The music industry is mourning the death of Sylvester Stewart (lead singer of Sly and the Family Stones) and Brian Wilson (founding member of the Beach Boys). Abrego Garcia is back in the US to face federal charges, three months after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. A settlement has been reached between the NCAA and student athletes. Protests are still going on in Los Angeles and around the country in response to ICE raids. North Carolina state workers could see their insurance premiums go up due to a dispute between The State Health Plan and CVS Caremark.

Duke University announced that it will face another round of faculty buyouts with layoffs likely in the future. Is the bromance over... Elon Musk comes out against the "big beautiful bill" and support from some Republican Senators is waning. IBM has eliminated 8,000 jobs within their Human Resources Department and replaced them with Artificial Intelligence. Canadian travel to the US has plunged fueled by mounting political backlash and a growing tourism boycott movement.

Katie Couric exposes another aspect of the "big beautiful bill" you need to know. The President has been on a pardoning rampage, who did he pardon and who didn't he pardon. The effort to end Birthright Citizenship.