* EU members met in Brussels today for the first time without Britain. * Nicola Sturgeon is in Brussels to begin talks for Scotland to remain in the EU. * The Istanbul airport assault is the 14th major terrorist attack in Turkey over the past year. * Bernie Sanders: Like Britons, Americans are angry,
* Yesterday's SCOTUS abortion decision goes beyond Texas: It expands the right established in Roe. * Texas governor lets slip that abortion restrictions were about stopping abortions, not women's health. * Citing Brexit fears, South Korea cuts GDP growth forecast and readies stimulus. * EU leaders want the UK to
* Brexit leaders renege on promises. * Fact-checking Boris Johnson's first post-Brexit article—he claims Scotland doesn't want another referendum. * After poor Brexit showing, UK Labour Party wants to oust Jeremy Corbyn, who says he's not going anywhere. * Post-financial crash, local governments outsourced
* UK votes to leave EU, Cameron plans to resign, and EU wants Britain out as soon as possible. * British voters under 50 wanted to stay; those over 65 were loudest voices for “Leave.” * Brexit reactions on Twitter. * Scotland voted to remain in the EU, but was dragged out by England.
* The pound hits a six-month high as investors expect Britain to vote to remain in the EU. * UK's electoral commission estimates a final result "around breakfast time" on Friday. * On Tuesday and Wednesday alone, the Brexit vote attracted bets worth more than $4.4 million.
* Brexit campaigners crisscross the UK for a final day of arguments. * Latest polls find Britain (barely) inclined to remain in the EU. * Recent stumbles by Trump encourage GOP critics to pursue a bid to block his nomination. * Views of Chinese women on Clinton. * Wall Street donors say they’ll cut
* Senators say no to strengthening background checks and preventing suspected terrorists from purchasing guns. * On the gun vote: only 11 senators' votes were up for grabs. * Gun control point and counterpoint: Leah Finnegan annotates an AR-15 owner’s apologia. * Every time a bomb goes off somewhere, every time
* US Senate to vote on four gun control bills today; none are expected to pass. * Summer solstice arrives tonight with a rare "strawberry moon." * The Sahel, the world’s largest interconnecting crisis area, is on the verge of collapse. * First country-to-country ride-hail service takes people
* "Secret" memo sees dozens of US diplomats urging Obama to attack Assad, in response to more than 400,000 dead. * The vast majority of mass shooters use handguns, not assault rifles, in their attacks. * See also: FBI crime data shows murder victims by weapon, 2010–2014. * Brexit campaign
* Democratic Senator's filibuster leads to a "path forward" in the Senate on two gun control measures. * Since the gun lobby has long suppressed research, basic questions remain about how policy can lead to prevention. * Trump sees two civilizations at conflict; for Obama, they are one. * To
