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By Nadja Lovadinov

June 02, 2026

Welcome back. As a lover of all things pink, I’ve enjoyed watching Lithuanians embracing the Vilnius Pink Soup Fest. Here are the headlines for today: Republican senators want more answers on the $1.8 billion Trump settlement fund; new Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah would de-escalate; and how remote work, not AI, may be a key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college grads. Also, a behind-the-scenes look at how to make vampires fly on Broadway.

Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

POLITICS

Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future

Senate Republicans will meet Tuesday to discuss next steps in a standoff with the White House. The discussion comes after the Justice Department said it would comply with a court order pausing the implementation of a settlement fund designed to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies. Read more.

Why this matters:

Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with the $1.8 billion fund, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday.
The extraordinary standoff comes after Trump announced the fund with no heads up to lawmakers as part of a settlement to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns. When word of the settlement broke, the Senate halted progress on legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.
Senate Republicans want more information from the Trump administration about the future of the fund, which could go to Trump supporters who beat police and attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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WORLD NEWS

Israel kills 8 in southern Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah would de-escalate

Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his son and daughter, a day after President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting. Read more.

Why this matters:

Israeli forces recently made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter-century. Israel threatened on Monday to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs and Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel. Iran has demanded an end to the war in Lebanon in its talks with the United States.

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US NEWS

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has found. Read more.

Why this matters:

The study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York lands amid widespread concern over the employment prospects of college graduates as artificial intelligence makes inroads into a variety of white-collar jobs. The study concludes that businesses are reluctant to hire new college grads into remote work because it is harder to train and mentor them when they are working remotely.

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A CHANGE OF PACE

L.J. Benet, foreground left, and Ali Louis Bourzgui, suspended right, appear with the Broadway cast of “The Lost Boys” during a performance in New York on March 25. (Matthew Murphy via AP)

Making ‘The Lost Boys’ fly
The choreographers have earned a Tony Award nomination for their work on the Broadway show “The Lost Boys.” It’s based on the 1987 cult film that features effortlessly cool Californian vampires — and in my opinion, an even cooler soundtrack. Husband-and-wife team Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher “Cree” Grant had to make the vampires not just fly, but fight and hang upside-down, 60 feet off the stage — all while making it look effortless, and keeping the performers safe. They described the process as a real-life game of Tetris. Watch how they did it.

Monday’s newsletter included an article with a misspelling of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella’s name.

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