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June 1, 2021

Headlines for June 1, 2021

  • Texas Democratic Lawmakers Stage Walkout Against Sweeping GOP Voter Suppression Bill
  • Peru Revises COVID Death Toll to Become Nation with Highest Per Capita Death Rate 
  • WHO Calls for Pandemic Preparedness Treaty, Warning "The Pathogens Are Winning"
  • Tens of Thousands March in Cities Across Brazil Demanding Impeachment of Jair Bolsonaro
  • Colombian Police Continue Deadly Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests
  • China to Allow Married Couples to Have Up to Three Children as Birth Rate Continues to Fall
  • Bodies of 215 Indigenous Children Discovered at Canadian Boarding School
  • Israeli Opposition Parties Nearing Deal to End Netanyahu's 12-Year Reign as Prime Minister
  • National March for Palestine Demands Congress and Biden Admin Hold Israel Accountable
  • Two Killed and Over 20 Injured in Florida Mass Shooting; Suspects Remain at Large
  • Pressure Grows for Democrats to End Filibuster as GOP Stonewalls January 6 Commission
  • At Pro-Trump Conference, Michael Flynn Calls for Military Coup Against U.S. Government
  • Arizona Plans Executions Using Same Poison Gas Used in Nazi Death Camps
  • Eric Riddick Released from Prison After Serving 29 Years for Crime He Says He Didn't Commit 
  • Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill Barring Police Interrogators from Lying to Minors
  • Imprisoned Anti-Fascist Activist Says Prison Guards Allowed White Supremacists to Beat Him
  • Naomi Osaka Quits French Open, Citing Mental Health Challenges

This post was originally published on Democracy Now!.

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