## Michigan House passes bill to let children run lemonade stands without permits or fees

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The logistics for kids who wish to host a lemonade stand in Michigan will be easier if a state bill becomes law, according to state lawmakers.

The bill was unanimously passed by the House on Thursday and referred to the Senate.

"Children from our community initially brought this issue to my attention when their local health department demanded that they pay repeated fees to run their lemonade stand," Cavitt said.

Cavitt explained that oversight of lemonade stands varies by local jurisdiction, and some health departments require permits and/or licensing fees for those small operations.

The American tradition of lemonade stands dates back to 1839 in New York City, according to a 2024 Smithsonian magazine article.

But by the early 1900s, such drink stands were typically run by youth for pocket money or charity.

About 40% of those in the baby boom generation recalled running a lemonade stand as a youth, the magazine said. »

### Mamdani embraces GOP making him ‘poster child’ of Democratic Party: ‘Let them’

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for political opponents using him as the new face of the Democratic Party: “Let them.”.

After all three of Mamdani’s endorsements bore fruit, a national spotlight shone on the mayor as a growing influence in the Democratic Party.

Asked on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday how he felt about Republicans making him the “poster child” for the Democratic Party, Mamdani said, “Let them. »

### Iran has no choice but nuclear bomb - IRGC media

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In Iranian religious architecture, a ravagh usually refers to a covered hall or portico attached to a shrine.

In this case, the term was being used for a temporary devotional space around the site of Khamenei’s death.

The term kafan-poushan refers to activists who wear white burial shrouds in political or religious demonstrations, presenting themselves as ready for death or martyrdom. »

### Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary’s capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had sought to ban the event, was ousted in an April election.

Orbán was handily defeated in the April election by a center-right challenger, Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his Tisza party. »

### Russian lawmaker threatens to 'blow up half of Finland,' says country turning into 'second Ukraine'

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A member of the Russian State Duma accused Finland of becoming "a second Ukraine" on June 27, warning that Moscow has the military might to destroy half the country.

Finland's leaders "are leading the country into an abyss," Aleksey Zhuravlyov, first deputy chair of Russian State Duma Defense Committee, told the pro-Kremlin Russian news outlet Gazeta.Ru on June 27.

Even now, I assure you, we have enough military equipment concentrated there to blow up half of Finland.". »

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