TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
RFK Jr. goes swimming with grandchildren in contaminated D.C. creek
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters known to be contaminated during a Mother’s Day hike in Rock Creek Park.
Officials drop traffic charges that led ICE to arrest 19-year-old Georgia teen
Local authorities in Dalton, Georgia, on Monday dismissed the traffic charges that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain a 19-year-old Mexican-born college student who has lived in the United States since she was 4.
Global Impact
India’s Modi warns Pakistan of more strikes if there is a ‘terrorist attack’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on Monday that New Delhi would target “terrorist hideouts” across the border again if there were new attacks on India and would not be deterred by what he called Islamabad’s “nuclear blackmail.”
Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has heralded his desire to build “indestructible” relations with China, as the leaders of three of Latin America’s biggest economies flew to Beijing against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s trade war and the profound international uncertainty his presidency has generated.
Economic Pulse
McDonald's announces plan to hire 375,000 employees this summer
The plan, announced on Monday, is one of the fast-food chain's largest hiring pushes in years, according to a news release. It goes hand in hand with McDonald's goal to open 900 new restaurants in the U.S. by 2027 and its plan to serve more customers during summer months.
India considers counter duties on US products, notice to WTO shows
India is looking at levying import duties on some products made in the United States to counter Washington's tariffs on steel and aluminium products, a document submitted to the World Trade Organization shows.
Quick Takes
A 63-year-old French climber has died trying to scale the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, the expedition's organizer said on Monday, while British media reported a U.K. climber on the same peak was rescued.
Ryan Reynolds sat down for his first television interview since his wife Blake Lively’s legal battle against her It Ends With Us director and costar, Justin Baldoni, began.
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan will join NBC Sports’ coverage as a special contributor this fall, it was announced Monday.
Kim Kardashian is due to appear in court in Paris later today as a witness in a burglary case dating back to 2016, when she was held up at gunpoint and had millions of dollars' worth of jewellery taken from her.
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