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June 18 0000 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
Israel struck targets in Lebanon as leaders moved toward signing a U.S.-Iran cease-fire framework. Iran says the agreement has now been signed electronically, while the Strait of Hormuz is still not fully back to normal because mine clearance is slowing shipping traffic. Turning a cease-fire into open water, it turns out, still requires actual boats and actual mines.
In U.S. news
A one-year-old boy, Kohen Wiley, was killed in a shooting outside a Mississippi Walmart after a police officer opened fire during an investigation. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, and state authorities are conducting an independent review.
Lawmakers are also pressing Harvard and Bard over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with House Judiciary Democrat Jamie Raskin calling for a fuller accounting and asking Bard’s outgoing president for an interview. Separately, Pew Research says a majority of U.S. parents with children under 18 in different-sex households now have two full-time working parents, up from 31% in 2021.
In business and technology
Canada is expected to decide within 30 days between South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean and Germany’s TKMS for a submarine program worth about $40 billion. In South Korea, SK hynix says it is dropping college degree requirements for entry-level hires and shifting the focus to practical skills and growth potential.
Researchers say they were still able to trick ChatGPT into generating graphic sexualized and violent images, despite the company’s safety efforts. The guardrails, as ever, remain more of a suggestion than a wall.
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