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09.06.2025Cardinals Set Pope's Funeral as Rubio Slashes State Department

Cardinals gathered at the Vatican to organize Pope Francis's funeral, scheduled for Saturday, with his body lying in state in an open casket. The Vatican released his final words—"thank you"—as speculation about succession candidates intensified.

Secretary of State Rubio announced a sweeping State Department reorganization, eliminating 132 offices and cutting staff by 15%, drawing attention through multiple news cycles. This marks the administration's continued restructuring of government agencies.

Defense Secretary Hegseth's position became increasingly precarious, with reports revealing his leaked Yemen operations details came from classified Central Command sources. He appeared on Fox News threatening to prosecute leakers.

Tesla shares plunged after reporting a 71% profit drop, forcing Elon Musk to announce he would scale back his DOGE commitments. The Supreme Court appeared to favor parents in a dispute over LGBTQ books in schools, with conservative justices Gorsuch and Roberts joining liberals in a separate immigration ruling. HEBREWSUMMARY: הקרדינלים התכנסו בוותיקן לארגן את הלוויית האפיפיור פרנסיס, שנקבעה ליום שבת, כאשר גופתו מוצגת בארון פתוח. הוותיקן שחרר את מילותיו האחרונות—"תודה"—בעוד שהספקולציות לגבי מועמדי הירושה התעצמו.

שר החוץ רוביו הכריז על ארגון מחדש מקיף של משרד החוץ, ביטול 132 משרדים וקיצוץ כוח האדם ב-15%, מושך תשומת לב לאורך מספר מחזורי חדשות. זה מסמן את המשך הארגון מחדש של סוכנויות ממשלתיות על ידי הממשל.

מצבו של שר ההגנה הגסת הפך מסוכן יותר, כאשר דיווחים חשפו שפרטי מבצעי תימן שהודלפו הגיעו ממקורות מסווגים של הפיקוד המרכזי. הוא הופיע בפוקס ניוז מאיים להעמיד לדין מדליפים.

מניות טסלה צנחו לאחר דיווח על ירידה של 71% ברווחים, מה שאילץ את אילון מאסק להכריז שיצמצם את מחויבויותיו ל-DOGE. בית המשפט העליון נראה תומך בהורים בסכסוך על ספרי להט"ב בבתי ספר, כאשר השופטים השמרנים גורסוץ' ורוברטס הצטרפו לליברלים בפסיקת הגירה נפרדת. LOCALSUMMARY: Cardinals gathered at the Vatican to organize Pope Francis's funeral, scheduled for Saturday, with his body lying in state in an open casket. The Vatican released his final words—"thank you"—as speculation about succession candidates intensified.

Secretary of State Rubio announced a sweeping State Department reorganization, eliminating 132 offices and cutting staff by 15%, drawing attention through multiple news cycles. This marks the administration's continued restructuring of government agencies.

Defense Secretary Hegseth's position became increasingly precarious, with reports revealing his leaked Yemen operations details came from classified Central Command sources. He appeared on Fox News threatening to prosecute leakers.

Tesla shares plunged after reporting a 71% profit drop, forcing Elon Musk to announce he would scale back his DOGE commitments. The Supreme Court appeared to favor parents in a dispute over LGBTQ books in schools, with conservative justices Gorsuch and Roberts joining liberals in a separate immigration ruling.
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