Daily news from around the world · U.S. edition · Last updated Wed, Jun 16, 2021 4:45 am PDT
MSNBC · 9h ago · Katie Benner, Justice Department reporter for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about newly released DOJ e-mails showing how officials handled a pressure campaign from the White House to pursue conspiracy theories as a means for contesting Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.
· Washington Post · 14h ago · It involves Italian satellites changing votes. And it's something the White House thought warranted the Justice Department's attention.
· Politico · 20h ago · The former president's aides and emissaries pressed Justice Department leaders to join legal challenges to the vote.
· NBC News · 21h ago · Trump's White House badgered federal officials behind the scenes while he pushed unsubstantiated claims of election fraud on Twitter.
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· CNBC · Jun 14, 2021 · The Supreme Court on Monday called for President Joe Biden's Department of Justice to weigh in on a pending case over affirmative action at Harvard University.
· USA Today · 17h ago · Newly released emails show howtop DOJ officials resisted calls from the White House to investigate its claims of voter fraud.
USA Today · 16h ago · Police say four people are dead and four others are injured after gunfire erupted at a home on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday morning.
· CBS News · 19h ago · Three women and one man were killed when gunshots rang out following an argument early Tuesday, police say.
· ABC News · 21h ago · Police say an argument at a house on Chicago's South Side erupted in gunfire, leaving four women dead and four other people injured
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Financial Times · 15h ago · Joe Biden appoints 32-year-old professor as chair of Federal Trade Commission
· NPR · 15h ago · The bipartisan vote in the Senate on Tuesday gives one of the most prominent skeptics of the tech industry a key role in shaping government regulation of the tech industry.
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· Gizmodo · 17h ago · Today the senate overwhelmingly confirmed tech critic and 32-year-old Columbia professor Lina Khan to join the Federal Trade Commission by a vote of 69-28.
· TechCrunch · 18h ago · The Senate confirmed big tech critic and prominent antitrust scholar Lina Khan as FTC Commissioner Tuesday, signaling a new era of scrutiny for the tech industry.
· Bloomberg · 19h ago · Lina Khan, a legal scholar who has helped lead a movement for more forceful antitrust enforcement against U.S. technology giants, was confirmed by the Senate to a seat on the Federal Trade Commission.
· Washington Post · 19h ago · Khan's nomination highlights the mounting bipartisan support for antitrust action against the tech giants.
Business Journals · 14h ago · MacKenzie Scott has given away $8.5 billion since July 2020, including $2.7 billion announced Tuesday.In a post announcing the latest donation, she also pointedly criticized the means of accumulating wealth.Scott, the former wife of Amazon.com Inc.
· CNBC · 17h ago · Scott has been on a giving spree since last July and has committed to donating most of her fortune in her lifetime.
· ABC News · 21h ago · MacKenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multi-billion dollar donations to charities and racial equity issues, announced on Tuesday that she gave $2.7 billion to 286 organizations
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CBS News · 22h ago · Nathan Harris's novel tells the story of two formerly enslaved brothers and the White family that hires them, after the brothers walk free from the plantation where they've spent their entire lives.
· Los Angeles Times · 16h ago · Oprah Winfrey's latest read is "The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris. The novel is set after the Emancipation Proclamation.
· Washington Post · 17h ago · Nathan Harris sets his novel in Georgia during the murky twilight of the Civil War.
· ABC News · 23h ago · Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick is a debut novel set in Georgia at the end of the Civil War
· New York Times · Jun 15, 2021 · Set in the Deep South just after the war, “The Sweetness of Water,” by Nathan Harris, includes death and violence. But its plotlines suggest a vision of race and sexual relations rarely depicted in fiction about the period.
ESPN · 10h ago · Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a flexor tendon strain, and he's blaming the timing of MLB's crackdown on foreign substances for his injury.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn elbow ligament, putting in doubt his future for the rest of this season and beyond
· Fox News · 14h ago · Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn elbow ligament, the team said Tuesday, putting in doubt his future for the rest of this season and beyond.
· USA Today · 15h ago · Tampa Bay right-hander Tyler Glasnow out indefinitely after MRI reveals damage to UCL and flexor strain.
· CBS News · 16h ago · Glasnow left his start on Monday because of elbow inflammation
ABC News · 15h ago · Southwest Airlines is dealing with technology problems that have delayed and canceled flights for two straight days
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· USA Today · 11h ago · The Tuesday cancellations followed technical issues Monday evening that grounded flights across the U.S.
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· CNBC · 17h ago · Southwest Airlines reports technical issue a day after weather-service glitch.
The Guardian · 8h ago · The untitled memoir by the president’s son-in-law will be published in 2022Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former president Donald Trump and a senior adviser in his administration, has secured a book deal to recount Trump’s presidency.
· ABC News · 11h ago · Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers during his administration, has a book deal
Washington Post · 9h ago · In a statement Tuesday night, the Illinois Democrat said he was ‘pleasantly surprised’ to learn that Greene had visited the Holocaust Museum and apologized for her remarks.
· NBC News · Jun 14, 2021 · One resolution would censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her remarks last month when she compared mask-wearing in the House to the Holocaust.
· USA Today · Jun 15, 2021 · Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. (June 15)
· The Guardian · Jun 14, 2021 · Apology came after the extremist Republican congresswoman visited Washington’s US Holocaust Memorial MuseumMarjorie Taylor Greene, the extremist Republican congresswoman, has apologized for her comments comparing the required wearing of safety mask
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust.
· Business Insider · 21h ago · "There are words that I have said, remarks that I've made, that I know are offensive. And for that I want to apologize," Greene said.
· CBS News · Jun 15, 2021 · "There's no comparison and there never ever will be," the firebrand conservative congresswoman said after visiting the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
· BBC · Jun 14, 2021 · The conservative firebrand says it is important for her to acknowledge her "offensive remarks".
· CNBC · Jun 14, 2021 · Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she had visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington earlier and "there's nothing comparable to it."
Politico · 9h ago · A tenuous truce had ended last month’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.
· USA Today · 11h ago · Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes at militant sites in Gaza, the first since a shaky cease-fire ended May's 11-day war with Hamas.
· ABC News · 20h ago · A new poll finds a dramatic surge in Palestinian support for Hamas following last month’s Gaza war
USA Today · 11h ago · June 19, or Juneteenth, is recognized in 47 states and the District of Columbia. The Senate bill seeks to make it a federal holiday.
· Washington Post · 11h ago · The unanimous Senate passage of the bill was an anticlimactic culmination to a long effort to commemorate the emancipation of American enslaved people during the Civil War. The bill heads to the Democratic-led House.
· New York Times · 12h ago · Many states have recognized Juneteenth for decades, but only some observe it as an official holiday. The first was Texas, where the celebration originated.
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· NBC News · 13h ago · Juneteenth, which takes place annually on June 19, marks the true end of slavery in the United States.
· Politico · 13h ago · No lawmaker objected to passage of the legislation for commemorating the end of slavery, and it now goes to the House.
· Bloomberg · 14h ago · June 19 would become a federal holiday marking the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery under a bill the Senate passed by unanimous consent on Tuesday.
NBC News · 11h ago · It is the first violence since a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians last month ended 11 days of fighting.
· BBC · 11h ago · It is the first major flare-up since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in May.
CNBC · 11h ago · Film producer Harvey Weinstein became the face of the #MeToo movement in 2017 when multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
· Variety · 16h ago · A Buffalo, N.Y., judge on Tuesday approved the extradition of Harvey Weinstein to face sexual assault and rape charges in Los Angeles, rejecting the producer’s last-ditch efforts to stall the transfer.
· BBC · 16h ago · The disgraced producer is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and assault charges.
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· Fox News · 17h ago · Harvey Weinstein will be extradited from New York to Los Angeles to stand trial on multiple sexual assault charges, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
· Deadline Hollywood · 17h ago · A New York judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the extradition of Harvey Weinstein to Los Angeles, where he is facing a new set of sexual assault charges as he serves a 23-year sentence in New York.
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· ABC News · 15h ago · A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges
· NBC News · 16h ago · The former movie mogul and convicted rapist, currently serving time in a New York prison, faces charges in Los Angeles after two women accused him of attacking them in 2013.
Washington Post · 12h ago · Their opposition to the bill drew condemnation from some of their House colleagues, with one calling it ‘a sad commentary’ on the House Republican Conference.
· Politico · 14h ago · Twenty-one Republicans voted against granting Congress’ highest honor, nearly twice as many as opposed a similar bill in March.
Fox News · 12h ago · Senate lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he would drop his objection to the measure.
· Business Insider · 13h ago · The bill was only able to pass after Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, ended his efforts to unilaterally block it.
CBS News · 22h ago · The documents were released before a hearing on the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
· Business Insider · 23h ago · The House Oversight Committee released hundreds of pages of documents on Tuesday showing Trump's efforts to use the DOJ for his own political ends.
