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* Texas hospital whistleblower says DOJ indictment meant to intimidate him after he exposed gender clinic
Dr. Eithan Haim, who now faces federal charges for exposing Texas hospital for conducting gender-affirming care procedures on kids, said he is convinced the charges are political.

* ESPN's Monica McNutt laments coverage of Caitlin Clark hard foul: 'Are we really leading sports with this?'
ESPN broadcaster Monica McNutt expressed some frustration about how the hard foul on Caitlin Clark was covered on "First Take" last week.

* Attorney General Merrick Garland rejects 'false' claims DOJ trying to influence election in op-ed
Attorney General Merrick Garland responded to criticism of the Justice Department in an op-ed for the Washington Post on Tuesday, calling claims of politicization "false."

* MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is worried she'll be put in one of Trump's 'massive camps': 'I'm worried about me'
Rachel Maddow is “worried" former President Trump could throw her in jail or even a camp for high-profile liberals if he’s victorious in November.

* The strange thing Donald Trump and Jussie Smollett have in common
We are witnessing the transformation of the justice system from the principle of intent to impact. It used to be that you had to establish the motive, in order to charge a criminal.

* NJ reviewing Trump golf courses' liquor licenses after felony conviction
Following former President Donald Trump's felony conviction, the New Jersey Attorney General's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is reviewing liquor licenses at his properties.

* Kharkiv mayor says permission to use weapons against Russia has brought 'period of calm'
The mayor of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city under intense Russian fire, said using foreign weapons to strike missile launch positions in Russia has reduced the number of attacks of his city.

* Hamas says it accepts UN cease-fire resolution, but Blinken an obstacle to negotiations
An official for the Hamas terrorist group said it accepts a UN Security Council cease-fire resolution that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza.

* Police seek 2 in assault on popular East Coast boardwalk weeks after Memorial Day chaos
New Jersey police are hoping to identify two men in an assault on a popular East Coast boardwalk over the weekend as youth crime plagues vacation destinations.

* Biden student loan handouts get approval from just 3 in 10 Americans
A new poll found 3 in 10 American approve and 4 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Biden's handling of student debt relief, a major campaign priority for the Democrat.

Housing

Florida Senate aims to help alleviate state's lack of housing for workforce

5 months ago By Special

(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers want to alleviate the state's growing affordable housing shortage by fixing some of the shortfalls in the Live Local Act of 2023.

The bill passed unanimously with the Senate Committee on Community Affairs on Jan. 9 and was due before the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy on Thursday, however, it was temporarily delayed. No new meeting date has been posted on the state Senate's website.

Business notes

* Talc Powder Settlemen: The District of Columbia has reached a final consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson, resolving allegations it misled consumers about the safety of some talcum powder products in a significant legal settlement. Under the consent judgment, the company will pay $700 million to 47 states involved in a multistate working group without admitting wrongdoing or liability.

* Rates Unchanged: The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate policy unchanged on June 12, while officials at their latest monetary policy meeting predicted one rate cut this year. At the conclusion of its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policymaking meeting, the Fed voted to leave its policy rate at a range of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent.

* EU’s Chinese EV Tariff Signals Policy Shift, Possibly Counterproductive: Experts

* China’s May Inflation Signals Weak Consumer Demand, Shaky Economy: Analysts

-- The Epoch Times

World View

* At least 49 dead and 140 missing after migrant boat sinks near Yemen, UN agency says
A boat transporting some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from Somalia to Yemen sank in the Gulf of Aden, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, according to the U.N.

* Malawi vice president, 9 others killed in a plane crash, president says
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera announced that a small military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima crashed, killing all 10 people on board.

* Al Qaeda chief invites foreign fighters to train in Afghanistan, target West: 'Safe haven for terrorists'
Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban and al Qaeda have grown closer, with the terrorist groups new leader calling on foreigners to come and train to target the West.

* Zelenskyy appeals for aid, investment in energy sector at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began a week of diplomacy at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, where he made the case for investments in Ukraine's energy sector.

* 4 US college instructors stabbed in attack at Chinese public park
Four U.S. university tutors from Iowa were stabbed by an unknown assailant in an attack at a public park in China on Monday and were taken to hospital

* European voters reject socialism, far-left policies in EU Parliament elections: 'Political earthquake'
Experts told Fox News Digital the European Parliament elections should put the White House on notice, as voters rejected far-left policies.

* Russia, Belarus run second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to 'Western provocation'
Russia and Belarus have launched a second stage of drills to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons as Russia tries to discourage the West from increasing support for Ukraine.

* Hamas' Oct 7 massacre has legal scholars creating new war crime category
While the deliberate weaponizing and destruction of families is nothing new in conflict, the Palestinian terror group used bodycams to document its crimes against parents and children.

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