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| Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 3, and Jill Biden has a lot on her mind. Find all the juiciest details from the former first lady’s new memoir here. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | Election results are rolling in from primaries across six states. | | |
 | The Trump administration abandoned its $1.8 billion payout fund. | | |
 | The Post created a 3D model of the interior of Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch. | | | The observation deck would raise pedestrians “above the traffic” and provide new views of Washington, according to the project’s architect. (Aaron Steckelberg/The Post) | |
 |  | The Pentagon hired a convicted Jan. 6 rioter for a sensitive counterterrorism job. | | | Elias Irizarry looking over a wall outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) | - His name is Elias Irizarry: He was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack in 2021. Now, he has been hired to work in a Pentagon office that manages classified military operations.
- In related news: Trump yesterday announced Bill Pulte as his pick for acting director of national intelligence. Pulte, a staunch Trump supporter, has no intelligence experience.
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 | Scott Pelley was fired from “60 Minutes” after clashing with his new boss. | - This week: Pelley confronted executive producer Nick Bilton at a heated staff meeting. Yesterday, Bilton told staff that the show had “parted ways” with the correspondent.
- Zooming out: The firing marks the latest shake-up at “60 Minutes” since Bari Weiss was appointed CBS News editor in chief. Pelley has accused her of trying to kill the show.
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 | The science around GLP-1 drugs and cancer is suddenly getting very interesting. | - Why? Studies are raising the possibility that weight-loss drugs may help protect against some types of cancer. Some research suggests the drugs could help slow tumor growth.
- Before you start taking a GLP-1: Doctors want you to know these five things. For example, many patients aren’t aware that the weight you lose might include some muscle.
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 | This man is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for his 90th birthday. | | | Art Ulene wants to break the world record for the oldest person to trek to the top of the mountain. (Mark Abramson for The Post) | - Meet Art Ulene: He’s aiming to become the oldest person to summit the highest mountain in Africa. He didn’t take up serious climbing until he was 74 — now he’s hooked.
- Want to age like Art? We asked “super agers” and the scientists who are studying them how to boost your chances of a long, healthy life. They boiled it down into these five tips.
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