Ted Kaczynski dead, apparent suicide (www.news.com.au)
Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber who was found dead in his jail cell Saturday, is believed to have committed suicide, according to a report.
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’ (www.nytimes.com)
The onscreen text appeared Tuesday beneath split-screen footage of President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, who had been charged with federal crimes hours earlier.
American arrested for pushing 2 US tourists into ravine at German castle, leaving one woman dead (apnews.com)
Authorities say an American man has been arrested over the death of one U.S. tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope. The incident close to the popular tourist attraction happened on Wednesday afternoon. Police said Thursday that...
Germany releases funds for Israel's Arrow-3 missiles in planned 4 billion euro deal (news.yahoo.com)
German lawmakers released advance payments of up to 560 million euros on Wednesday ahead of a planned purchase of the Israel-built Arrow-3 missile defence system for almost 4 billion euros ($4.30 billion) in total, a member of the budget committee told Reuters. It is the top layer of Israel's missile defence array, which extends...
B.C. man questions 9-year-old's gender in 'gobsmacking' track-and-field incident (www.cbc.ca)
A B.C. family has garnered sympathy online — and international media attention — after sharing what they described as an incident in which a man questioned their nine-year-old daughter's gender during a sporting event.
Native American Families Are Being Broken Up in Spite of a Law Meant to Keep Children With Their Parents (www.propublica.org)
After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child.
Glenda Jackson: Oscar-winning actress and former MP dies aged 87 (www.bbc.co.uk)
The actress and former MP had completed a film with Sir Michael before her death aged 87.
UN experts raise 'widespread' torture concerns with Russia (www.jpost.com)
The UN experts said torture included electric shocks, hoodings and mock executions and had been carried out to extract intelligence, force confessions or in response to alleged support for Ukraine
Tucker Carlson has received a 'cease-and-desist' letter from Fox News over new show on Elon Musk's Twitter, report says (www.businessinsider.in)
The former Fox News host has received a cease-and-desist letter from the network following the launch of his new show on Twitter.
France Uncovers Major Disinformation Campaign By Russia (www.rferl.org)
France says it has uncovered a major disinformation campaign waged by Russia, involving the posting of false news items hostile to Ukraine made to look like they had been published by prominent French news organizations.
Arizona Republicans try and fail to expel Democratic lawmaker over Bible prank (www.npr.org)
Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who is a minister, was investigated after hiding Bibles in the Arizona House lounge. Republicans narrowly voted to censure – but could not expel – her.
El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun (www.bbc.com)
Storms, droughts and record high temperatures lie ahead as US scientists confirm El Niño has arrived.
Minneapolis and Honolulu see local inflation levels fall below national goal! (bringmethenews.com)
At least 59 people killed after boat sinks off the coast of southern Greece (www.cbc.ca)
At least 59 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.
Turkey won't back Sweden NATO bid unless it stops anti-Turkish protests, says President Erdogan (www.firstpost.com)
Sweden and Finland applied for membership together following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Finland became NATO's 31st member in April after the Turkish parliament ratified its request, but Turkey has held off approving Sweden’s bid.
US consumer prices rise moderately; underlying inflation strong (www.reuters.com)
"smaller than expected rise in Consumer Price Index" ... I think this is good news overall. Fed just might stick a soft landing. If rates hold steady, I think it's a good time to look into locking 1-3 year personal CDs with close to 5% interest if you can find them.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 13, 2023 (www.iswresearch.org)
Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Mason Clark June 13, 2023, 8:35pm ET....
Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned (apnews.com)
Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300. The death toll rose to 303 after 19 more bodies were removed from mass graves in the vast forested land where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived. Kenya's interior...
Trump’s Indictment Is Worse Than You Think It Is (www.nationalreview.com)
Come and see why the former president is nailed dead to rights.
Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly. They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations. (www.inquirer.com)
David Patten and James Thorsen toured Bok as part of official Rhode Island state business. Now, their actions are under review by the Rhode Island state police and the governor.
Trump pleads not guilty at federal arraignment in Florida (www.aljazeera.com)
Former US president makes first court appearance as he faces federal charges of mishandling classified government files.
TikTok's becoming a TV platform. One pirated clip at a time | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Millions of people are contributing billions of views to chopped up movies and films, parcelled up and delivered to TikTok users’ homepages in random order. It's turning the platform into an ad hoc streaming service — and leading to the meme-ification of narrative.
Travel encounters show how US treats Puerto Ricans as ‘second-class citizens’ (www.theguardian.com)
Prejudice abounds in spate of Puerto Ricans being denied services in contiguous US despite being American citizens
France Accuses Russia of Spoofing Foreign Ministry Website in ‘Typosquatting’ Campaign (www.wsj.com)
The ministry said Russian individuals and companies were tied to the creation in late May of a fake version of the ministry website to publish a false announcement of a “security tax” to support the Ukraine war.
