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The Justice Department quietly removed a major online archive tied to January 6 Capitol riot prosecutions, raising fresh questions about public access to one of the largest investigations in modern U.S. history. Overseas, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley as cross-border tensions with Hezbollah intensified, while a federal court once again blocked Alabama’s congressional map in a closely watched voting-rights battle ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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The Justice Department removed a large online database containing records tied to January 6 Capitol riot prosecutions, including thousands of publicly accessible case entries and supporting materials. Journalists, researchers and legal observers had widely used the site to track developments connected to the investigation.

The change has sparked criticism from transparency advocates and former federal prosecutors concerned about long-term public access to historical court information. Justice Department officials have not publicly detailed whether portions of the material will return in another format.

Israeli airstrikes hit Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, killing at least 12 people as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continued escalating across the border region. The attacks marked one of the deadliest strikes in eastern Lebanon in recent months amid fears of a broader regional conflict.

Cross-border exchanges between Israeli forces and Hezbollah have intensified alongside the war in Gaza, with repeated strikes targeting areas tied to militant operations and infrastructure. International concern is growing as diplomatic efforts to contain the fighting continue to struggle.

A federal court rejected Alabama’s proposed congressional map, ruling that the state failed to create a second district where Black voters would have an opportunity to elect their preferred candidate. The decision keeps Alabama under court-ordered redistricting rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The case stems from a long-running voting-rights dispute over how congressional boundaries are drawn in a state where Black residents make up more than a quarter of the population. Redistricting battles across several states are expected to play a major role in determining control of the House in the next election cycle.

Russia has sharply escalated threats against Ukraine, with BBC defense analysts interpreting the language as a sign of Kremlin nervousness rather than confidence. Military and diplomatic activity around the conflict is simultaneously intensifying, with no ceasefire framework in place.

989 migrants arrived in England aboard 14 boats between Friday and Monday, the largest three-day total in months. Channel crossings remain a defining political flashpoint for Prime Minister Starmer despite years of UK-France enforcement cooperation.

A British man from Kent has been held in Dubai without explanation, with a human rights group alleging he was subjected to torture during detention. UK Foreign Office officials face mounting pressure to intervene as the case draws national attention.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a Florida-led lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly issuing commercial driver's licenses to migrants, including one accused in a fatal crash. The rejection leaves state-level licensing policies untouched for now.

A-level papers were voided for thousands of students after exam content circulated online before scheduled sittings in England. Affected students face either resits or grades based on coursework, disrupting one of the UK's highest-stakes annual events at scale.

Police commanders leading the Horizon investigation warned Tuesday that without a significant resource increase, the inquiry could take five additional years to complete. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted due to faulty accounting software in one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice.

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Micron stock surged 19% after UBS tripled its price target to $1,625, driven by AI-fueled memory demand and a global chip shortage. Shares have more than tripled year-to-date, pushing the company past the trillion-dollar market cap threshold for the first time in its history.

SpaceX's IPO filing has ignited a bull market across listed space stocks, with analysts pointing to suppliers, proxies and even competitors as potential beneficiaries. Investors hunting exposure ahead of the listing are bidding up anything orbital.

BP shares fell after the company removed chairman Albert Manifold following what the board described as serious conduct-related concerns. The leadership shakeup comes at a sensitive moment for the energy giant as investors closely watch strategy, governance and long-term transition planning.

NASA unveiled updated plans for building a long-term human presence on the Moon, including expanded habitat systems, lunar vehicles and infrastructure designed to support future missions. The agency says the effort is intended to prepare astronauts for extended stays on the lunar surface and eventually support missions deeper into space.

South African research teams built backup and triage systems after the national grid failed to deliver power roughly 78% of the year in 2023. Generator reliance, experiment-prioritization protocols, and outage planning have become routine disciplines for researchers working under near-constant infrastructure failure.

Researchers developed a wearable ultrasound device designed to continuously monitor fetal movement and heart activity during pregnancy over extended periods. Scientists say the technology could eventually help doctors detect complications earlier and improve monitoring outside traditional clinical settings.

Oklahoma City hosts San Antonio in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at 8:30 p.m. ET, with the series tied 2-2. Jalen Williams is managing a hamstring issue, loading even more weight onto Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after San Antonio's 103-82 blowout in Game 4.

New college football coach rankings placed figures like Jon Sumrall and Brent Venables among the most closely watched Power Four coaches entering the 2026 season. Expectations are rising across major programs as schools invest heavily in recruiting, conference realignment and expanded playoff ambitions.

Veterans Pulisic, McKennie, and Adams headline the US World Cup roster, unveiled at a ceremony in New York City alongside 13 newcomers. Hosting the tournament for the first time since 1994, the US enters under home-country pressure with one of the youngest rosters in the field.

Drake dominated the Billboard Hot 100 after 42 songs debuted on the chart following the release of his latest music project. The unusually large number of entries reflected the continued impact of streaming-driven album releases on chart performance and music consumption trends.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in a new production of “Other Desert Cities,” joining a cast that also includes Chris Rock, Allison Janney and Joe Keery. The revival brings renewed attention to Jon Robin Baitz’s family drama as major film and television actors continue moving into high-profile stage productions.

James Gray confirmed at Cannes that Fox added 12 minutes to "Ad Astra" against his wishes after poor test screenings, releasing a cut he never approved. Gray spoke while promoting "Paper Tiger," joining a long list of directors whose most famous films were shaped by studio interference rather than their own vision.

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What it is: The current Western European heat wave has shattered May temperature records not by fractions but by multiple degrees — a pattern scientists say is increasingly common as climate change amplifies natural weather variability. London has broken its May record twice in 48 hours, and deaths are accumulating across the continent as the heat dome shows no sign of lifting.

The detail: A "heat dome" — a blocking ridge of high pressure that traps and amplifies warmth — has stalled over Western Europe this week. While heat domes occur naturally, their frequency and intensity are now being elevated by an atmosphere that holds measurably more energy from decades of carbon loading. Scientists describe the combination as a "loaded dice" effect: the natural weather pattern rolls a 6 far more often than it used to, and when it does, the 6 is bigger.

Why it matters: Breaking records by margins of 2°C or more — rather than a tenth of a degree — signals non-linear acceleration, not gradual warming. Climate attribution science can now run rapid analyses within days of a major event; for heat waves of this intensity, past studies have found they are five to ten times more probable because of human-caused emissions than they would have been in a pre-industrial climate. That ratio is what scientists mean when they say this is not normal weather.

What to watch: Whether this week becomes the catalyst that forces European governments to update infrastructure planning — building codes, urban cooling systems, agricultural calendars — away from historical baselines that are already obsolete. Most European cities were not designed for sustained temperatures above 35°C; southern England, where records fell twice this week, was built for a much milder climate that, for practical purposes, no longer exists.

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