good morning!🙋🏼♀️I’m Nicole Forelt. I saw Queen Bay last night and it’s still a country sing gun. 🤠
It’s Friday. Here’s the news:
The dramatic and very public Trump village disbandment
Yesterday, the American eyes were glued to X as President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk engaged in social media attacks and cast deep personal attacks at each other.
An all-out war broke out: Trump said Thursday that he was “very disappointed” with Musk, suggesting that his close relationship with a former Top White House advisor has ended.
- It’s escalated. Musk said Trump didn’t win a second term, and that Republicans would be in the minority in both rooms in the US Congress without him. Trump then threatened Musk’s government contract as “the easiest way to save money.”
- The strength of the replacement has increased. Musk countered that it was “time to drop a really big bomb,” saying Trump’s name was in Justice Department files related to the late investor and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Some Republicans are crying. Other Republicans welcomed Musk’s criticism of GOP spending. The Democrats saw the feud unfold with joy.
Lawyers details the “terrifying situation” facing 11th graders who are held by ice
“If you’re detained at a Burlington Ice facility, you won’t be able to see the day. I don’t know what time it is.”
~Robin Nice, Marcelo Gomez da Silva, an 18-year-old lawyer and a junior at Massachusetts High School, says he endured “deplorable” situations while immigrants and customs enforcement agencies were being held. Gomez da Silva was arrested by an ice agent on May 31 when he was stopped on his way to volleyball practice with a friend in his hometown of Milford.
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The Supreme Court made it easier for white workers to sue for bias
This week’s Supreme Court made it easier for members of the so-called “majority groups” to sue discrimination through oversight with Ohio woman Marlean Ames. The federal civil rights law does not distinguish between majority and minority groups, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in a unanimous decision that breaks the standards used in almost half of the Federal Circuit Courts. Legal experts say closely monitored rulings could promote more reverse discrimination complaints.
Scammers are leaning towards tariff confusion
You see an ad online about what you want and you proceed to the seller’s website. The site looks professional, the prices seem reasonable, and check-out is quick and easy. But then your order never arrives. Following up with a seller may result in vague, automated emails that require you to be “patient.” Then there’s an explanation: the package is stuck due to customs duties. But it’s warning the better business bureau that it could be a sign of fraud. US consumers usually do not have to pay customs duties after ordering. If the company says your package is locked up in customs or you are seeking additional payments for customs, it is the main red flag. Below are more tips to avoid tariff tricks.
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Coco Gouf rolls to the French Open Final
No. 2 seed Gauff dismantled previously unknown Frenchman Royce Boisson 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday, reaching the French Open Finals for the second time. Gouf faces Aryna Sabalenka, a player who lost in 2023 and won the US Open on Saturday. Her level of play swayed between Sharp and Slappy throughout the tournament, but Gauff was primarily dialed against Boisson, who recently attracted the Parisian crowd.
Today’s photo: Hollywood embrace
The Tribeca Film Festival will be a celebrity draw in New York City until June 15th. Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro had a gentle moment on the red carpet.
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