News Brief: Supreme Court’s Labor Dispute Ruling, House Vote on AG’s Contempt of Congress, and New COVID Variant

Published on June 14, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, June 14, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas. There’s a lot going on in the world, so let’s get right into today’s big stories. The Supreme Court made two recent rulings: one could affect baristas and the other pertains to abortion. The House of Representatives votes to hold the U.S. attorney general in contempt of Congress, a significant ruling will prevent a transgender swimmer from competing in women’s events, and the CDC now says there’s a new COVID variant on the rise. We begin with the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Starbucks....

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