Here's who joins Simone Biles on US women's gymnastics Olympic team for Paris Games (www.usatoday.com)
Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering (www.bbc.com)
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid. (newrepublic.com)
There are 4.8 billion reasons why other leagues are watching the fallout from 'Sunday Ticket' case (apnews.com)
Professional sports leagues have 4.8 billion reasons to review how they distribute out-of-market broadcasts after Thursday’s judgement against the NFL in the “Sunday Ticket” case in U.S. District Court....
A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance (apnews.com)
A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week....
Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers (www.theguardian.com)
Armed with rhetoric about the “deep state”, a conservative-backed group is planning to publicly name and shame career government employees that they consider hostile to Donald Trump....
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for California homeowners (abc7.com)
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says (www.independent.co.uk)
China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US (apnews.com)
This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country's crisis? (www.npr.org)
Summer Games Done Quick starts today | June 30 - July 6 (gamesdonequick.com)
Games where an emulated console version outclasses the PC port? (kbin.run)
I’m putting a lot of my old games on my steam deck by buying their PC ports whenever they go on sale....
China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)
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At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Uber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour (www.theverge.com)
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to...
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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