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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Tue May 27 2025

Nicole Fallert | Newsletter Writer

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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.

•	Why he wants this info is unclear. Trump didn't immediately say how the federal government would use that information.
•	Answers could come later this week, when a hearing to consider a preliminary injunction is held Thursday.
•	Uncertainty days before graduation. Harvard's nearly 7,000 international students make up roughly a quarter of the university's population. As the summer begins, many are awaiting further guidance from the school about what they should do next.

More news to know now

•	Three more inmates who escaped a New Orleans prison were captured.
•	At least 47 people were injured after a car plowed into soccer fans in Liverpool.
•	"I didn't vote for him": Here's how American tourists are navigating global perceptions.
•	The FBI is looking into the 2022 leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
•	France President Emmanuel Macron dismissed a viral clip of his wife's "shove."

What's the weather today? Check your local forecast here.

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

•	Revealing gym clothes are sparking a debate online – and maybe a return to modesty.
•	Are you ready for summer air travel?
•	America's carousels are spinning out of existence. There's a fight to save them.
•	Kenan Thompson teased "a lot of change" may be coming to "SNL."
•	We're watching the "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 6 finale.

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.

Host Jennifer Lopez performs onstage during the 51st American Music Awards.

ROBYN BECK, AFP via Getty Images

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.

Arsenal players celebrate on Monday with the trophy during the victory celebrations after winning the Women's Champions League in London, England.

Andrew Couldridge, Action Images via Reuters

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