Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: Same-sex weddings have boosted state and local economies by $6 billion since marriage equality became the law of the land ten years ago.
• NBC News: Tyler Perry has been hit with sexual harassment allegations by a man in a $260 million lawsuit.
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a $260 million lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiethttps://t.co/E8QT8jH6EC
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) June 18, 2025
• Erin In The Morning: Erin breaks down the hideous Supreme Court ruling that allows a Tennessee law to bar gender-affirming care for trans teens.
• The Hill: International superstar Dolly Parton will receive an honorary Oscar – the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – “for her decades-long humanitarian efforts.” Parton has earned Oscar nominations in the best original song category in 1981 and 2006, but never won.
Dolly Parton to receive honorary Oscar for humanitarian work https://t.co/iOjwAs88oO
— The Hill (@thehill) June 17, 2025
• Axios: Donald Trump will make a decision “within two weeks” on whether to join Israel’s war against Iran to eliminate its nuclear program, according to his White House press secretary.
• Washington Post: SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded ahead of an engine test late Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the South Texas sky and dealing another major setback to Elon Musk’s company. It was the 4th time the company has lost a Starship spacecraft this year.
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on its test stand on Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the sky. The company had cleared personnel from around the site. https://t.co/fkAT5o4M8I pic.twitter.com/uN2Ansx63E
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 19, 2025
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