Headlines for June 7, 2023

Air Quality Alerts Issued as Thick Smoke Blankets Large Swaths of U.S. and Canada, Heat Waves Stifle Puerto Rico, South Asia; Bangladesh Closes Schools Amid Ongoing Power Cuts, Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free by Next Decade, Activists Shut Down Manchin Talk at D.C. Event over Climate Destruction, Mountain Valley Pipeline, Ukraine Dam Collapse Wreaks Havoc Along Dnipro River as Thousands Forced to Evacuate, Mexico’s AMLO Claims Major Win After His Party Clinches Mexico’s Governorship, Fresh Protests Take Over French Streets in Hopes of Reviving Campaign Against Retirement Reform, Blinken Tightens Ties and Pushes U.S. Middle East Agenda with MBS in Saudi Arabia, PGA Tour Announces Surprise Merger with Saudi Arabia’s LIV Tour, UNRWA and WFP Facing Major Funding Shortages for Work in Palestine Despite Dire Need, Sen. Van Hollen Calls on Biden Admin to Release Report on Israeli Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Gunman Kills Two People, Injures 5, After High School Graduation in Richmond, VA, Ajike Owens, a Black Mother of 4, Shot Dead by White Neighbor Who Had Just Harassed Her Children, HRC Issues First-Ever State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ People in the U.S., Judge Sides with FL Families Seeking Care for Trans Children; LA Advances Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Texas Sheriff Recommends Criminal Charges over 2022 Migrant Flights to Martha’s Vineyard, Merck Sues Biden Admin over Medicare Negotiation Law, Trump Lawyers Meet with Special Counsel as Possible Indictment Nears, SAG–AFTRA Members Back Strike Authorization as Writers Remain on Strike