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June 9: Jan. 6 insurrection hearings start tonight. House passes gun control legislation.

Good morning! It’s Thursday June 9, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Bill raising age to purchase semi-auto weapons passes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a protest near Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, sponsored by Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action. Protesters are demanding that Congress act on gun safety issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

2. What to know about the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings

FILE – The House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol meets to hold one of former President Donald Trump’s allies in contempt, former strategist Steve Bannon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. From left to right, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

3. Man charged with attempted murder of Justice Kavanaugh

FILE – In this Dec. 3, 2018 file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is seen at the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

4. More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms

Destroyed trams stand in a depot in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

📱 [Trending] this morning

‘Shrinkflation’ hits major retailers

The price might be staying the same, but are you still getting the same amount?


Boxes of Kleenex tissues are displayed in a pharmacy, Monday, April 19, 2021 in New York. Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark and Coca-Cola are warning that they’ll raise prices on many of their products as raw material costs rise. Commodities like plastic, paper, sugar and grains are all getting more expensive as demand outpaces supply. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Jan. 6 committee hearings air in prime time starting tonight.

🔴 First Operation Fly Formula shipment arrives at Dulles Airport.

🔴 Kimmel’s show gets prickly as host presses Biden on gun control.

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