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On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1911, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American golfer and basketball player (died 1956) was born. In 1948, William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor. In 1948, Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine. In 1981, Takashi Toritani, Japanese baseball player was born. In 1984, J. J. Barea, Puerto Rican-American basketball player was born. In 1984, Elijah Dukes, American baseball player was born. In 1984, Deron Williams, American basketball player was born. In 1995, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état. In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2003, The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump DOJ BLOWS IT in Court with SHOCK ADMISSION!!!

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June 24, 2026

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In a remarkable intervention, Trump’s DOJ argues in a court filing that Elon Musk’s Grok is too important to national security to be slowed down by environmental permitting requirements, citing its use by the military to bomb Iran thousands of times during Operation Epic Fury. The NAACP lawsuits argues that xAI's failure to obtain permits for its Memphis data centers violated the Clean Air Act and polluted a community already facing elevated asthma rates. Dina Doll reports Veracity: For up to 65% off your order, head to https://VeracityHealth.co and use code MISSTRIAL. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

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