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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Mon Jun 30 2025

Nicole Fallert | Newsletter Writer

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Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert. Did you "burn a bridge" or just "clear a path"?

Start the week with Monday's news:

•	The discovery of a body at a popular hiking spot in Idaho culminated six hours of frenzied activity.
•	The Senate begins voting at 9 a.m. Monday on President Donald Trump's package of legislative priorities.
•	The ovary becomes more important as women live longer.

Sniper found dead after killing 2 firefighters in ambush attack on Idaho

Firefighters worked through the night to contain a fire in Idaho before investigators could conduct a more thorough search of the area where a suspect, who has not yet been identified by police, lit an early afternoon fire and then shot the first responders who came to put it out. Around 300 local, state and federal officers flocked to the area of Canfield Mountain, outside the city of Coeur d'Alene, and authorities found the shooter's body and a nearby firearm using cell phone location data, local officials said. Coeur d'Alene residents recounted their quiet neighborhood was swarmed with law enforcement as authorities responded to the deadly attack.

Smoke rises on Sunday after multiple firefighters were attacked when responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Young Kwak, REUTERS

Senators to begin morning vote on Trump's major tax, Medicaid, border bill

Republicans will try to thread the needle for tax cuts, Medicaid reforms and border security funding as they begin voting on President Donald Trump's signature "Big Beautiful Bill" with a narrow majority.

Vote-a-rama: Senators spent Sunday debating the 940-page bill before embarking on what is expected to be dozens of amendments. The whirlwind voting process is nicknamed a "vote-a-rama" — and could last hours.

•	Trump wants Congress to send him the bill by July 4. If the Senate approves the bill, the House will begin voting on it July 2.
•	"We'll find out": Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, expressed uncertainty over whether enough Republicans will support their version to send it back to the House. But there is enough GOP support to at least begin the hours-long debate and expected voting on dozens of amendments.
•	What is a vote-a-rama? It'll be time-consuming political theater centering around scores of amendments aimed at tweaking key parts of Trump's signature piece of second-term legislation, which is stuffed with tax cuts, Medicaid reforms and border security funding.

More news to know now

•	Iran's nuclear program could be up and running again within months, U.N. officials say.
•	Former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attended a funeral service for a slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.
•	Late-night noise is the latest tactic used in LA immigration protests.
•	University of Virginia president stepped down after pressure from Trump.
•	A child reportedly fell overboard on Disney cruise. Her dad jumped in after her.

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LGBTQ+ youth are twice as likely to be homeless

"My parents gave me an ultimatum of 'go and get help for it, or leave.' They bought a bus ticket to New York with a refund check from their school textbooks. It was a need to survive."

~ Marcelle Labrecque, who felt they didn't have a choice other than to leave their conservative hometown at 18 years old. Today's LGBTQ+ youth continue to face disproportionate risk of homelessness, research shows, most often because of family rejection due to their identities. Advocates say stigma against homeless youth still runs rampant, and the issue urgently needs more visibility.

Putting the ovary in focus

The ovary plays a bigger role as women live longer − it ages more than twice as fast as other organs, and its decline doesn't just impact fertility. Ovarian aging has widespread effects on women's health, increasing the risk of age-related diseases and other conditions. Despite being known as reproductive organ, the ovary does much more: As ovaries age, the risk of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline increases. Some experts say that delaying ovarian aging could help women avoid a cascade of health problems and live healthier longer.

Today's talkers

•	"Blue's Clues" star Steve Burns is launching a podcast (for grown-ups).
•	She got into five colleges with mom's help. Now, who decides?
•	Is remote work only for the rich?
•	Tinder is testing a height filter. What should short kings do?

Get your strawberries ready! It's Wimbledon 2025.

Monday is officially opening day at Wimbledon, as two weeks of action begins on the legendary grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. Opening-round matches in both men's and women's singles get things started Monday, June 30, with the first round continuing Tuesday. Two-time defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his epic French Open championship, and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka headline Monday's schedule, while men's top seed Jannik Sinner and reigning French Open women's champion Coco Gauff will get an extra day of rest before they begin their quest for a championship. Here's a look at some of the top matches on Monday's schedule at Wimbledon.

Spectators sit in the lawn wearing strawberry hats on Monday for Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in London, England.

Isabel Infantes, REUTERS

Photo of the day: A summer day under the rainbow

New York City's Pride parade Sunday drew thousands of people for the largest Pride event in North America. Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Uprising that began June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a prominent gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Now, Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and the ongoing fight for equal rights.

A young parade-goer jumps at the 2025 NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025.

Yannick Peterhans, NorthJersey.com

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