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June 4 1200 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
Israel says it will keep ground operations in southern Lebanon and will not let residents return, despite the U.S.-brokered cease-fire announcement. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah also continued on the ground, which is a neat way to say the cease-fire is doing its best impression of a press release. Separately, a Serbian UN peacekeeper died after a projectile struck a UN base in Lebanon.
In the U.S.
Authorities in Sacramento say a California man has been charged after bringing an explosive device and other weapons through an airport security checkpoint. In Pennsylvania, police say a person of interest is in custody after a fatal shooting in Norristown, and investigators do not believe the case was random.
The Social Security Administration says the retirement trust fund could run dry by 2032, which could trigger an average monthly cut of about $500 if nothing changes. In Washington, former Trump official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy says she resigned over what she saw as a lack of oversight of CIA spending.
In business
Bitcoin has fallen to about $61,000, its lowest level since February, after a drop of more than 25% this month. Long-term holders have been selling, and U.S. crypto regulation is still stuck in the usual place, which is somewhere between ambition and gridlock.
Uber says it is cutting 23% of its People and Places division, its human resources and workplace operations arm. The company denies the layoffs were driven by AI, even as it keeps warning that automation is reshaping work across tech.
In India
The monsoon has reached Kerala three days later than expected, but still in time to support India’s harvests. That matters well beyond farming, since the rains help drive a large share of the country’s economic activity.
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