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- Beyoncé dropped a new song, "Black Parade," on Juneteenth; she has also launched an initiative called Black Parade to support Black-owned businesses.
- She and Jay-Z flew to the Hamptons, btw.
- A judge rejected the Trump Administration's attempt to block former national security adviser John Bolton's book, but the judge also suggested Bolton's advance could be in jeopardy. The book paints President Donald Trump in a damning light.
- The head of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation was removed over "racially and sexually offensive" remarks.
- Vice President Mike Pence refused to say, "Black lives matter,"and instead said, "All lives matter."
- An off-duty FDNY EMS lieutenant killed himself in his Nyack home on Friday.
- About a 1 million people are taking the subway each day (still a small fraction of its pre-pandemic ridership).
- Rosario Dawson says she's moving to Newark to be with boyfriend Cory Booker.
- Here's a hot dog party:
Published Jun 20, 2020
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