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Month: June 2025

Crowds gather along Welton Street in Five Points for the Juneteenth Music Festival on June 17

How cities are scaling back Juneteenth celebrations after Trump-era DEI rollbacks

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled. Organizers say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold events – raising concerns that political backlash is threatening the commemoration of

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Anti-government protesters gather in front of Government house demanding Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok

How a leaked phone call between a former strongman and a young leader could topple a government

By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing increasing pressure to step down, after appearing to criticize the military in a 17-minute leaked phone call she had with Cambodia’s powerful former leader over an escalating border dispute. The scandal, which sparked widespread anger in the country, brings

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