News Wrap: Texas National Guard Deployment, Nobel Prize in Physics, and Gold Futures Soar

Texas National Guard Deployment Near Chicago

• 📍 Texas National Guard troops arrived at an Army training center near Chicago, facing opposition from state officials.
• 🗣️ Governor JB Pritzker accused President Trump of using troops as political props, while Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed frustration over the administration's lack of information.
• 📉 The Trump administration justified the actions by portraying Chicago as crime-ridden, despite city officials stating that overall violent crime is down this year.

US-Canada Relations and Trade

• 🤝 President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House to discuss trade and tariffs.
• ⚖️ Despite ongoing tariffs on Canadian cars, steel, and aluminum, Trump indicated openness to re-negotiating a free trade deal among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (USMCA).

Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded

• ⚛️ Three U.S.-based scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in quantum mechanics.
• 💡 Their research, conducted in the mid-1980s on sub-atomic interactions, is credited with paving the way for modern cellphones, faster computers, and fiber optic cables.
• 💰 The laureates will share nearly $1.2 million in prize money.

Sacramento Medical Helicopter Crash

• 🚁 A medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people onboard.
• 👏 Onlookers lifted wreckage to rescue a woman trapped underneath, with authorities noting it was remarkable that no one on the highway was injured.

Financial Market Updates

• 📈 Gold futures soared above $4,000 per ounce for the first time, driven by investor demand for safe havens amid economic uncertainty.
• 📉 Stocks struggled on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 all ending in negative territory.

Notable Deaths

• 🍎 Saul Zabar, who ran the famous Manhattan food market "Zabar's" for seven decades, has died at the age of 97. He was instrumental in transforming the small shop into a cultural landmark.