Press review · Monday, 9 June 2025
09 June 2025
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
Canada Commits Billions in Defense Spending to Meet NATO Target, Mark Carney Says
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to hit the alliance’s 2 percent spending threshold this year, seven years ahead of a previous schedule.
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cnet.com Tech ·
Everything Announced at Apple WWDC 2025: Unified OS Redesign
The annual Apple developers conference delivered goodies for all devices, with fresh looks, updated operating systems and a whole basket of new capabilities.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Marines deployed to LA amid protests. And, drug deaths decline among young Americans
Trump is deploying hundreds of Marines to LA in response to several nights of protests. State and local officials are concerned over the decision. And, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.
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dcrainmaker.com Tech ·
Apple WatchOS 26 Announced: Workout Buddy and More Explained!
It’s that time of year again, WWDC - Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference, where Apple outlines their software platform changes across all their devices. This annual event in June is essentially the start of the Apple release waterslide that
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
What to make of Apple's developers conference and a potential winner from U.S.-China trade talks
Frank Holland breaks down what traders are watching ahead of the new session.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
US stock futures little changed as investors await US-China trade talk news
One expert said he expected loosened controls on U.S. exports of semiconductors in exchange for China's releasing of more rare earths.
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theatlantic.com Top stories ·
Republicans Have a Revenue Problem
Locked in their embrace of tax-cutting orthodoxy, Republicans have no credible way to address the country’s looming fiscal crisis.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
'We're happy to have this fight': Trump administration leans into California protests
White House officials say that Trump has a mandate to carry out his hard-line immigration agenda and that politically, battling it out with a blue state is a winning issue for them.
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Samsung Says Its Next Galaxy Z Foldables Will Be Its 'Thinnest, Lightest'
The company shares yet another teaser for its upcoming devices.
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macrumors.com Tech ·
Apple Unveils AI-Powered 'Workout Buddy' for Apple Watch at WWDC
Apple at WWDC just announced Workout Buddy, which brings Apple Intelligence to fitness workouts on Apple Watch for the first time. The new feature...
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techcrunch.com Tech ·
Apple unveils watchOS 26 with new design, wrist-flick gesture, and AI Workout Buddy feature | TechCrunch
Apple unveiled watchOS 26 with new design, wrist-flick gesture, and AI Workout Buddy feature during WWDC 2025.
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Gluck: Indy 500 showdown shows F1 flying too close to the motorsports sun
F1's indifference to one of the world's most popular races is staggering — and, if history is any guide, potentially shortsighted.
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politico.eu Top stories ·
US-China trade war sideswipes Europe’s carmakers
Beijing’s block on rare earth magnets means “supply chains are running empty,” a German auto supplier complains.
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ft.com Top stories ·
Trump is coming for the ‘enemy within’
Sending the National Guard into LA is the administration’s clearest step yet towards authoritarianism
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Ten dead in Austria school shooting, including suspect, police say - live updates
Students and at least one adult have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a secondary school in Graz.
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iOS 26 Upgrades CarPlay in Five Ways
Apple today announced iOS 26, and the upcoming software update includes several new features and changes for CarPlay in vehicles. The first iOS 26...
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france24.com Top stories ·
Italian referendums on citizenship, labour laws fail due to low turnout
Italian referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and increase worker protections failed on Monday due to low voter turnout. The outcome was a win for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her far-right…
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US and China Talk Trade as Fight Over Rare Earths Escalates
Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
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nypost.com Top stories ·
LA anti-ICE rioters seen being zip-tied, herded away in buses as police attempt to squash mayhem
Zip-tied rioters were herded into LAPD buses as police began making arrests while exhausting all efforts to get the city under control from the mayhem brought on by the anti-ICE riots.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Leaders of 'orgasmic meditation' women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trial
Prosecutors had argued the two women ran a yearslong scheme that groomed adherents — many of them victims of sexual trauma — to do their bidding.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
Why is the LAPD opposing Trump’s Marine deployment in Los Angeles?
About 700 Marines have been deployed in LA to quell immigration protests.
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Journal App Finally Coming to Mac and iPad
Apple's Journal app is finally coming to the Mac and iPad with macOS 26 and iPadOS 26. To date, the Journal app has only been available on the...
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tomshardware.com Tech ·
Google is killing the web with AI Overviews – I made an extension to block them
Find out how to get rid of AI overviews and other unwanted parts of search.
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BTS stars RM and V discharged from military as fans await comeback
RM and V were discharged on Tuesday and all seven BTS members would have finished the requirement by the end of June.
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justice.gov Top stories ·
Justice Department Sues Coffee House for Refusal to Serve Jewish Customers
The Justice Department announced that it filed a lawsuit against Fathi Abdulrahim Harara and Native Grounds LLC, the owners of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants discriminated against Jewish customers, in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion,
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At Least 8 Killed in Austria School Shooting, Graz Mayor Says
Elke Kahr, the mayor of Graz, where the attack took place, gave the death toll in comments to the Austria Press Agency.
