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- Why More American Women are Delaying Motherhood in their 20s June 16, 2021The birthrate is falling for American women in their 20s, especially in places where the local economy is booming.
- 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.
- As Battle Against Virus Wanes, Mayors Confront a New Challenge: Crime June 15, 2021Most city leaders, eager to rejuvenate downtown economies, have lifted coronavirus restrictions. But rising violent crime has kept both residents and tourists at home.
- Hottest Temperatures in Arizona and Nevada History Are Possible June 14, 2021A heat wave across the western United States, already facing a severe drought, could deliver temperatures above 125 degrees.
- Harris Discusses Voting Rights With Texas Democrats June 16, 2021It was the first high-profile meeting that the vice president has hosted since President Biden named her the leader of the administration’s broad efforts to protect voting rights.
- Simone Biles’s Brother Is Acquitted of Murder June 16, 2021Tevin Biles-Thomas was charged in the fatal shooting of three people at a New Year’s Eve party in 2018. This week, a judge said prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to convict him.
- Title IX Protections Extend to Transgender Students, Education Dept. Says June 16, 2021Using a Supreme Court ruling as its guide, the department will issue guidance that says discrimination against gay and transgender students is prohibited under the 1972 law.
- Law Schools Scramble for Deferrals June 16, 2021In the most competitive year in recent memory, some schools are offering incentives to ease their over-enrolled classes.
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- Putin says Biden is an ‘experienced statesman’ and ‘very different from Trump’ after summit – live June 16, 2021Putin says he and Biden agreed ambassadors should return to postsSummit concludes after about three hours of talks between leadersFirst session was small meeting with Blinken and Lavrov presentSecond session included more of the two leaders’ senior aides 5.45pm BST Vladimir Putin concluded his press conference after about an hour, taking a number of question […]
- UK asks EU to suspend Northern Ireland sausage ban June 16, 2021Brexit minister Lord Frost asks for ‘a bit of breathing space’ to negotiate deal and head off trade warThe UK has asked the EU to suspend an imminent ban on the sale of British sausages in Northern Ireland to give both sides “breathing space” to negotiate an agreement on the Brexit protocol and avert a trade war.Lord Frost, the Brexit minister, was speaking […]
- Turkey v Wales: Euro 2020 – live! June 16, 2021Group A updates from the 5pm BST kick-off in BakuMiranchuk slots winner against Finland to kickstart Russia’s tiltGet in touch! Email Barry here or tweet @bglendenning 5.48pm BST Peep! That was a terrific half of football and it ends with Wales a goal in front. Having latched on to two Gareth Bale passes from deep earlier in the half, only to miss glorious s […]
- World’s third largest diamond discovered in Botswana June 16, 2021Mining company Debswana shows the 1,098-carat stone to the country’s president, Mokgweetsi MasisiThe diamond firm Debswana has announced the discovery in Botswana of a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.The company showed the stone, which was found on 1 June, to the country’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, in the […]
- Von der Leyen signs off first of EU’s Covid recovery fund plans June 16, 2021Portugal is first country to get green light for €16.6bn investment under EU’s €800bn fundCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUrsula von der Leyen has signed off on the first plans by EU member states to spend Brussels’ €800bn (£687bn) Covid recovery fund, as she sought to reverse the reputational damage inflicted on the bloc by the p […]
- Heavily armed awol Belgian soldier flagged as threat in February June 16, 2021Jürgen Conings has not been seen since vanishing with submachine gun and missile launchers on 17 MayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Belgian government is facing a crisis after it emerged that a heavily armed soldier who made threats to a high-profile virologist then went on the run was flagged as a “serious threat” by the secu […]
- Israel carries out Gaza Strip airstrike after militants release incendiary balloons June 15, 2021Fragile truce under threat after attack on the Palestinian enclave and violence amid Jewish ultranationalists parade through East JerusalemIsrael has launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the first since a truce ended 11 days of conflict last month, in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian territory.The flare-up in violence, a first […]
- Cummings texts show Boris Johnson calling Matt Hancock ‘totally hopeless’ June 16, 2021WhatsApp message published by former aide reveals prime minister’s scathing verdict on health secretaryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson described Matt Hancock as “totally fucking hopeless” during the early stages of the pandemic, concerned by the health secretary’s promises on testing, text messages published by Domin […]
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- Israel strikes in Gaza after fire balloons launched June 16, 2021It is the first major flare-up since a ceasefire ended a conflict between Israel and Hamas in May.
- Taiwan reports 'record number' of Chinese jets in its air defence zone June 16, 2021The mission comes after Nato and the G7 pointed to China's military threat and human rights record.
- Taishan nuclear plant: China admits damage to fuel rods June 16, 2021The Chinese government says the issue at the Taishan facility is "common" and did not cause a leak.
- Germany withdraws platoon from Nato mission in Lithuania June 16, 2021The army is investigating reports of sexual coercion and anti-Semitic songs at a party in Lithuania.
- Peruvians reweave Incan 'living bridge' over river June 16, 2021Communities literally came together to recreate the historic rope bridge, meeting in the middle.
- Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother June 16, 2021The 28-year-old was arrested after body parts of his mother were found scattered in her Madrid flat.
- Berlin squat riot leaves dozens of police wounded June 16, 2021Sixty police officers are hurt as squatters riot over a planned fire inspection at 94 Rigaer Straße.
- California's drought may have solved plane crash mystery June 16, 2021An underwater survey company may have found evidence of a plane crash from decades ago.
