Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects bid to stop Trump’s Tulsa rally; curfew canceled

Residents and businesses filed the lawsuit over concerns that the rally could worsen the pandemic. The ruling came as thousands of President Trump supporters and protesters poured into the city.

Tulsa motel security guard’s fatal encounter with guest raises issues of race, oversight

A former sheriff's office detention officer with a disciplinary record was charged with manslaughter after he pepper sprayed and fatally shot a father of three.
Participants in the Black Students Matter march Friday on Seventh Street SW in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Participants in the Black Students Matter march Friday on Seventh Street SW in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Alby Gyimah-Boadi, 34, at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Friday. (Astrid Riecken for The Post)
Alby Gyimah-Boadi, 34, at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Friday. (Astrid Riecken for The Post)
Demonstrators gather outside the Education Department in Washington on Friday. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Demonstrators gather outside the Education Department in Washington on Friday. (Matt McClain/The Post)

Juneteenth marked with marches and rallies in celebration of Emancipation

Crowds gathered across the nation in remembrance of the 1865 decree that freed the enslaved in Texas.

Young Hasidic Jews protest in support of black neighbors, challenging history of racial tensions

Nearly 30 years after deadly riots, Crown Heights in Brooklyn became the site of an improbable scene of solidarity.

‘It really does feel like the U.S. has given up’: Experts in other nations alarmed by U.S. numbers

Whereas the U.S. response to the crisis has at times appeared disconnected from American scientists’ publicly available findings, U.S. researchers’ conclusions informed the actions of foreign governments.
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Judge blasts John Bolton but doubts he can bar book

As he considered the Justice Department’s request to halt publication of the former national security adviser’s memoir, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth questioned “what I can do about those books all over the country,” adding, "The horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn.”

Trump intends to renew effort to end ‘dreamer’ protections

In a tweet, President Trump seized on the fact that the 5-4 decision did not address the merits of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Voice of America was one of the outlets under the U.S. Agency for Global Media that saw its leaders forced out in Michael Pack’s first week on the job. (Sipa USA/AP)
Voice of America was one of the outlets under the U.S. Agency for Global Media that saw its leaders forced out in Michael Pack’s first week on the job. (Sipa USA/AP)

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Rep. Matt Gaetz introduces Cuban-born teenager as his son on Fox News

The Florida Republican revealed he raised, but never formally adopted, a teenage boy after a heated exchange with Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), who said white lawmakers couldn’t understand the worries of a person of color.
Jefferson County election officials prepare the Kentucky Exposition Center to serve as the county’s only in-person voting location in Louisville. (Jefferson County Clerks Office)
Jefferson County election officials prepare the Kentucky Exposition Center to serve as the county’s only in-person voting location in Louisville. (Jefferson County Clerks Office)

Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday’s primary amid signs of high turnout

Trepidation about how pandemic-era voting will play out in Kentucky comes on the heels of troubled primaries around the country this spring.

European powers refuse to back U.S. call for escalating Iran sanctions

France, Germany and Britain said they will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran if a U.N. arms embargo is not extended, but they urged Tehran to allow inspectors into sites where nuclear material may be stockpiled.

Iraqi hospitals become nexus of infection as virus cases rise among doctors

The number of doctors with reported infections has jumped 56 percent since last week, raising the tally to 506 since the outbreak began in Iraq in March, according to the Iraqi Medical Association.
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Migrant workers carry luggage into a trailer before starting a 14-day quarantine at a farm in Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot, Quebec, Canada, in May. (Bloomberg)

Migrant farmworkers die in Canada, and Mexico wants answers

At least 600 seasonal laborers have been infected by the coronavirus, and two have died. Mexico, which provides nearly half of Canada’s migrant farmworkers, has become so concerned that officials said this week they’re hitting the “pause button” on plans to send up to 5,000 more to Canada.
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Hal Singer in a studio portrait in 1950. (Gilles Petard/Redferns)
Hal Singer in a studio portrait in 1950. (Gilles Petard/Redferns)
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The Past, Rediscovered

A renowned jazz musician is one of the last remaining survivors of Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre

Hal Singer, 100, was a toddler when a white mob descended on Tulsa’s all-black community of Greenwood and burned his home to the ground.

Chesapeake Energy, once a high-flying company, heads for a fall

The Oklahoma company that saw natural gas as the future is collapsing under mounds of debt.
McDonald's is adding items back to its menu after limiting offerings during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
McDonald's is adding items back to its menu after limiting offerings during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

McDonald’s and other restaurant chains are changing their menus as the country reopens

The menu is getting larger at the golden arches as restaurants begin to reopen.
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Mississippi’s flag is the only one on the nation with the Confederate battle-flag symbol. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Mississippi’s flag is the only one on the nation with the Confederate battle-flag symbol. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

NCAA bans championship events in Mississippi because of its flag

“There is no place in college athletics or the world for symbols or acts of discrimination and oppression,” said Michael V. Drake, Ohio State president and chair of the NCAA Board of Governors.
Berry Johnson, 10, holds a sign Friday at Freedom Plaza for the Black Students Matter rally organized by Educators for Equity. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Berry Johnson, 10, holds a sign Friday at Freedom Plaza for the Black Students Matter rally organized by Educators for Equity. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Members of the Washington Wizards march to the MLK Memorial on Friday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
Members of the Washington Wizards march to the MLK Memorial on Friday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
A military vehicle is parked on Friday near Black Lives Matter Plaza north of the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
A military vehicle is parked on Friday near Black Lives Matter Plaza north of the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Segregationist George Preston Marshall’s monument removed from RFK grounds

Events DC calls its removal of a statue of the founding Washington Redskins owner “a small and overdue step on the road to lasting equality and justice.”
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President Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. walk out of the White House on July 5, 2018. (Getty Images)
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President Trump and his eldest son celebrate Father’s Day with a family tradition: Grasping for approval

Don Jr. interviews Dad about aliens and favorite children and whether he likes his son's beard.
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Here are six new summer shows to watch as the TV pool begins to dry up

The choices are slimmer, but check out “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” “P-Valley,” “Brave New World” and others.
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Strawberry cornbread skillet cobbler from Meiko Temple. (Meiko Temple/Meiko and the Dish)

Dozens of black food bloggers are sharing their recipes through a virtual Juneteenth potluck

Black cooks around the country are sharing recipes for a collective celebration.

Traffic rebounds to about 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels

In 22 states, including some with surging coronavirus cases, people are traveling more than before the outbreak, analysts say.
Recreational vehicles are surging in popularity as travelers weigh vacation options amid the pandemic. (iStock)
Recreational vehicles are surging in popularity as travelers weigh vacation options amid the pandemic. (iStock)

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