Welcome to the June Friday the 5th New Newsletter!
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Our Main Story: Ebola Outbreak
Ebola Ground Zero: CNN’s Clarissa Ward on What It’s Like Inside the “Red Zone”
‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket
Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans
Why is a US Ebola facility in Kenya sparking protests?
US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
We’re Still Not Stopping Talking About Them Files
(And You Shouldn’t Either)
Police Are Looking Into New Allegations Involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Republicans urge investigation into two men accused of abuse by Epstein assistant
Lawmakers ask DOJ to investigate additional alleged abusers named by former Epstein assistant
New Mexico lawmakers to blast out subpoenas in Epstein investigation
Epstein survivor says it’s not too late to expose what happened at his New Mexico ranch
This Week’s Links
Putin rules out Zelenskyy meeting, touts a new world order at ‘Russian Davos’
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Republicans Revolt Against Trump Again With SAVE Act Vote, Spark MAGA Fury
House members keep losing their bids for higher office. Some think they know why.
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says
Trump’s Stupid IRS Lawsuit Will Be Settled with Our Tax Dollars
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
Father of 6 imprisoned for rape following one of UK’s worst miscarriages of justice
ICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees
Pentagon must divulge cost of Iran war under House proposal
Macron weighs his options for wooing Trump at G7: Dinner at Versailles, or maybe golf
Trump has become DC’s developer-in-chief
Father kills 2 daughters, their mother in Miami stabbing murder-suicide
Brendan Banfield sentenced to life for elaborate double-murder plot to get rid of his wife1
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
‘I’m going’: Trump joining likes of Spike Lee and Timothee Chalamet at MSG for Knicks-Spurs on Monday2
RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines3
From Liability to Viral Lightning Rod: Hunter Biden’s Unexpected Second Act
Actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles
Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ has died at 724
Election 2026
Is Texas About to Weather a Big Blue Storm?
Democrat Gina Hinojosa launches first ad of Texas governor’s race, to be streamed during NBA Finals
Graham Platner denies an ex-girlfriend’s report that he once twisted her arm, held her in a room5
California is on the cusp of its “Becerra era”
Supreme Court Term Limits: Long Shot Push Gains Momentum with Democrats
Blindspot Stories
A trail of errors, then a deadly operation: How a surgeon removed a patient’s liver by mistake
Under Reported Stories
‘Albania is not for sale’, protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland
Protests grow over resort in Albania linked to Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner
Democratic Wake Up Calls / Wins
AI / Tech News
A bipartisan AI deal gets a brutal reality check
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Anthropic warns that AI will soon be able to improve itself without human intervention
This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order
America at 250
Trump Says Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio Will Replace Freedom 250 Artists6
Texas News
First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas
Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down
Texas is America Inc’s new centre of gravity
I Know Ball News
History says 1 of these 5 teams will win the 2026 World Cup
‘A frustrating mess’: Inside Boston’s troubled World Cup volunteer rollout
Trump Called Me a Loser, Now I’ve Raised $45k for Inclusivity in Action Sports
Pride Month
A First Look Inside the American LGBTQ+ Museum
States Have Replaced Pride Month with an Insanely Weird Conservative Holiday7
Madonna Kicks Off Pride Month With a Surprise Times Square Performance
Black Music Month
14 Movies and Shows That Amplify the Brilliance of Black Music
NPR’s Tiny Desk honors the legacy of BET with Black Music Month celebration
Questlove’s new film celebrates Earth, Wind & Fire’s legacy
Your Moment of Zen
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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I am once again reminding folks that divorce is very much an option.
The way this man is gonna be booed….put it in my veins.
Get this brain damaged man outta of office.
I was def a Buffy girl in my youth. Even in it’s weirder era when it moved to UPN.
Can normal people who aren’t awful, cruel, or weirdos run for office, PLEASE.
Lee famously has one hit….2 if you count the sequel.
Buncha losers.