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Did Trump hijack the Knicks’ biggest home game in decades?

Trump’s trip to Game 3 at Madison Square Garden turned a rare Knicks Finals home game into a security lockdown. The outdoor MSG watch party was canceled, Penn Station access tightened, and fans got longer lines, bag rules, and barricades instead of the usual street-party buzz.

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Trump ended the Welker interview when the proof question landed

Trump cut short a prerecorded Meet the Press interview with Kristen Welker after she pressed him for evidence on election-fraud claims and on a proposed anti-weaponization compensation fund. The viral 'storm-off' version overstates it because the exchange was taped earlier in Wisconsin, not live, but the central point remains: when the questions turned to proof, the interview ended.

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Did Hegseth just put a ceiling over women in the Navy?

The Navy selected 31 captains for promotion to one-star admiral. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine names, including all three women on the list, and the Pentagon still has not publicly explained why. Supporters call it merit. Critics see a political rewrite of military promotions.

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Tiananmen to Tehran: Did U.S. Pragmatism Betray Democracy?

A June 4 anniversary commentary argues the lesson of Tiananmen is not just Chinese history. It says Washington chose relationship management over democratic movements in 1989, and that the same habit now weakens support for Iranians facing censorship, surveillance, and violent repression.

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Macron’s €93B France pitch: AI boom or Versailles spin?

Emmanuel Macron says this year’s Choose France summit locked in a record €93 billion in foreign investment and more than 15,000 jobs, led by massive AI and data-center pledges from SoftBank, Brookfield, Ardian, Verne, Salesforce, Foxconn, and Amazon. The fight is whether this proves France is becoming Europe’s AI base, or whether the headline bundles long-range promises that do not fix weak industrial momentum right now.

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Are Democrats Seriously Preparing to Remake the Supreme Court?

House Democrats are openly escalating their attacks on the Supreme Court, with Hakeem Jeffries saying "everything is on the table," Jamie Raskin floating a 13-justice Court, and new reform bills targeting the Court’s emergency docket. The fight is no longer just rhetoric about legitimacy. It is about whether Democrats are moving from criticism to an actual plan to change the Court if they win power in 2026.

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Are Heir Retreats Responsible Training or Privilege Protection?

A Wall Street Journal Magazine feature dropped readers inside a three-day Austin retreat for young heirs from families worth about $7 billion combined. The program, run by ultra-wealth network R360, taught purpose, investing, entrepreneurship, family dynamics and even how to handle a prenup-style 'property settlement' talk. The backlash is obvious: supporters call it stewardship, critics call it a polished industry for preserving dynastic wealth.

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YouTubers Beat Star Wars: Is Hollywood Losing the Audience?

A24’s Backrooms, directed by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, opened at about $81.5 million domestic and $118 million worldwide on a roughly $10 million budget, while Curry Barker’s Obsession kept surging in weekend three. At the same time, The Mandalorian and Grogu fell to about $25 million domestically in its second weekend, finishing behind both creator-led horror films.

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Did Bill Gates build a philanthropy brand that hid the real story?

Bill Gates is facing a fresh reputational crash after new reporting detailed years of image management and deeper-than-advertised contact with Jeffrey Epstein. With a House Oversight interview set for June 10, the fight is no longer just about bad judgment in private meetings. It is about whether one of the most famous charity brands in the world was partly built on careful spin that stopped matching the facts.

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Lotus Wants Back Into America. Can a China-Built Lotus Survive U.S. Tariffs?

Lotus is trying to grow in the U.S. with newer SUVs, sedans, hybrids and EVs, but its Chinese-built Eletre got crushed by U.S. tariff policy. A vehicle that started around $107,000 was pushed to nearly $230,000 after the tariff jump on Chinese EVs, and now people are asking whether this is a smart comeback or a fantasy with a famous badge.

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Judge Blocks Trump Name on Kennedy Center, Then Trump Targets the Judge

A federal judge in Washington blocked the Kennedy Center from using Donald Trump’s name and halted a planned two-year closure for renovations. Trump then attacked Judge Christopher Cooper and claimed a conflict involving Cooper’s wife, but that conflict claim remains an allegation, not an established ethics finding.

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Are tip screens quietly rewriting Europe’s restaurant deal?

Card readers in tourist-heavy parts of Europe are increasingly asking for tips at checkout, even in places where tipping was historically limited or unusual. Regulators in Ireland and Germany have already stepped in over confusing terminals, and diners are asking whether software is turning an optional extra into a social obligation.

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Trump says an Iran deal is close after U.S. strikes. Strength — or a war trap?

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