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Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said Slavery Abolition

Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: “At the Purchaser’s Option” by our next guest, Rhiannon Giddens. This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue our Juneteenth special, we turn now to the pioneering…
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June 19, 2026
Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Slavery Abolition

Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! special on this, the newly created Juneteenth federal holiday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. The Juneteenth commemoration dates back to the last days of the Civil…
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June 19, 2026
French betting’s new regulator asserts “sector is rife with contradictions” VR

French betting’s new regulator asserts “sector is rife with contradictions”

The incoming regulatory chief for the French betting industry will not shy away from further tightening of the screws on online bookmakers. Pascal Chevremont was nominated by the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to take on the presidency of the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the National Gambling Authority...Read More
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June 19, 2026
Global stock markets mixed as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal Peace

Global stock markets mixed as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal

Two men look at an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Global stock markets closed broadly lower on Friday, with most European and Asia-Pacific exchanges finishing in negative territory,…
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June 19, 2026
‘Culprits Will Not Be Spared’: CM Yogi Issues 15-Day Ultimatum on Ram Mandir Donation Theft; Slams Opposition’s ‘False Propaganda’ Propaganda

‘Culprits Will Not Be Spared’: CM Yogi Issues 15-Day Ultimatum on Ram Mandir Donation Theft; Slams Opposition’s ‘False Propaganda’

Updated 19 June 2026 at 16:52 IST Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has broken his silence on the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple donation scandal, issuing a 15-day ultimatum and ordering a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe. The controversy erupted after Samajwadi Party leader Pawan Pandey alleged Rs 7–7.5 crore in…
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June 19, 2026
Wall Street May Embrace Tokenized Stocks, But Not on Public Blockchains Blockchain

Wall Street May Embrace Tokenized Stocks, But Not on Public Blockchains

Many crypto enthusiasts dream of trading traditional equities around the clock on public blockchains. They imagine a decentralized utopia where anyone can buy fractional shares of major corporations without traditional brokers. This vision fundamentally misunderstands how institutional finance operates. In my opinion, major tokenized stocks will never migrate to public…
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June 19, 2026
Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after months in detention Vietnam

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after months in detention

By: Joseph Falzetta And Deng Machol, The Associated Press Posted: 4:19 AM CDT Friday, Jun. 19, 2026 Last Modified: 7:20 AM CDT Friday, Jun. 19, 2026 JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated…
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June 19, 2026
Huawei’s FusionSolar9.0 solution aims to redefine optimal LCOE for utility-scale solar projects Huawei

Huawei’s FusionSolar9.0 solution aims to redefine optimal LCOE for utility-scale solar projects

The company’s new FusionSolar9.0 solution boosts yield and reduces LCOE for the full lifecycle of large-scale power plants, according to Zhang Xingzhong, President of Utility, Commercial & Industrial Solar Business, Huawei Digital Power. What are the current challenges facing utility-scale solar PV projects? Zhang: One of the major challenges is…
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June 19, 2026