daily links: june 2024

6.4.24
ABCnews.com—Three Trump associates, including one of his lawyers, charged with forgery in fake electors scheme in Wisconsin
BBC News—Biden issues executive orders limiting asylum claims from people crossing the southern border illegally
CNN.com—FDA panel votes against using MDMA to treat PTSD
CBS News—Atlanta water main break causes major disruptions over the weekend
USA Today—MLB hands down lifetime ban to Padres infielder for betting on baseball games
NBC News—Cyndi Lauper annouces farewell tour


6.5.24
BBC News—Georgia's election fraud case against Trump delayed for months and likely won't happen until after the election
ABCnews.com—Republican senators block bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level
USA Today—Walmart to start paying annual bonuses to hourly workers
CNN.com—Nvidia surpasses Apple to become the second largest public company in the US
NBC News—After ending feud with DeSantis, Disney plans to invest $17 billion in Disney World renovations and expansions
CBS News—McDonald's loses EU trademark for the Big Mac


6.6.24
ABCnews.com—Judge orders Trump associate Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 to serve his four month sentence for contempt of Congress
CNN.com—Biden says he won't use his presidential power to pardon his son Hunter if he is convicted of federal gun charges
CBS News—Boeing's Starliner successfully carries astronauts to the ISS for the first time
BBC News—First banknotes featuring King Charles enter circulation in Britain
NBC News—FDA reverses ban on Juul e-cigarettes pending further review of its products
USA Today—Chicago White Sox on pace for the worst record in MLB history


6.11.24
BBC News—Apple announces partnership with OpenAI at their annual developers conference
CBS News—Biden administration to ban medical debt from being included in credit reports and credit scores
NBC News—New data show historic declines in violent crime, especially murder
CNN.com—Hunter Biden convicted on three federal felony gun charges
USA Today—Missouri restaurant owner requires female patrons to be at least 30 and male patrons to be at least 35
ABCnews.com—Joey Chestnut, who has won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 16 of the last 17 years, is barred from the competition this year due to his endorsement of vegan hot dogs


6.12.24
CBS News—The Fed leaves interest rates unchanged and drops hints that it could lower rates later this year
ABCnews.com—Russian warships arrive in Cuba
BBC News—North Dakota passes new law setting upper age limit to run for Congress
NBC News—Sony acquires dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse
USA Today—Twitter will now make Likes private, likely meaning that more offensive posts will be boosted by the algorithm that uses Likes as part of how it evaluates the most popular content
CNN.com—US bus company Coach, which runs Megabus among other brands, files for bankruptcy


6.13.24
CNN.com—Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill, meaning the medication will remain available nationwide through the mail without a doctor's visit
CBS News—Newly released records show that Clarence Thomas failed to disclose at least three more trips on a private plane owned by a GOP megadonor
NBC News—Senate Republicans block bill that would have protected IVF nationwide
ABCnews.com—Tesla shareholders re-approve massive pay package for Elon Musk that was deemed illegal by a Delaware judge
BBC News—Wells Fargo fires dozens of workers for using activity emulators that made it look like they were working
USA Today—Taylor Swift announces that she will end her massive global Eras tour in December of this year


6.25.24
BBC News—Louisiana citizens sue the state over a recently passed law that will require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
ABCnews.com—US astronauts stuck on ISS indefinitely after issues with Boeing's Starliner prevent their scheduled return
CNN.com—Julian Assange reaches plea deal with Biden administration that will keep him out of prison in the US
CBS News—US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
NBC News—EV startup Rivian receives $5 billion investment from Volkswagen
USA Today—26 year old woman dies after falling into waterfall at Glacier National Park in Montana


6.26.24
BBC News—World's biggest music labels band together to sue two AI startups for copyright infringement
CNN.com
—Supreme Court accidentally posts a draft of its decision on an abortion case before its official release
NBC News—White couple from West Virginia accused of adopting multiple black children and forcing them to work as slave labor on their farm
CBS News—Former GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden for president
USA Today—San Diego Zoo preparing to receive new pair of pandas from China
ABCnews.com—Texas hospital experimenting with holograms for telehealth visits


6.27.24
CBS News—Oklahoma's state school superintendent orders all public schools to teach the Christian bible in grades 5-12
CNN.com—Supreme Court rejects opiod settlement that would have allowed the Sackler family to avoid personal lawsuits while remaining multibillionaires
USA Today—NASA gives nearly $1 billion contract to SpaceX to deorbit the ISS
ABCnews.com—Walgreen's to close a significant number of underperforming stores in the US over the next three years
NBC News—Federal judge orders NFL to pay $4.8 billion in damages in antitrust lawsuit over NFL Sunday Ticket
BBC News—Lebron James' son Bronny drafted in the second round by his father's current team, the LA Lakers

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