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I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the seven from the Washington Post.

It's Tuesday, June 6th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

First up, a key dam and power plant have been destroyed in Ukraine.

The dam is near the front line in the south of the country.

Chunks of the dam are missing, meaning water is pouring out of the reservoir, causing major flooding. Residents were ordered to evacuate this morning. The cause of the damage hasn't been confirmed, but Ukrainian President Velodir Zelensky and

Ukraine's intelligence services say Russian forces are to blame.

Number two, former vice president Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential

race he filed paperwork yesterday to run for the Republican nomination it sets up an unusual showdown between former President Donald

Trump and his former number two. Eight Republicans, including Trump and Pence, have announced

2024 campaigns so far.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is planning to announce his run later this week.

And if you were on social media yesterday, you may have also seen that Cornell West, the philosopher

and political activists, announced that he was running with the People's Party.

Number three, one of the most damaging spies in US history died in prison.

Robert Hansen was an FBI agent who ended up spying for Russia.

He sold American secrets for years, starting in 1979.

He was finally arrested in 2001 and sentenced to prison in 2002. The FBI called what he did, possibly the worst

intelligence disaster and US history. Hanson received $1.4 million in cash and diamonds

for selling secrets to the Soviets.

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