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June 7, 2026
Russian drone hit nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, Ukraine says
June 7, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine‘s disused Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable. In separate statements, Kyiv’s General Staff and the state atomic agency said a container-receiving building had been partially destroyed, but that no spent fuel had been stored there at the time of the attack. A resulting ...
Go to discussionHollywood workers rally against Paramount-Skydance deal
June 6, 2026 9:22 PM EDT Updated 6 hours ago LOS ANGELES, June 6 (Reuters) - As he spoke at a gathering on Saturday to protest Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O), opens new tab proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab, stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power. "It's about to die, and that's why I feel so passionately about this issue,&quo ...
Go to discussionTreasury Department plans to use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover, source says
June 6, 2026 / 6:22 PM EDT The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran's regime during the Iran war, a source familiar with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's thinking told CBS News Saturday. The source said the Treasury intends to utilize all available authorities to make Iranian assets accessible for rebuilding and repair efforts related to any future damage inflicted by Iran. Bessent has also directed the Treasury to seek ...
Go to discussionJudge halts Trump SNAP funding restrictions in lawsuit by 20 states
Updated June 6, 2026, 6:17 p.m. ET A federal judge on Friday, June 5, blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new conditions on billions of dollars in federal nutrition funding, siding with a coalition of Democratic-led states that argued the requirements threatened programs serving low-income families. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 states and the District of Columbia, temporarily halting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's effort to tie ...
Go to discussionPence says violent Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump 'should never get a dime'
06/06/26 3:28 PM ET Former Vice President Pence said Friday that Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police officers, vandalized government property or sought to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election in the 2021 attack on the Capitol should not be pardoned by President Trump and “should never get a dime.” In an interview on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” comedian and host Bill Maher asked Pence about the rioters’ intent at the Capitol, including those who chanted to hang Pence ...
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