| No Images? Click here  Wednesday, June 12DEMOCRATS SCOFF AT BIDEN THEORY Former Vice President Joe Biden’s theory that Republicans will change and be more open to bipartisan cooperation after Donald Trump leaves office was met with skepticism by some Democratic lawmakers. [HuffPost]UK UNVEILS PLAN TO REACH NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 The United Kingdom could become the world’s first major economy to legally require itself to emit net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a new plan. [HuffPost]WOMAN INVESTIGATED HER OWN HATE CRIME A Muslim woman who was robbed and brutally beaten by a group of young people last month says the New York Police Department and the Bronx District Attorney’s office failed to properly investigate until she dug up video evidence proving the hate crime. [HuffPost]HONG KONG PROTESTS HALT EXTRADITION BILL Thousands of protesters blocked entry to Hong Kong’s government headquarters Wednesday, delaying a legislative session on a proposed extradition bill that has heightened fears over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the semi-autonomous territory. [AP]BOTSWANA DECRIMINALIZES GAY SEX Botswana became the latest country to decriminalize gay sex when the High Court rejected as unconstitutional sections of the penal code that punish same-sex relations with up to seven years in prison. [AP]SUDAN TALKS RESUME AFTER STRIKE SUSPENDED Sudan’s military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional council, an Ethiopian envoy said, as an opposition alliance said it was suspending its campaign of civil disobedience and strikes. [Reuters]
 DEMS OFFER BILL FOR GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to end special legal protections for the gun industry and allow victims of gun violence to sue manufacturers. [HuffPost]STUDENT CATCHES ‘PREDATOR COP’ USING SNAPCHAT A college student in San Francisco got a police officer arrested on suspicion of discussing sexual activity with a minor after he used a Snapchat filter to pretend he was an underage girl online. [HuffPost]FOX NATION STAR ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Former pro wrestler Tyrus was booted off his Fox Nation show after his co-host Britt McHenry filed a sexual harassment complaint against him with Fox News management. [Daily Beast]JURY DEADLOCKS ON BORDER ACTIVIST CHARGES A federal jury could not reach a verdict Tuesday against a border activist charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor migrants in a trial that humanitarian aid groups said would have wide implications on their work. [AP]FEINSTEIN CALLS FOR SANTA ANITA TRACK TO CLOSE Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has called for the immediate suspension of racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia after two more horses died over the weekend, saying there was “no reason to wait” for more animals to perish. [HuffPost]PENCE CONFIRMS: U.S. EMBASSY REFUSED TO FLY PRIDE FLAG Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that the Trump administration rejected U.S. embassies’ requests to fly the rainbow pride flag in June, LGBTQ Pride Month, saying in an interview that only “one flag should fly.” [HuffPost]
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