Start your week smart: Inside the Trump verdict, Netanyahu to address Congress, Chad Daybell sentenced, Chinese moon landing
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … wait, what is that? A flying Beluga whale? Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. • Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of felony business fraud in connection with hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election was unprecedented. He’s the first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony. Here’s what comes next.• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation from US congressional leaders to address a joint meeting of Congress. The invitation from top US congressional leaders comes after much speculation as additional military aid to Israel remains in question.• Chad Daybell was sentenced to death upon the recommendation of the jury that convicted him of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the killings of his first wife and two children of his second wife. Prosecutors claim he was fueled by power, sex, money and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs.• China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country’s aspirations of putting astronauts on the moon.• Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. MondayThe trial of Hunter Biden on felony gun charges is set to begin in Delaware. The son of President Joe Biden has pleaded not guilty to three crimes in the case, all stemming from special counsel David Weiss’ claim that he was abusing drugs while he purchased and briefly possessed a revolver in 2018, which is against federal law. This is the first time in US history that the Justice Department has charged the child of a sitting president. Read more about the prosecutors’ case. And while we cannot say for certain that the moon will be in the seventh house, we can tell you that Jupiter will align with Mars — and Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. It’s a celestial event known as the “parade of planets.” TuesdayJune 4 is another big primary day with voters in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, DC, heading to the polls to cast their votes for statewide positions, including Senate and House races.
After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL and NBA have issued security memos to teams and players warning that “organized and skilled groups” are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes.