Good morning, NewsNation! We’re halfway to the weekend – Let’s check in on today’s latest news across America:
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Alec Baldwin trial: A jury is set to hear opening statements Wednesday at Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial. Sixteen jurors — 11 women and five men — were seated Tuesday. Prosecutors plan to argue Baldwin failed to follow industry standards for firearms safety. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty. What to expect >
‘Rust’ shooting: The 2021 shooting on the set of Baldwin’s western movie “Rust” left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. The gun Baldwin was using in a scene was meant to be loaded with dummy rounds. During a rehearsal, Baldwin allegedly pointed the gun at the camera and fired. Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was injured in the shooting. Baldwin, who was also a producer on the film, has maintained he did not pull the trigger on the weapon and that it fired by accident, something FBI analysts disputed after examining the gun. Read more >
Armorer warned of risks: A veteran armorer who turned down a job on the movie set said there were red flags about the production that caused him to back out even as he was packing to go to the set. In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, Neal W. Zoromski said he was initially intrigued by the project, but eventually felt film officials were being “extremely loose and rather cavalier.” Zoromski said he turned down the job and warned the team about the risk they were taking. Watch the interview >
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Human trafficking: In a Tuesday roundtable on Capitol Hill, three Republican U.S. senators and federal whistleblowers raised alarm over the government’s alleged complicity in human trafficking at the nation’s southern border. Led by Sens. Chuck Grassley, Bill Cassidy and Ron Johnson, the group accused President Joe Biden’s border policies of allowing drug, child and human traffickers to operate freely. Johnson said Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health and Human Services leaders refused to attend the roundtable. Full breakdown >
Zoom in: A former HHS employee claims hundreds of migrant children were sent to nonfamily sponsors. More than 320 children were allegedly sent to live in two garden apartments in Texas, with the “sheer number” of children leaving the site raising red flags for Deborah White, who worked in HHS’ Unaccompanied Child Program. “Make no mistake, children were not going to their parents. They were being trafficked with billions of taxpayer dollars,” White said at the roundtable. The last time HHS published a report on sexual abuse and sexual harassment among unaccompanied minors was in 2017. Read more >
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‘Silver squatters’: Nearly a quarter of Americans 55 and older will become “silver squatters,” requiring financial support from family once they retire, according to a new survey. Being a “silver squatter” means relying on family for housing and financial support; for example, when the parent moves into the adult kids’ basement. The survey says 55-year-olds are experiencing a “deep savings shortfall” with a median retirement savings of less than $50,000. Full breakdown >
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Health records search: The U.S. Navy confirmed a sailor unsuccessfully attempted to access medical records for President Joe Biden multiple times in February. The junior enlisted sailor, who has not been identified, was stationed at the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command at Fort Belvoir, serving in the Navy Hospital Corps. The sailor searched for “Joseph Biden” three times in the military’s medical records database but failed to pull up information on the correct person. The search occurred shortly after a report from special counsel Robert Hur described the president as an elderly man with a “poor memory.” What we know >
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What’s going on: The man at the center of a Netflix docuseries “The Man With 1000 Kids” is threatening to sue the streaming service for slander, saying it misrepresents what happened. The latest >
‘The Man With 1000 Kids’: The series centers around couples and women who found out that Jonathan Jacob Meijer had fathered hundreds of children, leading to a risk of accidental in-breeding between half siblings. Full breakdown >
Meijer’s argument: Meijer took to YouTube to refute the stories of the five families profiled in the series. He did not participate in the series and claims he has only fathered 550 children, not the 1,000 claimed in the title. But filmmakers say he lied to families about the number of offspring he had after donating to multiple sperm banks as well as making private donations. Some estimates put the number of possible children as high as 3,000. Read more >
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Out of this world: Data from the James Webb telescope has suggested there is liquid water on an exoplanet that could be a super-Earth ice planet. What to know >
More data from James Webb telescope: Scientists are studying a Jupiter-like exoplanet that smells like rotten eggs, has sideways rain of glasslike particles and has a temperature of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a report in the scientific journal Nature. Studying the planet marks the first time that hydrogen sulfide has been detected on an exoplanet. Read more >
In other space news: Photos from the European Space Agency show a massive, lava-leaking scar on Mars larger than our own Grand Canyon. Take a look >
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Frustrations mount in the Houston area after Beryl moves on, leaving more than 1 million people without power.
The NATO summit, hosted by President Joe Biden, continues.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Need more stamps? You may want to stock up before the prices of Forever stamps rise again for the second time this year. Here’s when >
NASCAR has unveiled a new electric vehicle prototype, which could be a look into the future for racing fans. Details >
A Florida sheriff’s office is investigating a fake GoFundMe account using the death of a fire rescue training captain to try to raise tens of thousands of dollars. What to know >
Volunteers with the Uvalde Foundation for Kids are helping search for missing Texas college student Caleb Harris — three weeks after city workers found human remains near the 21-year-old’s apartment. The latest >
An active-duty service member says his Ohio home was destroyed by tenants. Read more >
A K-9 named Archer died after helping apprehend a suspect who led police on a foot chase on a hot, humid day in north central Florida last week. Full report >
A company installed vending machines to sell ammunition in some grocery stores in Oklahoma, Alabama and Texas, allowing shoppers to pick up bullets with a gallon of milk. What to know >
The Austin Police Department in Texas is asking for help identifying a porch pirate suspected of stealing two packages containing a child’s vital medical supplies. The investigation >
A petition to regulate the types of vehicles allowed in Ogden Canyon has been created after a crash resulted in the death of a Utah CEO and his daughter. The latest >
Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola will not be in attendance for House votes this week, so she can prepare fish for her family to fill freezers for the winter. Read more >
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A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer scored $5 million from a scratch-off state lottery ticket. Donna Osborne, 75, only bought the lottery ticket because a family trip didn’t go as planned due to flight delays. Read more >
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