The Guardian · 21h ago · President attends US-EU summit in Brussels this morningReports say Biden has prepared extensively for Geneva meeting No sign of thaw between Russia and US ahead of Swiss summit 3.54pm BST Joe Biden has now arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, where he wil
· Washington Post · 21h ago · President Biden participated a U.S.-E.U. summit ahead of his highly anticipated meeting Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
· MSNBC · 21h ago · Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, and NBC's Monica Alba joined Chris Jansing from Geneva, Switzerland to discuss President Biden's high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
· NBC News · Jun 15, 2021 · President Biden is set to meet with European Commission leaders before heading to Geneva, Switzerland for his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021 · With Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin heading to town, Geneva is returning to the international spotlight as a leading hub for diplomacy and multilateralism, things that were largely shunned by the Trump administration
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · President Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "worthy adversary" at a press conference following a NATO summit in Brussels on Monday — days after Putin praised former president Donald Trump and called Biden a "career man" in an interview.
· Politico · Jun 14, 2021 · As President Joe Biden meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin, he and his aides are paying close attention to the Moscow-Beijing dynamic.
· Business Insider · Jun 13, 2021 · President Biden has called the Russian president a killer, while former President Trump largely stayed silent on the Kremlin's alleged assassinations.
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · Two days before their meeting, President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "worthy adversary" but declined to say what he hopes to gain from the summit.
Fox News · 13h ago · President Biden took a moment to attack efforts by GOP-led states to restrict voting as he arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on the eve of his highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
· USA Today · 20h ago · President Joe Biden arrived in Switzerland Tuesday ahead of his Wednesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (June 15)
· BBC · Jun 14, 2021 · The US president is set to talk to the Russian leader in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
MSNBC · 13h ago · Colorado Democratic Congressman and member of the House Judiciary Committee, Joe Neguse, highlights how he expects that the Judiciary Committee will investigate the Trump administration’s coordinated effort to surveil the emails of political advers
· CBS News · 21h ago · The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into how the Justice Department under President Trump used subpoenas to obtain the records of Democratic lawmakers and journalists. Jeff Pegues reports.
· New York Times · Jun 14, 2021 · Democratic gripes are increasing, as some critics worry that the department is rubber-stamping Trump-era policies.
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· Bloomberg · 18h ago · Jack Weinstein, a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, who specialized in class-action lawsuits and earned a reputation as a legal maverick during his five decades as a jurist, has died. He was 99.
Washington Post · 21h ago · Mexico has received 1.35 million doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States
· Fox News · 22h ago · A White House official confirmed on Tuesday that 1.35 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine had arrived in Mexico.
· USA Today · 22h ago · The nation's largest state will reopen on Tuesday, the United States to send Mexico over 1 million vaccines. Here are the latest COVID-19 updates.
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NPR · 15h ago · Democrats on the Hill are meeting with Democratic state lawmakers from Texas to discuss federal legislation on voting rights, an issue that was recently added to the Vice President's list of priorities.
· CNN · 22h ago · Nearly two dozen Democratic members of the Texas state Legislature are taking their voting rights fight from Austin to Washington this week.
· Politico · Jun 14, 2021 · Democratic state legislators in Texas are heading to Washington for meetings with Congress and the White House after blocking a GOP elections bill last month.
Washington Post · 15h ago · The president selected longtime Washington hands for key foreign postings.
· Fox News · 15h ago · President Biden unveiled a slate of nominations for nine ambassadorial positions on Tuesday, including his picks to hold the key diplomatic posts in Mexico, Israel and NATO.
Fox News · 15h ago · The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it is significantly expanding eligibility for a program that brings Central American minors to the U.S. if they have parents or legal guardians here already – part of the effort by the administration to tackle the migrant surge at the southern border.
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USA Today · 15h ago · On Tuesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to host all 24 female senators in her home for a first-of-its-kind dinner.
· New York Times · 21h ago · The bipartisan dinner marks the first social event Vice President Kamala Harris has hosted since coming into office six months ago.
Fox News · 16h ago · Senate Republican Chair John Barrasso he’s determined to make President Biden a “one-half-term president.”
· Politico · 16h ago · The No. 3 Senate Republican echoed Mitch McConnell's comments during Barack Obama's first term.
New York Times · 16h ago · The finding dismissed 40 Republican senators’ argument that President Biden’s decision was no different from President Trump’s choice to withhold Ukrainian military aid, for which he was impeached.
· Fox News · 18h ago · The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday announced it had decided that the Biden administration’s ending of wall construction at the southern border does not violate the law, after Republicans had called for the agency to weigh in.
· Politico · 19h ago · The Government Accountability Office said Biden’s action cannot be equated with Trump’s decision in 2019 to freeze military assistance to Ukraine.
Fox News · 16h ago · EXCLUSIVE: New York Stock Exchange Senior Market Strategist Michael Reinking told Fox Business he does not expect to any major policy shifts during the meeting of the Federal Reserve this week, saying he expects a “tranquil taper” as opposed to the “taper tantrum” seen in 2013.
· Fox Business · 16h ago · New York Stock Exchange senior market strategist Michael Reinking told FOX Business that he does not expect any major policy shifts during the meeting of the Federal Reserve this week, saying he expects a "tranquil taper" as opposed to the "taper tantrum" seen in 2013.
New York Times · 16h ago · Lordstown said last week that it needed to raise more money and might not survive. Now, the company’s new executive chairwoman has said “It’s a new day at Lordstown Motors.”
· CNBC · 17h ago · Lordstown Motors Chairwoman Angela Strand on Tuesday described it as a "new day" for the embattled company.
CBS News · 17h ago · Judge Amit Mehta told both parties he reached out to a mediator to help facilitate discussions between Mr. Trump and Democrats.
· Bloomberg · 20h ago · A federal judge pressured lawyers for Donald Trump and House Democrats to settle their long legal battle over a subpoena of financial records from the former president’s accounting firm, telling them he had contacted a mediator.
Politico · 17h ago · Biden is proclaiming “a summer of freedom” to celebrate Americans resuming their pre-pandemic lives.
· USA Today · 20h ago · As COVID case rates and deaths drop, President Joe Biden is proclaiming "a summer of freedom" to celebrate Americans resuming pre-pandemic lives.
CBS News · 18h ago · The June 4 bulletin from the FBI warned some QAnon adherents could harm Democrats and political opponents they believe are part of a corrupt cabal.
· New York Times · 19h ago · The predictions of Q — including mass arrests of Democrats and the return of Donald J. Trump as president — have not come to pass, sowing doubt among believers.
Bloomberg · 18h ago · Foreign ministers from Arab countries called on the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent meeting about Ethiopia’s Nile dam, demanding a binding agreement before the next phase of filling the mega-project’s reservoir.
· ABC News · 18h ago · Arab foreign ministers have backed calls for the United Nations Security Council to intervene in the contentious case of Ethiopia’s massive dam, built on one of the main tributaries of the Nile River
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· Fox News · 19h ago · New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that all remaining COVID-19 restrictions "would be relaxed as of today" after the state reached its goal of vaccinating 70% of the adult population, but mask-wearing would remain in effect for some.
ABC News · 9h ago · Ethiopia’s U_N_ ambassador says Eritrean troops who have been fighting with his country’s forces in a war against the Tigray region’s fugitive leaders “will definitely leave soon."
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BBC · 10h ago · An underwater survey company may have found evidence of a plane crash from decades ago.
· Gizmodo · 21h ago · The record-setting drought in California has brought water levels to new lows. Now, dropping reservoir levels may have helped solve the mystery of a plane that crashed 56 years ago.Read more...
· CBS News · 22h ago · As water levels decline, officials have discovered the remains of what they believe to be a 1965 plane crash.
New York Times · 11h ago · Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
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· USA Today · 11h ago · Southern Baptists elect Alabama pastor Ed Litton as president, hoping he can prevent more departures of minority pastors and churches.
ABC News · 11h ago · A judge has ruled that the CEO and general counsel of Eastman Kodak must both testify under oath as part of an investigation from New York’s attorney general into possible insider trading
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CBS News · 12h ago · For the second time in 24 hours, Southwest Airlines had a technology glitch that interfered with flights.
· Business Insider · 17h ago · Southwest flights were delayed on Monday night due to a glitch in the airline's weather-tracking system. Issues continued on Tuesday.
ABC News · 12h ago · A former student accused of teaming up with a classmate to kill teens in a suburban Denver classroom in 2019 has been convicted of over 40 criminal charges
· NBC News · 12h ago · Devon Erickson, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, was convicted in the 2019 attack on the school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch.
CBS News · 17h ago · Two others were wounded in the early morning shooting at the plant in Albertville, Alabama, police say.
· New York Times · 21h ago · Two others were injured, and a person believed to be the shooter was later found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police said.
· ABC News · 21h ago · Police in Alabama say a worker who killed two people and wounded two more at a fire hydrant factory has been found dead
· USA Today · 22h ago · An employee of Mueller Co., a water distribution company, opened fire on coworkers in Albertville, Alabama. Police have identified a suspect.
· NBC News · 22h ago · The suspected gunman in Tuesday morning's shooting at the Mueller Co. in Albertville was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car, police said.
