REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Trump-Style Anti-Cartel Candidate Gains Ground in Colombia Election
NPR (Camila Domonoske) - United Airlines flight to Spain pulls U-turn, apparently over Bluetooth device name
The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.
ABCNEWS - Total blackout strikes St. Thomas, St. John twice this weekend
Officials say the outages stemmed from the loss of generation at a power plant.
NYTIMES (David E. Sanger) - Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His International Interventions, and It Stings
In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Israeli authorities refuse to return massive trove of Oct 7 video. What are they hiding?
Israeli kibbutz residents wonder why the state won’t return October 7 footage it confiscated from them – including video of loved one's final moments.
By Michelle Witte The Israeli government is still holding a massive trove of video documentation of the Oct. 7 attack captured by individuals and communities caught up in the fighting. One bereaved parent even accuses Israeli authorities of deleting a video of her son’s last moments before returning his phone to her. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. According to Israel’s Channel 13 , “all the cameras, memory cards and films that documented the atrocities were collected, but two and a half years later, these materials have not been returned to the communities and bereaved families who are desperate for information, and even feel that someone is…Open
NYTIMES (Niraj Chokshi) - Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet
Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous tests before the public can use them.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - When to expect your June Social Security benefits
The checks, paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired, will be sent out on June 10, 17 and 24.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Addy Bink) - The retirement age changed this year: Here's what to know
Retiring early could cut Social Security benefits by up to 30% as full retirement age continues to rise, experts say.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Former leader of Iowa’s largest public school district sentenced to 24 months in jail
Federal prosecutors argued that Roberts knowingly built his career while lacking authorization to work in the country and submitted false documents during the hiring process.