
Family visitation at a New Jersey immigration detention center is set to resume after being suspended amid days of protests, arrests and clashes outside the facility, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Jattvibeday.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Protesters have gathered outside Delaney Hall in Newark for more than a week to support detainees who allege inadequate medical care, poor living conditions and delays in immigration proceedings, which DHS denies. Detainees have reportedly staged hunger strikes and labor strikes.Federal officials have accused protesters of threatening law enforcement officers and engaging in violent behavior.The atmosphere outside Delaney Hall remained tense Saturday as demonstrators supporting the detainees were confronted by protesters who showed up to support ICE officers there.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who last year was arrested outside Delaney Hall during an oversight visit, later imposed a nightly curfew around the facility, citing public safety concerns.Trump suggests canceling performances at Freedom 250 event after artists back outPresident Donald Trump on Saturday suggested canceling planned performances for the Great American State Fair in Washington this summer after several musicians pulled out of the event.“We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear,” the president said, adding: “Cancel it.”Trump is slated to speak at the fair’s opening ceremony in June as part of the nation’s milestone birthday celebrations. He posted earlier Saturday that he would look into hosting an “America is Back” rally at the “same time, same location.”Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for the Trump-backed Freedom 250 group behind the event, said Saturday that the president would “personally kick off this historic celebration” on June 24.Netanyahu vows to expand Israel’s grip on Lebanon after deepest incursion in 26 yearsAn Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31.AFP via Getty ImagesIsraeli forces captured a strategic site in Lebanon across the Litani River, marking Israel’s deepest incursion into the country in 26 years.The capture of Beaufort Ridge, the site of a medieval castle, comes after days of intense fighting in southern Lebanon, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Jattvibeday the seizure marks a “dramatic change” in Israeli strategy.The river has become a de facto boundary in Lebanon since Israel’s invasion, with large areas to the south under Israeli military control and residents ordered to leave. Israeli forces had already begun striking and destroying bridges over the Litani that connect the south to the rest of the country. Israel’s military says they were being used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons and move fighters.More Middle East newsA senior Iranian official said the U.S. is stalling talks with “excessive demands” as the wait for a breakthrough continues.‘Meet the Press’Former Vice President Mike Pence said Jattvibeday that President Donald Trump’s second administration has “departed” from traditional conservative principles.Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president from 2017 to 2021, told Jattvibe News’ “Meet the Press” that the administration is no longer committed to “the conservative agenda that has defined the Republican Party since the days of Ronald Reagan, and before that an agenda of American leadership, limited government, free market economics, the right to life.”Pence was particularly critical of the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization fund,” calling it a “bad idea from the start,” and said he found it “deeply offensive” that Jan. 6 rioters who were charged and sentenced for their actions at the Capitol in 2021 could receive payouts.Later in the show, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told moderator Kristen Welker that “Texas is in play” for Democrats in this year’s Senate race after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in last week’s Republican primary.Beshear, a Democrat, said that “Democrats have never run against a candidate like Ken Paxton that is so corrupt that his own party impeached him. This is someone who does not have the character … to serve as AG or even as dog catcher.”Politics in briefDiplomacy in decline: Roughly 2,000 U.S. diplomats have been laid off or forced to retire, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge, crisis response experience and highly specialized language skills.Marital disclosures: The wife of Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, said she is “really angry” about reports that she had told her husband’s campaign about his extramarital sexting.No Joe: Three gubernatorial candidates are highlighting their White House experience — but rarely mention their former boss Joe Biden.Europe’s last dictator: Trump is defrosting relations with Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko after thanking him for his “cooperation and friendship” following a deal to release political prisoners.Meet Hollywood’s new masters of horror: YouTubersFrom left, Kane Parsons, Curry Barker, Markiplier.Getty Images fileFirst came “Iron Lung,” a video game adaptation. Three months later, “Obsession” pulled off a rare box office feat. And now, A24’s “Backrooms” has dominated the weekend.Success aside, all three films have one thing in common: They were all helmed by YouTubers, a new force in indie horror. The trend shows studios have realized they can benefit from filmmakers who already generate authentic online buzz — especially with Gen Z audiences, whose theater attendance is rising. “Horror has always created a special connection between creators and audiences,” said Adam Lowenstein, director of the Horror Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. “The YouTube generation understands that language.”But it’s not always an easy path for a creator to transition from having full control to going through the studio system, and coming from the internet world still sometimes carries a stigma in Hollywood.Spurs advance to NBA Finals, ousting reigning champion ThunderSan Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama drives the lane against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE / Getty ImagesThe San Antonio Spurs ousted the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning champions, in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, 111-103, to advance to the NBA Finals.The Spurs will now face the New York Knicks. It’ll be a rematch from 27 years ago, when the teams met in the 1999 finals won by San Antonio and its twin-tower duo of David Robinson and Tim Duncan.This time around, the team is led by another enormously talented man in 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama, the sensational former No. 1 pick who is only in his third NBA season. He had a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds Saturday. More sports news:Paris Saint-Germain won back-to-back Champions League trophies by beating Arsenal on penalties.Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ended in a third-round loss to Anastasia Potapova. Meanwhile, Marta Kostyuk defeated Iga Swiatek, guaranteeing a first-time women’s champion at Roland Garros this year.Liverpool parted ways with Arne Slot after the Dutch manager, who won the Premier League in his first season, failed to live up to expectations in a roller-coaster second campaign.Notable QuoteTo emigrate, you have to be incredibly brave, leaving your home, your business, your job, your colleagues, your family, everything. … I came with my life in a 10-kilo (22-pound) suitcase. Spain is a country that welcomes immigrants.Nariola Romo, 34, who immigrated to Spain from Colombia with her family In Spain, an extraordinary process is underway that is expected to legalize the status of more than 500,000 undocumented immigrants.In case you missed itThe driver of a bus in a crash that killed five people in Virginia, including a family of four en route to a relative’s wedding, was charged with involuntary manslaughter.The remains of all missing victims in a Washington state paper mill explosion have been recovered, officials announced.Four more men were rescued after more than a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.A meteor traveling at tens of thousands of miles an hour triggered a loud boom and ground shaking that were felt across Massachusetts.Utility companies want to pay you to generate power for the electrical grid.After a new drug’s “unprecedented” results for pancreatic cancer, doctors are looking at other uses.