· Fox News · 23h ago · At least two people have been killed and a suspect is on the loose Tuesday morning following a workplace shooting in Alabama, reports say.
USA Today · 12h ago · A top Army leader is defending the Pentagon's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt told a House panel Tuesday that the National Guard was delayed for hours because they had to properly prepare for the deployment. (June 15)
· NBC News · 15h ago · The testimony contradicts what the commanding general of D.C.’s National Guard at the time, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, previously told Congress.
USA Today · 12h ago · California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. The state lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions and ushered in what has been billed as the state's "Grand Reopening." (June 15)
· Fox News · 23h ago · California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.
· NBC News · 23h ago · California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.
· ABC News · Jun 15, 2021 · California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic
New York Times · 13h ago · The Girl Scouts faced two major problems during the last year: diminished membership and a pandemic that made in-person cookie selling a risky proposition.
· CBS News · 20h ago · COVID-19 pandemic forced the organization to halt their annual sales of Samoas, Thin Mints and other cookies.
· NPR · Jun 14, 2021 · The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit for the glut of leftover cookies.
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021
USA Today · 13h ago · On the 9th anniversary of the Obama-era DACA program, Vice President Kamala Harris pledged the Biden administration would "protect our Dreamers" and called for a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. (June 15)
· Fox News · 14h ago · Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday backed efforts to give pathways to citizenship for some illegal immigrants on the 9th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program – as Republicans hammered her response to the crisis at the southern border.
ABC News · 22h ago · At first blush, Annie Murphy’s new series “Kevin Can F Himself” is your average multicamera sitcom with a laugh track and corny jokes
· CBS News · 22h ago · Annie Murphy joins “CBS This Morning” live at the table to discuss her new AMC+ show, "Kevin Can F*** Himself." She discusses what it was like signing onto a new show after the success of "Schitt's Creek."
· USA Today · Jun 15, 2021 · Annie Murphy, who stars in new dark comedy series "Kevin Can F Himself," explains why the show is so different while her co-star Eric Peterson reveals his take on his role. (June 15)
Fox News · 15h ago · Shawn Adkins was arrested and charged with murder Monday, more than a decade after his ex-girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter mysteriously disappeared from their Texas home.
· ABC News · 16h ago · Authorities have arrested a man in the death of a 13-year-old West Texas girl who was reported missing more than a decade ago
NBC News · 15h ago · Flights from the airline were temporarily grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration over a "reservation computer issue," the agency said.
· New York Times · 17h ago · The Federal Aviation Administration said the airline was experiencing “technology issues.” Southwest acknowledged that its operations were hampered but provided few details.
USA Today · 15h ago · Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the Biden administration is releasing $1.25 billion to hundreds of community lenders. It's an effort to help boost the economic recovery for small businesses hurt during the coronavirus pandemic.
· ABC News · 17h ago · Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the Biden administration is distributing $1.25 billion to hundreds of community lenders
· Bloomberg · Jun 15, 2021
CBS News · 17h ago · Amanpour, one of the world's most renowned journalists, urged women to get screened for the disease.
· BBC · Jun 14, 2021 · The award-winning journalist urged women to get regular screenings and take symptoms seriously.
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · Christiane Amanpour,CNN's chief international anchor, announcedshe underwent "major surgery" to remove ovarian cancer.
· NBC News · Jun 14, 2021 · "I've had successful major surgery to remove it, and I'm now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis," the anchor told viewers Monday.
· New York Times · Jun 15, 2021 · The CNN anchor shared her diagnosis of ovarian cancer on her show on Monday. She said surgery had been successful and she was undergoing chemotherapy.
Fox News · 19h ago · The second-degree murder trial of an Oklahoma man accused of crashing his pickup truck into a group of high school cross country runners, killing three and injuring five, is scheduled to begin Tuesday.
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021 · Jury selection is set to begin in the case of an Oklahoma man charged with murder for crashing his pickup truck into a group of high school cross country runners, killing three and injuring five
Christian Science Monitor · 19h ago · Charitable giving reached a record $471 billion in 2020 in the U.S., spurred in part by the pandemic and racial justice protests. So why did two nonprofit categories – arts and culture as well as health organizations – experience a decline in giving?
· New York Times · 21h ago · Donations climbed to a record $471.4 billion, bolstered by an increase in the stock market and the rollout of government stimulus spending.
· ABC News · 23h ago · Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020
NBC News · 19h ago · Marcus Gilliam says that police defamed him and damaged his reputation when they falsely accused him last year of putting a toxic substance in their drinks.
· Business Insider · 23h ago · Shake Shack manager Marcus Gilliam filed the lawsuit on Monday saying his reputation was tarnished by the incident last year.
BBC · 20h ago · The movie and TV star died after being involved in a scooter collision 10 days ago in New York.
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· Deadline Hollywood · 21h ago · Lisa Banes, known for her roles in the films Gone Girl and Cocktail, as well as numerous Broadway productions, died yesterday, 10 days after being struck by a scooter or motorcycle in a hit-and-run incident in New York City.
· NPR · 21h ago · Banes was struck by a scooter or motorcycle June 4 while crossing a street to visit the Juilliard School, her alma mater. Police have made no arrests.
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· Fox News · 23h ago · Actress Lisa Banes has died after being the victim of a hit-and-run crash in New York City. She was 65.
· ABC News · 23h ago · “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes has died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City
· CBS News · 23h ago · Her manager said Banes was hit as she was crossing Amsterdam Avenue on the way to visit the Juilliard School, her alma mater.
· NBC News · Jun 15, 2021 · Banes, 65, suffered a traumatic brain injury and was unable to recover, her manager said.
ABC News · 21h ago · Surging output of cars, trucks and auto parts pulled U.S. factory production up 0.9% in May
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Forbes · 12h ago · The Series E funding round led by investors including Silver Lake comes not long after the startup made headlines when its board fired co-founder and then-CEO Justin Zhu.
· Venture Beat · Jun 15, 2021 · Crate.io, a startup developing a NoSQL database called CrateDB, has raised $10 million in an equity and debt funding round.
USA Today · 12h ago · Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced in a Medium post she has donated another $2.7 billion.
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ABC News · 15h ago · Stocks eased back below their record heights Tuesday as investors waited to hear whether the mixed bag of data coming in about the economy will push the Federal Reserve to let up on its massive support for markets
· Business Insider · Jun 14, 2021 · US stock futures edged higher on Monday as investors continued to bet on a rapid economic recovery from coronavirus lockdowns.
· CNBC · Jun 13, 2021 · The Fed's two-day policy meeting will likely dominate investor behavior this week.
· Wall Street Journal · Jun 14, 2021 · U.S. stock futures suggest that the S&P 500 will extend gains after notching its third consecutive week of gains.
· Fox Business · Jun 14, 2021 · U.S. stock futures edged up to start the week after the S&P 500 hit another record close and notched its third consecutive week of gains.
Business Insider · 14h ago · Best Buy is selling outdoor living products and travel gear in an attempt to appeal to Americans heading outdoors again as the economy reopens.
· CNBC · 21h ago · Other retailers have also expanded into adjacent categories to expand their reach and grow online sales.
CBS News · 15h ago · "People are being poisoned every day" as study finds more than 50% of beauty products in the U.S. contain dangerous chemicals.
· Science Daily · 18h ago · Many cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a potentially toxic class of chemicals linked to a number of serious health conditions, according to new research.
· Fox News · 19h ago · A new study is warning that people who wear makeup may be unknowingly absorbing potentially toxic chemicals into their bodies.
Business Insider · 15h ago · This comes after the governor announced last week that Texas would begin building its own border wall and step up arrests of migrants.
· Fox News · 16h ago · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that his office will solicit public donations to provide funding for his planned border wall in the state.
· MSNBC · 19h ago · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wants to collect donations for a privately funded border wall. This is not a good idea.
CBS News · 16h ago · President Biden's nominees include ambassadors to the key countries of Israel and Mexico, among other countries.
· Politico · 16h ago · Among those chosen is Sully Sullenberger of aviation fame.
· Business Insider · 16h ago · Sullenberger, whose actions helped save the lives of those aboard US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009, would represent the US at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Wall Street Journal · 19h ago · Short seller Hindenburg Research alleges that the sports-betting company’s gambling-technology subsidiary operates in countries where gambling is banned, an allegation that DraftKings denies.
· Financial Times · 21h ago · Report about sports betting company is the latest move by short seller to target a company listed via a Spac
· Business Insider · 21h ago · The short seller says up to 50% of DraftKing's SPAC partner SBTech's revenue comes from markets where gambling is banned.
ABC News · 17h ago · Online services that interview job applicants remotely by webcam and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills mushroomed in popularity during the pandemic and into the subsequent economic recovery
· NBC News · 17h ago · Demand for online hiring services boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains high amid a perceived worker shortage as the economy opens back up.
ABC News · 17h ago · It says refunds have been slow for canceled flights during the pandemic.
· Bloomberg · 18h ago · The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking $25.6 million in fines from Air Canada for allegedly failing to provide timely refunds to U.S. customers after flights were canceled or significantly delayed, the agency announced on Tuesday.
