Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Use Consumer Protection Law to Shut Down a Migrant Shelter (www.propublica.org)
USPS raising stamp prices: Last chance to lock in Forever stamp rate ahead of increase (www.usatoday.com)
The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14, an increase of more than 7%. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%.
Tulsa race massacre survivors condemn dismissal of reparations case and urge Biden to act (www.theguardian.com)
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson faces further sex offence charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two missing Georgia firefighters are found dead in a car in Tennessee (www.independent.co.uk)
Instances of anti-LGBTQ vandalism reported in nearly two dozen states during Pride Month (www.nbcnews.com)
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigners in 1980s and 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Bannon lists targets for potential Trump probes while denying ‘retribution’ (thehill.com)
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions (www.nytimes.com)
Paywalled, but link is a gift article from me
Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree (arstechnica.com)
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims.
Mirta Díaz-Balart, wife of Fidel Castro before Cuban revolution, dies at 95 (www.washingtonpost.com)
QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazy (www.rollingstone.com)
Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right (www.aljazeera.com)
France’s left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in a move aimed at thwarting the formation of the country’s first far-right government since World War II....
Groom shot in the head by masked gunman during backyard St. Louis wedding (apnews.com)
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Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark (www.salon.com)
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced 300,000 children, the United Nations says (www.npr.org)
Children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people who have become homeless in the last four months. The spike in violence began in late February after a series of coordinated attacks on key government infrastructure eventually led Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign in April....
What Trump's VP pick could mean for 2028 (abcnews.go.com)
Effort to withhold Mexico funding over water crisis passes second congressional hurdle (myrgv.com)
On Friday, the House voted to approve the fiscal year 2025 State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs, or SFOPS, appropriations bill — part of which included first-of-their-kind financial sanctions against Mexico, which is failing to abide by an 80-year-old water sharing treaty with the U.S....
Family of 16-year-old girl who died in Utah ‘troubled teen’ facility holds vigil in her honor (www.fox13now.com)
Judge declares mistrial in Karen Read murder case. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com)
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Here's who joins Simone Biles on US women's gymnastics Olympic team for Paris Games (www.usatoday.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....
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength (apnews.com)
Tokyo Governors Race Has 56 Candidates (www.nytimes.com)
A ridiculous number of candidates contended to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many were not even trying to win.
Secret Meetings, Private Threats and a Massive Arms Race: How the World is Preparing for Trump (www.politico.com)
In Brussels, NATO officials have devised a plan to lock in long-term military support for Ukraine so that a possible Trump administration can’t get in the way....