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Chemical Makers Sue Over Rule to Rid Water of ‘Forever Chemicals’ (www.nytimes.com)

In practice, this means 3M is continuing to create harm from the risks they spent decades covering up

EU to put tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles as trade war looms (www.theguardian.com)

The EU has notified Beijing that it intends to impose tariffs of up to 38% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, triggering duties of more than €2bn (£1.7bn) a year and a potential trade war with China....

US lifts weapons ban on Ukraine's Azov brigade (www.bbc.co.uk)

Martha-Ann Alito Condemns Pride Flags, the Left, and the Media (www.rollingstone.com)

In a new, secret recording, the Supreme Court justice’s wife bemoans having to “look across the lagoon at the Pride flag”...

The gays bring surge to D.C. Metro ridership for Capital Pride Parade (www.advocate.com)

"That is not justice": Missouri sets execution date for a man who even prosecutors say is innocent (www.salon.com)

Claims of rigged system by convict Trump and allies ‘threaten rule of law’ (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-prosecutors and historians warn that Republicans’ parroting of ex-president’s wild allegations of political bias could erode trust and lead to violence...

GOP book bans could shut down this independent bookstore in Pete Buttigieg's hometown (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship (www.theguardian.com)

Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign' (www.reuters.com)

TEL AVIV/CAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the U.S. Secretary of State called “a hopeful sign”....

Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording (apnews.com)

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media Monday. The conservative justice is also heard agreeing with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness.”...

NC mask, campaign finance bill passes House as Democrats raise questions about dark money (www.starnewsonline.com)

Exclusive: US House panel finds Wall St 'colluded' to curb emissions (www.reuters.com)

8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York, L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say (www.nbcnews.com)

Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday....

Virginia NAACP files suit against school board that restored names of Confederate leaders (www.nbcnews.com)

The state chapter of the influential civil rights organization argues that restoring the names of the pro-slavery military figures created “an unlawful and discriminatory educational environment for Black students.”...

California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk (www.nbcnews.com)

A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago....

Virginia NAACP sues school board that restored Confederate names (www.npr.org)

Federal Appeals Court Hears Lawsuit Accusing Top U.S. Officials of Complicity in Genocide (www.democracynow.org)

‘The motion is denied’: Trump co-defendant in Georgia RICO case loses bid to pause her case because she is not part of the effort to disqualify DA Fani Willis (lawandcrime.com)

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