Today in History: Senate approves Civil Rights Act (apnews.com)
Happy Juneteenth!...
TikTok faces fresh US pressure over child privacy (www.bbc.com)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over potential violations of children’s privacy to the Department of Justice (DOJ)....
New study highlights stark racial wealth gap in the New Orleans area (www.nola.com)
A new report from the Data Center is shedding disturbing light on income and wealth disparities in the New Orleans metro area, showing that on average white households have an astounding 13 times more net worth than their Black counterparts and nine times that of Latinx households....
A mysterious object in the sky over Italy has baffled experts (sciinsider.com)
The world’s oldest wine discovered in liquid form was found in a Roman tomb in Spain (n24hr.com)
US avocado inspectors stop work in Mexican state over ‘security situation’ (www.theguardian.com)
Mango inspections also suspended ‘until further notice’ in state troubled by gang violence, but USDA says produce already in transit not affected...
UN agency reports Sudan as largest global displacement crisis, calls on US not to overlook (www.politico.com)
An estimated 5.8 million people were forced to flee their homes in Sudan last year after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, according to a new report....
Landmark California hotel, nearly 100 years old, destroyed by fire (www.theguardian.com)
When Therapists Lose Their Licenses, Some Turn to the Unregulated Life Coaching Industry Instead (www.propublica.org)
The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more (apnews.com)
He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks....
NATO is doing everything it can to prevent peace in Ukraine (antiimperialistnews.substack.com)
Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting (www.washingtonpost.com)
I’ve posted about this before but now WaPo is covering it
Homophobic neighborhood signs removed after 27 years (www.lgbtqnation.com)
G7 Leaders Agree on $50 Billion Loan to Ukraine From Frozen Russian Assets (www.nytimes.com)
The agreement comes as Ukraine has been forced to sell some state assets and as the momentum in the war has shifted in favor of Russia.
House Republicans launch investigation into news rating group NewsGuard (www.axios.com)
New California laws go into effect on July 1 (www.ktvu.com)
Here are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey. (www.vox.com)
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats are deciding California’s budget behind closed doors (www.calmatters.org)
With only a few weeks left until the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, both sides refuse to publicly discuss what specific issues are holding up a deal....
China’s maritime militia: the shadowy armada whose existence Beijing rarely acknowledges (www.theguardian.com)
They look like simple fishing boats but are capable of swarming in huge numbers to help Beijing stake its territorial claims in the South China Sea...
NBA legend Jerry West, whose silhouette is on the league’s logo, dies aged 86 (www.independent.co.uk)
ACLU sues Biden over border executive order that allows him to turn back migrants (www.independent.co.uk)
Abused by the badge: police officer child sexual abuse in America. (www.washingtonpost.com)
NC mask, campaign finance bill passes House as Democrats raise questions about dark money (www.starnewsonline.com)
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95 (www.npr.org)
California police kept death in custody a secret for seven years, inquiry reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Darryl Mefferd’s death was labeled an ‘accident’, but a report questions a Vallejo police officer’s role in the fatal incident...
