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- House Passes Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday June 16, 2021The measure would designate June 19 as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery. More than a dozen Republicans voted against it.
- How to Help Prepare Your Home for the Threat of Wildfires June 16, 2021There are measures you can take to help protect your property from wildfires, including clearing gutters, trimming brush and adding fire-resistant plants to your garden.
- Congress Backs National Memorial Designation for Former Pulse Nightclub Site June 16, 2021Congress has adopted legislation to formally designate the site of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., as a memorial to the 49 people who were killed there on June 12, 2016.
- Southern Baptist Convention Elects Ed Litton as New President June 16, 2021Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
- Larry Householder, a Former Speaker, Is Expelled from the Ohio House June 17, 2021The 75-to-21 vote to expel Representative Larry Householder came nearly a year after he was charged in a wide-ranging conspiracy to bail out a foundering energy company.
- With Putin, Biden Tries to Forge a Bond of Self-Interest, Not Souls June 17, 2021Theirs seems likely to be a strained and frustrating association, one where the two leaders may maintain a veneer of civil discourse even as they joust on the international stage.
- Driver Who Plowed Into Protesters in Minneapolis Is Charged With Murder June 17, 2021Nicholas Kraus of St. Paul, Minn., was drunk at the time of the crash, the authorities said. Deona Marie Erickson, 31, a social justice advocate, was killed in the episode.
- Southern Baptist Vote Signals Further Fractures in American Evangelicalism June 16, 2021The establishment narrowly headed off a takeover attempt by a hard-right movement. Some backers of the losing candidate are now considering leaving altogether.
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- Hong Kong police arrest editor-in-chief of Apple Daily newspaper in morning raids June 17, 2021Ryan Law among five directors detained under national security legislation imposed by BeijingHong Kong national security police have arrested the editor-in-chief and four other directors of the Apple Daily newspaper in early morning raids involving hundreds of officers, over their role in the publication of dozens of articles alleged to be part of a conspira […]
- Number of EU citizens seeking work in UK falls 36% since Brexit, study shows June 16, 2021Figures from the jobs website Indeed expose the impact on employers as they struggle to recruit staffThe number of EU citizens searching for work in Britain has fallen by more than a third since Brexit, according to a study that exposes the impact on UK employers as they struggle to recruit staff.Figures from the jobs website Indeed show searches by EU-based […]
- First astronauts blast off for China’s new space station June 17, 2021Hugely prestigious event for China as Beijing prepares to mark 100th anniversary of ruling Communist partyChina’s first crewed spacecraft in nearly five years blasted off from the Gobi desert on Thursday morning, carrying astronauts to the new Tiangong space station.A Long March-2F rocket carried the three astronauts in the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, and was ex […]
- Bodies of 20 suspected illegal miners found near abandoned South Africa goldmine June 17, 2021Remains were discovered close to disused mine shafts near JohannesburgPolice in South Africa have discovered the bodies of 20 suspected illegal miners near an abandoned goldmine shaft south-west of Johannesburg.Police said in a statement they were investigating the cause of the deaths, adding that the men’s bodies “were found wrapped in white plastic bags” a […]
- Myanmar village destroyed amid clashes between military and anti-junta group June 17, 2021Residents say 200 homes in Kin Ma burned to ground after opponents of junta fought with regime’s forcesA village in central Myanmar has been torched by the military junta, killing at least two people and reducing about 200 homes to piles of ash and rubble, residents have told local media.Security forces set fire to the Kin Ma village, in Magway region, on Tu […]
- Biden warns US will hit back if Russia continues with cyber strikes June 16, 2021US president hails ‘good and positive’ talks but added ‘proof of the pudding is in the eating’The US will retaliate if Russia continues to carry out malicious cyber-attacks against American targets, Joe Biden said on Wednesday, after holding “good and positive” talks in Geneva with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.Speaking after their first face-to-face su […]
- Woman allegedly raped at New York Airbnb received secret $7m settlement – report June 16, 2021Airbnb taskforce that ‘cleans up only after disaster strikes’ intervened after alleged attack, reports Bloomberg BusinessweekAn Australian woman who was allegedly raped at knifepoint in an Airbnb apartment in New York received a secret settlement of $7m which included restrictions on what she could say about the incident, according to a media investigation i […]
- Children’s services in England shaky as Jenga tower, says review lead June 17, 2021Report says system is bureaucratic, risk-averse and in need of reform and investment after years of cutsThe English children’s services system is a “tower of Jenga held together by Sellotape” and needs major reform and investment, the head of an independent review has found.Josh MacAlister described the children’s social services system as bureaucratic, risk […]
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- Shenzhou-12: China launches first crew to new space station June 17, 2021Three astronauts successfully take off for China's longest ever human spaceflight mission.
- Major Australian banks hit by website outage June 17, 2021Customers have been unable to access the websites or apps of major Australian banks amid an outage.
- Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains June 17, 2021The US and Russia agree to nuclear arms control talks but progress at the Geneva summit is limited.
- Apple Daily: Hong Kong sends 500 officers in pro-democracy paper raid June 17, 2021The editor-in-chief and four other executives of the Apple Daily newspaper were also arrested.
- Kim Jong-un admits to 'tense' food situation in North Korea June 17, 2021He told the ruling party that the coronavirus pandemic and a series of storms had led to bad harvests.
- Covid causes new environmental dilemma for India’s Ganges River June 16, 2021Hundreds of bodies have been buried in shallow graves along the banks of the already-polluted Ganges.
- Botswana diamond could be world's third largest June 16, 2021The "rare and extraordinary" gem weighs 1,098 carats and was unveiled by diamond firm, Debswana.
- 'Construction flaws' caused deadly Mexico City metro crash June 16, 2021An overpass collapse killed 26 and has put pressure on leading Mexican politicians and businessmen.
Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at HuluPosted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
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