The Rule of Law does not end when enforcement becomes uncomfortable. It ends when laws are treated as optional.

A study purports to show that "systemic racism" is causing higher rates of sustained stress among black Americans and thereby shortening their lifespans.

Clara Greenstein, a 28-year-old who lives in Queens, New York, can be found several nights a week at her local bar, The Seneca. The spot serves good burgers and drinks for a good price, but the main draw is a pool table. Greenstein entered a tournament about two years ago, and now she's inherited the role of running it. "I get a free hamburger every week and get to basically have office hours for all my friends," she tells me. On a night when she's got nothing to do, she'll pop in after work and end up "just sitting at the bar like it's 1995" after her tech job, rather than bingeing shows or doom scrolling. "I've never gone there and not seen a familiar face."

The Kennedy Center in Washington DC will be closed for a two-year renovation beginning in July, US President Donald Trump has announced. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday that the centre would close on 4 July this year "in honour of the 250th Anniversary of our Country". The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center. Shortly after taking office, the president fired several of the board members at the centre and replaced them with allies, who then voted to make Trump chairman of the board.

The US and Iran have reportedly informed each other that they are ready to conduct negotiations on an agreement to end tensions between them, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held top-level meetings on the situation. A senior American official told the Axios news site on Sunday that US President Donald Trump's administration has made it clear it is open to holding such talks as soon as this week. According to the report, Turkey, Egypt and Qatar are working to organize a meeting this week between White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials in Ankara, Turkey's capital.

The Department of Energy recently announced it's eliminating more than $83 billion in what it called "Green New Scam" loans and conditional commitments made through the Loans Programs Office during the Biden administration. The Trump administration has tried to roll back funding the Biden administration rushed out the door in its final months.

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