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June 6 0000 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a challenge to President Trump’s actions aimed at law firms he disfavors, ruling that the lawyer who brought the case had not shown a concrete injury. Separately, the Treasury Department told banks to watch for signs of unauthorized immigrant labor, widening the administration’s attention from the border to the balance sheet.
And in Texas, the chief of staff to Rep. Pete Sessions has been charged with two firearm offenses after allegedly trying to bring a gun into the Capitol complex late last year.
In markets and the labor economy
U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May, a stronger-than-expected report that suggests the labor market is still holding up despite pressure from inflation, geopolitical tension, and the usual promise that this time, artificial intelligence will be the thing that changes everything.
Canada also unveiled a new national AI strategy, “AI for All,” as Prime Minister Mark Carney and AI Minister Evan Solomon laid out the government’s approach to the sector.
In security and conflict
The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and then struck Iranian coastal radar sites after what Central Command called an imminent threat to maritime traffic. In the West Bank, Palestinian health officials say an infant was killed by Israeli gunfire, while the Israeli military says it is reviewing the incident.
In technology and information security
A security researcher says U.S. military GPS satellites may have quietly carried encrypted key-distribution data for nearly 20 years, hidden in a message field most receivers already decode. If true, it is a reminder that some secrets are less “covert operation” and more “very expensive hiding place.”
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