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Footnote in Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling excludes military academies

Fox News The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday striking down affirmative action in the college admission process included language that will exclude military academies from the ruling. The majority opinion from Justice John Roberts came with a footnote explaining that military academies are not subject to the ruling because they were not involved in the prior…

Musical Fireworks

Wall Street Journal Charles Ives’s exuberant orchestral piece ‘The Fourth of July,’ scored in 1912, captures in six minutes the clamor and nostalgia of a New Englander’s Independence Day and the proud force of the American spirit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/musical-fireworks-6e2f35fb

Abortion Ban Upheld in Indiana

New York Times The court said the state Constitution provides a limited right to abortion, but not a “fundamental” one. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/indiana-abortion-ban-upheld.html

Roberts scolds liberal justices for demonizing rulings they don’t like: ‘Disturbing feature’ of dissents

Fox News Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a warning Friday against dissenting opinions from liberal justices who demonize the high court when they disagree with its final decisions. His scolding came as the Supreme Court delivered a blow to the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan — which would have wiped out over…

Shot to Protect Against Polio and Five Other Diseases Is Approved by Gavi

New York Times The international vaccine aid group agreed to provide developing countries with a new shot to prevent a global resurgence of the paralyzing virus. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/health/polio-vaccine-gavi.html

Senseless to speak with Zelensky, says Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Everybody knows that Ukrainian President is in no way an independent figure, Russian Foreign Minister said https://tass.com/russia/1641351

Milley Makes Case for Rules-Based Order, Deterrence in New Era

Defense.gov The international rules-based order and the strategy of deterrence are ideas that undergird peace in our world and are worth defending, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3446709/milley-makes-case-for-rules-based-order-deterrence-in-new-era/

Satellite imagery shows what could be Wagner’s future camp in Belarus

Washington Post Hundreds of tents were rapidly built to house thousands at an abandoned military base. Whether it’s the mercenary group’s new home is an open question. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/30/satellite-imagery-shows-what-could-be-wagners-future-camp-belarus/

RFK blames Supreme Court student loan handout smackdown on Biden’s ‘failure’

Fox News Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. took aim at President Biden Friday over his “failure” to unite Congress, insisting it led to the “predictable” Supreme Court decision to strike down the president’s student loan forgiveness plan. “The unfortunate SCOTUS ruling striking down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was the predictable result of…

Peg Yorkin, Who Helped Bring the Abortion Pill to the U.S., Dies at 96

New York Times A Hollywood producer’s wife who was emboldened by second-wave feminism, she was a founder of the Feminist Majority and worked to get female candidates elected. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/peg-yorkin-dead.html