Homeland security chief visits Guatemala Acting Secretary
Kevin McAleenan said he'll travel
Monday to the home nation of at least five children
who died recently after being apprehended in the United States. McAleenan has warned of a humanitarian crisis at the border as vulnerable migrants arrive at US facilities with "inadequate capacity."
A landmark opioid lawsuit heads to court Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and other drugmakers
are due to go on trial Tuesday. They face allegations by Oklahoma's attorney general that they
created the public nuisance of a costly addiction crisis by aggressively marketing and selling opioid pain drugs. Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin,
agreed to settle in the case for $270 million.
Facebook execs subpoenaed in Canada CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg
have been summoned to appear
Tuesday by a parliamentary panel looking into disinformation and election meddling. The social media giant says it may only send a company representative.
Arab leaders hold an emergency summit Saudi Arabia's King Salman
invited Arab and Gulf state leaders Thursday to Mecca to
discuss attacks on his country's oil tankers and
relations with Iran. More US military resources
are set to deploy to the region as tensions rise.
Disneyland creeps up to the Galaxy's Edge The "Star Wars"-themed world
opens Friday in California. Disney calls it the
biggest theme park expansion ever. But without a reservation, you can't ride the Millennium Falcon or dine in a galactic cantina until June 24.
More of the Mueller report could be revealed The Justice Department has until
Friday to make public parts of the special counsel's report
related to ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, plus transcripts of Flynn's conversations with Russians during the Trump transition.
China slaps tariffs on US products The retaliatory move is set on
Saturday to hit some $60 billion in US exports, including agricultural, mining and manufactured products. It's a response to the United States
more than doubling tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Global markets
do not like this mounting trade war.
New York celebrates WorldPride LGBTQ people and their supporters on
Saturday kick off
a month of parties, rallies, teach-ins, sporting events and the arts to mark 50 years since the Stonewall riots. It's one of
several worldwide commemorations of the key gay rights rallying point.
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