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• Appeals Court Blocks Ruling That Overturned California’s Assault Weapons Ban
  The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit leaves the three-decade-old ban in place while litigation continues.
  - 2 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 4:34am -
• Judge Narrows Suits Over Clearing of Protesters Before Trump Photo Op
  The judge said that federal officials had immunity, and that claims of a conspiracy to clear Lafayette Square for President Donald J. Trump’s walk across it were “simply too speculative.”
  - 3 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 4:09am -
• Many Parts of the U.S. Needed Persuading to Get Vaccinated. Not South Texas.
  In the Rio Grande Valley, it is people’s exposure to death and disease, not offers of free beer or million-dollar prizes, that is driving vaccine rates higher.
  - 3 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 3:36am -
• U.S. Outlines Plan to Send 55 Million Covid Vaccine Doses Overseas
  This tranche represents the bulk of 80 million doses that President Biden has pledged to send to countries by the end of June.
  - 5 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 2:01am -
• California Plans Rent Forgiveness Using Federal Stimulus Surplus
  The state is poised to embark on an ambitious, complex effort to cover the unpaid rent of low-income renters who struggled during the pandemic.
  - 5 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 1:35am -
• Democrats Unite Behind Voting Rights Bill as It Faces a Senate Roadblock
  With Republicans set to filibuster, Democrats are focusing on staying unified in the face of defeat. But the path ahead for the legislation is murky at best.
  - 6 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 1:12am -
• A Truckload of Evidence: 42,000 Pounds of Pistachios Are Stolen in California
  A man who worked for a trucking contractor was charged with stealing 21 tons of nuts from a pistachio grower, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said.
  - 6 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 12:48am -
• When It Comes to Big City Elections, Republicans Are in the Wilderness
  The party’s growing irrelevance in urban and suburban areas comes at a considerable cost, sidelining conservatives in centers of innovation and economic might.
  - 7 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 12:29am -

Washington Post

• Covid-19 live updates: Get vaccinated or go to jail, says Philippines President Duterte
  The Philippines has logged at least 1.35 million infections and over 23,500 deaths, but under 6 percent of its residents have been inoculated with at least one dose.
  - 10 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 4:38pm -
• Diners skipped out on a $70 tab — then attacked the waitress who chased them, police say
  The restaurant, Nifty Fifty’s, said that the incident was an isolated one and that the safety of its staff was a top priority.
  - 16 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 3:29pm -
• U.S. reveals plan for sharing 55 million vaccine doses globally
  The World Health Organization has called inequitable distribution of vaccines the biggest threat to ending the pandemic.
  - 16 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 3:26pm -
• Photos: Tropical Storm Claudette
  A fiery car crash on a rain-slicked highway killed 10 people, including nine children, Saturday afternoon in southern Alabama, where more than a dozen vehicles were wrecked during one of the first storms of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Cl…
  - 17 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 1:55pm -
• New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is first openly transgender athlete selected to compete at the Olympics
  Laurel Hubbard was one of five weightlifters selected to represent New Zealand in the Tokyo Olympics, a selection that some women's weightlifting competitors have protested.
  - 20 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 10:49am -
• Mental health law named for Rep. Raskin’s late son takes effect in Md. next week
  Under new program, counselors will check in regularly with people who are struggling with their mental health.
  - 21 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 10:25am -
• Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory
  Christopher Rufo, once a documentary filmmaker, has become a go-to activist for the GOP in a political fight over race.
  - 21 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 10:22am -
• Man with Alzheimer’s forgot he was married to his wife. He proposed, and they wed again: ‘There wasn’t a dry eye.’
  "I was over the moon,” Lisa Marshall said about her wedding. “I hadn’t seen Peter that happy in a long time.”
  - 21 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 10:00am -

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USA Today

• 3 killed in Denver-area shooting, including a police officer and suspect, authorities say
  Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a Denver suburb Monday, the latest high-profile shooting in Colorado this year.      
  - 2 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 4:56am -
• Indiana woman to plead guilty in Capitol riot role, 'learned' after watching 'Schindler's List' and 'Just Mercy'
  Anna Morgan-Lloyd, 49, says she is "ashamed" of what happened in the Jan. 6. Capitol riot, and has since learned after watching "Schindler's List."      
  - 3 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 3:54am -
• Officer, two others killed in shooting near Denver
  A gunman is believed to have shot and killed an officer and another person in a shopping district in a Denver suburb Monday before being fatally shot by police, authorities said. (June 21)      
  - 6 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 1:11am -
• The Hubble Telescope's payload computer is down. NASA has spent days trying to fix it.
  The Hubble Telescope's payload computer halted this month and NASA scientists have spent nearly a week trying to fix it.      
  - 7 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 12:19am -
• Today in History for June 22nd
  Highlights of this day in history: France falls to Nazi Germany on what becomes a day of several key events during World War II; Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in their boxing rematch; Entertainers Judy Garland and Fred Astaire die. (June 22) …
  - 7 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 12:12am -
• California school district apologizes for 'racism, classism' after tortilla-throwing incident
  The incident occurred on Saturday following a California championship basketball game, won by Coronado, 60-57 in overtime against Orange Glen.      
  - 7 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 11:35pm -
• 'Tragic accident': Deadly Pride parade crash in Florida appears unintentional, officials say; victims identified
  A member of a men's chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade near Fort Lauderdale, officials say.      
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 11:17pm -
• More Australians have died from AstraZeneca-related clots than COVID; study shows mRNA vaccines don't decrease sperm count: Live updates
  The AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to more deaths than COVID in Australia. But officials are urging Aussies to get a second shot. Latest news.      
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 11:00pm -

CNN: National

• Tennessee father, his infant daughter and 8 other children were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway
  • What witnesses and first responders are saying about the crash scene
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 3:48pm -
• Drinking coffee of any type cuts risk for liver problems, study says
  Drinking up to three or four cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee a day reduces your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver diseases, a new study found.
  - 7 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 12:00am -
• Here are the companies rushing workers back to the office — and the ones that aren't
  It's been 15 long months since millions of workers left their offices and set up makeshift desks at home.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 4:30pm -
• Deputy under criminal investigation after 'disturbing' video shows him kicking suspect in the head, sheriff's department says
  A Southern California sheriff's deputy is under criminal investigation after surveillance video showed him kicking a pursuit suspect in the head after the man surrendered, an incident that one official called "alarming" and "disturbing."
  - 5 hours ago, 22 Jun 21, 2:33am -
• Russian ambassador to US arrives in Washington
  The Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has returned to Washington, DC, after spending almost three months in Moscow, the Russian embassy tweeted Sunday, days after US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to send…
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Jun 21, 9:02pm -
• Man who led armed takeover of federal land is running for governor
  Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for governor of Idaho.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Jun 21, 8:18pm -
• Bidens announce their dog Champ has died
  
  - 2 days ago, 19 Jun 21, 8:31pm -
• Georgia removes 100,000 names from voter rolls
  • Analysis: How mainstream Democrats are flexing their muscle in 2021• Brown presses GOP lawmaker to denounce new Capitol riot conspiracy
  - 2 days ago, 19 Jun 21, 10:22pm -

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