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Monday June 30th, 2025 evening edition

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Two teenage girls were shot near the Stonewall Inn as NYC Pride celebrations winded down on Sunday night, police said.

The incident occurred in Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village just after 10 p.m. near the Stonewall Inn, a historic LGBTQ bar.

NYPD officers shut down Washington Square Park following the NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025.

Hours later, a shooting occurred outside the Stonewall Inn, further disrupting Pride celebrations in Greenwich Village.

The Stonewall Inn urged people to stay vigilant and affirmed its "unwavering commitment to a world free from hate, violence, and fear.".

“Tonight, we are holding the victims of the shooting outside the Stonewall Inn and their families in our hearts,” it read.

The shooting happened after the Pride march on Sunday, which is among the world’s largest LGBTQ demonstrations. »

Canada will rescind a digital services tax to restart US trade talks

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Canada will rescind a digital services tax – a way of taxing online companies – its government said on Sunday, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the United States.

“To support those negotiations, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, announced today that Canada would rescind the Digital Services Tax (DST) in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States,” according to the statement.

Digital services taxes are a way for countries to tax online services, in contrast to taxes on physical products. »

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

Authored by npr.org
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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship.

"The Civil Division shall prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence," he said.

According to this new memo, the DOJ is expanding its criteria of which crimes put individuals at risk of losing their citizenship. »