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VP Harris: "This is about the American people's right to vote, unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way ... the president and I are very clear, we support S.1, we support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and the fight is not over." https://t.co/6pJ8SUkCKO

Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: ‘My life isn’t worth a dead-end job’

Iowa abortion law requiring 24-hour waiting period permanently blocked by district court

When New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard began her transition in 2013, the International Olympic Committee didn’t have any guidelines about transgender women competing in the games.⁠ ⁠ Now, after eight years of toil and triumph in competitions — and amid significant conflict about the rules governing transgender athletes — Hubbard is the first openly transgender person selected to compete for a medal in the Olympics.⁠ ⁠ As one of five weightlifters selected for New Zealand’s team, the 43-year-old will also be the oldest weightlifter at this summer’s Tokyo games, three years after a broken arm nearly ended her career.⁠ ⁠ Read more by clicking the link in our bio.

7,000 troops died in the Post-9/11 wars. A staggering 30,000 died by suicide

EU statement condemning Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ law

The plan to light the stadium for Germany's Euro 2020 soccer match on Wednesday against Hungary was meant as a statement against a recent Hungarian law that critics say targets the LGBTQ community. UEFA said the request was too political. https://t.co/Vc5zSL3VCj https://t.co/jXA7pSlcDs

Texas father, hospitalized 120 days due to COVID-19, racks up $2 million in hospital bills

A homeless man found a 10 000$ check on the street meant for a real estate broker and found a way to return it. So, touched, the broker awarded him a place to live and arranged for a job interview. A year later, he was on the board of directors of one of their foundations.

Oklahoma woman dies in apparent pit bull attack, deputies say

Juneteenth menu at Atlanta Ikea angers Black employees

Sen. Joe Manchin strikes an agreement to vote yes on Democrats' signature election overhaul bill, though effort will still fall short of advancing https://t.co/OHPCEx5Bqz

California authorities have arrested a man they say stole 42,000 pounds of pistachios — a haul worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the American Pistachio Growers https://t.co/90RfSY2PPG

AstraZeneca vaccine effective against COVID-19 variants identified in India https://t.co/jdtS9Yy6Bk https://t.co/WzytImAHkP

Geriatric penguin at St. Louis Zoo gets custom shoes to help with arthritis