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Top News Stories for Monday, June 5th 2023
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
The derailment of trains in eastern India that killed at least 288 people and injured more than 800 was caused by an error in the electronic signalling system that sent them onto the wrong tracks, a railway official says. There was still confusion about the exact sequence of events leading to the worst rail disaster in decades in Odisha state's Balasore district on Friday. Jaya Verma Sinha, a senior railway ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
As gas prices remain flat, the group of oil-producing nations decided on Sunday to extend oil production cuts through 2024. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners, named OPEC Plus, held a meeting Sunday where the group - led by Russia and Saudi Arabia - decided to extend the oil production cuts. OPEC described the move as aiming to "achieve and sustain a stable oil market, and ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Chuck Todd announced Sunday that he would be stepping down as the moderator of NBC's famed political weekly show, "Meet the Press." He will be replaced in the role by NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Todd made the announcement at the end of the most recent episode, telling viewers, "While today is not my final show, this is going to be my final summer here at 'Meet the Press.'" Todd added ...
Source: theweek.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
The first-in-the-nation law is both "unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad" and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement," according to the ruling late Friday by U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump. "There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. But there is a difference between material that is 'obscene' in the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Superhero movies always come with a mountain of hype and expectations thrust upon them, but Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse came with all that and more. Its 2018 predecessor Into the Spider-Verse felt like such a breath air for superhero movies and animation in general that its subsequent praise and awards haul was genuinely surprising. And with each new glimpse of footage and new Spider-hero shown off, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
( JTA ) — An Egyptian security officer opened fire on Israeli soldiers on a routine patrol, killing two, and hours later killed a third before being felled in a shootout, the Israeli army said, in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a "severe and extraordinary incident." The Egyptian military said the shootout occurred while the officer was pursuing drug smugglers across the border. ...
Source: forward.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
United States Capitol is the meeting place of the US Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the US federal government. United States Capitol is the meeting place of the US Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the US federal government. Posted: Updated: SHARE WASHINGTON D.C. (WFLA) – Residents all over the D.C. area heard a "loud boom" Sunday afternoon, leaving many to wonder what ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
The plan forgives as much as $20,000 per borrower, but not everyone will be able to take advantage. In late 2022, the Biden administration announced its plan to tackle the soaring student loan debt in the United States. While the plan contained several strategies to help reduce student loan burdens, the most notable was forgiveness of as much as $20,000 in student loan debt for all eligible borrowers. But what ...
Source: fool.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Two children were taken to a local hospital after suffering burns in the car fire outside the Dillard's department store in Oviedo, Florida, police said. A central Florida woman is facing arson and child neglect charges after she allegedly left her two children in a car while shoplifting in a mall, and then that car caught fire. Alicia Moore, 24, was arrested last week following the blaze in Oviedo, just north of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
In one school district, the Bible and the Book of Mormon were flagged for "sensitive materials review." Public schools are closed for the summer in Utah, leaving their libraries quieter than usual. But the books on their shelves are now the subject of a skirmish — one that is distinct from many other culture clashes over education in the United States. In this case, the titles in question are the Bible and ...
Source: nytimes.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
NEW YORK (AP) — In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump , from the right. "This is a different guy than 2015, 2016," DeSantis told a conservative radio host before slamming the bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation Trump championed as "basically a jailbreak bill" that allowed dangerous people out of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
June 4 (UPI) -- China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu has accused the United States of "provocation" and warned of the "unbearable disaster" of war between the two nations. Gen. Li made his remarks in a speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on the heels of a near collision of U.S. and Chinese warships in the Taiwan Strait, according to a news release from China's Defense Ministry. "China must ...
Source: upi.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in the third period and showed off what may be the best save of the postseason to claim a 5-2 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night. Panthers' defenseman Eric Staal drew first blood in the tension-filled Game 1 after tucking in the puck on a wraparound for the short-handed goal and a 1-1 Florida lead. The goal is the third ...
Source: cnn.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday. Branden Colvin Sr.'s body was recovered Saturday, city spokeswoman Sarah Ott said. Two other men — 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien — are still unaccounted for. Colvin, 42, is the ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Back BEIJING — China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists and ...
