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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Mon Jun 2 2025

Nicole Fallert | Newsletter Writer

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Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert. Say Iced "Horchata Oatmilk Shaken Espresso" three times fast.

Quick look at Monday's news:

•	Chaotic scenes from immigration arrests around the country continued emerging over the weekend.
•	On the eve of peace talks, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war.
•	Welcome to June — it's Pride Month!

Chaotic scenes emerge amid immigration crackdown

As President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown widens, immigration arrests across the U.S. over the weekend claimed mothers, restaurant workers and wanted criminals. Meanwhile, government says self-deportation is the "best way" to avoid arrest:

Chaos at a California restaurant: In one recent case of arrests, heavily armed agents entered a popular San Diego Italian restaurant Friday as local residents screamed at them and filmed the scene.

•	The agents arrested several kitchen workers, while community members confronted agents, according to video shared by a local CBS station. The agents wore tactical gear, including bulletproof vests emblazoned with the Homeland Security Investigations logo.
•	This followed a panicked scene at a Florida construction site: More than 100 people were detained in one of Florida's largest single-day immigration raids at a Tallahassee construction site May 29.
•	"Free Marcello": Worcester Telegram & Gazette, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported this chant rang out in Milford, Massachusetts, on Sunday as residents decried a teenager detained by ICE without a warrant.

✋ Know your rights if you're stopped by U.S. border agents.

A teammate of Marcelo Gomes talks to the media about his friend, who he was with when he was taken into custody by officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Saturday, May 31. Hundreds of people protested the action on Sunday in front of Milford Town Hall.

Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/John Walker

6 injured in attack on Israeli hostages event in Colorado

A male suspect was taken into custody Sunday after multiple people were set on fire during an event calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza at a pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said, in what the FBI earlier described as a "targeted terror attack." The suspect, identified by authorities as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, yelled "Free Palestine" during the attack, Mark Michalek, special agent in charge at the FBI's Denver field office, said during a Sunday night news conference. There were six victims in the attack, ages 67 to 88, who were all transported to local hospitals.

More news to know now

•	The country is pessimistic about both political parties.
•	Trump's tariffs are "not going away" amid legal battles.
•	Are Americans learning to live with inflation?
•	Beekeepers are swarming to rescue millions of escaped bees after a truck crash.
•	Bans on this landscaping tool are spreading around the U.S.

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Trump's big tax bill moves ahead to potential changes in the Senate

When members of Congress return to Washington on Monday after a weeklong break, the upper chamber will dig into the more than 1,000-page bill that would extend income tax cuts, implement new tax breaks for tipped wages and overtime, overhaul Medicaid and food stamps, and put more money toward Trump's deportation plan. At least a dozen senators have indicated they would like to tweak the package before they sign off on it.

Russia-Ukraine blasts on the eve of peace talks

After days of uncertainty over whether Ukraine would attend, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Defense Minister Rustem Umerov would sit down with Russian officials at the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on Monday. The first round of talks, more than a week ago, yielded the biggest prisoner exchange of the war - but no sense of consensus on how to halt the fighting. Amid talk of peace, though, there was much war. Russia and Ukraine engaged over the weekend in one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict.

Today's talkers

•	Sarah Jessica Parker told us about her head-turning "cloud hat."
•	Your edible could have adverse health effects.
•	Get summer-ready with a cute golf outfit.
•	Bills QB Josh Allen and actress Hailee Steinfeld are married!
•	Bethenny Frankel, Ilona Maher and Alix Earle ruled the Sports Illustrated swimsuit runway.
•	Coldplay kicked off the final leg of their historic tour with uninhibited goodwill.

Welcome to Pride Month!

It's June — and that means Pride Month, a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience. Here's the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it's used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.

USA TODAY with be spotlighting LGBTQ stories all Pride month:

•	10 years after the Supreme Court protected same-sex marriage, a man at the heart of the case looks back.
•	These are the safest places in America for gay and transgender people.
•	Here's when major cities are holding Pride Parades − and why.
•	A transgender athlete shared two titles at the California state track and field meet.
•	Sign up for USA TODAY's This is America newsletter for stories of belonging and justice from across the country.

Photo of the day: An American in Paris

World No. 12 Tommy Paul blitzed Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Sunday at Roland Garros to become the first American male player to reach the French Open quarterfinals in 22 years. Relive more of the top shots from the 2025 French Open.

Tommy Paul of the U.S. in action during his fourth round match against Australia's Alexei Popyrin.

Lisi Niesner, Reuters

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