2026-06-07
Shark attacks spike in Australia. Russia strikes Ukraine's nuclear sector. Senate funds ICE.
Hello. Three stories with weight. A spearfisher dead in Australia's third fatal shark attack in four weeks. A Russian drone hit a nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl. The Senate passed a $70 billion ICE funding bill over objections from some Republicans.
Weekend Update
Unswayed by strong jobs data, Citigroup's economists maintain a prediction nobody else is making. Lonely, but consistent.
The latest exchange threatens the fragile ceasefire. UN says the war could push tens of millions into acute hunger if it drags on. It's proving the pessimists right.
A small group of Republicans broke ranks from Trump. Another legislative rebuke in a pattern now established.
Rate hikes would choke off critical investment needed to lower prices. The economic tension is real.
Wage growth has leveled. The labor market is stable, not hot. Traders are pricing in pain anyway.
High-profile promoters hyped the prediction market's accuracy. They didn't mention the hundreds of thousands they were paid. Influencer marketing as regulatory shadow.
May's big jobs report closed the door on near-term cuts. Fed Chair Warsh faces policy decisions in a tightening moment.
A spearfisher killed. Police confirmed it. Australia's shark season is sharpening.
- Russian drone strikes nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl
- Bernadette Chirac, ex-first lady of France, dies at 93
- Hegseth links immigration to D-Day in France speech
- Peru holds runoff election. Ninth president in ten years looms.
- UK PM condemns Vance over teen stabbing comments
- Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding bill
- Seven-month-old killed by Israeli troops in West Bank
- Norway's Crown Princess placed on lung transplant list
- Summer Game Fest 2026: Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, TMNT
- Reid Hoffman exits Microsoft board
- Why an AI 'Death Spiral' Threatens the Internet
- Stahl, Whitaker, Wertheim stay at 60 Minutes
- Case of Texas woman on death row over grisly murder back in spotlight
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kim Alexis says you won't find her in 'little skimpy bikinis anymore'
- America's most and least expensive places to order pizza revealed in new study
- Auburn student found dead in Japan mountains
- Marvell, Flex join S&P 500 this month
- SpaceX and Google ink $30 billion computing deal
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Shark attacks, drone strikes, and political theater. The world keeps humming.
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