Straight To It: Gwen’s Friday, July 2 recap

Jul 02, 2021

By Straight Arrow News

Gwen’s picks for Friday, July 2 include:

The first hurricane of the season is here
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are feuding over a rally scheduled for this weekend
A new jobs report brings good news
An American track and field star tests positive for THC, knocking her out of a key Olympic race

Politics

Gaetz resigns after being picked as Trump’s attorney general

28 mins ago

Congress holds hearing to ‘pull back the curtain’ on UFOs, experts testify

Lawmaker to introduce 22nd Amdt resolution after Trump 3rd term remarks

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U.S.

Catholic woman fired over COVID-19 vaccine refusal awarded $13 million

13 hrs ago

‘Wanted’ posters target Jewish faculty, staff at University of Rochester

Defense contractor ordered to pay former Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million

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International

Palestinian militant group releases new video of Israeli hostage held by Hamas

13 hrs ago

Hospitalized Canadian teen with H5N1 had no known prior exposure to virus

Police official arrested in beheading of Mexican mayor a week into office

Reuters

Tech

Meta must face FTC antitrust trial over purchasing Instagram, WhatsApp

13 hrs ago

The Guardian leaves X citing ‘conspiracies and racism’

Amazon shutting down Freeview amid ‘FAST’ platform rise

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