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Editorial Roundup: United States 06/07/2023 01:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 5 The Washington Post on social media's harm to young minds The U.S. surgeon general released an advisory this past month warning that the country���s children ���have become unknowing participants in a decades-long experiment��� Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China's influence 06/07/2023 12:09am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence. Today in History: June 7, court rejects contraceptive ban 06/07/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 7, the 158th day of 2023. There are 207 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Ha 8 young workers at drug cartel call center killed, bodies placed in bags 06/06/2023 11:45pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� As many as eight young workers were confirmed dead Tuesday in Mexico after they apparently tried to quit jobs at a call center operated by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans in a real estate scam. U.S. and Mexican officials confirmed the brutal story that unfolded lat 15 Top Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resorts in Mexico 06/06/2023 08:00pm • These adults-only all-inclusive resorts offer a plethora of amenities and activities.Given its white sand beaches, azure waters and year-round warm weather, it's no wonder Mexico is such a hot spot for travelers. With numerous resorts scattered across the country, all kinds of visitors can find the Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed? 06/06/2023 01:43pm • Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. Musk is not on it ��� and this might be part of the appeal for those longing for Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality 06/06/2023 12:22pm • CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) ��� Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination. After years of s Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns' notorious casinos, but they keep operating 06/06/2023 11:59am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major organized crime operations, Thai officials said Tuesday. The towns of Shwe Kokko and Lay Kay Kaw in Myan Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy 06/06/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 6, the 157th day of 2023. There are 208 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on ���D-Day��� as they began the liberation of German-occupied New survey hopes to improve policing in Fairfax County 06/05/2023 04:33pm • Fairfax County residents will see the survey pop up where ads tend to display on their internet browsers. (Courtesy Fairfax County Police) The Fairfax County Police Department is hoping residents will weigh in on public safety via a new online survey, popping up on browsers in the county over th Racism on the soccer field took a toll on Black players in England 06/05/2023 12:06am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� When racism was rife in English soccer and hooliganism was on the rise, Black players were only just beginning to integrate into some of the league���s biggest teams. Liverpool, arguably the most famous soccer club in the world at the time, fielded its first Black player Senegal's government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes 06/04/2023 12:09pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Senegal's government temporarily suspended mobile phone data on Sunday as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The ministry of communication, telecommunications and digital economy said that because o Key suspect in Natalee Holloway's case moved to new prison ahead of extradition to US 06/03/2023 02:26pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) ��� The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru's capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing, officials said Saturday. The government o Data Doctors: Can home 5G replace cable internet? 06/03/2023 06:14am • Q: Are the home 5G options fast enough for me to get rid of my expensive cable internet service? A: In the past, most households were limited to one or two wired internet service options (DSL or Cable) based on where you lived. As 5G coverage continues to grow, switching to a fixed wireless se Lies, complaints and Larry Nassar: Takeaways from the records detailing Jeffrey Epstein's final days 06/02/2023 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, thousands of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press are shedding new light on the financier���s time behind bars and a frantic response by federal corrections officials to his death. The documents, including emails between