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Yahoo News VideoWhat is Juneteenth and how is this 156-year-old holiday celebrated today?
On Juneteenth, Black Americans commemorate June 19, 1865, the day Black Union soldiers in the Civil War brought news of the Emancipation Proclamation to Galveston, Texas, freeing enslaved people in the South. Today, descendants across the U.S. commemorate the holiday with block parties, parades, rallies, festivals, cookouts and educational events. Samuel Collins III, a historian and Juneteenth Legacy Project co-chair, explains how Galveston, the birthplace of Juneteenth, has preserved the 156-year tradition and why it's important to keep the observation going.
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Homeland security chief: ‘The border is not open’
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff that he disagrees with the characterization of a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border despite a 20-year high of migrants apprehended in April. Mayorkas, who is traveling to Mexico on Tuesday, says he stands by Vice President Harris’ message to Guatemalans last week that they should “not come” to the United States and emphasized the potential perils of the journey.
- Detroit Free Press
Former Michigan football players begin online petition defending Bo Schembechler's legacy
Several former players, coaches of staff members of Michigan football who played and worked for Bo Schembechler are coming to his defense.
- Reuters
Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with popular anger over economic hardship and curbs on freedoms set to keep many pro-reform Iranians at home. The front-runner in a carefully vetted field is Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judge seen by analysts and insiders as representing the security establishment at its most fearsome. But the authorities' hopes for a high turnout and a boost to their legitimacy may be disappointed, as official polls suggest only about 40% of over 59 million eligible Iranians will vote.
- National Review
Stephen Colbert Flubs Basic Fact about COVID Origin during Jon Stewart Exchange
In the viral exchanges with comedian Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert flubbed a basic fact wrong on covid origins.
- The Week
Harris was reportedly prepped for border question, making her answer 'all the more unnerving' to allies
Harris was reportedly prepped for border question, making her answer 'all the more unnerving' to allies
- Yahoo Finance Video
Workers sue over mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Keenan reports the latest on vaccination mandates and bans on vaccination proof.
- Miami Herald
Key West police tried to handcuff an 8-year-old. A judge just ruled on his mom’s lawsuit
Key West police officers did not violate an 8-year-old boy’s civil rights when they tried to handcuff him at his elementary school after he was accused of punching a teacher in 2018, a federal judge has ruled.
- Kansas City Star
Watch what happens when a hungry black bear and grizzly meet in Glacier National Park
“In case we needed proof that we can’t (outclimb) a black bear.”
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Watch what happens when a hungry black bear and grizzly meet in Glacier National Park
“In case we needed proof that we can’t (outclimb) a black bear.”
- Idaho Statesman
Watch what happens when a hungry black bear and grizzly meet in Glacier National Park
“In case we needed proof that we can’t (outclimb) a black bear.”
- Raleigh News and Observer
Paul Murdaugh had two brushes with law near Charleston while on bond, records show
Although minor violations, the boating fine and speeding ticket show that Murdaugh traveled — and boated — throughout the state while charged for a fatal crash in which a court deposition describes him as “throttling” the boat’s engine.
- The State
Police improperly investigated 2019 boat crash involving Murdaugh, Beach lawyer says
The lawyer for the family of Mallory Beach, the 19-year-old killed in the boat crash, says he hopes the S.C. Attorney General looks into attempts by police to “influence” the original investigation.
- The Independent
‘Would you rather have AC or AOC?’ Comedian posing as Texas electricity official fools Twitter
‘I mean, would you rather have AC or would you rather have AOC?’ the comedian Blaire Erskine asked in the guise of a Texas power grid official
- Business Insider
Take a look inside an Amazon Air Boeing 737, the latest weapon in Jeff Bezos' master plan to win the delivery wars
Amazon uses its own planes to speed up delivery and has also quietly been shipping cargo for the US Postal Service, according to a new report.
- The Independent
‘Putin’s favourite congressman’ was at the insurrection rally at the Capitol
Rohrabacher was seen in photos outside the Capitol as riot unfolded
- USA TODAY
Emails: Trump White House pressured Justice Department to back claims of voter fraud
Newly released emails show how top DOJ officials resisted calls from the White House to investigate its claims of voter fraud.
- INSIDER
MLB will screen pitchers during games to catch cheaters using banned substances to alter baseballs
MLB said the action would act as "a uniform standard for the consistent application of the rules."
- The Telegraph
'I have nothing to fear': Top Chinese virologist denies Wuhan lab leak theory in rare interview
The Chinese virologist at the center of a theory that Covid-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan has angrily denied the claims as "filth" in a rare interview. Dr Shi Zhengli is the Wuhan Institute of Virology's (WIV) leading expert on coronaviruses and her work has fuelled speculation over how the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in the same city. The WIV's refusal to allow an independent investigation of its laboratory or its research into coronaviruses has further fuelled suspicions tha
- The Independent
Texas governor says he will ask people around the ‘world’ to donate to build Trump’s border wall
Greg Abbott has says his state will accept donations from ‘everybody’ who wants to contribute to the construction of a Texas border wall