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The Supreme Court bars gun charges for marijuana users, Intel surges on an Apple chip deal, and a 6-year-old unearths a Viking sword.
Politics & World
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling expanding Second Amendment rights to marijuana users is a landmark legal development affecting tens of millions of Americans who use cannabis legally under state law, with immediate…
Politics & World
Juneteenth is today’s federal holiday — a mandatory calendar anchor. The Axios story captures a…
Sources: Axios, NPR News, Mental Floss
Science & Tech
A unanimous FDA advisory panel vote for the first mRNA flu vaccine is a landmark public health…
Sources: Ars Technica, AP News, The Hill
The number of crime scenes across three countries where investigators found DNA from the so-called ‘Phantom of Heilbronn’ — a mystery that consumed European law enforcement for 16 years. The suspected serial killer turned out to be a factory worker who had unknowingly contaminated cotton swabs used in evidence collection.
Source: Boing Boing
How internal documents reveal Israel asked Facebook to suppress content related to the Iran war — and what that says about government influence over social media moderation.
The Intercept · Sam Biddle
Why Canadian regulators had multiple opportunities to inspect the Titan submersible before its fatal implosion — and why none of those inspections happened.
Wired · Mark Harris
How Chinese investors quietly and secretly acquired stakes in SpaceX before its anticipated IPO, raising national security questions that regulators are only now confronting.
Ars Technica · Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica
USMNT faces Australia in a must-win 2026 World Cup Group Stage match, with Christian Pulisic’s availability still uncertain due to a calf injury.
Juneteenth is observed as a federal holiday, with commemorations and events across the country marking the end of slavery in the United States.
Father’s Day falls on Sunday — retailers and restaurants expect one of the highest-spending weekends of the year for the holiday.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage continues through the weekend, with several nations playing decisive matches that will determine Round of 32 advancement.
The WNBA regular season continues with a full slate of games, with the Fever-Dream rivalry already drawing record early-season viewership attention.
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toIn 1986, a lake in Cameroon silently released a CO2 cloud that killed 1,746 people overnight — while they slept
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