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A guilty plea in the killing of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman closes one legal chapter while reopening questions about the safety of public officials. We'll also cover the looming expiration of a key U.S. surveillance program, President Trump's new intelligence chief pick, anti-immigration riots in Northern Ireland, fresh inflation pressures in the economy, and a surprising discovery showing a potentially dangerous tapeworm gaining ground in the Pacific Northwest.

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Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in federal court to assassinating Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, with prosecutors confirming they won't pursue the death penalty. The plea closes the federal chapter of one of the most shocking attacks on a sitting American lawmaker in decades.

Boelter still faces state charges that could carry life without parole, and Minnesota prosecutors have signaled they intend to push ahead. The federal deal removes the longest legal uncertainty but leaves the political aftershocks — including renewed fights over lawmaker security budgets — wide open.

The House voted down a measure to temporarily extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — then promptly left town for a weeklong recess. With no fallback on the calendar, the warrantless surveillance authority that underpins much of U.S. foreign intelligence collection is on track to lapse.

Intelligence agencies have warned an expiration would blind them to communications involving foreign targets routed through U.S. servers, including counterterrorism and cyber intercepts. Civil liberties groups, who've spent years arguing 702 sweeps up too much American data, aren't exactly mourning the calendar.

President Trump selected former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence after facing criticism over his plan to appoint housing agency chief Bill Pulte to the role while allowing him to retain his existing position. The move marks a rapid change in direction for one of the administration's most important national security appointments.

Clayton previously served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump's first term and later held senior legal and regulatory roles in the private sector. His nomination now heads to the Senate as lawmakers continue debating surveillance policy and intelligence oversight.

A drone strike killed mourners at a funeral procession in el-Obeid, a frontline city in Sudan's civil war, with rights groups blaming the RSF paramilitary group. The attack adds to a death toll that has made Sudan the world's largest displacement crisis — with little international attention to show for it.

Police used water cannons in Belfast Wednesday night during a second straight evening of anti-immigration riots triggered by a violent stabbing. Protesters set fires and hurled bricks at officers as Northern Ireland saw its worst street violence in years.

The U.N. refugee agency said roughly 118 million people were forcibly displaced in 2025, slightly fewer than the year before, as more refugees returned home — often to countries still at war. The dip is the first hint of relief in years, but officials warn many returnees are walking back into Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine without safety or services.

The Postal Service proposed a rule that would block mail ballots from states that decline to hand over voter data to federal officials. Democrats and voting-rights groups say the rule could affect millions of mail voters and have promised a legal fight before the next election cycle.

The Small Business Administration has stopped issuing loans to legal permanent residents, ending decades of access to one of the country's core small-business lending channels. The change hits an estimated 13 million green card holders and the small banks that have long routed immigrant entrepreneurs through SBA programs.

The U.S. government spent $750,000 chartering a private yacht to evacuate an American woman stranded on Pitcairn Island after exposure to hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. French Polynesia had refused her entry because she failed to disclose the exposure; at least three passengers from the ship have died.

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U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in May, recording their largest annual gain in three-and-a-half years as energy costs surged. The data points to renewed price pressures at the wholesale level, though it remains unclear how much of the increase will be passed on to consumers in the months ahead.

The Israeli shekel is approaching a key turning point after a sustained rally against the U.S. dollar, with traders weighing geopolitical risks, central bank policy, and broader market sentiment. Currency markets are closely watching whether recent gains can be maintained as uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict continues to influence investor positioning.

The ECB hiked rates by 25 basis points to 2.25% Thursday — its first increase since 2023 — citing higher energy costs driven by the Iran conflict. Inflation forecasts were revised upward and growth projections cut, with policymakers warning the war's drag on the eurozone could last through year-end.

Using machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, researchers have measured and mapped Earth's mycorrhizal fungal networks — the underground system that ferries carbon between plants and soil. The maps give ecologists a usable picture of a vast biological infrastructure that's been largely invisible until now.

Novo Nordisk said its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy will become available as a daily tablet in the UK — the first oral version of the GLP-1 drug in that market. Pills are easier to manufacture and ship than injectables, which could ease the supply shortages that have dogged the category for two years.

Researchers report that the fox tapeworm, a parasite capable of causing a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, has now been detected in parts of the Pacific Northwest. Scientists are monitoring its spread closely because infections can go undetected for years before causing serious damage to the liver and other organs.

Pulisic and the USMNT open their World Cup campaign against Paraguay Thursday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, carrying the weight of a home tournament and a decade of squad-building. Pulisic called the team chemistry "like a family" — a group that has played together since age-14 youth camps.

The Broncos signed Sean Payton to a new five-year deal after he led Denver to a 14-3 record and an AFC Championship Game appearance. The Super Bowl-winning coach now joins a small club of NFL coaches with contracts running this far into the decade.

Carolina and Vegas are tied 2-2 in the Stanley Cup Final, with Game 5 in Raleigh tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Vegas's Mitch Marner leads all playoff scorers with 29 points in 20 games — a record for production in a player's first postseason with a new team.

Jennifer Lawrence will star in and produce "One Month Mark," a romantic comedy for Apple Original Films written and directed by Sophie Fleur de Bruijn. Lawrence recently wrapped Martin Scorsese's "What Happens at Night" opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, making her Apple's busiest theatrical star.

NBC cut its SNL Emmy submissions to 11 of 20 hosts this season, putting Ariana Grande, Amy Poehler, and Will Ferrell in contention while Matt Damon, Sabrina Carpenter, and Nikki Glaser were left out. Emmy nomination voting runs through June 22, with announcements on July 8.

Boston Symphony Orchestra president Chad Smith admitted missteps in how the organization terminated music director Andris Nelsons but defended the decision and refused to resign. Donors and musicians are openly split, leaving one of America's most prestigious orchestras in management crisis heading into next season.

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What it is: A growing dependence across the global humanoid robotics industry on Chinese-made components — motors, actuators, gearboxes, sensors, batteries — that no other country can match on price or volume.

The detail: Chinese suppliers built their dominance on the back of the country's EV boom, where the same precision motors and battery chemistries used in cars translate almost directly into robot joints and power packs. Firms like Unitree and Xpeng now sell full humanoid units at prices Western competitors can't approach. Even U.S. robotics startups quietly source the majority of their bill of materials from Chinese factories.

Why it matters: Robotics is widely seen as the next platform shift after AI, with industrial, logistics, and consumer applications projected to absorb hundreds of billions in spending this decade. If the hardware layer runs through Shenzhen the way the smartphone supply chain did, Washington's industrial policy goals — reshoring manufacturing, decoupling from China on strategic tech — collide directly with the economics of every U.S. robot company.

What to watch: Whether the Commerce Department adds humanoid robot components to its export-control and tariff lists, how American firms like Figure and Tesla disclose their supplier mix in upcoming filings, and whether Japanese and Korean parts makers can scale fast enough to give Western buyers an alternative before Chinese platforms lock in the standards.

- Hundreds of Marilyn Monroe impersonators gathered in California and set a new Guinness World Record, with participants recreating the Hollywood icon's signature look in a celebration of one of cinema's most enduring stars.

- A tour boat rescued a dog that had drifted out to sea in an inflatable kayak off England's northeast coast after strong currents carried the animal away from shore.

- Sheriff's deputies in Ohio spent hours chasing a loose goat that repeatedly evaded capture, including one memorable stop atop the roof of an SUV before making another getaway.

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