Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • 3 min read |
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by Natasha Frost with Alan McGuinness |
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by Natasha Frost with Alan McGuinness
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Good morning, everyone. Have you come across “PTO-maxxing”? It’s the so-called summer hack that claims to turn your 15 vacation days into 49 days off. Here’s how. Now, the news. |
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during an election night event. | William Liang/AP |
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Six states held primaries yesterday. With results still being counted in many races, here’s what we know so far. |
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California races: Republican Steve Hilton and Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer are leading the crowded race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, while Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass heads to a November runoff to keep her job, likely facing fellow Democrat Nithya Raman or GOP reality star Spencer Pratt. [USA Today/BBC News]
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More takeaways: In Iowa, Rep. Randy Feenstra lost the GOP primary for governor, despite President Trump’s last-minute endorsement. In battleground states, Democrats played it safe while, in bluer ones, progressive candidates emerged victorious. Here’s how political spending is affecting the midterms. [Politico]
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People watch as El Niño-generated storm waves crash onto seaside houses at Mondos Beach, California, in 2016. |
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The weather pattern El Niño has an 80% chance of forming before September, raising the risk of drought, heavy rainfall and heat waves, the U.N. weather agency said. Here’s what El Niño is, and how its rare “super” variant could wreak havoc this winter. [Yahoo News] |
Starbucks’s Unicorn Frappuccino is back. The viral drink — pink and blue swirls, color-changing qualities and "unicorn dust" topping — was first released in 2017 and will return later this summer. However, there’s a catch. Here’s how to get it. [USA Today] |
After a fierce political backlash, the Trump administration is scrapping a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that would have compensated Trump's allies, a top DOJ official said. The fund was established in a civil suit brought by the president against the IRS. [AP] |
CBS News fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley over what new executive producer Nick Bilton called “incivility and contempt.” Pelley reportedly accused CBS News top editor, Bari Weiss, of “murdering the show” and questioned Bilton’s credentials. [CBS News] |
Early in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Hurricanes looked set to skate away with an easy win. By the end, the Golden Knights had flipped the script, pulling out a 5-4 thriller and grabbing a 1-0 series lead. Here’s what went down. [Yahoo Sports] |
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Michael Jackson: The Verdict, now on Netflix, revisits the King of Pop’s 2005 child molestation trial, which lasted 14 weeks and resulted in his acquittal. The three-episode docuseries features archival footage and interviews with jurors, lawyers on both sides and witnesses to the trial. [L.A. Times] |
The Dodgers held on to beat the Diamondbacks and tie the series last night, with starry performances from Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. Game 3 starts at 9:40 p.m. ET on MLB Network. [AP] |
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Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Jim McDivitt/NASA/Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images |
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In 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. When the spacewalk ended, he returned to the capsule and famously told the crew: “This is the saddest moment of my life.” [The Weather Channel] |
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From foster pup to airport K-9 — and back again. In 2020, Springer Spaniel Red was fostered by the Sexton family before beginning her career as a police dog at London’s Luton Airport. When Red broke her elbow and had to retire, she headed right back to the family who loved her first. “There was never any doubt,” said Elizabeth Sexton. [People] |
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You’re probably storing your eggplants wrong. Here’s where to put them so they stay fresh for as long as possible. [Food & Wine] |
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Today’s edition of The Yodel was written by Natasha Frost, edited by Alan McGuinness and copyedited by Doreen Bentley and Francesca Ramadan. |
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