BBC · 17h ago · Alibaba's co-founder and executive chairman says Jack Ma is focusing on hobbies and philanthropy.
· Business Insider · 21h ago · An Alibaba exec said Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is lying low after regulators pulled Ant Group's $35 billion IPO and fined Alibaba $2.8 billion.
· CNBC · 23h ago · Alibaba founder Jack Ma is still lying low, focusing his efforts on his hobbies and philanthropy, according to a company executive.
Business Insider · 18h ago · Copper on Tuesday was trading lower by 0.74% at $9,955 a ton. The metal peaked at a record high of $10,747 on May 10.
· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago · Copper prices fell to their lowest level in eight weeks on concerns that China may tamp down on rising commodity prices and that the metal’s red-hot rally has gone too far.
Business Insider · 18h ago · McCarthy called for Omar's removal from the House Foreign Affairs committee, adding to the GOP's latest attacks on the Minnesota lawmaker.
· Politico · 23h ago · But the House GOP leader stopped short of a direct threat to force a vote on the issue.
Business Insider · 22h ago · Sales fell 1.3% to $620 billion as Americans settled into a new normal with their spending habits. Spending still sits 28% higher year-over-year.
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· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago · Supply-chain disruptions and business reopenings are triggering a consumer spending shift from goods to services.
· New York Times · 23h ago · As more of the country is vaccinated, Americans are venturing out and spending more on lodging and entertainment, but less on goods.
· ABC News · 23h ago · Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales, likely due to fewer cars being made amid a pandemic-related shortage of chips
Fox Business · 20h ago · Computer programmer and businessman, John McAfee, testified in a Spanish court Tuesday, fighting against tax-related criminal charges.
· ABC News · 23h ago · Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has testified in a Spanish court as part of his fight against extradition to the United States
ABC News · 20h ago · The chief of budget airline Ryanair says the pilot of a flight that was diverted to Belarus last month had no alternative but to land the plane in Minsk
· BBC · 23h ago · Michael O'Leary says the crew was warned that a bomb would explode if the plane stayed on course.
· The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2021 · ‘It was a very threatening and hostile environment,’ says Michael O'Leary
Financial Times · 20h ago · Retailer used private detectives and ‘fraudulent methods’ to find out about workers and job applicants
· CNN · 21h ago · A French court has ordered IKEA to pay a €1 million ($1.2 million) fine after finding the Swedish retailer guilty of improperly using employee data.
CNBC · 21h ago · Rising construction costs are sidelining buyers and making it harder for some builders to get construction loans.
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· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago · The Labor Department said its producer-price index rose 0.8% in May from the prior month, adding to inflation pressures bubbling through the U.S. economy.
Forbes · 9h ago · The concern is re-introduction of the dog rabies virus, which has been eliminated from the U.S. since 2007
· Gizmodo · 14h ago · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is enacting a temporary ban on imported dogs coming to the U.S. from over 100 countries, due to a heightened risk of rabies.Read more...
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ABC News · 9h ago · China is set to send the first three crew members to its new space station on Thursday morning
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Forbes · 11h ago · Rents for single-family homes saw their biggest single-year increase in nearly 15 years.
· CNBC · 17h ago · With home prices sky high, demand for single-family rental homes is soaring – and so are the rents.
TechCrunch · 13h ago · The Biden administration is outlining new plans to combat domestic terrorism in light of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and social media companies have their own part to play.
· USA Today · 17h ago · U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Biden administration plans to enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists as part of a nationwide strategy to combat domestic terrorism. (June 15)
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Forbes · 14h ago · The first trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is gorgeous, mysterious and exciting. Watch it right here.
· Ars Technica · 19h ago · Zelda sequel takes 2017 original to the skies, now due in 2022.
NPR · 16h ago · Scott said she is "attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change." Scott has given away more $8 billion or her fortune so far.
· NBC News · 20h ago · Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, said she is troubled by the increasing concentration of wealth among a small proportion of individuals.
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· The Next Web · 18h ago · The NFT bandwagon attracts a curious mix of passengers, from celebrity robots toconvicted animal abusers. The latest luminary to grab a ticket is British inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who’s auctioning off his original source code for the web as a non-fungible token.
· Ars Technica · 18h ago · Computer scientist assembles digital collectible to capitalize on NFT craze.
· NBC News · 22h ago · LONDON — British computer scientist and inventor Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning the original code for the world wide web as a non-fungible token.
· Business Insider · 22h ago · Sir Tim's NFT includes the original archive of dated and time-stamped files containing the source code for the world wide web, about 9,555 lines long.
· CNBC · 23h ago · British computer scientist and inventor Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning the original code for the world wide web as a non-fungible token.
· Financial Times · Jun 15, 2021 · Sotheby’s sale will be first time creator has been able to raise money directly from invention
· BBC · Jun 15, 2021 · Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the web, is auctioning off a digital certificate for his code.
Washington Post · 16h ago · The game had been one of the most anticipated titles of 2020 but launched on day one with game-breaking bugs.
· Venture Beat · 17h ago · Cyberpunk 2077 returns to PlayStation Store after six months in Sony's penatly box. But will anyone care this time?
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ABC News · 16h ago · Neiman Marcus is hoping to capitalize on rebounding luxury sales by investing more than $500 million over the next three years in refreshing stores, speeding up deliveries and acquiring new technology
· Wall Street Journal · 21h ago · After a trip through bankruptcy in 2020, the retailer plans to invest $500 million to refresh stores and improve its digital business.
Forbes · 16h ago · Cruise has received a $5 billion line of credit from GM Financial to help fund its acquisition of a fleet of Origin robotaxis as it prepares to launch commercial mobility services
· CNBC · 21h ago · The new credit is being provided by GM's automotive financing arm to use for the purchase of Cruise's self-driving Origin shuttles.
· TechCrunch · 21h ago · Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of GM, has tapped a $5 billion line of credit from the automaker’s financial arm to pay for hundreds of purpose-built electric and autonomous Origin vehicles as they start to roll off the assembly line.
NBC News · 17h ago · China has long been home to more than half the world’s bitcoin miners, but now, Beijing wants them out ASAP.
· CNBC · 17h ago · China is in the process of kicking out all its bitcoin miners, and many of them could be headed to Texas.
USA Today · 22h ago · On Tuesday, Nintendo will host a Nintendo Direct live stream during E3, with announcements on video games coming to the Nintendo Switch console.
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· Forbes · Jun 14, 2021 · When and where to watch Nintendo's E3 Direct and what to expect. Predictions, wishlist and more.
Venture Beat · 19h ago · Nintendo is remaking a classic franchise with Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, and that game is launching on December 3.
· Ars Technica · 18h ago · New Warioware and Mario Party, remastered Advance Wars and Monkey Ball, and much more.
· Forbes · 18h ago · Metroid Dread is coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 8th. Here's everything you need to know.
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TechCrunch · 19h ago · Elisity, a self-styled innovator that provides behavior-based enterprise cybersecurity, has raised $26 million in Series A funding. The funding round was co-led by Two Bear Capital and AllegisCyber Capital, the latter of which has invested in a numbe
· Venture Beat · 23h ago · Elisity, an AI-powered zero trust networking startup, has raised $26 million in a venture capital equity round.
Ars Technica · 20h ago · NSC has some strong opinions ahead of Biden’s first presidential trip to Brussels.
· Financial Times · Jun 15, 2021 · National Security Council complains ahead of Biden’s first presidential trip to Brussels
TechCrunch · 21h ago · Solid Power, a solid-state battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is going public. The company said Tuesday it would head to the NASDAQ via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp III at a post-deal implied market valuation of $1.2 billion.
· Business Insider · 21h ago · Ford Motors and BMW recently participated in the $135 million Series B funding of Solid Power in May.
ABC News · 22h ago · General Motors says it has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system
· CNBC · 22h ago · The companies have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding for GM to engineer and supply its battery and fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives.
TechCrunch · 22h ago · Macrometa, the edge computing cloud and global data network for app developers, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners, with participation from returning investors DNX Ventures (the Japan an
· Venture Beat · 22h ago · Macrometa, an edge computing startup providing a global network for apps and APIs, has raised $20 million in capital.
TechCrunch · 22h ago · The Covid-19 pandemic drove increased demand for mobile gaming, as consumers under lockdowns looked to online sources of entertainment, including games.
· Venture Beat · 23h ago · Mobile gaming downloads and spending grew in the first quarter as gaming habits formed in the pandemic continued to persist.
Deadline Hollywood · 8h ago · Real Housewives of Orange County is parting ways with Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Kelly Dodd, and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, and has set Heather Dubrow to return.
· Variety · 9h ago · When one door closes, another opens: And with Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” the door is closing on Kelly Dodd and opening for returning cast member Heather Dubrow.
Deadline Hollywood · 9h ago · On Tuesday’s episode ofThe Late Show, Rita Moreno spoke out against criticism of Lin-Manuel Miranda that she said “really upsets” her. “It’s like you can never do right, it seems,” said thescreen legend.
