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Riots spread across France overnight in response to the shooting of a teenager by police. / Reuters
Wagner mercenaries apparently will no longer fight in Ukraine after the mercenary group's leader refuses to sign contracts with the Kremlin. / The Guardian
Remember that Chinese spy balloon? The spying tech on-board was American-made. / Reuters
The United States Supreme Court curtails affirmative action at schools around the nation, effectively ending race-conscious admissions. / NPR
President Biden is taking advice from Hollywood's Jeffrey Katzenberg to help turn his age into a punchline. / The Wall Street Journal
By 2030, poor countries will need to spend $2.8 trillion a year in order to reduce emissions and protect their economies against climate change. / The Economist
Eleven deaths in Texas this week were attributed to heat-related illnesses. / CNN
Can the weather get too hot to fly a plane safely? A pilot says yes, though that also explains why airports in places like Dubai have such long runways. / The Points Guy
Women's professional tennis gets closer to closing the gender pay gap, but the shift won't be complete for 10 years. / Forbes
See also: "Novak Djokovic and the Power of a Bosnian Pyramid." / Atlas Obscura
Influencers face backlash for being paid to visit a Shein factory and then suggest damning reports about the company are "misinformation." / Buzzfeed
A profile of Ibiza disco queen Róisín Murphy. "I had to fight, and go, 'No, that is a good song. Finish it.' Numerous times." / Pitchfork
Fans begin to notice there are multiple cuts of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse—a film about multiple versions of Spider-Man—out in theaters. / HuffPost
Drake's new poetry book is said to read like "if Barstool Sports commissioned E. E. Cummings for an anthology of pick-up lines, except less artful." / High Snobiety
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