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9:15 PM ET, June 12, 2021

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Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
Austin police arrest one of two suspects involved in downtown shooting that left 14 injured  —  Editor's note: Due to the magnitude of this shooting as a matter of public safety, the Statesman is making this story free for everyone to read.  Statesman journalists are working to find …
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Alta Spells / CNN:
At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin, authorities say  —  (CNN)At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said.  —  Two of the people injured are in critical condition, Austin Interim Chief …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
G7 Live Updates: Biden and Putin Won't Hold a Joint News Conference
Associated Press:
The Latest: Climate change protests hit beach near G7 summit
Washington Examiner:   Biden should make sure G-7 isn't full of hot air
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Pushes G-7 to Criticize China Over Forced-Labor Allegations
Discussion: Fox News
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
There's no escape from holding Trump accountable  —  It was inevitable that the Trump administration's politically motivated misuse of the investigative arms of government would burst into public view and demand accountability.  That moment is upon us.  —  The revelation that the Trump …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Garland Confronts Long-Building Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism
Discussion: HotAir
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
I said I couldn't stand Indian food.  Then a Twitter friend took me to dinner.  —  This is a story about the internet, the spontaneous generosity of thousands of people and the healing power of food.  Or, the healing power of lamb.  —  This is a story about how the internet and social media …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republican attacks on Biden agenda can't break through conservative media's culture wars  —  Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) started off talking about the cancellation of a domestic oil pipeline, the job losses and higher gas prices, key kitchen-table items that Republicans believe will be critical to winning back the majority next year.
Discussion: Raw Story and Hackwhackers
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
New book suggests Birx wanted Trump to lose presidential election  —  (CNN)A new book written by one of President Joe Biden's top coronavirus advisers suggests Dr. Deborah Birx hoped former President Donald Trump would lose the 2020 presidential election.  —  In “Preventable,” …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn't “believe in evolution”  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said this week she does not “believe in evolution,” adding, “I don't believe in that type of so-called science.”  —  What she's saying: Greene leaned on religion to explain the origins of the coronavirus.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:   Marjorie Taylor Greene to headline Hillsborough GOP dinner this summer
New York Times:
Private Inequity: How a Powerful Industry Conquered the Tax System  —  The I.R.S. almost never audits private equity firms, even as whistle-blowers have filed claims alleging illegal tax avoidance.  —  There were two weeks left in the Trump administration when the Treasury Department handed …
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Here's an Idea for Liberals: Propaganda  —  What does the Democratic Party stand for?  What do voters think the Democratic Party stands for?  How can Democrats communicate to voters that they actually do stand for things?  These are vexing questions for Democratic politicians and the people who run their campaigns.
Harry Enten / CNN:
Most blue states will make Biden's July 4 vaccine goal.  The red ones won't.  —  (CNN)The United States looks increasingly unlikely to reach President Joe Biden's July 4 vaccine goal.  We need at least 70% of all adults to have one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and we're on pace to have somewhere between 67% and 68%.
Molly McKew / Great Power:
Belarus sharpens a weapon of “irregular migration” against Lithuania  —  As Lukashenko cracks down, Lithuania steps up to help the Belarusian opposition — and finds itself the target of new hybrid measures from Minsk  —  Over the past few weeks, hundreds of migrants, primarily from Iraq …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden and G7 Leaders Launch Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership … The United States is rallying the world's democracies to deliver for our people, meet the world's biggest challenges, and demonstrate our shared values  —  Today President Biden met with G7 leaders …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and BizPac Review
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial  —  President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.  —  The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community …
Discussion: Twitchy, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW and PIX11
 
 
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Aaron Bandler / Jewish Journal:
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Nicholas Bagley / The Atlantic:
The Drug That Could Break American Health Care
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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