· Variety · 9h ago · Rita Moreno is defending Lin-Manuel Miranda and “In the Heights” following criticism over the film’s lack of Afro-Latino representation. On tonight’s episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Moreno appeared to promote her document
Los Angeles Times · 11h ago · Pacific movie theaters at the Grove in Los Angeles and at the Americana in Glendale would add to AMC's Southern California portfolio.
· Variety · 12h ago · AMC is close to taking over the Pacific Theatres locations at two popular Los Angeles shopping malls, a source confirmed to Variety on Tuesday. Pacific Theatres, founded in 1946, announced in April that it would not be reopening its 17 locations as pandemic restrictions loosened.
· Deadline Hollywood · 13h ago · AMC Boss Adam Aron said he was kicking the tires of Arclight Cinemas’ locations after they went out of business — and he meant it. Word is that the No.
Variety · 12h ago · Julia Butters — the young actor who stole scenes outright from Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” — will play a character inspired by Steven Spielberg’s sister in the filmmaker’s untitled semi-autobiographical film about his childhood.
· Deadline Hollywood · 12h ago · EXCLUSIVE: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood breakout Julia Butters is set to join Steven Spielberg’s next film, which is loosely based on the director’s childhood growing up in Arizona.
Los Angeles Times · 14h ago · Roger Waters rejected Instagram's request to use a Pink Floyd song in a film and called Mark Zuckerberg "one of the most powerful idiots in the world."
· Variety · 17h ago · UPDATED: At a recent pro-Julian Assange event, Roger Waters said Facebook offered him a big chunk of change to use the 1979 Pink Floyd hit “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” in an upcoming advertisement for Instagram.
· CNN · 22h ago · Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, says he turned down Facebook after the company asked permission to use a song for an Instagram ad.
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Fox News · 14h ago · The NBC crime thriller also features James Spader and was recently renewed for Season 9.
· Deadline Hollywood · 21h ago · EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist is headed for a shocker. Megan Boone, the female lead opposite James Spader, is departing the long-running NBC series after eight seasons, I have learned.
Variety · 15h ago · Sugar23, founded by Oscar-winning producer, manager and entrepreneur Michael Sugar, has hired new managers Sukee Chew, Anna Weinstein and Alex Creasia, who have varied areas of expertise.
· Deadline Hollywood · 18h ago · Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 continues to grow as the management firm has hired Sukee Chew, Anna Weinstein and Alex Creasia. Chew comes to Sugar23 a seasoned industry veteran with 20 years of experience as a producer and an arsenal of talented screenwriters and filmmakers on her roster.
New York Times · 15h ago · This HBO documentary follows Andy Señor Jr. as he directs a production of “Rent” in Cuba.
· Rolling Stone · 23h ago · The actor and director talks about his family and the power of theater to change lives
Variety · 15h ago · The “American Gigolo” series adaptation starring Jon Bernthal has been ordered to series at Showtime,Variety has learned. The project was ordered to pilot at Showtime in March 2020 after having been in development at the premium cabler since 2016.
· Deadline Hollywood · 15h ago · Showtime has given a series order to American Gigolo, its long-in-the-works series adaptation, with Ford v. Ferrari and The Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal attached to star and produce.
Los Angeles Times · 15h ago · No Belle, no problem: Disney+ greenlights a live-action limited series that's a prequel to 'Beauty and the Beast,' featuring Gaston and LeFou.
· CNN · 19h ago · It's a tale as old as time and it's back for more.
· Deadline Hollywood · 22h ago · The long-gestating Gaston & LeFou Beauty and the Beast prequel series is a go. Disney+ has officially greenlighted Beauty and the Best (working title), an eight-episode limited musical series, a prequel to the 2017 live-action film.
NBC News · 23h ago · Fashion designer Michael Costello says he continues to have thoughts of suicide stemming from a 2014 online interaction with Chrissy Teigen.
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · Fashion designer Michael Costello is detailing what he says is an “unhealed trauma” personally and professionally that was allegedly brought on by years of bullying and underhanded moves to derail his career behind the scenes from Chrissy Teigen.
Rolling Stone · 17h ago · Sale includes real items and digital renderings, including one of the infamous zookeeper's personal revolver
· Forbes · 22h ago · Exotic is auctioning digital art alongside a number of physical goods, including an adult film star’s bikini, his pistol and recordings from prison.
BBC · Jun 15, 2021 · In The Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda says his film "fell short" in the diversity of its cast.
· Rolling Stone · Jun 14, 2021 · "In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry," Miranda says
· New York Times · 17h ago · Since the film’s release last week, there have been complaints about the lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latino actors in prominent roles.
· Fox News · 21h ago · “In the Heights” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film’s lack of Afro-Latino representation.
· NPR · 21h ago · In a Twitter message posted Tuesday, the co-creator of In The Heights wrote: "In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry."
· Washington Post · Jun 14, 2021 · Lin-Manuel Miranda said he heard the "hurt and frustration over colorism" in "In the Heights," an adaptation of his Broadway musical set in the largely Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights.
· NBC News · Jun 14, 2021 · "I’m truly sorry. I’m learning from the feedback, I thank you for raising it, and I’m listening," Miranda said in a statement.
· Variety · Jun 14, 2021 · “In the Heights” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film’s lack of Afro-Latino representation. In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized for not including more dark-skinned Afro-Latinos in the film’s cast, especially in the leading roles.
· CNN · Jun 14, 2021 · Lin-Manuel Miranda is asking for some paciencia y fe, saying in a note posted to social media on Monday that he will do better representing Afro-Latinos in his future projects.
· Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2021 · Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu's 'In the Heights' has an impressive cast, but little Afro-Latinx or LGBTQ+ representation. Now Miranda has apologized.
Los Angeles Times · 18h ago · "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert made a euphoric return to New York's Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday for the first time since the pandemic struck.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Fully vaccinated audiences returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Monday. The move is being heralded as a clear sign that New York is moving toward a post-pandemic future. Meg Oliver reports.
· New York Times · Jun 14, 2021 · In a sign of life going back to normal, a capacity crowd at the Ed Sullivan Theater — face masks optional — roared for the highest-rated late night host.
· NPR · Jun 14, 2021
CNN · 21h ago · We don't know much about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for a reason.
· NBC News · 23h ago · The Olsen twins founded their mega-successful luxury brand, The Row, 15 years ago.
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have opened up about their fashion brand and why they consider themselves "discreet people."
Rolling Stone · 21h ago · "We owe a deep debt of gratitude to science for treating this disease...that was basically caused by science!” former Daily Show host quips
· Fox News · 22h ago · Jon Stewart used his time as the first post-COVID guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to push the theory that the coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China.
Los Angeles Times · 23h ago · USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that across 70 top music companies, there were only three Black top executives and two women of color.
· Variety · 23h ago · Black and underrepresented artists may be heavily represented on the charts, but the music companies that release, promote and tour those artists have a long way to go when it comes to diversity in their executive ranks, according to “Inclusion in
Variety · 23h ago · “The Lobster” co-stars Rachel Weisz (“The Favourite”) and Colin Farrell (“The Gentlemen”) are reuniting for Todd Solondz’s “Love Child.” Solondz (“Welcome to the Dollhouse”) will direct from his own script.
· Deadline Hollywood · 23h ago · After starring in Yorgos Lanthimos’s dark comedy The Lobster, Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) and Colin Farrell (The Batman) are set to reunite in Todd Solondz’s new comedy-drama, Love Child.
Variety · 23h ago · In 2016, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro first announced his plans with DreamWorks to produce the animated series “Trollhunters” in a presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival.
· Deadline Hollywood · 23h ago · EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first full trailer for the Guillermo del Toro-executive produced and co-written Trollhunters: Rise Of The Titans. As previously revealed by del Toro, the Netflix-DreamWorks Animation movie will be released on the service July 21.
USA Today · 7h ago · Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists as the Nets rallied past the Bucks 114-108 for a pivotal Game 5 win and 3-2 series lead.
· Fox News · 8h ago · Kevin Durant’s sensational Game 5 performance to give the Brooklyn Nets a Game 5 victory over Milwaukee Bucks and dropped the jaws of NBA players and fans watching the game.
· ABC News · 8h ago · Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in one of the best performances in postseason history, sending the Brooklyn Nets back into the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5
Fox News · 9h ago · Eddie Rosario hit a two-run double and Bobby Bradley homered as the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 7-2 Tuesday night, the Orioles' 17th straight road loss.
· ABC News · 9h ago · Eddie Rosario hit a two-run double and Bobby Bradley homered as the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 7-2, sending the Orioles to their 17th straight road loss
Fox News · 9h ago · Taijuan Walker struck out a career-high 12, Pete Alonso drove in three runs and the surging New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
· ABC News · 9h ago · Taijuan Walker struck out a career-high 12, Pete Alonso drove in three runs and the surging New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs
ABC News · 9h ago · Yan Gomes connected for a grand slam and Trea Turner got four hits, leading Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1
· Fox News · 9h ago · Yan Gomes connected for a grand slam and Trea Turner got four hits, leading Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Fox News · 10h ago · Breanna Stewart had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 87-70 on Tuesday night.