Source: washingtontimes.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Lauren Boebert has confirmed former wrestling star Stan Lane is not her biological father, as her mother had asserted, after the results of a second paternity test were returned on May 11. In a statement the House Republican noted she had "never publicly claimed he was my father," before joking "the Toby Keith song, 'Who's Your Daddy' hits a bit differently now." Boebert has emerged as one of the most outspoken ...
Source: newsweek.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna Citation took off from Elizabethtown, Tennessee, on Sunday and ...
Source: boston.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Rights group says 16 migrants were flown via private chartered plane but it's unclear who paid for the travel A rights group has said 16 migrants had been "lied to" and deceived after being transported from Texas to California and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento. The migrants from Venezuela and Colombia entered the US through Texas, reported the Associated Press. They were flown to California from New ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Video posted to social media on Sunday cast doubt on Representative Lauren Boebert 's excuse for missing the House vote on raising the federal debt ceiling. The United States House of Representatives voted last week on a bipartisan bill to raise the debt limit while cutting federal spending in some areas after months of negotiations between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , a California Republican, and President Joe ...
Source: newsweek.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Hollywood's managed to avoid another strike , at least with its directors. On late Saturday night, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) to form a new labor contract. Under this new three-year deal, directors will receive increased wages and benefits (5% in the first year, then 4% and 3.5% for years two and three), and a ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Vivek Ramaswamy Takes Putin's Side in Heated Exchange With ABC's Martha Raddatz The 2024 GOP candidate called on Ukraine to make "major concessions" to end the war. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy thinks "major concessions" need to be made to Russia in order to end the war in Ukraine—a war, he believes, doesn't affect U.S. interests. Speaking with ABC News anchor (and foreign policy ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
When CNN reported on Wednesday night that special counsel Jack Smith has a recording of former president Donald Trump boasting at his Bedminster, N.J., club in 2021 that he had a highly classified multipage document relating to war plans against Iran, months of punditry that Trump would never be indicted went out the window. (The reported sounds of paper rustling suggests Trump might have had a document in hand.) ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Sunday, Jun 4th, 2023 -
Op-Ed: While Republicans battle over 'woke' — What does 'woke' mean? While DeSantis defines "woke" as a form of cultural Marxism, Trump complains that most people don't even know what it means. While DeSantis defines "woke" as a form of cultural Marxism, Trump now complains that most people don't even know what it means. During the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, speaker after ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Jun 3rd, 2023 -
WASHINGTON − The bipartisan deal President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated to end the debt ceiling standoff had a clear winner. Americans no longer have to worry the U.S. will default on its debt in coming days, an unprecedented event that would have damaged the global economy, diminished U.S. standing in the world and reduced household wealth. But the deal Congress passed Thursday night ...
Source: usatoday.com
Saturday, Jun 3rd, 2023 -
During her Chicago stop of her Eras Tour on Friday evening, Taylor Swift took a moment to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at the start of Pride Month, speaking out against America's growing wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation. "I wish that every place was safe and beautiful for people in the LGBTQ community," said Swift. The singer-songwriter continued by sharing that she notices fans who are living "authentically and ...
Source: variety.com
Saturday, Jun 3rd, 2023 -
YouTube was the slowest major platform to disallow misinformation during the 2020 U.S. election and almost three years later, the company will toss that policy out altogether. The company announced Friday that it would reverse its rules around election denialism, allowing some previously prohibited false claims, effective immediately. Axios first reported the changes. "In the current environment, we find that while ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Saturday, Jun 3rd, 2023 -
A Russian air raid on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro has wounded 20 people, including five children, according to officials. Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor of Dnipropetrovsk, said on Saturday that three of the children were in "serious condition" following the attack on a residential district. A total of 17 people were being treated in hospital, he added on Telegram. Media reports said emergency teams ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Jun 3rd, 2023 -
LONDON (AP) — The second leg of Manchester City's treble mission is secure. Add the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win over great rival Manchester United on Saturday, to its latest Premier League title. Now only a first ever Champions League title stands between City and immortality in English soccer. "We're in a position," City manager Pep Guardiola said, "that we'll probably never be in again." Ilkay Gundogan scored ...
Source: apnews.com