Thursday, June 1, 2023

Let's Do The News! (June 1, 2023)

                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- As of 0500 hours Manila time, Betty has been weakened into a severe tropical storm as it crosses northbound. According to PAGASA, it was last spotted 505km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.

- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stepped up his attacks on Donald Trump on his first campaign swing as a presidential candidate in Iowa.

- Former SEC chief Harvey Pitt dies at the age of 78.

- The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted to pass the bipartisan debt ceiling bill and it's now heading to the Senate.

- Britain's ITV has launched a review to "establish the facts" about its handling of the relationship between Philip Schofield and his younger colleague.

- Canada's defense minister Anita Anand said that they will work with the United States to draft a cyber security certification framework for defense contractors that will be identical for both nations as incidents of malicious hacking increase.

- Taiwan and the United States are signing the first deal under a new trade talks framework, boosting ties between the two amid heightened tensions with China.

- Toyota issued a recall for 96K Corolla Cross models due to front-seat passenger airbag failure.

- Fiat revived the Topolino as a rebadged version of the Citroen Ami.



- The Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged sequel game was announced and it will hit stores this October.

- The D4DJ franchise is holding auditions until June 16th for the newest unit coming soon to the Groovy Mix app game.

- EXO's Baekhyun, Xiumin, and Chen have notified SM Entertainment of their contract termination.

- WRU's Rhys Webb has announced his retirement from international rugby.

- Production of the Peacock original series "Hysteria!" was halted by the ongoing Writers Guild strike.

- Auditions for the MNL48 4th Generation are extended until the end of June.

TTFN.

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