AFN NEWS
Thursday, June 3, 2021
1) From ABC News, I’m Chuck Sivertsen. July 4th is his goal for a national month of action, so Americans soon cerebrate what the nation’s Chief Executive calls a summer of freedom. President Biden continuing his nonstop push to get 70% of the U.S. vaccinated in the next month. “Twelve states have already reached this important milestone. We expect more to make this milestone this week.” But six states, most in the South and the West, have fewer than half of all those vaccinated. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.
2) The nation’s largest mass transit agency revealed that its New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority was breached in April. At the same time, hackers linked to China hit five federal agencies. The latest on the world’s largest meat processing company after weekend’s cyberattack. “JBS plants beginning to announce their coming back on line. JBS plants in Green Bay, Wisconsin said it had a four-hour delay in production, similar situation in Greeley, Colorado, Grand Island, Nebraska, are posting they are back to normal. Cactus, Texas says it had a brief delay. Marshalltown, Iowa is reporting pork production will resume on Thursday. Alex Stone, ABC News.
3) More details about a shootout in Enterprise, Florida last night between sheriff’s deputies and a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, who the sheriff’s department says ran away from a group home and broke into a house. Sheriffs Mike Chitwood says the kids armed themselves with the home owner’s guns. The girl was wounded. “I believe in my heart she is still alive today because of the first treatment she received from the deputies. Obviously, she received a great help in a hospital care but those deputies reacted as quickly as they could, hopefully it saved her life.” Both children are charged with attempted first-degree murder and armed burglary.
4) His opponents announced that they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition paving the way for the ouster of a long time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. You’re listening to ABC News.
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I’m Gerri Willis, and this is
the Fox Business Report.
Stocks finished slightly higher as
investors appeared to weigh a May report of the labor market due at the end of
the week. The Dow rising 25 points, the Nasdaq up 20, S&P 500 up 6. // And
so-called Meme stocks were in the spotlight with AMC Entertainment
leading the charge. The stocks were halted several times and surged over 100%. Additionally,
AMC said there was a reward on loyalty of individual investor by giving them special
perks at its theaters. // And another Meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond popped
over 60%. The company said that it’s ahead of the schedule and launching its
private labor plans. // And pot stocks rose after ecommerce giant Amazon effectively
endorsed the sector by saying it will support the federal legalization of
marijuana and will no longer screen prospective workers for any positions not
regulated by the Department of Transportation.
That’s your Fox Business Report. I’m Hilarie Barsky,
invested in you.