· ABC News · 11h ago · Breanna Stewart had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 87-70
Fox News · 10h ago · Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection.
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Fox News · 10h ago · Cancer survivor Oskar Lindblom of the Philadelphia Flyers was named Tuesday as the winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
· ABC News · 11h ago · Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey
ESPN · 10h ago · Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has been a frequent subject of trade rumors, but he has no interest in playing for any other team, saying "I'd probably quit football if I had to play for somebody else."
· USA Today · 15h ago · Carr said "there's still more" he wants to accomplish with the Raiders. The QB is entering his seventh year as starter for the team.
· CBS News · 17h ago · Carr has played for the Raiders since 2014, and wants to stay with the team
ESPN · 10h ago · Nikola Jokic and Stephen Curry were joined on the first team by Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard as the All-NBA selections were announced Tuesday night.
· USA Today · 11h ago · All-NBA selections were announced Tuesday, with Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard making the first team.
ESPN · 10h ago · UEFA has said "several people'' are being treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into Munich's Allianz Arena.
· BBC · 13h ago · Several people have been taken to hospital to receive treatment on injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into the stadium during France's win over Germany, say Uefa.
ESPN · 10h ago · Saying "if there's a time to make mistakes, now is the time to make mistakes," quarterback Tua Tagovailoa opened Miami Dolphins minicamp on Tuesday with five interceptions on a stormy day to forget in South Florida.
· Fox News · 15h ago · Tua Tagovailoa threw five interceptions in practice on Tuesday. Worse, all those giveaways came with the player who picked off more passes than anyone else in the NFL last season nowhere to be found.
Los Angeles Times · 10h ago · The Clippers could face a different Utah Jazz team in Game 5 of their series as Mike Conley is making progress for his return from injury.
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · Kyrie Irving left the Brooklyn Nets' matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday after stepping on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot and suffering a brutal ankle injury.
· International Business Times · Jun 13, 2021 · The Brooklyn Nets lost Game 4 to the Milwaukee Bucks 107-96 as Kyrie Irving suffered an ankle injury that saw him leave the game in the second quarter.
· ESPN · Jun 13, 2021 · Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden is "progressing in the right direction" in his hamstring rehabilitation, coach Steve Nash said Sunday.
· CBS News · Jun 13, 2021 · Harden has played just 43 seconds in Brooklyn's series vs. Milwaukee due to a hamstring strain
ABC News · 11h ago · The feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau is the dominant storyline heading into the U.S. Open
· Fox News · 13h ago · Torrey Pines has had its share of conflict over the years involving some of the top players in golf. Just not during such a taxing major as the U.S. Open.
New York Times · 18h ago · Pitchers found using prohibited foreign substances will be ejected and receive a 10-game suspension in an effort to curb a widespread trend.
· ABC News · 18h ago · Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start June 21
· Fox News · 19h ago · Major League Baseball on Tuesday issued new guidance in hopes of deterring pitchers from using foreign substances to gain an advantage while playing.
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · Every substance is being punished the same, whether it's Spider Tack or pine tar, per the report
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · Every starting pitcher will be checked at least twice a game for foreign substances, and relief pitchers at least once by the umpiring crew.
Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · First they lost James Harden, then Kyrie Irving, and finally the Brooklyn Nets lost their lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · Kyrie Irving turned his right ankle during Sunday's game in Milwaukee, while James Harden hasn't seen any action since a hamstring injury in Game 1.
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · We check on all the injuries to key players around the league
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021
New York Times · 15h ago · A 1-0 score line disguises an imperious performance from the World Cup champions in their debut at Euro 2020.
· ABC News · 16h ago · Cristiano Ronaldo set the record for most goals at the European Championship with two of them in Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Hungary at a packed Puskas Arena
· CNN · 17h ago · Cristiano Ronaldo became the greatest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship finals after netting a brace in Portugal's 3-0 win against Hungary on Tuesday.
· BBC · 18h ago · Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the top scorer in men's European Championship history as Portugal beat Hungary in front of more than 60,000 fans in Budapest.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Portugal look for a fast start in the group of death as Hungary hope to make the most of home advantage
· Fox News · Jun 15, 2021 · Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo will start their journey to a Euro 2020 championship on Tuesday against Hungary in their first group stage match.
New York Times · 13h ago · The golfer, who was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament with a six-stroke lead after a positive coronavirus test, said Tuesday, “It happened, that’s life.”
· ABC News · 15h ago · Jon Rahm returns to the course this week, trying to prepare for the U.S. Open two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Memorial
ABC News · 13h ago · The Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks are tied 2-2 in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · The Bucks tied the series at 2-2, and the Nets are now without James Harden and Kyrie Irving
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · The Philadelphia 76ers' inability to snuff out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 bodes poorly on several fronts for a perceived Eastern Conference favorite.
· New York Times · Jun 14, 2021
Fox News · 13h ago · Jamison Crowder was a steady and reliable playmaker in his first two seasons with the New York Jets, a bright spot in an otherwise dim stretch for the franchise.
· ABC News · 13h ago · Jamison Crowder was a bit surprised when the New York Jets approached him during the offseason about taking a pay cut
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · Crowder will reportedly stay put for the 2021 season
Fox News · 13h ago · White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair tears in his right hamstring.
· ABC News · 14h ago · Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair tears in his right hamstring
Fox News · 13h ago · Call it a mantra. Call it a simple reminder. But Cam Newton has a note he has been reminding himself of every day since last season.
· ABC News · 14h ago · Cam Newton would be the first to tell you that his inaugural season with the New England Patriots didn’t go as envisioned
USA Today · 14h ago · The Patriots drafted Mac Jones to be their quarterback of the future. But the rookie is making the case to take Cam Newton's starting job.
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · Stidham will need to beat out rookie Mac Jones and Cam Newton for QB1
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· ABC News · 14h ago · Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson couldn’t help but notice a difference in Sam Darnold’s persona when he walked into Bank of America Stadium for the team’s mandatory three-day minicamp
Fox News · 14h ago · Alex Pietrangelo and Corey Perry had very different free agent experiences last offseason.
· ABC News · 15h ago · Alex Pietrangelo and Corey Perry had very different free agent experiences
CBS News · 16h ago · The charges were dropped as a result of prosecutors not presenting evidence to sustain the conviction
· ABC News · 17h ago · A judge in Ohio dismissed charges against Olympic gymnastics champion's brother.
Fox News · 17h ago · There were questions about the defending champion Seattle Storm's defense coming into the season with stalwarts Alysha Clark and Natasha Howard no longer on the roster.
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ABC News · 17h ago · New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he doesn’t expect cornerback Stephon Gilmore to participate in any of the team’s remaining mandatory minicamp workouts this week
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · New England Patriots star cornerback Stephon Gilmore will not participate during the team’s mandatory minicamp, the NFL Network reported.
· CBS News · Jun 14, 2021 · The rift between the All-Pro and the Patriots is expanding
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021
Fox News · 17h ago · Taking a knee has now pitted a British government official against the England team in their campaign against racial injustice.
· ABC News · 19h ago · England defender Tyrone Mings has responded to criticism from British Home Secretary Priti Patel for taking a knee before games at the European Championship
· BBC · 19h ago · Tyrone Mings says the England team want to "educate and inform" in response to criticism from Home Secretary Priti Patel for taking the knee.
Fox News · 17h ago · A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl.
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Fox News · 19h ago · All-Pro cornerback and reigning NFL interception leader Xavien Howard wants a new contract from the Miami Dolphins, and there is no guarantee he will attend the three-day mandatory minicamp starting Tuesday.
· CBS News · 21h ago · The Pro Bowler is only one year into a five-year extension
· ABC News · 21h ago · All-Pro cornerback and reigning NFL interception leader Xavien Howard wants a new contract from the Miami Dolphins
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Fox News · 19h ago · Anyone clamoring for Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka to play in the same group to start the U.S. Open will have to wait for another tournament.
· ABC News · 21h ago · Anyone hopeful of a Bryson DeChambeau-Brooks Koepka pairing at the U.S. Open will have to wait
Fox News · 19h ago · Nikita Kucherov would have much rather ground through the season with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates than sit out all 56 games while recovering from hip surgery.
· ABC News · 22h ago · Nikita Kucherov is the leading scorer in the playoffs after not playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning all season while recovering from hip surgery
CBS News · Jun 15, 2021 · Houlihan's announcement arrives days before the start of U.S. Olympic track and field trials.
· ESPN · 22h ago · United States distance runner Shelby Houlihan says she was suspended for a positive steroid test -- a result she says came from eating a tainted pork burrito.
· CNN · 22h ago · Olympic runner Shelby Houlihan said she has been banned from the sport for four years following a positive test for anabolic steroids that she attributes to eating a pork burrito.
· Fox News · Jun 15, 2021 · Shelby Houlihan, who holds the U.S. record in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, revealed Monday she was banned for four years after testing positive for a banned substance she says was tainted pork in a burrito.
