NYTIMES (Alex Averbuch) - Ukraine Is Fighting for Freedom. Freedom Is for Everyone.
The legal gap for gay Ukrainians has always been unbearable. Then the war with Russia seemed to make the disparity untenable. But the gap remains.
ABCNEWS - Seattle police seek two men who parachuted from the Space Needle
Police say two men climbed over the glass wall of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle on Friday, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure
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NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Stuart Tibaweswa) - 20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.
NPR (Chandelis Duster) - One dead, several injured after vehicle plows through crowd at Berlin Pride event
Berlin police said they have identified a suspect who "is known to police" and has links to "Islamist circles."
HUFFPOST - Ilhan Omar Hits ‘Idiot’ Trump Back With 3-Sentence Burn To Correspondents' Dinner Ramble
“This should tell you how low IQ he is,” the congresswoman wrote on X.
HUFFPOST - Troy Jackson Secures Democratic Nomination For U.S. Senate In Maine
The Maine Democratic Party has been scrambling to choose a new nominee after Graham Platner was accused by a former girlfriend of sexually assaulting her in 2021.
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HUFFPOST - CNN Panel Trashes Trump Correspondents' Dinner Speech: 'He Objectively Bombed'
He delivered a rambling, hour-long speech on Friday, mocking journalists and Democratic lawmakers.
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HUFFPOST - Heat Dome Expands Across The Central U.S., Creating Dangerously Hot Conditions For Millions
Some areas will be spared. The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast should avoid the extreme heat, as will much of the Pacific Northwest.
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HUFFPOST - Ro Khanna Calls For Netanyahu's Arrest: ‘You Can’t Just Kill Women And Children’
The congressman urged President Donald Trump to follow international law if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets foot on U.S. soil.
HUFFPOST - Michigan Battles Massive Cyclosporiasis Outbreak As State Reels From Trump Cuts
Michigan has 23 fewer infectious disease workers and 123 fewer county health staff after the Trump administration in 2025 canceled around $12 billion in COVID-era grants to states.