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These Cowboys Build a New Juneteenth Tradition at a Rodeo in Portland

New York Times The cowboy is “a shorthand for independence and grit and all of these things about America,” an organizer said. “But then you combine it with Black culture, and it just wiggles your brain.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/black-rodeo-oregon-juneteenth.html

Russia’s turn to Africa may become critical outcome of special military operation — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Global South countries may not wield the financial heft of the Western economies, but their landmass, population, and resources make them important partners for non-Western powers like Russia and China, Vuk Vuksanovic noted https://tass.com/world/1634771

To attract TSMC, countries should seek closer ties with Taiwan: FM Wu

Brussels, June 18 (CNA) Countries looking to attract investment by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) should consider the broader picture of their relations with Taiwan, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said recently. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306190011

US has access to bioweapons agents via vast network of labs abroad — Russian military

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Igor Kirillov, the Walter Reed Institute has four foreign branches with high-level biological isolation laboratories and a network of territorial units for sampling and transporting strains https://tass.com/defense/1634769

Russian agent who sought to blow up Ukrainian railways captured

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746800

With Commuters Staying Home, Transit Agencies Try to Reinvent Themselves

New York Times In California, Bay Area Rapid Transit has suffered so much that it needs a state bailout — and possibly a new business model. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/bart-san-francisco-california.html

Why Robert Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 Bid Is a Headache for Biden

New York Times The unexpected polling strength of an anti-vaccine activist with a celebrated Democratic lineage points to the president’s weaknesses, which his team is aiming to shore up. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/politics/rfk-jr-biden-democrats.html

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