First Thing: Brown University shooting suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say

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Investigators examine a grey Nissan car at a storage facility, where the Brown University gunman took his own life, in Salem, New Hampshir
Investigators examine a grey Nissan car at a storage facility, where the Brown University gunman took his own life, in Salem, New Hampshire. Photograph: CJ Gunther/Reuters

Claudio Neves Valente, who was found dead in a storage facility, also killed an MIT professor. Plus, what will your life look like in 2035?

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A man suspected of killing two people and wounding nine others at Brown University before going on to kill a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, where he had rented a unit, officials said.

Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national and a former Brown student, was found dead on Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Providence police chief, Oscar Perez, said at a news conference. He added that, as far as investigators knew, the suspect had acted alone.

Leah Foley, the US attorney for Massachusetts, said at a separate news conference in Boston that Neves Valente had also killed Nuno FG Loureiro, the MIT physics professor who was shot in his home on Monday, two days after the attack at Brown.

Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan but without use of frozen Russian assets

EU leaders have agreed a €90bn ($105bn) loan for Ukraine to meet urgent financial needs, but failed to agree on the preferred approach for securing the loan against Russia’s frozen assets held in the bloc.

After talks ended in the early hours of Friday, the president of the European Council, António Costa, told reporters: “We committed and we delivered.” He said EU leaders had approved a decision to make a €90bn loan to Ukraine over the next two years, backed by the EU budget and repayable by Kyiv only once Russia pays reparations.

Costa added: “The union reserves its right to make use of the immobilised assets to repay this loan.”

Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials

Speculation surrounding the affairs of Jeffrey Epstein is expected to reach a defining moment of revelation today with the much-anticipated publication of files relating to the disgraced late financier and sex trafficker.

After months of delay and stalling, the Trump administration is legally obliged to publish a vast archive of documents that could shine fresh light on Epstein’s crimes and his connections with powerful public figures, including Trump.

Democrats on the House oversight committee have released a new batch of photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender in the run-up to the deadline.

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Climate check: Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide

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Last Thing: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss but experts say argument is a bit thin

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