTS

Trump pushes a July 4th deadline for big tax bill as senators dig in

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be singed into law by Independence Day. And he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later. Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House early this week and has been dialing senators for one-on-one chats, using both the carrot and stick to encourage them to act. But it’s still a long road ahead for the 1,000-page-plus package. Senators want to make changes to protect Medicaid and to make sure some tax breaks become permanent.

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US--TRUMP-RETRIBUTION ACCUSATIONS

Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ investigation order

SUMMARY: A former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration wants independent government watchdogs to investigate after Trump ordered Homeland Security to look into his government service. Miles Taylor wrote an anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed criticizing Trump. In an April memorandum, the Republican president accused Taylor of fabricating stories to sell his book and directed government agencies to investigate Taylor and strip him of security clearances. Taylor tells The Associated Press he’s decided to fight back. Taylor emailed a letter to inspectors general at the departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Tuesday. The White House says Taylor betrayed the American people and doesn’t deserve a security clearance.

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US—ELECTIONS-PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP

Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote, but turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult. Trump’s executive order directing a documentary, proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal elections has been blocked by a judge. Federal legislation to accomplish it doesn’t appear to have the votes to pass in the Senate. And state-level efforts have found little success even in places where Republicans control the legislature and governor’s office. Such bills have stalled or failed in multiple GOP-controlled states, including Florida and Texas.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AS--SOUTH KOREA-ELECTION

South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee poised to win election as challenger concedes

SUMMARY: South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung is poised to win an early presidential election. His challenger Kim Moon Soo has conceded defeat. The victory would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by now-ousted conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol. It is not clear whether Lee’s election would cause any major, immediate shift in South Korea’s foreign policy. With more than 86% of ballots counted, Lee leads with more than 48% of votes and Kim has 42.7%.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russian rockets kill 4 in a Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge

SUMMARY: A Russian rocket attack targeted the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least four people and wounding 25. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Tuesday’s assault, saying it underscored that Moscow has no intentions of halting the 3-year-old war. The attack came a day after direct peace talks in Istanbul made no progress on ending the fighting. Local authorities said the barrage of rockets struck apartment buildings and a medical facility in the center of Sumy. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s secret services said they struck inside Russia again, two days after a spectacular Ukrainian drone attack on air bases deep inside the country.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS

Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

SUMMARY: Palestinian health officials and witnesses say 27 people have been killed when Israeli forces opened fired as people headed toward an aid distribution site. It was the third such shooting in three days. The army said it fired “near a few individual suspects” who left the designated route, approached its forces and ignored warning shots on Tuesday. The near-daily shootings have come after an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation established aid distribution points inside Israeli military zones. It says the system is designed to circumvent Hamas. The United Nations has rejected the new system. The U.N. says it doesn’t address Gaza’s mounting hunger crisis and allows Israel to use aid as a weapon. The Israeli military said it was looking into reports of casualties on Tuesday.

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EU--NETHERLANDS-POLITICS

Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil with new elections now on the horizon

SUMMARY: Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration. The remaining ministers will run a caretaker administration until new elections can be organized. The decision means the Netherlands will have a caretaker government when it hosts a summit of NATO leaders in three weeks. Prime Minister Dick Schoof held an emergency Cabinet meeting Tuesday to discuss the crisis and then visited King Willem-Alexander to offer him the resignations of ministers from Wilders’ Party for Freedom.

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EU--RUSSIA-BOMBERS-HIT

Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin’s strategic arsenal

SUMMARY: A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication, and dealt a heavy blow to the Russian military. Ukraine said more than 40 bombers were damaged or destroyed Sunday. That’s about a third of Russia’s strategic fleet. The Russian military said only several planes were damaged. The conflicting claims couldn’t be independently verified. But the bold attack demonstrated Ukraine’s capability to hit high-value targets anywhere on Russian territory, dealing a humiliating blow to the Kremlin and inflicting significant losses to Moscow’s arsenal in the 3-year-old war.

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EU--POLAND-PRESIDENTIAL-ELECTION

Nawrocki’s win turns Poland toward nationalism and casts doubt on Tusk’s centrist government

SUMMARY: Conservative Karol Nawrocki’s victory in Poland’s presidential runoff has set the country on a more nationalist course. It also casts doubt on the viability of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist government after the defeat of his liberal ally. Nawrocki was supported by U.S. President Donald Trump. He won just over 50% of votes in a tight race against Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski. Tusk now says he will ask parliament to hold a vote of confidence in his fragile coalition government. The election revealed deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union.

