'The perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good'
President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to seek compromise in order to pass the first significant federal firearms legislation in three decades. Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east, an official said. The fate of abortion rights in the U.S. is a waiting game. Today marks one year since a condo building collapse killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida. A rare parade of planets occurred this morning. Scroll down for some fun weekend reads.
🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's Friday's news.
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Nation reacts to Supreme Court gun rights ruling
In one of the most consequential rulings on gun control in over a decade, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law Thursday requiring state residents to have "proper cause" to carry a handgun. Supporters of the Second Amendment have lauded the decision, while gun control advocates say it jeopardizes public health. The decision came on the heels of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two adults dead and an attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket where a gunman killed 10 people and injured three others in what authorities called a racially-motivated killing. Amid the outcry, the U.S. Senate passed a new gun control package Thursday — the first significant federal firearms legislation in three decades. Read more
⚫ Reverberations: The court's decision is likely to open a debate over how far cities and states may go to ban guns in ''sensitive'' places such as bars, sports stadiums and on public transit.
⚫ Today: The Senate bipartisan gun deal will go to the House and potentially reach the president's desk. Joe Biden and other Democrats have pushed for a broader package than what's in the Senate deal, but the president has said multiple times ''the perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good'' when it comes to passing the biggest gun safety deal in three decades.
🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear from lawmakers about the historic bipartisan Senate bill on guns. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker.
Ukrainian army to leave battered city to avoid Russian encirclement
After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating to a huge chemical factory on the city's edge, where they holed up in its sprawling underground structures. In recent days, Russian forces have made gains around Sievierodonetsk and the neighboring city of Lysychansk, on a steep bank across the river, in a bid to encircle Ukrainian forces. Read more
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What will be the fate of abortion rights in the US?
Opponents and supporters of abortion are waiting for the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which could come as soon as this morning. The anticipation comes weeks after a leaked draft opinion in the case suggested the court was considering a decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that established the right to abortion. A few things could happen: the Dobbs decision could all-out end Roe or the court could take a more nuanced approach, such as upholding the right to abortion but allowing states to restrict or ban it much earlier in pregnancy. If Roe is overturned all together, people seeking abortion care will be left with a complex web of state-level abortion laws to navigate. Read more
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🟣 Do you know your state's abortion laws? Here's Paste BN's searchable database of state-by-state abortion limits and protections.
One year since Surfside condo building collapse
Friday will mark one year since the tragic partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Southside, Florida, that claimed the lives of 98 residents. Memorial services were planned throughout the day, including a private event with family members and survivors at the precise moment of the collapse – 1:22 a.m. ET – of the 12-story, 136-unit condo building. A public ceremony is planned later in the day. While delayed maintenance and structural complications are widely considered the cause of the collapse, many questions about the disaster still remain. One year later, here’s what we know so far. Read more
✔ Surfside collapse 1 year later: New Florida regulations make condos safer, but at what cost?
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday
📰 Daunte Wright's family reached a $3.25M settlement with a Minnesota city in a wrongful death case.
🟣 The Biden administration proposed new protections for transgender students and measures against sexual violence in schools.
🔵 Andrew Gillum, 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor and former Tallahassee mayor, was arrested on federal campaign-related charges.
🏊♀️ A U.S. artistic swimmer was dramatically rescued by a coach after fainting at the world championships.
A rare parade of 5 planets
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn appeared in a line across the early Friday morning sky, according to astronomers, in a sky spectacle that won't be seen again for nearly 20 years. Although the "planet parade" will be visible throughout the latter part of June, the best day to see the spectacle was this morning, weather permitting, as the planets were joined by the waning crescent moon. And you don't need a telescope to enjoy it. The planetary procession could be seen above the eastern horizon every morning through the end of June, AccuWeather said. Read more
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📷 Photo of the day: Adorable Photos from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2022 📷
Trumpet the Bloodhound won the highly coveted Best in Show honor at the 146th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, besting over 3,500 dogs of more than 200 different breeds for the ultimate prize. He's the first Bloodhound to ever win Best in Show in Westminster's 146-year history. Broadcasters labeled his win an "upset." Read more
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