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Swedish environmental protesters glue hands to Monet painting, smear paint to protest climate change: video

Fox News Two Swedish women were seen on video gluing themselves to a Monet painting at the National Museum in Stockholm and smearing it with red paint Wednesday. The women were both from the environmental activist group, Restore Wetlands. The group said the women’s actions were intended to pressure the Swedish government to reduce greenhouse…

Summer is almost here: It’s time to learn the Torah of the garden

Jerusalem Post This description of plants is a reflection of the way many of us experience plants — as alive, and in relationship to us. And it’s likely they reflect how our ancestors did too. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746533

Bankrupt Vice Media in Sale Talks With Media Group GoDigital

Wall Street Journal GoDigital wants to buy Vice at a court-supervised auction that would also include the company’s top lenders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bankrupt-vice-media-in-sale-talks-with-media-group-godigital-4864f0ae

No need for cold shutdown of Zaporozhye NPP’s Unit 5 — Rosenergoatom official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A cold shutdown implies that a reactor is not producing a measurable amount of electricity or heat https://tass.com/russia/1633151

Russians evict residents of Oleshky and Hola Prystan from their homes

Pravda Ukraine The Russians are evicting residents of the towns of Oleshky and Hola Prystan in Kherson Oblast from their homes, and these dwellings are being used to accommodate Russian army officers or to set up firing positions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/16/7407085/

Raphael Bostic Discloses Violations of Fed Trading Rules in 2022

Wall Street Journal The Atlanta Fed president disclosed ETF transactions made by a money manager that occurred ahead of an FOMC meeting when a trading blackout was in place. https://www.wsj.com/articles/raphael-bostic-discloses-violations-of-fed-trading-rules-in-2022-702256ff

Jack Teixeira, Accused Classified-Document Leaker, Indicted by Grand Jury

Wall Street Journal The Air National Guardsman, who was arrested in April, hasn’t entered a plea. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jack-teixeira-accused-classified-document-leaker-indicted-by-grand-jury-5fa449dd

U.S., South Korea Go Full Throttle in Joint Drills

Wall Street Journal A South Korean AH-64 Apache helicopter fires flares in a drill with U.S. forces at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Thursday. North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles hours later. Photo: Jung Yeon-je/Press Pool https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-south-korea-go-full-throttle-in-joint-drills-c9a3432e

Glenda Jackson, two-time Oscar winner who paused acting for politics, dies at 87

Washington Post Ms. Jackson spent nearly 25 years in Britain’s Parliament before returning to acting — playing the demanding role of King Lear — in her 80s. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/06/15/glenda-jackson-actress-british-dies/

Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Grueling and Costly but Promising, U.S. Says

New York Times American and Ukrainian defense officials said the fight to dislodge dug-in Russian forces occupying southeastern Ukraine was expected to be brutal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive.html