Israel carried out airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, marking the most serious escalation in its conflict with Hezbollah since a ceasefire was established in mid-April. The strikes targeted two apartments and killed at least two people. Hezbollah had rejected a ceasefire proposal agreed by the Lebanese government.
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The Senate voted 50-49 along party lines on Thursday to advance the Republican reconciliation bill, rejecting a Democratic attempt to strip a $1.8 billion DOJ payout fund from the legislation. The bill expands tax breaks and adds to the federal deficit, drawing criticism from budget watchdogs.
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The US labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, beating expectations and showing resilience despite trade tensions and inflation concerns. The unemployment rate held steady, but wage growth still lags behind inflation. The strong report reduces the chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut in the near term.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Gemini 3.5, the Antigravity 2.0 agent platform, and consumer AI agents at the company's I/O 2026 conference. Google processes 3.2 quadrillion tokens per month, a sevenfold increase in one year. The company also revealed Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent that runs 24/7 on Google Cloud.
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NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after losing contact with the spacecraft in December 2025. The $582 million probe spent 11 years studying Mars' atmosphere and how solar wind stripped the planet of its water. Only two NASA orbiters remain operational around Mars.
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Nineteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva defeated qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to win the French Open women's singles title on Saturday. She is the youngest champion at Roland-Garros since Monica Seles in 1992. Andreeva made her Grand Slam debut at the same tournament in 2023 as a qualifier.
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The FDA has proposed removing semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide from the 503B Bulks List, effectively banning outsourcing facilities from compounding these GLP-1 drugs in bulk. The move targets compounded versions of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound that are sold at a fraction of the brand-name price.
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A new UN Food and Agriculture Organization report reveals that the average person now eats six times more chicken than in 1961. Global meat supply has quadrupled in 60 years. Poultry consumption rose from under 3 kg per person to 17 kg per person. Critics say the report avoids recommending that wealthy nations cut meat consumption.
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