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Taylor Swift attends 2026 NBA Finals Game 4 at Madison Square Garden - NBA.com

Taylor Swift attends Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

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U.S. bombs Iran for second straight night - Axios

"We will strike them hard tonight and hopefully Iran makes a good decision," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

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Politics

China Has Arrested U.S. Scholar Who Studies Myanmar Politics

The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.

What to Know About Jay Clayton, Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Director

Mr. Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been overseeing an office known for prominent cases.

In the Tug-of-War for Control of the House, Redistricting Provides the Muscle

While public sentiment has drifted in Democrats’ favor in many of the midterm House races, Republicans have strong-armed a structural advantage: redrawing congressional maps.

Melania Trump Unveils New Investment Accounts for Foster Children

The program allows states to invest benefits they receive on behalf of foster children in their care.

Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.

Gabbard Revokes Biden-Era Assessments on Mysterious Ailments

Earlier reviews had cast doubt on the idea that a foreign adversary was behind Havana syndrome, a range of symptoms that American spies and diplomats reported.

Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands

Democrats and voting-rights groups have challenged the proposed rule as a harmful federal intrusion that could affect millions of voters who cast their ballots by mail.

Trump Picks New Intelligence Chief After Revolt Over Pulte

The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.

Economy

Oil only accounts for half the cost of a gallon of gas. Here's where the rest comes from. - CBS News

U.S. gas prices are surging as the Iran war drives up the global cost of oil. But what exactly accounts for what you pay at the pump?

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Elon Musk Is Dipping Into the Rejected Candidates Pile After Admitting xAI 'Was Not Built Right' - Gizmodo

We're all trying to find the guy who did this.

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Canada sheds more than 100,000 jobs in first two months of year - BBC

February saw the sharpest drop in Canada's employment totals since the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly due to the US tariff squeeze

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Stock Market Today: Dow Fades On Inflation, GDP Surprise; Nvidia Turns Lower (Live Coverage) - Investor's Business Daily

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose early but retreated Friday after surprise inflation and GDP data. Adobe plunged on earnings.

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices - AP News

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs. Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier…

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Starbucks union sent the company a proposed contract. Here's what baristas want - CNBC

Discussions between Starbucks and the union representing about 6% of its company-owned U.S. stores hit a wall last year.

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Southwest Airlines to discontinue flights to Chicago's O'Hare airport in June, continue service to Midway - ABC7 Chicago

Southwest Airlines said Friday it will discontinue service to Chicago's O'Hare airport in June.

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Amazon Prime Video nearly doubles the price to go ad-free and stream 4K video - The Verge

Amazon Prime Video is raising the price of its ad-free plans from $2.99 to $4.99 per month and removing 4K streaming from Prime subscribers who don’t pay extra.

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Technology

How Our Reporters Distinguish Hype From Facts in the SpaceX I.P.O.

Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.

SpaceX Sets Milestone With World’s Largest I.P.O., Furthering Musk’s Power

Elon Musk’s rocket company said it would sell more than 555 million shares at $135 each in its blockbuster initial public offering, which is set to begin trading on Friday.

Is SpaceX Worth $1.77 Trillion? It’s a Pie in the Sky, Some Investors Say

Elon Musk’s rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation for its blockbuster initial public offering.

Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.

How Tesla’s Stock Listing in 2010 Enabled SpaceX’s I.P.O.

Investors who bought the automaker’s shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.

Technology2 days ago

Microsoft C.E.O. Satya Nadella Says ‘Everyone Is a Stakeholder’ in A.I.

At The New York Times’s Hard Fork Live event, Mr. Nadella addressed the backlash against artificial intelligence and President Trump’s comments about Americans sharing in the wealth of A.I. companies

Technology2 days ago

For a Second Time, Trump Muses About Americans Sharing in A.I. Wealth

President Trump touched on what is an increasingly hot topic in Washington: how average Americans can get a piece of the tech industry’s A.I. windfall.

Technology2 days ago

Britain Is Weighing a Social Media Ban for Children. How Did It Get Here?

Months after Australia banned social media for everyone under 16, the British government is considering new policies to keep children safe online.

Health

Health1 day ago

Can’t Pay Medical Bills? Trump Officials Suggest Getting a Loan.

One-third of Americans shoulder health care debt. Insurers are being asked to consider lending money to Obamacare consumers who can’t afford higher deductibles.

Health1 day ago

The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know

Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?

Health1 day ago

Medical Cure or Designer Baby? A New Approach to Editing Embryos Ignites Debate

Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement.

Health2 days ago

Private Medicare Plans Often Deny Access to Rehab Care, Analysis Shows

Two reports by U.S. investigators reveal how Medicare Advantage is quick to reject requests for short-term nursing home or inpatient services.

Health2 days ago

Private Medicare Plans Often Deny Access to Special Care, Analysis Shows

Two reports by U.S. investigators reveal how Medicare Advantage is quick to reject requests for short-term nursing home or inpatient rehab services.

Health2 days ago

U.S. Ebola Unit Sparks Fury, Protests and a Political Crisis in Kenya

Hundreds of Kenyans have marched through the streets to oppose a quarantine facility that would be reserved exclusively for American patients.

Health4 days ago

Have a Thorny Medical Question? Your Doctor May Be Using A.I. for That.

OpenEvidence, a fast-growing start-up, is using artificial intelligence to help doctors find answers to clinical questions for diagnosis and treatment.

Health5 days ago

Robert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97

His five-volume “Children of Crisis” series, published between 1967 and 1977, drew on his conversations with American children whose voices were not often heard.

Science

Science1 day ago

The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know

Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?

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The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer

Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition.