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AF--SOUTH SUDAN-FIGHTING

Civilian casualties mount in South Sudan amid fighting between army and local militias

SUMMARY: Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in airstrikes in recent weeks as the country’s army clashes with militia groups across the country. The government denies that any civilians have been targeted. Many of the wounded are being transported to a Red Cross hospital in Akobo near the border with Ethiopia. The fighting began in March when a militia called the White Army overran a military barracks in the northeastern town of Nasir. The government blamed the attack on the opposition party of First Vice President Riek Machar and placed him under house arrest. It has launched offensives against militias across the country.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-WHAT TO KNOW

A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine’s wartime strategy

SUMMARY: The covert operation was described as one for the “history books” by Ukraine’s president. According to Ukrainian officials, nearly a third of Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet was destroyed or damaged with cheaply made drones sneaked into Russian territory in the span of a few hours on Sunday. The undertaking by Ukraine’s Security Service involved more than 18 months of painstaking planning and great risk. It came to fruition at a time in the 3-year-old war when peace talks have failed to deliver the unconditional ceasefire long-sought by Kyiv. The attack encapsulates Ukraine’s wartime strategy. Outnumbered, outgunned and dependent on Western partners, Ukrainian military planners have sought innovative and cost-effective means to exact Russian losses.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street rises as most financial markets worldwide hold steady

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are gaining ground, and financial markets worldwide are holding relatively steady as the wait continues for more updates on President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how much they’re affecting the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% in afternoon trading Tuesday, coming off a modest gain that added to its stellar May. It is within 3% of its all-time high set earlier this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 170 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market, while stock indexes across most of Europe and Asia made only modest moves.

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US-JOB-OPENINGS

US job openings rose in April, signaling resilience in the American labor market

SUMMARY: U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies in April, up from 7.2 million in March. Economists had expected opening to drift down to 7.1 million. But the number of Americans quitting their job — a sign of confidence in their prospects — fell, and layoffs ticked higher. Openings remain high by historical standards but have dropped sharply since peaking at 12.1 million in March 2022 when the economy was still roaring back COVID-19 lockdowns.

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US--MCDONALD’S-SNACK WRAPS RETURN

Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here’s why McDonald’s is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10

SUMMARY: McDonald’s says it’s bringing back a menu item it discontinued nearly a decade ago. The Chicago burger giant confirmed on Tuesday that Snack Wraps will return to its U.S. menu on July 10. McDonald’s introduced Snack Wraps in 2006 but pulled them in the U.S. a decade later because they were too complicated for its kitchens to prepare. But fans have clamored for a comeback for years. The U.S. president of McDonald says some customers kept ordering the Snack Wrap at drive-thrus. In the meantime, rivals like Burger King introduced their own chicken wraps. McDonald’s expects Snack Wraps to boost its U.S. sales, which have been sluggish as consumers react to economic conditions.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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SCI--PLANETARIUM DISCOVERY

An accidental discovery at a planetarium opens a window into the universe’s inner workings

SUMMARY: Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets. Experts at the American Museum of Natural History in New York were fine-tuning a scene about the Oort Cloud that’s far beyond Pluto. Scientists have never glimpsed this region, but when museum experts projected their scene onto the planetarium dome, created using simulation data, they saw a spiral shape. They published their findings in The Astrophysical Journal earlier this year. The planetarium show “Encounters in the Milky Way” opens to the public on Monday.

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US-MED--INFANT FORMULA-REVIEW

Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here’s what you should know

SUMMARY: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for a comprehensive review of nutrients and other ingredients, such as heavy metals, in infant formula. It’s the first such review since 1998. Called “Operation Stork Speed,” it could revamp the vital food source for millions of American babies. Three-quarters of U.S. infants consume formula in the first six months of life. About 40% receive it as their only source of nutrition. Experts say current formula products remain safe and nutritious, but they welcome a new look at scientific data regarding whether required ingredients should be changed.

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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

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CB--CARIBBEAN-RECORD SARGASSUM

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May

SUMMARY: A new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month. The brown prickly algae is suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana, disrupting tourism, killing wildlife and even releasing toxic gases that forced one school in the French Caribbean island of Martinique to temporarily close. It’s the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida who worked on the report published Monday.

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EDUCATION

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US--EDUCATION-AIR QUALITY-OIL AND GAS-ABRIDGED

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects

SUMMARY: Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality. In New Mexico, oil and gas companies employ thousands of workers, often in areas with few other opportunities, all while boosting the state’s budget with billions in royalty payments. But those benefits may come at a cost for thousands of students whose schools sit near oil and gas pipelines, wellheads and flare stacks. An Associated Press analysis of state and federal data found 694 oil and gas wells with new or active permits within a mile of a school in New Mexico.

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US--EDUCATION-AIR QUALITY-OIL AND GAS

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects

SUMMARY: Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality. In New Mexico, oil and gas companies employ thousands of workers, often in areas with few other opportunities, all while boosting the state’s budget with billions in royalty payments. But those benefits may come at a cost for thousands of students whose schools sit near oil and gas pipelines, wellheads and flare stacks. An Associated Press analysis of state and federal data found 694 oil and gas wells with new or active permits within a mile of a school in New Mexico.

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SPORTS

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BKN--NBA FINALS-FORGOTTEN SONICS

SuperSonics fans feel no allegiance to the Thunder in these NBA Finals. Go Pacers, the scornful say

SUMMARY: It’s logical to think someone like Danny Ball is a fair representation of Seattle these days. Ball, a hoops fan who runs an Instagram account called “Iconic Sonics,” is pulling for the Indiana Pacers over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. There are no deep ties between Seattle and Indianapolis. But right now, Seattle may as well be an Indy suburb. Seattle fans lost their NBA franchise, the SuperSonics, in 2008 when it was stolen from them and rebranded in Oklahoma City. For the scornful, that means one thing: Go Pacers. The NBA Finals begin Thursday night.

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