Navy sailor sentenced to 18 years in prison over espionage charges (www.nbcnews.com)
A U.S. sailor was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 18 years in a military prison Thursday after being found guilty of espionage while working for the Navy in Japan....
After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive (apnews.com)
HONG KONG (AP) — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China’s history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot....
Police investigate theft of more than 200 Pride flags in Massachusetts (www.theguardian.com)
He Made a PowerPoint on Mothers Starving in Gaza. Then He Lost His Government Job. (theintercept.com)
Alexander Smith’s PowerPoint presentation doesn’t appear designed to court controversy. The slides, focused on declining maternal health in Gaza, cite public health data from the United Nations and World Health Organization. His employer, the U.S. Agency for International Development, had selected him to share it at the...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Aunt Allegedly Stabbed, Beaten to Death with Hammer in Samoa (www.thedailybeast.com)
Why investors are doubling down on Truth Social despite Trump's historic conviction (www.npr.org)
Biden sets out new Israeli proposal to end war in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal...
Former Navy Admiral charged with taking bribes while on the job (www.independent.co.uk)
Mexico holds historic election in race largely overshadowed by violence (www.nbcnews.com)
Mexican voters are heading to the polls Sunday to elect likely their first female president and more than 20,000 government officials in the largest election in the country’s history....
Discounting is back in fashion, as Americans get tired of paying more (www.npr.org)
Donald Trump faces travel ban to 37 countries (www.newsweek.com)
Kehlani stands with Palestinians in newest music video (www.nbcnews.com)
The video: youtu.be/MpI7ekFG8A0
China’s Chang’e-6 probe successfully lands on far side of the moon | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
More than 90% of chickenpox cases in New York City outbreak among unvaccinated people (abcnews.go.com)
Just 1.4% of cases were among people who received two vaccine doses.
She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black. (www.nytimes.com)
Two federal laws — the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the much older Civil Rights Act of 1866 — make it illegal for both home sellers and their real estate agents to discriminate during a home sale. But more than 50 years after redlining was outlawed, racial discrimination remains an issue, housing advocates say. A multiyear...
Black scholars criticize white writer's 'dehumanizing' use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations (www.cbc.ca)
A Canadian journalist is defending his decision to travel the U.S. in blackface and write a book about racism, after facing a storm of criticism online....
Guantánamo Prosecutors Accused of “Outrageous” Misconduct for Trying to Use Torture Testimony (theintercept.com)
In a pretrial hearing Tuesday at the Guantánamo Bay military tribunal, Clive Stafford Smith, a lawyer for a potential witness in the war crimes case, accused government prosecutors of “outrageous” misconduct....
Black leaders call out Trump's criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict (apnews.com)
As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. And he had a part in that....
Supersharers of fake news on Twitter (www.science.org)
"My juror": Trump believed a loyalist on the jury could save him, until the very end (www.salon.com)
Private Equity–Backed Firm Bowlero Is Ruining Bowling (jacobin.com)
LGBTQ communities, allies around US taking steps to promote safety at Pride 2024 events (www.usatoday.com)
University of California Union’s Gaza Solidarity Strike Spreads Across Campuses (truthout.org)
Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
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