WORLDFederal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge RulesA federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLDKeir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime MinisterHis departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLDWall Street was once uber bullish on gold. Now it's changing its tuneThe June Fed meeting set a hawkish tone. Now, several Wall Street firms don't believe gold will live up to their bullish targets.CNBC·June 22, 2026
WORLD10 Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is InBrexit was supposed to let Britain return to a time when it still counted as a global power. A decade later, the costs are blindingly apparent.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLDMeta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data LeakThe move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.Wired·June 22, 2026
WORLDValve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026Valve's Steam Machine finally has a price: a whopping $1,049 for the 512GB configuration or $1,349 for the 2TB version. And those are without bundled controllers, which drive up the cost more. The prices are so high in part because Valve isn't subsidizing the hardware, and the company has already inThe Verge·June 22, 2026
WORLDDemining the Strait of HormuzOur reporter John Ismay, who served as a Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and deep-sea diver for eight years, explains why mines in the Strait of Hormuz may outlast the war. This video was originally published June 19 and was updated on June 22 to reflect news developments.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLDMicrosoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in USMicrosoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.TechCrunch·June 22, 2026
WORLDSupreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital caseThe court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.NPR·June 22, 2026
WORLDWill New York Swing Further to the Left? Here’s a Preview of Tuesday’s Primaries.The city’s high-drama, high-spending primaries will offer clues of progressive momentum and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLD11 Essential Songs Shepherded by Clive DavisThe label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits — especially ones he masterminded — during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records.NY Times·June 22, 2026
WORLDMagnificent Messi makes history, breaks all-time World Cup scoring recordMessi scored a record-setting 17th World Cup goal in Argentina's game against Austria. And, then, he netted another goal, making him the all-time leader in World Cup tournaments (men and women).NPR·June 22, 2026