· BBC · Jun 15, 2021 · Shelby Houlihan says she has been banned for four years after testing positive for a prohibited substance - which she blames on a burrito.
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021 · Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a tainted pork burrito
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · Shelby Houlihan, the American record-holder at both 1,500 and 5,000 meters, believes a positive steroid test came from a burrito.
BBC · 23h ago · Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen says he is "fine under the circumstances" as he continues his recovery from a cardiac arrest.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark's UEFA Euro 2020 game Saturday; here's what we know so far
· CNN · Jun 15, 2021 · Danish player Christian Eriksen has thanked well-wishers from around the world in his first social media post since suffering a cardiac arrest during Saturday's Euro 2020 game Finland.
· USA Today · Jun 15, 2021 · Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen says he is grateful for 'sweet and amazing greetings' after he collapsed in the Euro 2020 opener against Finland.
· Fox News · Jun 15, 2021 · Denmark soccer star Christian Eriksen posted a photo on social media of himself from his hospital bed as he recovers from a medical episode that occurred during a Euro 2020 matchup over the weekend.
· NBC News · Jun 15, 2021 · “Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches,” Eriksen wrote from a hospital bed.
ABC News · 8h ago · Australia’s highest court has rejected a challenge to foreign interference laws in a case that involved a U.S. conservative political organization and free speech arguments
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International Business Times · 9h ago · Local firefighters said the incendiary balloons caused around 20 fires in southern Israel.
· Business Insider · 12h ago · The Israeli military issued a statement saying it was "ready for all scenarios, including renewed fighting."
· Washington Post · 22h ago · IDF jets struck compounds they said belong to militants after incendiary balloons crossed into Israel from Hamas-controlled territory.
International Business Times · 9h ago · The US passed the 500,000 death mark at the end of February, just under four months ago.
· NPR · 19h ago · The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
· Business Insider · 19h ago · The US crossed another grim milestone as vaccine hesitancy among some Americans poses a challenge to herd immunity.
· Fox News · 19h ago · The U.S. recorded a grim milestone Tuesday with over 600,000 deaths attributed to coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. However, the news comes as weekly fatalities have declined to lows not seen since early on in the pandemic.
· ABC News · 19h ago · Confirmed US death toll from the coronavirus tops 600,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University
Fox News · 9h ago · A car bomb targeting soldiers exploded at a Colombian military base Tuesday, injuring at least 36 people, according to officials.
· ABC News · 14h ago · A car bomb has exploded inside a military base located in the Colombian border town of Cucuta
· Washington Post · Jun 15, 2021
ABC News · 9h ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned about possible food shortages and called for his people to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions
· Bloomberg · 10h ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s food situation is “getting tense” due to typhoons last year that wiped out crops, comments that underscored farm-sector shortfalls made worse by his decision to close borders to prevent Covid.
ABC News · 23h ago · China has flown a record 28 fighter jets toward the self-ruled island of Taiwan, the largest such display of force since Beijing began sending planes on a near daily basis last year
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BBC · 13h ago · The Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, has changed how the virus is spreading.
· NPR · 15h ago · The CDC has declared that the dangerous new variant first spotted in India as a "variant of concern," meaning it poses a significant threat to unvaccinated people.
USA Today · 16h ago · An Indian man from Mizoram who was said to have headed "world's largest family", has died. Ziona Chana left behind over 90 children reportedly.
· NBC News · 23h ago · Ziona Chana lived with his family in a vast, four-story pink structure with around 100 rooms in a remote village that became a tourist attraction.
· Fox News · Jun 14, 2021 · The head of the world’s largest family has passed away at the age of 76 in India, according to reports.
· BBC · Jun 13, 2021
Wall Street Journal · 17h ago · Tensions pose an early test for country’s new coalition government and the prospect of renewed fighting amid a fragile truce following recent conflict
· ABC News · 21h ago · Israelis prepared for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem that poses a test for the fragile new government and the tenuous truce with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers
· Washington Post · 23h ago · Israelis are preparing for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem that poses a test for the country’s fragile new government and the tenuous truce with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers
· NBC News · Jun 15, 2021
New York Times · 22h ago · Legislation increasing sentences for pedophiles was changed to include restrictions on portrayals of homosexuality and transgender people that young people might see.
· Washington Post · Jun 15, 2021 · The law prohibits sharing any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment with minors. Rights groups denounced it as discriminatory.
· ABC News · Jun 14, 2021 · Leading human rights officials are calling on lawmakers in Hungary to reject legislation banning any content portraying or promoting homosexuality or sex reassignment to anyone under 18
ABC News · 19h ago · Sloakia's Supreme Court has dismissed a lower court’s acquittal of a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancée
· Bloomberg · 20h ago · Slovakia’s Supreme Court overturned a verdict that acquitted a well-connected businessman from charges of ordering the murder of an investigative reporter three years ago.
· Washington Post · Jun 14, 2021
Fox News · 20h ago · Autopsies inTennesseeshow that a 1-year-old child starved to death in his car seat in a house where his mother died of a drug overdose, while his 3-year-old sister, found alive, had tried for days to feed her brother.
· ABC News · 22h ago · An autopsy report shows a 1-year-old child found dead with his mother at a Tennessee home starved to death and the woman died of a drug overdose
Wall Street Journal · 20h ago · President Biden’s first overseas trip in office has focused on demonstrating renewed amity between the U.S. and its allies, a show of unity that will be tested during a summit with the Russian president.
· Christian Science Monitor · Jun 14, 2021 · Russia hopes that Wednesday’s summit between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will establish a baseline understanding of their countries’ red lines.
· New York Times · Jun 14, 2021 · NATO will confront the problem of China for the first time, but some countries fear that resources will be diverted from the real challenge — Russia.
· USA Today · Jun 14, 2021 · President Joe Biden is at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, the second stop on his three-stop overseas trip to Europe.
· MSNBC · Jun 13, 2021 · President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will this week come face-to-face for the first time since Biden took office. Ahead of the meeting President Putin told NBC in an exclusive interview, relations between the countries are at their “lowest point”.
· ABC News · Jun 13, 2021 · Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are anxious about the coming summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin
· Washington Post · Jun 13, 2021 · Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are anxious about the coming summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Washington Post · 21h ago · Mexico’s president says he plans to make the National Guard part of the army, erasing the thin pretense of a civilian-controlled force that was used to gain approval for its creation two years ago
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ABC News · 21h ago · Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared in court, angrily denying wrongdoing during a trial over the allegedly illegal financing of his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid
· Bloomberg · 23h ago · Nicolas Sarkozy denied spending ran out of control during his failed re-election bid in 2012, as the ex-president made his first appearance at a trial over accusations he deliberately exceeded campaign-finance limits.
Washington Post · 21h ago · Saudi Arabia executed a young man who was convicted on charges stemming from his participation in an anti-government rebellion by minority Shiites
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ABC News · 21h ago · A UNICEF report says that escalating gang violence has displaced nearly 8,500 women and children in Haiti’s capital in the past two weeks
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Washington Post · 21h ago · Indigenous rebels of Mexico’s Zapatista movement are complaining that the Mexican government has made it hard for them to get passports to attend meetings in Spain set to mark the 500th anniversary of the 1519-1521 conquest of Mexico
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ABC News · 22h ago · Officials say Sudan’s transitional government and the country’s main rebel group have failed to reach a peace deal to end a decades-long conflict in the East African country
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Wall Street Journal · 13h ago · Preliminary injunction issued Tuesday applies to offshore drilling and onshore federal land.
· New York Times · 11h ago · President Biden suspended new oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands. A judge in Louisiana ruled those leases could not be temporarily halted.
· ABC News · 14h ago · A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an end to the Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water
New Scientist · 12h ago · Killer whales tend to have close friendships with those of similar age and sex, scientists have discovered by filming them from drones
· BBC · 13h ago · A new study suggests killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender.
Science Daily · 18h ago · A new therapy prompts immune defense cells to swallow misshapen proteins, amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles, whose buildup is known to kill nearby brain cells as part of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows.
· Fox News · 19h ago · A new treatment triggered immune cells to clear out toxic plaque buildup and slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease in monkeys, researchers claim.
NPR · 3h ago · Run-of-the-mill runny noses and coughs are back, after a break during the pandemic's height, when so many of us were circulating less and wearing masks. Here's how to keep household viruses at bay.
New York Times · 12h ago · Regulators have asked residents to start conserving energy after demand hit a June record just one week into the month.
NASA · 15h ago · La NASA lanza la Misión Equity (equidad, en español), un esfuerzo integral para evaluar la expansión y modificación de programas, compras de suministros, becas, y políticas de la agencia y examinar qué obstáculos y desafíos potenciales exist
NASA · 17h ago · NASA is launching Mission Equity, a comprehensive effort to assess expanding and modifying agency programs, procurements, grants, and policies, and examine what potential barriers and challenges exist for communities that are historically underrepresented and underserved.
