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Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City The country’s first female president was elected overwhelmingly yesterday. This is a historic milestone for a country where misogyny and gender-based violence are endemic.
Claudia Scheinbaum addressed supporters early Monday, June 3, after the National Electoral Institute declared her an irreversible lead in the Mexico City elections.
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- 🎧 exist first upNPR’s Edder Peralta describes women holding Sheinbaum dolls, crying, dancing and hugging the Mexican flag As they celebrated the achievement: “This is about being a woman breaking the highest glass ceiling.” He spoke to Rosa María Garcia, 69, who said she felt a female president was a dream, Because the power structures in Mexico have been in place for so long, Mexicans can never escape them. She said knowing that a fellow woman would be in charge of the Mexican people made her feel “complete.”
- ➡️ Elena Poniatowska is one of Mexico’s most prominent writers and a pioneering feminist, Tell morning edition This is not a dream, but a battle to be won. Calling these elections “a victory for women,” she said they were personally satisfying for me: “It makes me happy and sometimes makes me cry.”
Jury selection begins today in federal court in Delaware for Hunter Biden’s criminal trial on gun charges. Biden faces two counts of making false statements when purchasing a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a drug user or addict. It is the first of two trials the president’s son faces this year during his father’s re-election campaign.
- 🎧 Biden Jr. has been very public about his addiction to cocaine and alcohol, NPR’s Ryan Lucas says. The trial has thrust the Biden family’s fight and its toll into the national spotlight. Lucas said that while it was a tricky moment for the president, the potential political impact of the trial was unclear. He noted that former President Donald Trump still leads in many polls despite facing legal troubles.
President Biden surprises Israeli leaders and sparks political firestorm within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet On Friday, he publicly supported Israel’s private ceasefire proposal. The plan will be rolled out in three phases. The six-week phase calls for a comprehensive ceasefire and the release of some hostages and Palestinian prisoners. This will be followed by the final release of all hostages and a permanent end to hostilities. The final phase will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza.
- 🎧 Although Biden has packaged the deal as an Israeli-backed proposal, NPR’s Daniel Estrin narrates first up There are major divisions within Israel. Netanyahu has privately endorsed the proposal, but the far-right wing of his government has threatened to resign because the proposal leaves Hamas intact. “Netanyahu needs to make an important choice,” Estrin said. “Ending the war could cost him his political survival.”
Listened to it today
On July 6, 2021, people held posters and candles outside a church in Mumbai during a memorial mass for Indian human rights activist and Jesuit Father Stan Swamy. Trial was detained for nine months and died on July 5.
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Tomorrow, Modi is expected to become the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. But a 2018 case that jailed professors, lawyers and trade unionists for allegedly plotting to assassinate Modi demonstrated the limits of democracy under his rule. The case involves the death of an 83-year-old pastor and a computer hacking trail that can be traced back to local police and the Indian government’s use of the controversial Pegasus spyware.
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We, the voters
Amy Wilson, conductor and artistic director of the Atlanta Philharmonic, has brain cancer but is unable to get Medicaid, making it difficult for her to pay hospital bills.
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As part of our “We, the Voters” series, NPR brings you stories about how politics affects the nation’s health care system.
Atlanta Philharmonic Artistic Director Amy Wilson has wanted to be a conductor since middle school. Four years ago, doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in her brain that threatened her life and dreams. She had to choose between forgoing chemotherapy and surgery or getting life-saving treatment and figuring out how to pay for it later. She chose surgery. Her recovery was further complicated by the fact that she was denied Medicaid, a state-federal program that provides health insurance to low-income people. Wilson was told her income was $30 more than Georgia’s limit.
🎧 Hear why Georgia rejected Medicaid expansion And why doctors say it could help more patients. You can also read Wilson’s story here.
3 things you need to know before you go
Simone Biles performs the floor exercise during the USA Gymnastics Championships on Sunday, June 2, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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- Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. all-around title yesterday, Bringing her total number of national championships to 32.
- In 2000, Jesuit Father James Martin received shocking news: his father had cancer. His church theology professor, Sister Janice Farnham, traveled more than 10 hours to visit Martin’s father in the hospital. Twenty years later, Martin still has not forgotten how his unsung hero demonstrated the “ministry of presence” of the Jesuits.
- Former President Donald Trump now uses TikTok He had previously tried to ban the app while in office. In his first video, he called joining the app an “honor.”
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