Houston weather, Iranian president, Taylor Swift, NBA, campus protests, Xander Schauffele, Cannes: daily briefing

Dangerous heat has gripped the Houston area after a deadly storm caused billions of dollars in damage and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in Texas. The death of the Iranian president calls into question the succession of the nation. Former President Donald Trump’s secret trial in New York continues.

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Texans suffer without power in the heat

Hundreds of thousands of Texans endure constant heat and humidity Monday as a fleet of utility workers attempt to restore full power after a derecho and tornadoes struck the Houston area, killing seven.

In addition to the billions of dollars in damage caused to the city’s utilities, Houston residents are expected to experience intense heat throughout the region during the first half of the week.

Thousands of workers jostle to restore power to the Houston area early this week while affected residents seek relief at the city’s cooling centers.
Up to eight tornadoes, with three each in Kansas and Oklahoma and two in Colorado, dotted the country at midnight Sunday (and invited twisted tourists into tornado alley).
The “intense summer heat” will continue across the central United States, from southern Texas to the Southern High Plains, Monday and Tuesday, with potentially record-breaking temperatures reaching triple digits.

Who will lead Iran next?

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijani border, officials and state media said Monday. The death of the Iranian president is not expected to disrupt Iran’s domestic or foreign policy. But it comes at a time of heightened international tensions and is likely to increase speculation about the successor to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Raisi was seen as a possible successor to the 85-year-old cleric.

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Will Trump speak in court?

For weeks, Donald Trump has sat silently in a New York courtroom while former employees and associates testify in his hush-hush criminal trial. On Monday, the former American president could seize the opportunity to give his version of the facts. Inside the room, Trump sits at the defendant’s table and listens as Daniels recounts their time together in lurid detail. Other witnesses spoke of efforts to bury unflattering stories at a time when Trump was facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. The first former president to face a criminal trial, Trump has not yet said whether he will testify.

As summer approaches, campus protests run out of steam

Pro-Palestinian protests that rocked college campuses this spring have begun to subside in recent weeks, raising questions about what happens next. As summer break approached, leaders at some schools struck deals with student protesters, while others used law enforcement to forcibly remove activists from campus. As students leave campus or graduate, schools have a unique opportunity to prepare for future protests and consider their demands. Learn more

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Xander Schauffele continues to win his first career major

Xander Schauffele held off charges Sunday from Viktor Hovland, who was also seeking his first major title, and Bryson DeChambeau to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky with a record score of 21 under par. He didn’t have the cleanest final hole at Valhalla, but it earned him a major. His tee shot was crushed on the left side of the fairway, but it came dangerously close to a fairway bunker. Learn more

Photo of the day: All the glamor in Cannes

The glamor (and avant-garde fashion) of Cannes is back! See Hollywood’s biggest names walk the famous red carpet at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival in the south of France.

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Texans suffer without power in the heat

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