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June 20, 2024     "The less men think, the more they talk. " —Montesquieu   1 US Condemns Putin's Visit to Vietnam Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Thursday during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine. Keep reading   2 Boeing Is Struggling to Get Astronauts Home Ground Control had news for Captains Butch and Suni this week. Keep reading   From our sponsors Nifty Trick That Can Save You Thousands on the Road Just like most Uber drivers, thousands of Americans no longer drive unless they have this dashcam installed on their dashboard. Stay protected in case anybody bumps you with Zoom HD KEEP READING   At a Glance In this photo released by "Just Stop Oil," an activist poses next to a private airplane sprayed with orange paint at Britain's Stansted Airport on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Two climate activists were arrested Thursday after cutting through a fence at the London airport and spray-painting private jets orange. (Just Stop Oil via AP) Keep reading   3 Power Outage Hits Entire Country A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power outages in the country due to production problems. Keep reading   4 Britney Spears Song Rises After Timberlake Arrest Britney Spears is having a little bit of a win following her ex-boyfriend's arrest. Keep reading   5 This Is Racing Through Our Galaxy at Top Speed When you fly by at a million miles an hour, it can turn some heads—which is just what happened with this runaway star. Keep reading   6 Tainted Liquor Kills at Least 34, and Number Could Rise At least 34 people have died and dozens have been hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials told local media Thursday. Keep reading     7 Florida Keys Boaters Find $1M in Cocaine In the latest of a string of such finds, recreational boaters in the Florida Keys found cocaine with an estimated street value of $1 million. Keep reading   8 Prosecutors Have a Long List of Baldwin's Alleged 'Horseplay' With Gun Before the shot that took Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life in 2021, prosecutors say Alec Baldwin "engaged in horseplay" with the revolver that would ultimately kill her. Keep reading   This Day in History On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali's conviction was ultimately overturned by the US Supreme Court). Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2022: Mars Rover Makes Unexpected, Trashy Find   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved