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Sandwiches, Brownies, Icy Punch: This Is the Picnic Spread of Your Dreams
In an ideal world, the word picnic evokes wicker and gingham, cucumber sandwiches and glass pitchers of iced tea, all backlit by golden hour sunshine.
https://cooking.nytimes.com/article/picnic-planning-mistakes
Mamdani’s growing clout pulls Democrats leftward, shaking party establishment
At polling stations across New York City on Tuesday, an electoral storm was brewing. Less than seven months after Zohran Mamdani completed his stunning run to defeat former Governor Andrew Cuomo and become the youngest mayor of New York City in a century, a trio of Mamdani backed left-wing congressional candidates accomplished similar feats.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly818y4v22o
Why is baseball having a gay meltdown?
Last Friday night, the Giants hosted a Pride Night at their ballpark. Some pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow pride hats. Drama ensued.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/19/sport/baseball-pride-night-religion
The risk of a ‘super’ El Niño is rising. Here’s what it means for North America
The El Niño global weather phenomenon is likely to be particularly intense this year, scientists warn. If so North America may face extreme weather, higher food prices and greater health risks.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260622-what-a-super-el-nino-means-for-north-america
Courts backlog could take 300 years to clear, minister warns
June 26, 2026
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The backlog of criminal court cases could take “nearly 300 years” to bring back to levels seen before the COVID pandemic without reforms to cut jury trials, a justice minister has said. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the overall number of outstanding crown court cases had “fallen slightly” with a “marginal” drop of 37 in the three months from the end of December last year to the end of March – the first quarterly fall in three years.
https://news.sky.com/story/minister-warns-it-could-take-300-years-to-bring-courts-backlog-under-control-as-number-of-outstanding-cases-drops-by-37-13557851