Smithsonian · 17h ago · Except for severe bruising and a dislocated knee, the survivor is in good health and ready to return to work, he says
New Scientist · 17h ago · Dog owners tend to overestimate the bond they have with their pet, which could have implications for preventing dogs from roaming far from home or attacking animals
Smithsonian · 18h ago · A pop-up exhibition dedicated to the Black power organization is set to open in Oakland, California, on June 19
New York Times · Jun 14, 2021 · A Chinese virologist speaks out.
· ABC News · 6h ago · California's reopening after 15 months of coronavirus restrictions has been met with exuberance but also caution
· NPR | Podcast | Up First · Jun 15, 2021 · President Biden continues to work to mend European relationships during his diplomatic trip. The state of California is reopening after 15 months of COVID restrictions.
ABC News · 14h ago · Gov. Gavin Newsom has doled out $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated winners at Universal Studios to mark the end of the state’s coronavirus restrictions
· USA Today · 16h ago · California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the state's reopening at the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles with another lottery drawing, giving away $1.5 million each to 10 people who have received COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. (June 15)
· Los Angeles Times · 19h ago · Gov. Newsom will be in L.A. County on Tuesday for the selection of 10 top winners in California's vaccine sweepstakes. Each takes home $1.5 million.
ABC News · 16h ago · Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks
· USA Today · 18h ago · Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that 70 percent of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks.
· Bloomberg · 18h ago · Governor Andrew Cuomo lifted New York state’s pandemic mandates effective immediately, saying that 70% of the adult population has now been given at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
NBC News · 21h ago · The new study is the largest to date to suggest that a handful of cases popped up in the U.S. weeks before the virus was recognized by health officials.
· ABC News · 22h ago · A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials
ABC News · 28m ago · British labor unions are reacting angrily to reports that the government plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for people who work in care homes for older adults in England
CBS News · 33m ago · "I think the risk is really to the fall that this could spike a new epidemic heading into the fall," the former FDA commissioner said.
CNBC · 41m ago · Another potentially life-saving treatment for hospitalized Covid-19 patients has been discovered by researchers at the University of Oxford.
Fox News · 53m ago · Reports of heart inflammation among a small fraction of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients, predominantly males under 30, are under review as an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to meet Friday.
ABC News · 54m ago · Authorities in Moscow and the surrounding region have made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for Russian workers in a host of industries
ABC News · 1h ago · A scientist who has played a key role in New Zealand’s lauded coronavirus response says the nation used it’s luck well to stamp out the disease and is now eyeing other countries to determine when it can reopen its borders
New York Times · 7h ago · In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s “Sisters of the Neversea,” the Darlings have been transported to Tulsa, Okla., and Lily is Wendy’s Native stepsister.
New York Times · 7h ago · Pamela Erens, acclaimed for her adult novels, has made a natural and satisfying shift to middle grade fiction with “Matasha.”
New York Times · 16h ago · “Super-Rough,” a streamlined version of the Outsider Art Fair; two news videos from Frank Heath; and Liz Magor’s new sculptures.
New York Times · 18h ago · “Sapphire Show,” a groundbreaking Los Angeles pop-up, lasted a mere five days — but it has proved worthy of an examination decades later in New York.
USA Today · 19h ago · Gender Nation raises money to purchase inclusive, age-appropriate children's books that reflect the broad spectrum of sexuality and gender identity.
New York Times · 19h ago · A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Christian Science Monitor · 20h ago · Gavin Larsen’s ballet memoir “Being a Ballerina” opens up the dance world to show the determination, camaraderie, and physical strength at its core.
NPR · 20h ago · For many years, Ford didn't know why her dad was in prison. As a teenager, she was shocked to learn he'd been convicted of rape. "With rape, there's no mistake about the intention to harm," she says.
USA Today · 23h ago · "The Queer Bible" celebratesqueer heroes past and present, bold and beautiful, acerbic and astounding.
New York Times · Jun 15, 2021 · Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana.
Forbes · 48m ago · As a world-traveler and graduate of Johnson & Wales University, she was one of the youngest and first woman to complete the Marriott & Ritz Carlton management training program.
Wall Street Journal · 48m ago · Authors Marlon James and Brit Bennett, model Kaia Gerber and others talk about memorable new novels they’ve read and why you’ll love them.
Forbes · 2h ago · Season two of the FXX hit 'Dave' premieres tonight. Star/co-creator Dave Burd says just making season one was a dream come true. And now with season two he gets to enjoy the success with all he learned about TV, big guest stars and more.
Forbes · 6h ago · The h.wood Group is partnering with The Wynn to bring Delilah to Las Vegas bringing a whole new class of entertainment to the strip embodying the intimacy, charm, elegance, and charisma of Vegas’s past and the evolution of Vegas’s future.
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Forbes · 11h ago · Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a greater part of multiple industries, including groceries. Investments in AI are also increasing as more companies look to technology to remain competitive, and more consumers continue to shop online.
Forbes · 11h ago · The story of Greenwood is not the story of one tragedy, it’s the story of two.
Forbes · 13h ago · Swiss watch brand Jacob & Co. once again teams with Universal Pictures. This time with the Fast & Furious movie saga to create a limited-edition Fast & Furious Twin Turbo watch.
Forbes · 15h ago · The Music Business is filled with the stories of artists who knocked around for years before finding the right sound, releasing the right album, giving the right performance that made their career.
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· CNN · 21h ago · Disneyland is welcoming out-of-state guests for the first time since March 2020, six weeks after the resort reopened to California residents.
NPR · 23h ago · The United States and European Union have reached a truce on a long-running and costly trade dispute involving Boeing and Airbus. They say they are doing so to focus on a common competitor: China.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Historic trade pact ends long-running dispute that led to billions in tariffs on aircraft, wine and other products.
· Bloomberg · Jun 14, 2021 · The U.S. and the European Union agreed to end their 17-year dispute over aircraft subsidies to Airbus SE and Boeing Co. that saw the allies impose tariffs on $11.5 billion of each other’s exports, EU officials said.
· NBC News · 23h ago · The deal will suspend tariffs for five years. The White House also announced the creation of a joint U.S.-EU trade and technology council.
· Fox Business · Jun 15, 2021 · EU, US clinch deal to end damaging Airbus-Boeing dispute after agreeing to phase out tariffs.
· ABC News · Jun 15, 2021 · EU, US clinch deal to end damaging Airbus-Boeing dispute after agreeing to phase out tariffs
The Independent UK · 39m ago · First Minister unveils five-year plan
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USA Today · 46m ago · We're looking for the best motorsports races, NASCAR tracks, car shows and attractions, air shows and rodeos in North America.
The Independent UK · 1h ago · As the lockdown roadmap delay looks set to postpone international travel even further, Simon Calder takes your questions
Forbes · 2h ago · It is reported that the EU is planning to lift the U.S. travel ban this week for all Americans, regardless of their vaccination status.
The Independent UK · 2h ago · Get saving – trips start from £26,500
The Guardian · 2h ago · Armed with long experience, our writer gives the lowdown on getting there, the best equipment and picking your spot for a great night in the wildWhen I bivvy I’m not in search of sleep.
The Independent UK · 3h ago · Exclusive: ‘People are really going to love flying on this airplane,’ says Michael O’Leary
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USA Today · 2h ago · Our country is being fractured by fear. And powerful interests amplify and exploit our fear for their own profit and power.
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New York Times · 3h ago · The forces that brought the former president to power are exerting pressure all over the world.
USA Today · 3h ago · The critics have a point. Some works of questionable quality rack up big sales. But if you're a dad who likes Dad History, go for it. It's your day.
New York Times · 3h ago · Remote learning needs to end with the pandemic.
New York Times · 3h ago · Excessive prison sentences waste taxpayers’ money and harm families.
New York Times · 3h ago · Qualified immunity can protect officers from liability; it can also mean they don’t pay for heinous crimes.
Longform · 15h ago · When things go horribly wrong during a stay, the company’s secretive safety team jumps in to soothe guests and hosts, help families—and prevent PR disasters.
Longform · 18h ago · Searching for home at a cowboy poetry convention in Elko, Nevada.
Longform · 21h ago · Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched.
Longform · 23h ago · How a 15-month-old was found dead in the sea in Norway.
Longform · Jun 14, 2021 · Prison Doctor David Ross was powerless in the role of bedside bystander as he tended to ten hunger strikers who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike. Five years later, he killed himself.
Longform · Jun 14, 2021 · At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded 25 others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since.
Longform · Jun 13, 2021 · The city is beating the pandemic. Can it also recover from decades of division and neglect?
Longform · Jun 12, 2021 · How China’s biggest audio platform funded one man’s frat boy dreams.
Longform · Jun 11, 2021 · You walk around carrying this invisible weight — this pressure on your whole spirit—because the worlds you’re trying to fit into are rejecting you in so many ways. And you think it’s your fault.
Longreads · Jun 11, 2021 · This week, we're sharing stories from Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen, and Paul Kiel, Arno Kopecky, Isaac Würmann, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, and Laura Spinney.