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June 18, 2021

Headlines for June 18, 2021

  • Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Commemorating End of Slavery
  • Senate GOP to Filibuster Voting Rights Legislation, Reject Sen. Manchin Compromise Bill
  • House Votes to Repeal War Powers Granted to President Ahead of U.S.-Led Invasion of Iraq
  • Brazilian Senate Inquiry Reveals Bolsonaro Ignored Pfizer's Offers to Supply COVID-19 Vaccines
  • British Lockdown to Continue Until July 19 as Delta Coronavirus Variant Drives Surge of Cases
  • Israel Bombs Gaza Strip in Second Breach of Ceasefire That Capped Deadly May Assault
  • Palestinians Mourn West Bank Teenagers Killed While Protesting Illegal Israeli Settlements
  • Iranians Begin Voting in Presidential Election
  • North Korea's Kim Jong-un Acknowledges Food Crisis Due to Sanctions, COVID-19 and Crop Failures
  • Bolivian Ex-Defense Minister Plotted to Use U.S. Mercenaries to Launch Coup in 2020
  • Affordable Care Act Survives Third Supreme Court Challenge
  • SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Nestlé & Cargill in Child Slave Labor Case
  • Supreme Court Sides with Anti-LGBTQ Foster Agency in "Religious Freedom" Case
  • DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Reinstate Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber
  • South Carolina Delays Executions So Prisoners Can Choose Between Electrocution or Firing Squad
  • Arizona to Pay Prisoners $1.50/Hour to Fight Wildfires as Record Heat Scorches Western U.S.
  • Police Arrest Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Under National Security Law

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