Page 1 Roundup (06/22)

The Daily News: Rikers Island inmate tries to escape in second attempt in a week

Paul Krugman: Guess who is having another rally in another coronavirus hotspot in two days?

The Independent: The J.K. Rowling situation has nothing to do with freedom of speech, but I do agree that if employees at her publisher don't want to work on her next book they should seek employment elsewhere

Towleroad: Beyoncé releases surprise Juneteenth single, ‘Black Parade’

The Randy Report: Celebrating XXX Broadway Bares: A fundraising video tribute

Gr8er Days: Former Playgirl cover man Leigh McCloskey turns 65

The Wrap: Ansel Elgort denies 2014 sexual assault allegation

The WoW Report: Bette Midler asks the existential question, 'Why Bother?'

Boy Culture: Leave Shitney alone!

Back2Stonewall: On June 20, 1951: Mattachine Society officially adopts its 'Missions and Purposes'

Greg in Hollywood: Your gay dad roundup!

OMG Blog: Professional Australian football player Jack Crisp multitasks buck naked

New York Post: NYC shootings skyrocket as court closures let pistol perps walk free

Baseline: Watch Venus Williams win 49 championship points

Queerty: Brian Jordan Alvarez accused of catfishing for sending his own pics… again

The Washington Post: Acting U.S. attorney in New York expected to advance politically sensitive cases, safeguard office’s independence, colleagues say

Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for coronavirus after playing on Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour, raising questions about restarting sport

The New York Times: Vast federal aid has capped rise in poverty, studies find

A racist attack on children was taped in 1975. We found them.

Behind Joe Biden’s evolution on LGBTQ rights

The Wall Street Journal: Trump administration move disrupts U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan

George Floyd and Derek Chauvin: The lives of the victim and his killer

Fake countries have a hard time dealing with the pandemic, too

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