Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. “Reputation (Taylor’s Version)” failed to manifest last night.
Hope you had a restful long weekend. Let’s get into Tuesday’s news:
- King Charles III shows support for Canada as President Donald Trump covets the nation as a 51st U.S. state.
- Early forecasts say the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will bring months of danger for millions of Americans.
- The internet can’t quite figure out what to make of Jennifer Lopez’s American Music Awards performance.
King Charles in Canada sends a message to Trump
Following an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney, King Charles III will open Canada’s parliament Tuesday in Ottawa. The ceremony is the first time a British monarch has carried out the duty since his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, did so 68 years ago. Charles’ visit comes as President Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to annex Canada, a proposition fiercely rebuffed by Carney, whose election win last month came partly on the back of that stance. Charles has signaled his support for Canada recently, but the monarch faces a tricky balancing act as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is working to keep Trump onside over Ukraine and trade ties.
Catch up on the president’s crackdown on Harvard
Donald Trump said over the weekend he wants the “names and countries” of every international student enrolled at Harvard University.
He made the request in a Truth Social post days after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to bar the university from enrolling anyone in the United States on a student visa.
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GOP senator says Trump’s bill isn’t guaranteed
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, warned there are enough GOP senators ready to block President Trump’s sweeping bill that poses major consequences for taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more. The bill passed in the House by just one vote May 22. Now, several Republican senators are sounding the alarm over the legislation’s price tag. It’s expected to add around $3.3 trillion to the nation’s deficit over the next 10 years and swell the federal government’s debt. Trump has urged Republicans to fall in line behind the bill that makes good on several of his 2024 campaign promises, but several Senate conservatives aren’t convinced.
Do you know what the ‘cone of uncertainty’ is?
The time to prepare for this year’s hurricane season starts well before the storms form. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the most dangerous storms can quickly explode in intensity, so understanding forecasts, hurricane dangers and preparedness should be top-of-mind for residents well before storms start forming. That means learning hurricane hazards extend well beyond the famous “cone of uncertainty.” Here’s a primer on what to know as hurricane danger ramps up in 2025.
Today’s talkers
Did the internet hate or love JLo’s kiss-off?
Jennifer Lopez’s American Music Awards dance number extravaganza sure has people talking. JLo, 55, opened the AMAs surrounded by mirrors and dancers in a sci-fi, robo-tech “multiverse.” The singer got “On the Floor” with a 23-song mashup of the year’s biggest hits, including “Squabble Up,” “Good Luck Babe!” and “Denial is a River.” And yes, she made out with three of her dancers. Social media is abuzz with takes on Lopez’s kiss-off, with some viewers roasting the number, particularly that Lopez was doing a medley of other people’s songs rather than her own.
Photo of the day: Winning women
Thousands of fans gathered in London on Monday to celebrate Arsenal Women’s shocking 1-0 victory over the weekend to claim their second Women’s Champions League title and first in 18 years. It was a big street party for the girls.
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