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‘An inflection point’: Congress prepares for battle over massive voting rights bill  NBC News Biden says Justice Department is “taking a look” at Georgia voting law  CBS News Georgia’s restrictive voting law puts the GOP at a crossroads  CNN Georgia Republicans’ petty crusade

Several children among the dead when security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters; defense chiefs of 12 nations condemn military’s use of lethal force against civilians

States are considering a record number of anti-transgender bills, including many that prohibit gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. Alabama’s bill would make providing such care a felony. (Image credit: Edmund D. Fountain for NPR)

Companies that sold or distributed opioid medications face huge legal, financial and public relations peril. Critics say shareholders, not CEOs, will pay the price. (Image credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Biden’s History On Gun Bills And Why Advocates Are Disappointed  NPR Chekhov’s gun control and Ted Cruz’s ‘ridiculous theater’  The Washington Post 10 ideas to stem the tide of Philly’s gun-violence crisis | Opinion  The Philadelphia Inquirer Opinion | Stop It With ‘Gun

President Biden knows better than almost anyone how hard it is to get gun bills passed. But after being at the forefront on previous efforts, he seems to be pushing it down his agenda as president. (Image credit: Jim Watson/AFP

Some of the country’s last beaches spared from development are now carpeted in globs of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean, damaging beaches that are nesting grounds for endangered turtles. (Image credit: Ruth Sherlock/NPR)

Syria forced to ration fuel as stricken ship keeps Suez Canal blocked  CNN Suez Canal blockage felt across the world as trade comes to a pause  CBS This Morning Shock-Weary Global Economy Girds for Supply Jolt From Suez Mess  Bloomberg Suez Shows Civilization

Airstrikes that sent villagers fleeing into the jungle show the situation in Myanmar is “much worse”, a humanitarian worker has told Sky News, as military leaders reportedly partied on the deadliest day of violence since last month’s coup.

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