Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/asia/sri-lanka-fuel-supplies-struggles-intl/index.html

Analysis: Historically unpopular Supreme Court made a historically unpopular decision

This week, the US Supreme Court delivered its most controversial decision in at least a decade. The ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion may have major electoral consequences in this year’s midterm elections.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/politics/scotus-unpopular-roe-v-wade/index.html

How to prevent cops from killing: Weaken unions and make police pay for misconduct

We have to weed out the bad officers so the good ones can thrive. States should follow Colorado’s lead.

     

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Op-Ed: We watched history go in reverse on Friday in Washington

It’s one thing to know the Supreme Court is going to overturn Roe, and another to be there when it happened.

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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-06-26/supreme-court-roe-vs-wade-dobbs-protest

After crashing out of US championships, Sha’Carri Richardson asks for respect from media

Richardson, 22, failed to qualify for a final in any individual event at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

     

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How Trump supporters reacted to seeing parts of Jan. 6 hearing

• ‘Stop the Steal’ leader Ali Alexander testifies to Jan. 6 grand jury

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https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2022/06/26/jordan-klepper-intv-trump-supporters-jan-6-hearing-acostanr-vpx.cnn

Pro-safety groups target AOC-backed ‘defund police’ candidates in NY Assembly races

Two political action committees bankrolled by New York business interests are waging a hard-hitting $1 million counteroffensive to defeat “defund the police” state Assembly candidates. …read more

https://nypost.com/2022/06/26/super-pacs-target-aoc-backed-defund-the-police-ny-candidates/

After earthquake that killed 1,000, Afghanistan braces for cholera, disease outbreaks

Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a United Nations agency warned of a cholera outbreak in the region.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/world/afghanistan-disease-outbreak-earthquake-survivors-intl-hnk/index.html

Martin Shkreli’s ex Christie Smythe missed couple’s therapy to visit ‘Pharma Bro’ behind bars

Christie Smythe, the ex-journalist who left her husband and job for “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, confessed that she missed her first marriage counseling session to visit the convicted felon. …read more

https://nypost.com/2022/06/26/martin-shkrelis-ex-christie-smythe-missed-couples-therapy-to-visit-pharma-bro-behind-bars/

G7 summit in Elmau, Germany: More than a show?

The G7 leaders want to fight the climate crisis, hunger and war. But is that even within their power? Some deny it, others say more action is necessary. …read more

https://www.dw.com/en/g7-summit-in-elmau-germany-more-than-a-show/a-62270355?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf