New US-Canada Bridge Nears Opening Despite Earlier Trump Threat

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A new $4.7 billion ⁠bridge ⁠connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is ⁠on track to open in the coming weeks, a bridge authority ​said on Monday, despite a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump in February to block its opening. A ‌formal ribbon-cutting is expected later this ‌week, a source told …

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Three Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Governor Says

June 9 (Reuters) – Three people were ⁠killed ⁠in a Russian ⁠attack on the town of Chuhuiv ​in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov ‌said on the Telegram ‌messaging app on Tuesday, with emergency services ⁠working ⁠to extinguish a fire. Two men, one 70 years old ​and one 50, and a 70-year-old woman …

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Trump NBA Finals visit locks down 5-block perimeter around Madison Square Garden

Trump NBA Finals visit locks down 5-block perimeter around Madison Square Garden – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will watch the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals from an executive suite, as an invited guest of Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan. Ed O’Keefe reports.

Nithya Raman overtakes Pratt to face Bass in LA mayoral election, CBS News projects

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman will face off against incumbent Karen Bass in the November election for Los Angeles mayor, CBS News projects. The news comes after Raman surged ahead in election results over the weekend, overtaking political newcomer Spencer Pratt. Under California’s primary system, only the top two vote-getters advance to the …

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