Friday, July 2, 2021

Let's Do The News! (July 2, 2021)

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Over a thousand people evacuated from their homes after Taal Volcano spewed a kilometer-high plume, according to the NDRRMC.

- Senator Sonny Angara filed a bill seeking free annual medical check-ups for Filipinos.

- The United States said that China's rapid build-up of its nuclear arsenal is "concerning" and called on Beijing to engage with it "on practical measures to reduce the risks of destabilizing arms races."

- Numerous cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.

- The US Supreme Court rules in favor of Arizona's election laws that ban out-of-precinct voting and voter harvesting against a lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee at the rate of 6-3 decision, saying that AZ state laws protecting elections does not violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Republicans hailed this decision as a win while Democrats strongly condemned this decision because it gives voter suppression a boost.

- Hyundai's N brand is teasing something that will come this July 14. What is it?

- American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is reportedly tested positive for cannabis.

- TikTok users can now record videos for up to three minutes.

- A certain financial firm wants Britney Spears out of her conservatorship case.

- Former Disney star Kyle Massey is accused of pedophilia as he faces a felony charge.

TTFN.

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