June 5 marks 40 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first report of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. In the past 20 years, infections and deaths have fallen dramatically, thanks to awareness and new treatments. But in those early days of the epidemic, fear, discrimination and a lack of understanding of the virus made containing it and defeating it all the more difficult. Source

Due to the pandemic, the long border between the U.S. and Canada remains closed to non-essential travel. But essential does describe the work of a small army of Canadian healthcare workers. Every day they cross into the U.S. to care for American patients in Michigan hospitals, and during COVID, some got infected themselves. In Canada, there’s been pushback from people who fear these healthcare workers could bring the virus home. Adriana Diaz spoke with two nurses who say despite those challenges, they wouldn’t have it any other way. Source

Great white sharks have been a big draw to South African nature lovers for decades, but now their numbers are in steep decline. Sightings of the deadly predator on the country’s Western Cape have been dropping rapidly for the past five years. Debora Patta went to sea with a group of researchers who are urgently trying to figure out why the ocean is so quiet. Source

The White House said the latest GOP offer does not meet President Biden’s “objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs.” Source

Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Tactics.” Source

Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Kokomo, IN.” Source

Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Be Sweet.” Source

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges teens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a new report issued Friday. The agency says the number of adolescents hospitalized with the virus rose last month and nearly one-third of them required intensive care. This comes as just more than half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Michael George has the latest. Source

Negotiations between the White House and Republican lawmakers about President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan continue. However, both sides remain far apart on the cost of the overall plan and how to pay for it. It’s leading Democrats to map out a different plan, one that would not need Republican backing. Christina Ruffini has the latest. Source

A Delta Air Lines flight was diverted after a passenger tried to break into the cockpit. Also, the dangerous record-breaking heat that’s roiling the West is moving into the Midwest and the Northeast. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source