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Troops in Los Angeles
President Trump is sending hundreds of Marines into the area.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
'Collateral damage': Fund managers lobby Congress over Section 899 to avert foreign investors leaving the U.S.
The Investment Company Institute says President Donald Trump's tax bill impacts most foreign investments in U.S. stocks, according to documents seen by CNBC.
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BET Awards: Kendrick Lamar dominates LA ceremony with top prizes
The rapper wins five out of his 10 nominations including for best album and video.
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Apple brings Apple Intelligence to the iPhone screen at WWDC 2025 | TechCrunch
Apple said it's bringing Visual Intelligence, its AI-powered image analysis tech, to the iPhone screen in iOS 26.
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U.S. Open 2025 big board: Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and other favorites, ranked
Who will win at Oakmont? We have the top 30 contenders to win at the hardest golf course in America.
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abc7.com Top stories ·
Fireworks set off amid clashes in downtown LA
Amy Powell was on Broadway overlooking the 101 Freeway in Downtown and saw numerous fireworks and explosives set off Sunday night.
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tomsguide.com Tech ·
Nintendo Switch 2 restocks live — latest updates and retailers to check today
I’m tracking Switch 2 restocks at every major retailer
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theconversation.com Top stories ·
In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack
A rubber bullet to Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi’s leg signals media freedom in the US is again under attack.
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Newsom calls Trump's Marine deployment in LA a 'blatant abuse of power': Live updates
Tensions flared in Los Angeles late Monday after Trump escalated military presence in the region against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Robert Kennedy Jr expels all 17 members of CDC vaccine panel
US President Trump-appointed Health Secretary and vaccine sceptic will replace panel with his own selections.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Wall Street CEOs are cycling through the five stages of tariff grief
As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.
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iOS 26: Visual Intelligence Now Searches On-Screen Content
Apple has announced a major Visual Intelligence update at WWDC 2025, enabling users to search and take action on anything displayed across their...
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9to5google.com Tech ·
Android 16 will officially launch later today
In wake of Apple's unveiling of iOS 26, Google has officially confirmed that we'll see the "final" Android 16 launch later today.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Several people killed in school shooting in Austria's second biggest city, police say
Police said they deployed in force to a high school in the northwest of the city of Graz and added that they were working on the assumption that the alleged perpetrator acted alone.
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gamespot.com Tech ·
PlayStation PC Games Run On The New Xbox Handheld
You can play Sony games on your Xbox-branded handheld device.
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home.treasury.gov Top stories ·
Treasury Sanctions “El Chapo’s” Children and Los Chapitos, a Fentanyl-Trafficking Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Los Chapitos, a powerful faction of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel that facilitates illicit fentanyl trafficking and production. Los Chapitos-controlled laboratories are responsible for introducing fentanyl in counterfeit pills manufactured by the Sinaloa Cartel and trafficked to the United States. Gunmen linked to the Sinaloa Cartel were also involved in the October 18, 2024 killing of former U.S. Marine Nicholas Quets in Sonora, Mexico.Additionally, OFAC is designating two fugitive leaders of Los Chapitos, Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, sons of incarcerated Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. Through its Narcotics Rewards Program, the U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar.“Los Chapitos is a powerful, hyperviolent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel at the forefront of fentanyl trafficking into the United States,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “At the Department of the Treasury, we are executing on President Trump’s mandate to completely eliminate drug cartels and take on violent leaders like ‘El Chapo’s’ children. Treasury is maximizing all available tools to stop the fentanyl crisis and help save lives.”OFAC also sanctioned a regional network of Los Chapitos associates and businesses based in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, that engages in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and money laundering. Today’s action was coordinated with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Today’s action is pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, which targets the proliferation of illicit drugs and their means of production, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists and their supporters. This is OFAC’s ninth action taken against the cartels, international drug trafficking, and human smuggling across the southern border since the beginning of the Administration. SINALOA CARTELThe Sinaloa Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful cartels in Mexico and represents a major threat to the United States. The Sinaloa Cartel was identified by the United States as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker on April 15, 2009 pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). On December 15, 2021, OFAC also designated the Sinaloa Cartel pursuant to E.O. 14059. The Sinaloa Cartel has trafficked fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit drugs into the United States and engaged in widespread violence. On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of State designated the Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). FLOOD OF FENTANYL: LOS CHAPITOS Collectively referred to as Los Chapitos, the four sons of El Chapo—Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar (Ivan), Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar (Alfredo), Ovidio Guzman Lopez (Ovidio), and Joaquin Guzman Lopez (Joaquin)—have consolidated control over and assumed leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel through their self-named