Trump names FHFA chief Bill Pulte acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, tapped Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who announced she would resign effective June 30. The move places the broad U.S. intelligence community under the temporary leadership of a political loyalist … Read more

Bear Injures Four in Fukushima Neighborhood as Japan Bear Attacks Rise

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Lead Four people were injured by a black bear in the Sasakino district of Fukushima on Tuesday after the animal entered a residential and industrial area, authorities said. The incidents followed an emergency call from the Fukushima Steel Works reporting attacks on two employees; first-aid responders treated three men and a local woman. None of … Read more

Minister to speak after Mandelson messages reveal blunt criticism of Starmer government

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Lead: A government release of more than 1,500 pages of documents has revealed private messages from Lord Peter Mandelson that sharply criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer, No 10 staff and ministers. The material, published after a Commons vote to disclose vetting files, includes messages dated March–August 2025 and prompted a day of Westminster reaction on … Read more

Minister due to speak after Mandelson messages reveal criticism of Starmer government – BBC

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Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is speaking after the government released more than 1,500 pages of documents linked to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US, which include private messages critical of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other ministers. The files, published on 1 June 2025, contain WhatsApp exchanges and emails in which figures … Read more

Browns Trade Myles Garrett To Rams – NFL Rumors – ProFootballRumors.com

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Lead On June 1, 2026, the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams reached an agreement to send reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Los Angeles. The reported package to Cleveland includes defensive end Jared Verse plus a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder and a 2029 third-rounder; both teams posted announcements late … Read more

‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort – The Guardian

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The Israeli military captured Beaufort Castle in south Lebanon on Sunday, raising an Israeli flag over the hilltop stronghold for the first time in 26 years as air and ground operations expanded. Witnesses and local officials described white phosphorus smoke and advancing troops, while Israeli authorities released footage of soldiers entering an undefended castle and … Read more

Night sky June 2026: What you can see tonight – Space

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Lead: Tonight and throughout June 2026, observers worldwide can catch a rapid sequence of lunar phases, planetary pairings and seasonal targets from the bright Venus–Jupiter approach to the full moon on June 29. Key highlights include close passes (Mercury with M35 on June 2), a tight Venus–Jupiter conjunction (1.5° on June 9), a rare daylight … Read more

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

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Lead: Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo report 282 confirmed Ebola cases as of early June 2026, with the outbreak concentrated in eastern Ituri province. The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited a new treatment centre in Bunia on Sunday, May 31, and recognized several health workers who survived infection. Authorities … Read more

Ebola survivors honored as one recalls ‘indescribable joy’ as Congo cases near 300

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Lead In Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities say at least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have been identified as the outbreak remains concentrated in the east. Health officials report 264 of those confirmed infections are in Ituri, and the outbreak has so far killed 42 people in Congo and one in neighboring … Read more

Serena Williams confirms her tennis comeback at Queen’s next week aged 44 – The Guardian

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Lead Serena Williams, 44, has announced she will return to professional tennis next week at the Queen’s Club WTA 500 event in west London, entering the doubles draw with a wildcard. The former world No. 1 has not played since the 2022 US Open, where she described stepping away as “evolving away” rather than formally … Read more

S&P 500 Flat as Oil Surges, Dimming Nvidia Rally

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On Monday, U.S. equities were mixed as energy prices spiked and technology stocks posted selective gains. The S&P 500 traded near unchanged while the Dow fell about 0.4% after a slide of roughly 231 points; the Nasdaq was also close to flat. Oil benchmarks jumped—West Texas Intermediate rose about 7% to near $94 a barrel … Read more

Meteor over Massachusetts prompts booms across US and Canada

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On Saturday at 2:06 p.m., a roughly 1‑metre (3ft) wide meteoroid entered Earth’s atmosphere near the New Hampshire–Massachusetts border north of Boston, producing bright daylight sightings and a series of loud booms felt from Delaware to Montreal. The American Meteor Society (AMS) logged dozens of reports of a daytime fireball, ground shaking and a two‑pulse … Read more

Trump plan would let USCIS reject some asylum claims without interviews, documents show

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Federal documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration is drafting a Department of Homeland Security regulation that would let U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) dismiss certain asylum applications without the customary in-person interview. The change, reported June 1, 2026, would allow USCIS officers to quickly deny cases filed more than one year … Read more

Meteor explodes off coast of Massachusetts, causing loud boom

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On Saturday afternoon around 2:11 p.m. Eastern Time, a meteor exploded over the waters off Massachusetts, producing a loud boom heard across the region and a bright daytime fireball seen by dozens. Preliminary reports to the American Meteor Society and satellite data from NOAA helped reconstruct the event; NASA estimated the breakup released energy equivalent … Read more