Hurricane Fiona begins lashing Dominican Republic.

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FUNERAL, IN PHOTOS Observers around the world watched Queen Elizabeth's funeral at Westminster Abbey today as mourners paid their final respects to the late monarch. The funeral, attended by over 2,000 people, included an international audience of royal families and heads of state, including President Joe Biden. The queen's grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry walked side by side in the processional. Here's a look at some images from the funeral service. [HuffPost] WHY PRINCES HARRY AND ANDREW AREN'T WEARING MILITARY UNIFORMS AT QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FUNERAL Prince Harry and Prince Andrew were not wearing military uniforms at Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Both were granted an exception to wear military attire during vigils, but not for the queen's final farewell today. [HuffPost] HURRICANE FIONA MAKES LANDFALL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFTER POUNDING PUERTO RICO Hurricane Fiona landed in the Dominican Republic after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto Rico, where the governor said the damage was "catastrophic." No deaths have been reported so far. [AP] BIDEN SAYS PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2024 'REMAINS TO BE SEEN' Biden said he has the intention to launch a 2024 presidential bid, his final decision on the matter "remains to be seen," adding that it was "much too early" to decide. Biden also addressed the probe into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, saying that when he heard about documents taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago, he wondered how "anyone could be that irresponsible." [HuffPost] SOME CENSUS TAKERS WHO FUDGED 2020 DATA DIDN'T GET FIRED, WATCHDOG REPORT SAYS Despite entering false information during the 2020 count, their work wasn't redone fully and in some cases the census takers received bonuses, the Commerce Department's Office of Inspector General reported. This raises concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that determines political power and federal funding. [AP] | | | UKRAINE ALLEGES TORTURE AT VILLAGE NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 10 "torture chambers" have been discovered in the Kharkiv region since the hasty withdrawal of Russian troops last week, following a major counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces there. [AP] DEMOCRATS SLAM 'PATHETIC' GOP GOVERNORS FOR 'INHUMANE' MIGRANT STUNTS Democratic leaders in New York, Illinois and Texas accused GOP governors of carrying out "inhumane" political stunts by busing and flying migrants from Texas to Democrat-led cities under false pretenses and without warning to local officials. Meanwhile, attorneys for Venezuelan asylum seekers who were shipped to Martha's Vineyard last week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are calling for a criminal probe into the "shameful political stunt." [HuffPost] JANE FONDA ON NUCLEAR ENERGY, LITHIUM MINING, AND THE FUTURE OF HER CLIMATE ACTIVISM Jane Fonda, the Hollywood star and lifelong activist who has been arrested five times at climate protests alone, talked to HuffPost's Alexander C. Kaufman about getting into the political spending game by launching her own political action committee. The Jane Fonda PAC aims to counter the fossil fuel industry's spending by boosting candidates who vow to challenge pipelines or new oil and gas drilling. [HuffPost] PRINCE GEORGE, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE TO PLAY A ROLE IN QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FUNERAL Prince William and Kate Middleton's elder children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, took part in the procession as the queen's coffin was moved into Westminster Abbey, following the order of service released by Buckingham Palace on Sunday. [HuffPost] THESE STATES HAD FEW, IF ANY, TRANS STUDENT ATHLETES. THEY PASSED SPORTS BANS ANYWAY. Eighteen U.S. states have restricted trans students from participating in school sports at the K-12 or collegiate levels, including Kentucky, where GOP lawmakers forced through a bill banning trans female athletes from girls sports from sixth grade through college. HuffPost's Nico Lang spoke to Fischer Wells, the only trans student in Kentucky competing in high school sports — until the state legislature said she couldn't. [HuffPost] | | | Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? — Subscribe here! © HuffPost BuzzFeed, Inc 111 E 18th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe | | | |
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