And another day of infrastructure bills, requiring proof of vax, taking ‘the law into their own hands,’ ‘joking’ about assault, targeted women journalists, unlivable cities, survivalist schools, millennial homebuyers, and MTV enters its fifth decade comes to a close:
“I've come to the conclusion that this country is kind of fucked up.” — Hold My PomPoms Bitches
Deaths
US: 629,380 (+65)
World: 4,240,331 (+7439)
Cases
US: 35,768,924 (+23,900)
World: 199,008,754 (+461,728)
It’s in - and big: Senators produce $1T infrastructure bill. After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden’s big priority.
Dozens of restaurants in Seattle requiring proof of vaccination. There were at least 60 bars on Friday in the city that would not allow a person to enter without proof they are fully vaccinated, The Seattle Times reported. The move comes after many bars had to shut down last week due to employees contracting the coronavirus.
47 percent of Republicans say time will come "to take the law into their own hands": poll. The GW Politics Poll, conducted among more than 1,700 registered voters from June 4 to June 23 and released this week, found that support for principles like free and fair elections, free speech and peaceful protest were nearly unanimous among Democratic and Republican voters. Approximately 55 percent of GOP respondents, however, said they support the potential use of force to preserve the "traditional American way of life," compared to just 15 percent of Democrats.
Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire. Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes now that a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic has expired.
McCarthy slammed for joking 'it would be hard not to hit' Pelosi with a gavel. Democrats blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for saying “it will be hard to not hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a gavel if he becomes speaker.
'I will not be silenced': Women targeted in hack-and-leak attacks speak out about spyware. Female journalists and activists say they had their private photos shared on social media by governments seeking to intimidate and silence them. Oueiss is one of several high-profile female journalists and activists who have allegedly been targeted and harassed by authoritarian regimes in the Middle East through hack-and-leak attacks using the Pegasus spyware, created by Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group. The spyware transforms a phone into a surveillance device, activating microphones and cameras and exporting files without a user knowing.
New Zealand's PM Ardern apologises for 1970s immigration raids on Pacific community. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a sombre state apology on Sunday to the Pacific community for racially targeted immigration raids in the 1970s that resulted in deportations and prosecutions.
Dolly Parton invested royalties from Whitney Houston's rendition of her song “I Will Always Love You” into Black community in Nashville.
Africa's most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn. Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties. Welcome to Lagos during rainy season.
Climate change fears spur more Americans to join survivalist schools. Survivalist school instructors across the country say there has been an increasing interest in their wilderness and urban-disaster preparedness courses from Americans worried about climate change. As rising temperatures bring more wildfires, droughts and destructive storms, those types of courses are no longer the domain of campers and hunters. One of these schools' fastest-growing demographics is now young families.
At least 10 people injured in a mass shooting in New York City.
Homebuyers turn to baby boomer parents to help with purchases. As millennials tackle rising home prices due to high demand and limited supply, they are purchasing homes less frequently and later than generations before them. Millennials are not only becoming homeowners at lower rates, but they are also more commonly turning to others for help compared to prior generations. A 2018 study from financial services company Legal & General found that 43 percent of people under 35 received help from parents or family members when purchasing a home. “It shows that there's a belief and a commitment to the real estate market and parents willing to make a significant gift to their child to purchase in the market,” said Melissa Cohn, a mortgage banker at William Raveis Mortgage. “They feel that that's a secure investment.”
High jump friends choose sharing Olympic gold over jump-off. In a huddle with track officials, the athletes were given the option to settle the tie with a jump-off. Barshim had a better idea: How about two golds? The official said that was possible. Barshim nodded and Tamberi instantly accepted, slapping Barshim's hand and jumping into his arms. It would be far from his last celebration.
Big brains may have helped birds survive dinosaur-killing asteroid. Now, a newly discovered Ichthyornis fossil sheds light on why some early birds survived the asteroid-triggered catastrophe known as the K-Pg extinction, while close relatives like Ichthyornis perished. The key may have been a vastly expanded forebrain -- a trait that all modern birds possess, but Ichthyornis and other extinct lineages lack.
Astronomers Spot Two Unusually Red Objects in the Asteroid Belt. The pair, named 203 Pompeja and 269 Justitia, bear a resemblance to objects located in the outer solar system.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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