Headlines for June 23, 2021

Republicans Block Major Voting Rights Bill as Democrats Vow to Continue Fight, Air Raid in Tigray Kills Dozens, Adding to Conflict-Fueled Devastation, Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor in Over 3 Years Amid Widespread Opposition, Rights Groups Sound Alarm as Nicaragua’s Gov’t Escalates Crackdown on Opposition, Shooting in Mexican Border Town Kills at Least 15 People in Crossfire, At Least 3 Arab Israeli Journalists Have Come Under Attack in Past Month, U.S. Gov’t Seizes PressTV.com and Other Websites Linked to Iran, Hong Kong Newspaper Apple Daily Shuts Down Days After Police Raid Newsroom, Arrest Editors, Catalan Separatist Leaders Released After Spanish Pardon, 200+ Groups Call for Permanent End to U.S. Global Gag Rule, NYT: Saudi Men Involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Were Trained by U.S. Group, Biden Admin to Reconsider Cases of Rejected Asylum Seekers Subjected to “Remain in Mexico” Plan, Interior Dept. to Probe Impact of Historic Boarding Schools for Native American Children, Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Not Join UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Without Tenure, Eric Adams Leads in NYC Mayoral Race; Socialist India Walton Set to Become Buffalo’s 1st Woman Mayor