June 2021
“Warner Bros. Discovery” to be name of new media company after merger
2021 Pulitzer Prize winners announced
376k people file for unemployment
47th G7 summit kicks off in England
AG Garland calls for strengthened policies related to Congressional documents
AMC, Blackberry, and other meme stocks surge
Apple kicks off WWDC
At least 160 people killed in Burkina Faso
Bidder wins Blue Origin spaceflight seat
Biden administration to invest $3 billion in antivirals
Biden and Putin set to meet
Biden begins first trip abroad
Biden meets Putin at summit in Geneva
Biden reverses and replaces TikTok, WeChat orders
Biden signs Juneteenth act into law
Biden signs an executive order banning US investment in 59 Chinese firms
Biden unveils measures to accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations
Bipartisan group of Senators proposes new infrastructure package
CDC eases travel guidelines
CO2 peaks in May at 50 percent above pre-industrial levels
CPI increases five percent year-over-year in May
California lifts restrictions
China to allow couples to have up to three children
Churchill Downs suspends racehorse trainer Bob Baffert
Cyberattack hits world’s largest meat supplier
DOJ Inspector General launches review
DOJ seizes Bitcoin from Colonial Pipeline ransom
DOJ sues to block Aon Willis acquisition
Department of Education relieves student loan debt for ITT students
Didi Chuxing files to go public
Djokovic wins French Open for 19th Grand Slam
E3 gaming conference kicks off
EU and UK launch formal antitrust investigations into Facebook
Education Department clarifies stance on Title IX protections
El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender
Etsy announces $1.6B acquisition of Depop
FDA approves new Alzheimer's drug
Facebook says Trump suspension will last two years
Fed to raise rates in 2023
Federal authorities investigating origins of wealthy Americans' tax report
Federal judge blocks Biden administration suspension on oil and gas leases
Federal judge overturns CA assault weapon ban
Florida Governor signs transgender-related sports bill into law
Fortune releases annual list of the 500 largest US companies
French Open concludes this weekend
G7 finance ministers agree to global minimum corporate tax rate
G7 leaders pledge 1B vaccines
GM increases EV and AV spend target
Global sting operation leads to over 800 arrests
Google agrees to antitrust settlement in France
Google opens first permanent retail store
Harris delivers remarks in Guatemala
Heat waves hit Western US
Hong Kong police arrest organizer of annual candlelight vigil
House votes to remove 2002 war powers resolution
Interior Department suspends oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Iran’s largest navy ship sinks in Gulf of Oman
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza
Israeli opposition party reach deal to form a unity government
Israeli parliament approves new government
JBS confirms ransom payment
Key right-wing Israeli opposition party backs plan to form a unity government
Lina Khan confirmed as FTC chair
Lordstown executives resign
Lordstown says it does not have enough cash for commercial production
MacKenzie Scott announces new donations
Microsoft announces new Xbox features
Myanmar military announces new charges
Myanmar trial begins
NASA announces two new missions to Venus
NATO issues statement following summit
Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open
Nigeria blocks Twitter
Novavax announces coronavirus vaccine results
Nubank raises new capital
Paramount's "A Quiet Place Part II" opened with ~$59M at the box office
President Biden to visit Tusla, Oklahoma in massacre remembrance
Russian court labels Navalny-linked groups as extremist
SCOTUS rules on ACA
SCOTUS rules on Catholic adoption agency
SCOTUS rules on TPS immigrants
Senate Republicans block bill to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack
Senate approves bill making Juneteenth a holiday
Senate passes new technology spending bill
Senate releases report on US Capitol attack
Several websites experience temporary outages
Simone Biles wins record 7th US championship
Spotify launches Greenroom
Supreme Court rejects J&J appeal
TC Energy confirms shutdown of Keystone project
Texas House Democrats walkout to block voting bill
Texas grid operator asks residents to conserve power
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