Los Chapitos faction. Although Ovidio and Joaquin are now in U.S. custody, Ivan and Alfredo remain fugitives in Mexico. Los Chapitos’ dominance overfentanyl trafficking is largely the result of the faction’s capacity to procure precursor chemicals, while also controlling production via its secret laboratories in Sinaloa. Since September 2024, turf wars between Los Chapitos and its rivals have engulfed the Mexican state of Sinaloa, resulting in the deaths of over 600 people. Los Chapitos is being sanctioned pursuant to E.O. 14059 and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel. From left to right: Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar; Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar; Joaquin Guzman Lopez; Ovidio Guzman Lopez.Ivan’s leadership of Los Chapitos has sparked an alarming spate of violence in Mexico and the United States against civilians, law enforcement, and rival cartel members. Alfredo, serving as lieutenant to his brother Ivan, has participated in the torture of rivals to solicit information about potential infiltration into Los Chapitos-controlled territory. Ivan and Alfredo were previously designated on May 8, 2012 and June 7, 2012, pursuant to the Kingpin Act and again in 2021 pursuant to E.O. 14059. Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel.MURDER AND MONEY IN MAZATLANToday’s action also targeted an important cell of Los Chapitos in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The Mazatlan cell is led by Victor Manuel Barraza Pablos (Barraza), a Los Chapitos plaza boss who manages the group’s violent and criminal activities in the region, including drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, extortion, and the production of fentanyl. Many of Barraza’s nefarious activities are financed by Mexican businessman Jose Raul Nunez Rios (Nunez). Nunez, a close associate of both Ivan and Barraza, appears to have become wealthy in a short period of time. Beginning in approximately 2021, Nunez purchased properties and established real estate development, construction, and hospitality companies in Mazatlan and throughout the state of Sinaloa in what appears to be an effort to launder the illicit proceeds from drug trafficking for several high-ranking leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel. Nunez eventually sided with Los Chapitos and is currently funding Barraza’s war against the group’s rivals in Mazatlan. Victor Manuel Barraza Pablos and Jose Raul Nunez Rios are being designated pursuant to E.O. 14059, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Sinaloa Cartel. Nunez’s wife, Sheila Paola Urias Vazquez (Urias), is a Mazatlan-based make-up artist who is also involved in her husband’s criminal network as the nominal owner of multiple entities including a spa, salon, real estate, and hospitality businesses. Nunez has and continues to use Urias as a front person to operate companies on his behalf. Sheila Paola Urias Vazquez is being designated pursuant to E.O. 14059, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Nunez.In addition to designating the key individuals in Los Chapitos’ Mazatlan financial network, OFAC is sanctioning ten businesses owned or controlled by Nunez. Beach Y Marina, S.A. de C.V.; Club Playa Real, S.A. de C.V.; Proyecta Interna, S.A. de C.V.; Eco Campestres Ultra, S.A.P.I. de C.V.; IMB 24 Siete, S.A. de C.V.; MKT 24 Siete, S.A. de C.V.; Mue Renta Y Venta de Vestidos; Carpe Diem Spa; Sea Wa Beach Club, S.A. de C.V.; and Comercializadora Copado, S.A. de C.V. are being designated pursuant to E.O. 14059, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Nunez.SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONSAs a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons. Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons. OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis. OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC’s enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions. OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC’s guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List.Click here for more information on the persons designated today.To view a chart on the individuals and entities designated today, click here.###
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
MAGA country voters sound alarm over ‘ridiculous’ national debt amid debate over Trump-backed bill
Red state voters across America voiced alarm about the growing national debt, with some criticizing President Donald Trump's own spending habits.
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hollywoodreporter.com Top stories ·
Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Pioneer, Dies at 82
The legendary artist died following a prolonged battle with COPD, his family said Monday.
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theverge.com Tech ·
Samsung teases a much thinner Fold.
Rumors have long had it that this year’s Galaxy Z Fold phone will be substantially thinner, as Samsung tries to keep up with Oppo and Honor, and now the company itself has hinted at the same. It says this year’s Fold is “our thinnest, lightest and most advanced foldable yet,” with a picture that certainly looks thin, as it promises to bring the Ultra experience to foldables. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/image001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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lemonde.fr Top stories ·
Los Angeles turns into battleground between Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom
On the fourth day of demonstrations against Trump administration raids targeting undocumented migrants in Los Angeles, escalation appeared inevitable between the federal government and Democratic states.
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pokemon.com Tech ·
2025 North America International Championships VGC Preview Roundtable
Next stop: New Orleans. Our trio of experts talk about preparing for the big event in the Big Easy.
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samsungmobilepress.com Tech ·
Thin, Light and Built to Last: The New Era of the Galaxy Z Series
The latest Galaxy foldable is slimmer and lighter than ever before.,
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people.com Top stories ·
Justin Baldoni's $400 Million Countersuit Against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Dismissed by Judge
The judge granted motions to dismiss Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and their publicist, plus the $250 million defamation lawsuit against 'The New York Times.'
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Nothing Phone (3) surfaces in leaked render with no visible lights and three cameras
The Nothing Phone (3) has finally shown its face in a leaked render, with the new design having three cameras and no visible lights.