Renegade Remains the Favorite for the 158th Running of the Belmont Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Renegade remains the favorite for Saturday’s 158th running of the Belmont Stakes with just over six hours to go before post time of the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby runner-up trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher has been bet down to 8-5 after opening …

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White House AI Policy Adviser Krishnan to Leave Position, the Information Reports

June 6 (Reuters) – ⁠White ⁠House ⁠AI policy adviser ​Sriram Krishnan plans ‌to leave ‌his ⁠position ⁠at the end of June, ​the Information reported on ​Saturday, citing people ⁠familiar with ⁠the ⁠matter. Krishnan has ​discussed starting a policy ​institution ⁠following his time in ⁠the White House, staffed with engineers ⁠to support the Trump administration’s AI …

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World Cup sparks boom in U.S. youth soccer

The World Cup begins next week, but ahead of the competition, “CBS Saturday Morning” visits Chicago, where kids from various backgrounds are exposed to soccer through USA Soccer’s “Soccer Forward” program.

Knicks beat Spurs for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left after a turnover by Victor Wembanyama moments earlier, then …

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Spearfisher killed in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks

A spearfisher was killed on Saturday in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in four weeks, police said. The 35-year-old man was spearfishing with family off Michaelmas Island near the port city of Albany in Western Australia state when he was attacked before noon local time, a police statement said. The man was brought by boat …

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In France, Hegseth invokes immigration and “invasion” in D-Day remarks

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it. Hegseth, speaking at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in northwestern France during …

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