Week Thirty-Eight: 6/4-6/10

6/4

  • Investigators stated that a signal error caused the train crash in India (see 6/3).
  • Texas Gov. Abbott signed Texas SB14, which bans gender-affirming care for the majority of minors.
  • Hong Kong police officers arrested 4 protesters and detained 4 others on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

6/5

  • Saudi Arabia stated it will cut its oil production by a million barrels per day, aiming to boost prices.
  • Hundreds of thousands are protesters marched to Warsaw to protest the policies of Poland’s Law and Justice party for raising the cost of living and its laws on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights.

6/6

  • 89 people were hospitalized after a suspected poisoning at girls’ schools in Afghanistan.
  • The SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance, accusing the company and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, of running an illegal exchange in the United State and misusing customer assets.
  • Former Vice President Pence officially launched his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

6/7

  • Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie formally announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
  • A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors (see 11/4). 
  • Smoke from over 100 wildfires in Canada worsened the air quality in a majority of the U.S. Northeast.
  • 2 people were killed following a shooting at high school graduation in Virginia.
  • At least 3 people were killed due to a 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.

6/8

  • Actor Jay Johnston was arrested over his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection and was charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil disorder.
  • CNN CEO Chris Licht is stepping down after only about a year on the job following the release of a damaging article in The Atlantic.

6/9

  • Former President Trump was indicted over his handling of the classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence (see 3/22).
  • The Supreme Court rejected Alabama’s congressional map, concluding that it weakened the power of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
  • The U.S. Agency for International Development announced that it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia after an investigation discovered that donated food was being stolen.

6/10

  • The full federal indictment against former President Trump was unsealed, charging Trump with 37 felony counts (see 6/9).
  • Boris Johnson announced his resignation as a member of Parliament.
  • 4 siblings were rescued from the Columbian wilderness 40 days after a plane crash in the Amazon jungle.
  • 5 people were killed following an explosion at an explosives and rocket factory in Turkey.