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Shooting death at an extended-stay motel is fourth officer-involved death since initiative began in September — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/memphis-federal-anticrime-agents-kill-man

The United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to debate United States sanctions against Cuba amid warnings of increasing suffering on the … Cuba – Important Diplomatic Victory

** Español abajo ** In the weeks leading up to the 17th anniversary of the 2009 Honduran military coup, dozens of social movements and community-based organizations are coordinating press conferences, gathering signatures, blocking roads, and protesting in front of the Supreme Court. These actions are all aimed at denouncing a slew of laws that promoteContinue reading “17 Years After the Coup: The Narco-Dictatorship Returns – Honduras Now”

Inmates overpowered staff and seized control of the facility overnight, authorities said. — Read on http://www.wral.com/news/state/bertie-martin-regional-jail-hostage-situation-ends-june-2026/

Even if federal charges against anti-ICE activists don’t stick, some worry that the Trump Administration is using prosecutions to suppress dissenting views. — Read on http://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/26/lawyers-and-advocates-say-the-prosecution-of-some-anti-ice-activists-meant-to-curb-activism

With your help, your contributions we can help families return, we can be a part of history bringing Palestinians back to they land, we can support those who have lost everything, we can clean up Gaza, we can start to heal. — Read on chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign

Two more studies have dropped into the middle of an intensifying debate over the impact of data centers on rising bills. — Read on http://www.latitudemedia.com/news/studies-say-data-centers-dont-raise-rates-does-it-matter/

According to current and former DEA agents and records reviewed by The Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025. — Read on apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903

In the Details, Week Ending 6/21/2026 (3): “Strong Mayor” Off to Ballot after Split Vote & Mayoral Tie Breaker; Non-Profit Allies No-Show for Becker Contract Change; CPRA Director Pushes Back on Council’s Anti-Oversight Budget Decision — Read on oakland-observer.ghost.io/in-the-details-week-ending-6-21-2026-3-strong-mayor-off-to-ballot-after-split-vote-mayoral-tie-breaker-once-allied-orgs-are-no-show-for-beckers-revenue-cutting-request-cpra-director-pus/

Yesterday the federal government arrested and indicted 15 people, many of them union activists, on conspiracy charges over the protests and massive strike against ICE in Minnesota last winter. Two of those indicted had just returned from the Labor Notes Conference, where Emmett Doyle’s prize-winning song “Hold the Line” was also sung (see box). TheContinue reading “From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes”