The End of Affirmative Action
We’re covering the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, heat in the South and a fast-fashion blunder.
Day: June 30, 2023
Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years
One of the world’s oldest newspapers, the Vienna-based Wiener Zeitung, is ending its daily print run after more than three centuries.
UK Environment Minister Resigns, Slams Rishi Sunak As “Uninterested”
British international environment minister Zac Goldsmith on Friday resigned from government, criticising Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as “uninterested” in the environmental brief.
Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones
The families of some of the tens of thousands of people missing in Syria are drawing some hope from a new U.N. push to find their loved ones.
AP Top Stories June 30 A
Here’s the latest for Friday, June 30th: Violent protests spread in France; Supreme Court overturns affirmative action; Former VP Mike Pence goes to Ukraine; Heat wave turns deadly in Texas.
France sees third night of violence amid protests over fatal police shooting of teen
French President Emmanuel Macron called a new government emergency meeting on Friday after a third night of violent clashes between protesters and police in cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille, sparked by the deadly police shoot…
Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court
Kevin Spacey arrives at court where he faces 12 sexual offence counts
Hungary, Poland block EU summit over migration
Poland, backed by Hungary, has staged a revolt against European Union migration reforms, leading to deadlock that on Friday stretched into a second day at the bloc’s summit in Brussels. The agreement aims to share the hosting of asylum seekers across E…
Australia’s budget surplus swells to $19bn due to surging tax revenue
Economist Chris Richardson says figure well above earlier forecasts is a reminder of ‘how lucky the Lucky Country has been’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal budget is on track to smash its earlier surp…