Headlines for June 18, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5K7YT)
- Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Commemorating End of Slavery
- Senate GOP to Filibuster Voting Rights Legislation, Reject Sen. Manchin Compromise Bill
- House Votes to Repeal War Powers Granted to President Ahead of U.S.-Led Invasion of Iraq
- Brazilian Senate Inquiry Reveals Bolsonaro Ignored Pfizer's Offers to Supply COVID-19 Vaccines
- British Lockdown to Continue Until July 19 as Delta Coronavirus Variant Drives Surge of Cases
- Israel Bombs Gaza Strip in Second Breach of Ceasefire That Capped Deadly May Assault
- Palestinians Mourn West Bank Teenagers Killed While Protesting Illegal Israeli Settlements
- Iranians Begin Voting in Presidential Election
- North Korea's Kim Jong-un Acknowledges Food Crisis Due to Sanctions, COVID-19 and Crop Failures
- Bolivian Ex-Defense Minister Plotted to Use U.S. Mercenaries to Launch Coup in 2020
- Affordable Care Act Survives Third Supreme Court Challenge
- SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Nestle & Cargill in Child Slave Labor Case
- Supreme Court Sides with Anti-LGBTQ Foster Agency in "Religious Freedom" Case
- DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Reinstate Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber
- South Carolina Delays Executions So Prisoners Can Choose Between Electrocution or Firing Squad
- Arizona to Pay Prisoners $1.50/Hour to Fight Wildfires as Record Heat Scorches Western U.S.
- Police Arrest Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Under National Security Law