NYTIMES (Neil Vigdor) - Nebraska Blocks Bar From Using ‘Barber Shop’ Name, Saying That’s Just for Haircuts
The Omaha establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest while it is suing the state in federal court in a trademark fight.
NYTIMES (Elisabeth Vincentelli) - How to Watch the Eurovision Song Contest Final
The internationally popular event will be available to U.S. viewers, too, although not on domestic TV in some countries that are boycotting this year.
NYTIMES (Alex Marshall) - The Favorites for Eurovision 2026: Finland, Australia, Greece and Others
Finland is the favorite for prediction markets and bookmakers, but singers from Australia, Denmark, Greece and Israel are coming for the title, too.
NYTIMES (Paulina Villegas) - How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.
NYTIMES (Miriam Jordan) - Deported Despite DACA: Dreamers Face Uncertainty Under Trump
The administration has said DACA isn’t a right to stay in the United States “indefinitely.” One man with DACA was detained and deported to Mexico in a matter of days.
NYTIMES (Daniel Bergner) - The Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
The Department of Health and critical psychiatry activists are hoping to upend 40 years of medical orthodoxy.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs) - Even Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Think His Convictions Would Be Overturned
His lawyers said he was stunned to learn that South Carolina’s top court had reversed the murder convictions. Prosecutors plan to retry the case, but a second trial could look very different.
NYTIMES (Franz Lidz) - Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Bernie Sanders Endorses Slate of Candidates in Bid to Cement Progressive Legacy
The five dozen endorsements mostly feature those seeking state or local office who have previously supported the Vermont senator.