Welcome to this week.🙋🏼♀️I’m Nicole Forelt. Megan the Stallion is my favorite “Love Island” bomb.
Start the week with Monday’s news:
The US is now on alert
Cities across the country, from New York to Los Angeles, have stepped up their security following a “enhanced threat environment” notification from the Department of Homeland Security.
background: Iran and its powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will almost certainly fight back in response to historic US military strikes at three nuclear facilities over the weekend.
- New chapters of the 46-year battle between US Iran: Trump’s calculations behind Operation Midnight Hammer are that Tehran is forced to abandon its nuclear program.
- Trump opposed “Eternal War.” But his recent move also brings risks that the US is intertwined in another war in a now unstable region.
- America is preparing for potential retaliation: Many world leaders have spurred a swift escalation over fears of the expansion of conflict in the Middle East, whilst US officials praised military operations.
📰 detail: These graphics show how the operation of the Midnight Hammer unfolded.
Activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks after being released from ice custody
“My existence is a message. Palestine’s existence is a message.”
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist, spoke on Saturday when he arrived at Newark International Airport, the day after a federal judge ordered his release from immigration detention.
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If you’re sweating reading this…
…That sticky feeling doesn’t go away anytime soon. Millions of Americans are commuting slowly Monday as the nation’s belt is facing burnt temperatures that could reach 100 degrees, especially in the Mid-Atlantic region, weather experts said. The National Weather Service says that it will continue this week in the Midwest, Midwest, Midwest and Northeast, with more than 150 million Americans expected to be under heat advisories, heat warnings or extreme heat watches. Experts say, “It’s going to feel miserable.”
Would you make elections more democratic? It’s like choosing ice cream.
There are so many mayoral candidates, New Yorkers choose their next leader to choose ice cream in the summer. The city’s ranked selection system allows voters to select the top five candidates for the mayor and also select top picks in other city races. Even if your best choice doesn’t accomplish it, you can still get tastes and candidates, you will like. The system aims to give more options in a crowded field of nearly 12 Democrats and dozens of Republican mayoral hopes in both parties’ closed primary elections. And with the ranked choice, state legislative member Zohran Mamdani, who calls for a 33-year-old democratic socialist rent to freeze, has brought in more close than ever before New York’s former governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Today’s speaker
Oklahoma City Thunder is the top
The Thunder rounded out a dominant season with a 103-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, giving the franchise their first NBA championship since moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008. USA Today Sports offers games, highlights, wild play, analysis and more.
Today’s photo: Bayou Bengals celebrate in Omaha
After winning a captivating pitching duel at the college’s World Series opener on Saturday night, LSU took advantage of the sloppy start of Coast Carolina to win 5-3 on Sunday, winning its eighth national championship in program history. For Coastal Carolina, it is a heartbreaking and unfortunate end for what was a dream run. Celebrate the LSU Tigers’ 8th College World Series title with a USA Today commemorative page print.
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