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🌍 Current Events Afternoon Briefing — Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM

🌐 Current Events PM6/7/2026🕐 3:15 PM⏱ 5:43World briefAfternoon

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#1Trump Storms Off NBC's "Meet the Press" After Clash With Welker

In a taped interview filmed on a Wisconsin farm, President Trump walked out on NBC's Kristen Welker after she pressed him on election fraud claims and a controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund. Trump refused to rule out compensating Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting police, then ripped off his lapel mic and said, "Let's call it quits because I've had enough." The walkout aired Sunday morning and immediately ignited social media.

🔗 Washington Examiner

#2Gas Prices Stuck at $4.24 Nationally as Iran War Keeps Oil Markets on Edge

The national average for regular gasoline sits at $4.24 per gallon Sunday — up 35% from $3.14 a year ago — as the Iran war's disruption of Strait of Hormuz shipping continues to ripple through global oil markets. Prices have pulled back about 30 cents from a May peak of $4.54, but analysts warn fresh escalation could reverse those gains quickly. Pre-war prices in late February were under $3 a gallon.

🔗 NBC News Gas Tracker

#3Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Refilled in "American Flag Blue"

The six-week renovation of the Reflecting Pool wrapped up this weekend, with crews refilling the 2,000-foot basin now painted a deep presidential blue that Trump says mirrors the American flag. Trump put the price tag at $1.5 to $2 million, but federal contract records show at least $14.8 million was awarded for the project. A preservation group has filed suit, claiming required historic-review procedures were bypassed.

🔗 OAN
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#473% of $19.4B in Border Wall Contracts Went to Two GOP-Linked Firms

New scrutiny surrounds border wall spending after records show nearly $14 billion — almost three-quarters of total contracts — flowed to just two companies: Fisher Sand and Gravel of North Dakota and Barnard Construction of Montana, both with documented Republican ties. DHS Secretary Noem waived competitive bidding and financial transparency rules along the entire 1,954-mile southern border, the first blanket waiver of its kind in U.S. history. A lawsuit challenging the waivers was filed this week.

🔗 Washington Post
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#5Iran Fires New Missile Barrages at Israel — Spring Ceasefire Fractures

Iran launched multiple waves of ballistic missiles at northern Israel today, the first such attack since a fragile spring ceasefire, after Israel struck Hezbollah command centers in Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb. Israel's air defenses intercepted all reported barrages with no mass casualties immediately confirmed. Trump called Netanyahu urging restraint, saying: "We are very close to a final deal with Iran — I don't want it to blow up."

🔗 Fox News

#6Albania's "Flamingo Revolution" Hits Day Six — Anti-Corruption Probe Opened

Thousands of Albanians are in their sixth consecutive day of street protests against a Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort planned inside the protected Vjosa-Narta wildlife delta on the Adriatic coast. Demonstrators rallying under a flamingo symbol clashed with private security after developers installed barbed wire blocking beach access, and Albania's anti-corruption body SPAK has opened a formal investigation into how the land's protected status was altered and ownership transferred.

🔗 Time

#7Alexander Zverev Wins French Open — First German Men's Slam in 30 Years

German world No. 2 Alexander Zverev defeated Italy's Flavio Cobolli in five sets Sunday at Roland-Garros to claim his first Grand Slam title at age 29. It's the first major singles title by a German man since Boris Becker won the 1996 Australian Open. Zverev had reached multiple Grand Slam finals in prior years without winning.

🔗 Fox News

#8Astronomers Finally Crack the Mystery of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts

Scientists announced a breakthrough this week in explaining one of astrophysics' most stubborn puzzles — fast radio bursts that repeat on unpredictable schedules from billions of light-years away. Researchers identified a plausible physical mechanism behind the recurrence, pointing to the extreme magnetic environments of neutron stars and magnetars. The findings are being called among the most significant advances in radio astronomy in over a decade.

🔗 Science News

#9Golden Tempo Wins Belmont — Trainer Cherie DeVaux Makes Racing History

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo stormed from last to first Saturday to win the 158th Belmont Stakes at 6-1 odds, with trainer Cherie DeVaux becoming the first woman ever to train winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The horse skipped the Preakness, so the Triple Crown remains unclaimed, but DeVaux's achievement stands as a landmark milestone for women in a sport long dominated by men. Runner-up Commandment finished a length and a quarter back.

🔗 Fox News

#10Tasmanian Devil "Mary" Still on the Loose in Queensland — Day Five

A two-year-old Tasmanian devil named Mary escaped from Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland's Gold Coast on June 2 and has successfully evaded tracker dogs, CCTV cameras, and thermal drones for five days running. Park curators believe she cleared her quarantine enclosure in an abnormally large leap and is hiding in nearby bushland. Tasmanian devils no longer exist in mainland Australian wild populations — fewer than 25,000 survive in Tasmania — making Mary's continued freedom both remarkable and a little alarming.

🔗 CBS News
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