## North Korea executes man for listening to 70 K-pop songs: Report

Authored by timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A recent report by South Korea's unification ministry has revealed the extreme measures taken by North Korean authorities to control the influx of foreign culture and information, particularly from South Korea.

Experts believe that allowing South Korean popular culture to infiltrate North Korean society could threaten the ideology that demands absolute loyalty to the Kim dynasty, which has ruled the country since its founding in 1948.Despite the harsh measures implemented by the North Korean government, the influence of South Korean culture appears to be unstoppable, according to a recent North Korean defector.The woman in her early 20s, who defected from North Korea, said, "The speed of South Korean culture influencing North Korea is seriously fast.

Young people follow and copy South Korean culture, and they really love anything South Korean.

"She added, "After watching Korean dramas, many young people wonder, 'Why do we have to live like this?'

I thought I'd rather die than live in North Korea. »

### We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803

Authored by thenation.com

Politics / We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803 The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk.

In so doing, the court gave itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state and its regulatory agencies.

In that case, the Supreme Court picked the president instead of letting Florida recount the votes of its people. »

### Ukraine May Have Hit Russia's $600 Million S-500 SAM System With ATACMS

Authored by kyivpost.com

The bloggers couldn’t agree whether one or more elements of the system such as its missiles, a launcher an associated radar were hit.

The Ukrainian Telegram channels Tsapilenko-Ukraine Fights and Bayraktar also made reference to reports that the system was destroyed but the latter said confirmation was still awaited.

It suggested this could possibly be related to the S-500 attack as it occurred near locations where an S-400 system had previously been destroyed. »

### Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal

Authored by nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid to stave off his four-month sentence for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Nichols then ordered Bannon to report to prison by July 1, saying there was no basis to continue to delay the sentence.

An appeals court then rejected Bannon’s appeal of the decision, leaving only the Supreme Court to help him avoid incarceration. »

### Taylor Swift Covers a Year’s Worth of Meals With Donation to Local U.K. Food Bank on Eras Tour Route

Authored by billboard.com

Taylor Swift is working to leave the cities on her Eras Tour route a little better than she found them.

“It’s the most incredible gift,” Rich Jones, chief executive of St. Andrew’s Community Network, told The Guardian in an interview published Tuesday (June 25).

“Because of rising prices, rising need and falling donations, we’ve been having to subsidize our food ourselves for a long while.”. »

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