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This R&D provides resources on major events surrounding the United States and the world for June 7, 2016. With the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament approaching Extemp Central will provide these daily overviews instead of content-specific R&Ds for this week.
Note: This week’s news quiz will be posted on Thursday due to Logan Scisco currently attending the AP U.S. History reading in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hillary Clinton becomes presumptive nominee with burst of superdelegate support https://t.co/tdHmRnfxvY pic.twitter.com/F4ygKwAqeN
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 7, 2016
Homework inequality: The value of having a parent around after school https://t.co/OLCkiHkUJG pic.twitter.com/tlXZACC03m
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 7, 2016
To stop General Haftar, Libya’s new unity government must show that it can do a better job of running the country: https://t.co/tBC8StppX0
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 7, 2016
In Opinion: Let’s hear no more nonsense about ‘moderation’ in Iran https://t.co/wW29WRDDZj
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 7, 2016
Modi’s visit to Washington holds the promise of action against climate change https://t.co/dMIwFat016
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 7, 2016
Relevant: Sanders’ Long-Shot Delegate Hunt https://t.co/trOFrJU8CL pic.twitter.com/4DAUsm0FVu
— Roll Call (@rollcall) June 7, 2016
Bringing justice to Justice: Sen. Chuck Grassley wants answers from DOJ on prosecutorial abuse. https://t.co/NQFMzQo2SN
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) June 7, 2016
Low-income Americans are spending more on housing, healthcare than they used to https://t.co/KHKCMqQuAy pic.twitter.com/qXBAnr7pSM
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) June 7, 2016
Trying to sustain an air-relief operation would help the Syrian government and its Russian friends. https://t.co/gIzcyFa4Cy @RichardGowan1
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) June 7, 2016
Ukraine struggles to shed legacy of corruption: “Nothing changed. The same elites are there. The same oligarchs.” https://t.co/AiLzHqujnr
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 7, 2016
Could Chromebooks end the dominance of Windows in the enterprise? https://t.co/O6IM3jp0X6
— WSJD (@WSJD) June 7, 2016
N Korea plutonium site ‘active again’ https://t.co/6i7Gd6ETX4
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 7, 2016
Drugs are getting more expensive – and it’s all the FDA’s fault. https://t.co/Dn66rt8ncR via @usnewsopinion pic.twitter.com/d73b3mSIpU
— U.S. News (@usnews) June 7, 2016
No charges for mother of boy who slipped into gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo https://t.co/X6wxgScKwr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 7, 2016
Turkey is taking steps to expand its economic ties with East Africa @AmbShinn https://t.co/pVoRc2ZZpp
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) June 7, 2016