Headlines for June 21, 2017
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#2TJ66)
- Republican Karen Handel Wins Georgia Special Election
- South Carolina: Republicans Narrowly Win Election to Fill Mick Mulvaney's Seat
- Jeff Sessions Hires Personal Lawyer Amid Widening Probe of Trump Ties to Russia
- NYT: Officials Worried Flynn was Blackmail Risk, But Still Told Him CIA Secrets
- Republicans to Reveal Secret Healthcare Bill on Thursday
- Syria: In Latest Escalation, U.S. Shoots Down Iranian-Made Drone
- Saudi King Deposes Nephew and Replaces His Son as Heir to Throne
- Yemen: Officials Say U.S.-Backed Saudi Airstrike Killed 25 Civilians in Market
- State Dept. is Confused About Saudi Move to Cut Ties with Qatar
- Secretary of State Tillerson Meeting with Chinese Officials Today
- Somalia: 15 Killed in Suicide Car Bombing in Mogadishu
- 2,000 Refugees Have Died This Year Attempting to Cross Mediterranean
- Hungary: 4 Men on Trial over Deaths of 71 Refugees Suffocated in Truck
- U.N.: Militia Linked to DRC Committing Human Rights Abuses in Kasai
- Honduran Journalist and Congressional Candidate Victor Finez Murdered
- Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns Under Pressure from Investors
- Dash Cam Video Released Showing Police Officer Killing Philando Castile
- Parents of Michael Brown Settle Wrongful Death Suit with City of Ferguson, MO