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Science2 days ago

Canada's 'AI for All' strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's AI for All strategy on June 4, committing more than $2 billion in new spending and targeting $200 billion in additional GDP growth and 250,000 new jobs by 2031.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Theoretical model developed to understand how isotopes change spectroscopy results

When researchers want to uncover what atoms make up a material, they turn to a number of tried-and-true spectroscopy methods. Spectroscopy works by shining a specific type of light onto a substance and then analyzing how that light is either absorbed, emitted, or scattered. Every atom has a different way of interacting with light, and scientists study this light-matter interaction to identify the atoms in the material.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments

Users who participate in online communities linked to conspiracy theories show distinctive linguistic characteristics even when discussing apparently neutral topics, such as films, music, cooking or science, and even before they take part in conspiracy communities.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

New buried-growth process enables 2D arrays of position- and orientation-controlled diamond qubits

Researchers at Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Diamond and Carbon Applications (Germany), have developed a buried-growth process for nitrogen–vacancy (NV) centers in diamond using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD). By employing nitrogen-radical selective etching, which simultaneously enhances metal-mask durability through nitridation, the team enabled a continuous etching–growth sequence within a single MPCVD process.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Satellite data reveal Southern Ocean vertical currents diving 3,000 feet below surface

Ocean currents are not just horizontal motions that flow from side to side. There are also vertical currents that act like deep-sea elevators, pushing heat and carbon down into the deep, while bringing up vital nutrients and dissolved gases to the surface.

How Will the Artemis III Astronauts Train?

The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts.

World News

FIFA World Cup 2026: Haiti forced to change kit over war imagery

An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, with the Haitian flag, had been embedded on the kits.

Al Jazeera English

Hyundai Bioscience USA offers Free Drug Supply and Funding for Clinical Trials to WHO

– Dr. Davey Smith, a Leading U.S. Infectious Disease Expert: "XAFTY® Should Be Urgently Tested to See if it Can Address the Ebola Crisis" – Lab testing confirms potency against Ebola (IC50) stronger than against COVID-19, trials or emergency use should move q…

PRNewswire

Bleary-eyed Brits will lose 120million hours of sleep during 'late night World Cup' as some plan to watch games in garages and cars

Nearly one in four (23 per cent) supporters in Britain are prepared to sleep separately from their partner to avoid missing the matches played in the US, Mexico and Canada .

Dailymail.com

USMNT erupts after wild Knicks comeback win in NBA Finals

The entire sporting world was stunned by the New York Knicks' comeback against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, and the USMNT was no different.

USA Today

Copenhagen Expands CopenPay Year-Round and Takes Tourist Rewards Global

Copenhagen’s tourist reward scheme will launch as a permanent, year-round platform on June 22, allowing visitors to earn rewards for positive actions, while destinations across Europe, North America, and Australia adopt the concept. Copenhagen’s tourist rewar…

GlobeNewswire

LeBron James Declares Himself NBA's Greatest of All Time in Bold Time Profile

LeBron James confidently claims he's the greatest basketball player ever, as he considers his future with the Lakers amid their transition to a new era with Luka Doncic.

Ibtimes.com.au

Fonseka's revelation about Sale

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is a unique political and military figure who is highly loved by the majority of the people in this country, yet severely criticized by a political few. According to information recently revealed in Parliament, certain controversi…

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CS2009 (PD-1/VEGF/CTLA-4 Trispecific Antibody) ASCO 2026 Key Highlights

SUZHOU, China, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The clinical datasets presented at ASCO 2026 by CStone further validate the trispecific synergistic mechanism of CS2009 and support its potential to become a next-generation immuno-oncology (I/O) backbone therapy. …

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Opinion

Trump claims deal to end Iran war near as Tehran says 'nothing' finalised

The US president says a "great settlement" to end the conflict has been reached. Iran says reports of a deal are "speculative".

BBC

Discipline, Not Drama, Carries Knicks to Brink of NBA Title

Jalen Brunson (left) and Victor Wembanyama have emerged as the defining faces of the 2026 NBA Finals, with the Knicks now one win away from a championship after their dramatic...The post Discipline, Not Drama, Carries Knicks to Brink of NBA Title appeared first on Asian Journal News.

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World Cup embarrassment as hundreds of seats are left empty for South Korea-Czechia... despite FIFA boasting of 'unprecedented' demand

FIFA was desperate to avoid that visual heading into this summer's soccer festival, having drastically cut ticket prices for all 104 matches in a bid to entice more supporters to the US, Canada and Mexico.

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Mum of Gavin Preston killer used AI to ask the court for leniency

The mother of Jaedon Tito said her son had taken up colouring in to “clear his mind” in prison after he and another man were convicted of killing the underworld figure.

theage

Mum of Gavin Preston killer used AI to ask the court for leniency

The mother of Jaedon Tito said her son had taken up colouring in to “clear his mind” in prison after he and another man were convicted of killing the underworld figure.

The Age

Mum of Gavin Preston killer used AI to ask the court for leniency

The mother of Jaedon Tito said her son had taken up colouring in to “clear his mind” in prison after he and another man were convicted of killing the underworld figure.

watoday

Fitch Changes Global Sovereigns Sector Outlook to ‘Deteriorating’ on Iran War Impact

Fitch Ratings has changed its 2026 global sovereign sector outlook to ‘deteriorating’ from ‘neutral’ because of the impact of the US-Iran war. We expect the conflict will weaken GDP growth, raise inflation and bond yields, and heighten geopolitical risks. However, recent resilience of the global economy and financing conditions temper risks. We have changed five […]

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TT sidecar crash passenger recovering well from injuries

The passenger in a serious sidecar crash during TT qualifying says he's now in a much better place recovering from injuries in hospital.

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