The Minneapolis Courthouse Gets Corny
A new crop art exhibit, Seeds of Justice, is on display at the Diane E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, featuring 17 pieces that depict significant figures and events about U.S. democracy.
by Madeline Cisneros
https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-minneapolis-courthouse-gets-corny/
From the Minnesota Star Tribune: “Federal searches conducted in eight places across the Twin Cities metro area last week were sparked by the discovery of more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine in a Burnsville storage unit, according to an indictment filed Tuesday. Via MinnPost
Minnesota lawmakers grit teeth, pass state budget in crammed special session
Legislators voiced ambivalence and frustration with spending bills as the 2025 session finally wrapped.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2025/06/minnesota-lawmakers-grit-teeth-pass-state-budget-in-crammed-special-session/
First crash of Boeing’s 787 model comes weeks after $1.1bn 737 Max payout
Air India tragedy comes after firm agreed US justice department payment to avoid prosecution over 2018 and 2019 crashes
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/12/air-india-first-crash-of-boeing-787-model-comes-weeks-after-1bn-dollar-737-max-payout
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary
Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale
Newsom calls Trump a ‘stone cold liar’ and says president didn’t speak to him about sending troops to LA
Joanna Walters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/12/la-protests-los-angeles-california-curfew-ice-immigration-marines-national-guard-donald-trump-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684ad0638f0814dfee5fe986#block-684ad0638f0814dfee5fe986
Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say
Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California’s high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx
Maanvi Singh in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions
‘This isn’t an isolated incident’: Trump’s show of military force in LA was years in the making
The president had been waiting for this made-for-TV clash that allows the administration to ‘manufacture’ a crisis
Rachel Leingang and Lauren Gambinoin Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plotting
Judge rules Trump administration can no longer detain Mahmoud Khalil on claims he’s a threat to foreign policy
But Columbia University graduate can be held for inaccurately filling out green card application, says judge
Maya Yang and Dani Anguiano
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/judge-trump-administration-mahmoud-khalil
Boos, cheers and a heavy dose of irony as Trump takes in Les Mis against backdrop of LA protests
The tuxedo-clad US president promised a ‘golden era’ for the US at his first Kennedy Center production in Washington
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/boos-cheers-and-a-heavy-dose-of-irony-as-trump-takes-in-les-mis-against-backdrop-of-la-protests
David Hogg to exit Democratic National Committee after months of turmoil
Vice-chair and Parkland survivor, 25, to leave after members voted to hold elections that could have led to his ouster
Lauren Gambino
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/david-hogg-dnc-democrats
New species of dinosaur discovered that ‘rewrites’ T.rex family tree
Victoria Gill
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8dzv3vp5jo
Tamara de Lempicka’s ‘remarkable nude’ of lover Rafaëla to be auctioned
La Belle Rafaëla by ‘revolutionary’ art deco painter to go on sale at Sotheby’s with estimate of £6m-£9m
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/12/tamara-de-lempicka-rafaela-portrait-sale
My unexpected Pride icon: The Green Roasting Tin, a cookbook no lesbian vegetarian can be without
Sure, Rukmini Iyer’s recipes are not specifically aimed at queer people, but the first time I cooked one, it was with my girlfriend – and she is now my wife
Lucy Knight
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/jun/12/my-unexpected-pride-icon-the-green-roasting-tin-a-cookbook-no-lesbian-vegetarian-can-be-without
How Pakistan fell in love with sushi
Once upon a time, Pakistanis scorned raw fish. Now sushi is everywhere from Ramadan meals to wedding buffets – and it all started with one man and a dream
By Sanam Maher
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/12/how-pakistan-fell-in-love-with-sushi
‘The quality of Lebanese wine is absolutely incredible’
Lebanon is one of the most ancient wine-producing regions of the world, so it’s well worth our attention
Hannah Crosbie
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jun/12/lebanese-wine-musar-hannah-crosbie
Scientists develop methanol breathalyser that could prevent thousands of poisonings each year
Prototype is able to detect small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath
Petra Stock
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/11/scientists-develop-methanol-breathalyser-that-could-prevent-thousands-of-poisonings-each-year
BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker
Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain
Jasper Jolly
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/12/byd-dolphin-surf-cheapest-uk-model-electric-carmaker-tesla
From Dubai to the Parthenon: the ‘strawberry moon’ around the world – in pictures
The strawberry moon, so named because it traditionally denoted the start of strawberry picking in the northern hemisphere was viewable on 10-11 June
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2025/jun/12/from-dubai-to-the-parthenon-the-strawberry-moon-around-the-world-in-pictures