Paris Protests, Madonna, Ryan Mallett & More - The Weekly Wrap-Up For 7/1/2023

These were the news stories that mattered most to you, presented by The Conversation Project for the week ending 7/1/2023.

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Top Ten Stories:
1 Gröna Lund: Rollercoaster accident in Sweden leaves one dead (Sunday - 6/25/2023)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66014566

2 Wagner leader calls for rebellion against Russian defense chief, Kremlin orders his arrest (Friday - 6/23/2023)
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-war-russia-nuclear-647a545db4e4628676ff7db5b1bded34?user_email=9704f2a5e3f85dba98c827799bcbb8c6eacf1b4b967b5e04654e55ea129ba9d0&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=AfternoonWire_Jun23_2023&utm_term=Afternoon%20Wire

3 Worker dead after being "ingested" into plane engine at San Antonio airport (Sunday - 6/25/2023)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-antonio-airport-worker-dead-ingested-plane-engine/

4 Jennifer Lawrence, A-List Actors Threaten to Strike in Letter to SAG (Wednesday - 6/28/2023)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jennifer-lawrence-list-actors-threaten-222437757.html

5 Jimmie Johnson inlaws dead: NASCAR star's wife Chandra's mother Terry believed to be shooter (Tuesday - 6/27/2023)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/us/jimmie-johnson-oklahoma-in-laws-dead/index.html

6 Former NFL QB Ryan Mallett Dies in Drowning Accident (Tuesday - 6/27/2023)
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/06/27/ryan-mallett-dies-drowning-accident-arkansas-michigan

7 Madonna Postpones Tour After Being Hospitalized for “Serious Bacterial Infection,” Manager Says “Full Recovery Expected” (Wednesday - 6/28/2023)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/madonna-hospitalized-bacterial-infection-recovery-tour-postponed-1235525627/

8 Violent protests in Paris suburb after teen is shot dead by police during a traffic stop (Wednesday - 6/28/2023)
https://news.sky.com/story/violent-protests-in-paris-suburb-after-teen-is-shot-dead-by-police-during-a-traffic-stop-12910804

9 Train derailment on Montana bridge sends multiple rail cars into the Yellowstone River (Saturday - 6/24/2023)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/24/us/montana-train-derailment-yellowstone-river/index.html

10 Hail hurts dozens of concertgoers, scraps Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver (Friday - 6/23/2023)
https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/hail-pummels-concertgoers-before-louis-tomlinson-show-near-denver-injuring-dozens/

The 'Almost-Rans' (11-15)
11 Bam Margera Leaves Detox Center Early, Heading To Las Vegas (Saturday -6/24/2023)
https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/24/bam-margera-leaves-detox-center-early-las-vegas-lamar-odom-rehab/

12 Fisher Island Ferry accident leaves Port of Miami temporarily closed (Sunday - 6/25/2023)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/us/fisher-island-ferry-accident-miami/index.html

13 Pedro Pascal Condemns 'Butthurt' Filmgoers Who Complain About Race-Swapping (Sunday - 6/25/2023)
https://movieweb.com/pedro-pascal-butthurt-diversity-casting/

14 University of Idaho murders: State seeks death penalty against Bryan Kohberger (Monday - 6/26/2023)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-idaho-murders-state-seeks-death-penalty-bryan-kohberger/story?id=100392305

15 New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws 24th perfect game in MLB history (Thursday - 6/29/2023)
https://apnews.com/article/perfect-game-german-yankees-c0370bdb991a55556715aa99ae92058b
The 'Almost-Irrelevant' Story Of The Week
217 California Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Unhoused Are Californians (Saturday 0 6/24/2023)
https://www.businessinsider.com/california-homelessness-crisis-homegrown-unhoused-are-californians-2023-6

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