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—Complaints filed on behalf of thousands of migrant children detained in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody allege verbal, mental, and physical abuse, the denial of health care, and the serving of rotten or inedible food, including prolonged stays in freezing cold rooms. [Vice]
—A leaked draft majority opinion shows the Supreme Court of the United States has voted to strike down 1973's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which protects abortion rights in our country. Here's a document that will help you support reproductive rights and access to abortions in your state. [Politico]
—Rest in peace, chef “Lupe” Yening Liang of Hop Woo, who we profiled in 2019. Funds are being raised for his funeral expenses. [GoFundMe]
—"If the Amazon is to die, it will be beef that kills it." [WashPo/Instagram]