Friday, the 12th of June
Good morning,
At the top of the news, Tornadoes strike communities near Chicago as millions faced severe weather threats across the Midwest and East Coast.
Also in the digest... Sasquatch, Colorado, and Judy Gagwell.
Read long and prosper.
- The inkl team
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Lead Stories
David Beckham
USA open World Cup campaign with 4-1 demolition of Paraguay in front of Beckhams and galaxy of Hollywood stars
Sport
Look out Socceroos: US start World Cup with record haul
Fifa
US thrash Paraguay 4-1 in dream FIFA World Cup 2026 start
World
Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
World
Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy Center
World
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy boosts army wages and seeks foreign recruits to counter manpower shortage
World
From Lebanon ceasefire to nuclear talks: What are the terms proposed by Iran in 'Islamabad Agreement'
World
Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates
National
US ready for co-hosts' final World Cup opener against Paraguay before a raucous SoCal crowd
Pasadena
Pasadena cop accidentally shot in shoulder by fellow officer in ‘horseplay’ incident, mayor says: ‘will not be tolerated’
Politics
Who Is Victor Mata Villarreal? Suspect In Midland Texas Shooting Linked To Prior Police Chase Gunfire
Jacob Medina
New York school investigates whether viral social media challenge played a role in 12-year-old boy’s death by choking
GoFundMe
Oregon man discovers makeshift car tire structure on his property, with someone seemingly living in it. Then he launched a GoFundMe to clean up the mess
World
High School grad who was given a 2 percent chance of survival at birth dies in car wreck on way to summer job
World
Trump officials cut federal funds to LA homeless services agency
World
US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico
Sport
‘Tickets are very expensive’: Mexican president Sheinbaum explains why she did not attend World Cup opener
World
FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown
World
Tulsi Gabbard to Drop Evidence on More Than 120 Taxpayer-Funded Biolabs in 30 Nations Including Ukraine
World
Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s
Organisations
People
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Joe Biden
Tom Cruise
Narendra Modi
Harry Styles
Jeff Bezos
Prince Harry
Barack Obama
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kim Kardashian
Emmanuel Macron
Meghan Markle
Boris Johnson
Pablo Picasso
Bill Gates
Vladimir Putin
Sam Bankman-Fried
Greg Abbott
Barnaby Joyce
Viktor Orban
Anthony Albanese
Gavin Newsom
Ricky Gervais
Ivanka Trump
Kamala Harris
Jacinda Ardern
Justin Bieber
Tiger Woods
Scott Morrison
Joe Rogan
Liz Truss
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Xi Jinping
Tucker Carlson
Kylie Jenner
Ron DeSantis
George W Bush
Rupert Murdoch
Marine Le Pen
Natalie Portman
Authors
Robert Reich
Marina Hyde
Arwa Mahdawi
Michelle Grattan
George Monbiot
Simon Tisdall
Jonathan Freedland
Aditya Chakrabortty
Rebecca Nicholson
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
David Sims
John Naughton
Catherine Bennett
Michael Bradley
Richard Roeper
Ryan Lizza
David A. Graham
Marina Koren
Arthur C. Brooks
Conor Friedersdorf
Derek Thompson
Michael Hiltzik
Mary McNamara
Jonathan Zimmerman
Jean Guerrero
Steve Lopez
George Skelton
Erika D. Smith
Maggie Haberman
Simon Kuestenmacher
Michael Pascoe
Tim Ferguson
Alan Kohler
Paul Bongiorno
David Frum
Gillian Tett
Robinson Meyer
Max Chafkin
Patt Morrison
