| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Friday, June 18, 2021 by Linda Noakes | Hello Here's what you need to know. Iranians go to the polls, a Pacific undersea cable project sinks, and a Danish ‘meme stock’ plunges | | | | | Today's biggest stories  U.S. President Joe Biden is applauded as he reaches for a pen to sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the White House, June 17, 2021 U.S. U.S. Senate Democrats scrambled to unite around a sweeping election reform bill they hope to begin debating next week, in the face of Republican opposition and moves by several states to pass laws placing new restrictions on voting.
An independent commission in Colorado will reveal a preliminary map of new congressional districts next week, putting the state at the forefront of efforts to draw battle lines for the 2022 election and strip party politics from the process.
All members of the crowd control team of Portland police have resigned from their positions in the unit after an officer was indicted on an assault charge stemming from alleged illegal use of force during a protest last year.
A St. Louis, Missouri, couple who drew international attention for brandishing guns at racial justice protesters last year pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from the incident.
A baking heatwave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest for three days spread eastward to Iowa and Missouri, while punishing the hardest-hit areas with record high temperatures that have strained power systems.
| BUSINESS A hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve has woken up a slumbering dollar, sending the U.S. currency to its highest level in months and stoking expectations that an unwind of bearish positions could fuel more gains.
A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources told Reuters.
Boeing is readying the largest member of its 737 MAX family for its maiden flight, as the planemaker tries to close a sales gap with a competing Airbus jet. The first voyage of the 737 MAX 10 is expected around 10 a.m. local time from the Seattle area.
Orphazyme slashed its financial forecasts after U.S. health regulators rejected its key drug candidate, sending shares in Denmark's first so-called meme stock tumbling 75%. The biotech company is yet to have a drug approved or make money.
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