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- A white woman accused a Filipino man who was chalking "Black Lives Matter" in front of his San Francisco house of not living there. She has apologized, and her male companion, who called the police, has been fired from his job.
- The Supreme Court declined to hear cases that would have loosened restrictions on gun rights.
- President Donald Trump's niece Mary is writing a tell-all book, and admitted to leaking information to the NY Times.
- Residents in Brooklyn's Mill Basin are pushing for a private security patrol even though the NYPD says most crime is down in the precinct.
- The spike in coronavirus cases has Florida residents and business owners worried about another lockdown order.
- A Black Lives Matter protester in London explained why he carried a counter-protester to safety: "His life was under threat, so I just went under, scooped him up, put him on my shoulders and started marching towards the police with him."
- If eating in restaurants during a pandemic is so dangerous... why is it happening anyway?
- Dr. Anthony Fauci supports the NBA's restart plan, which involves teams playing at Disney World facilities in a kind of basketball "bubble."
- Vice tries to understand the "characteristically diplomatic" views of the county's top media ethicist.
- Barbra Streisand has gifted Disney stock to George Floyd's young daughter. (It's unclear how much stock, though.)
- And here's a DIY way to keep you and your cat amused:
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Published Jun 15, 2020
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