Page 1 Roundup (06/26)

The Daily News: NYC on track to move to Phase 3 on July 6: Mayor de Blasio

Surprise! 18 members of Texas family battling Covid-19 following birthday party

WTA: Doctor, baker, perfumer, spy: What women's tennis stars did next

Towleroad: Five years after historic same-sex ruling, Jim Obergefell says he's still grieving his husband

BosGuy: No razor required

The WoW Report: Judge tosses attempt to block Mary Trump’s tell-all

Boy Culture: Everyone's talking about 'Passing Strangers' (1974)

Yahoo Sports: Dominic Thiem ‘extremely sorry’ for playing in Adria Tour after coronavirus outbreak, cancellation

The Verge: A black man was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition

Axios: The New York Times lays off 68 people, including five people from what was left of the department I got laid off from 10 years ago

Greg in Hollywood: Tim Draxl in black Speedo

Queerty: A gay man was stabbed and beaten by a Jeffrey Dahmer fan. Police say it’s not a hate crime.

New York Post: This squatter turned Washington Square Park’s iconic fountain into his own ‘spiritual zone’

Joy Reid set to become cable’s first black female prime-time anchor

Gr8er Days: Right Said Fred return nearly 30 years after their first big splash with an upbeat new song for these shitty, shitty times

The Washington Post: Protesters denounce Abraham Lincoln statue in D.C., urge removal of Emancipation Memorial

Date Lab: Daters say they don’t tolerate racial bias. Their actions say they do have racial preferences.

See how Eric and Ian's date went

The New York Times: Texas pauses reopening as virus cases soar across the South and West

Another nightmare video and the police on the defensive in Tucson

Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered 'Black Lives Matter' to be painted on the street outside Trump Tower

James Brown’s will: Is it inching toward closure after 14 years?

The Wall Street Journal: The Covid 15: Lockdowns are lifting, and our clothes don’t fit

Amazon to rename Seattle venue as Climate Pledge Arena

What to watch: A documentary on singing legend Ella Fitzgerald

WSJ Magazine: How Björk became an MTV star and changed visual culture forever



Hot Cat of the Day: I can relate, especially with the sour cream and onion kind.