Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 19th — also known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day. Here’s everything you need to know about the holiday. Now let’s get to the news. |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/2c2d2c9964c1c62d1dbed7a59ef0e6f8-the7-num1-50-50.png) | A brutal, long-lasting heat wave is intensifying across eastern states. |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/12c6f84355b6745049dfc2883e92c2e6-the7-num2-50-50.png) | There’s a new most valuable company in the world. |
![The stock values of Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft. (The Washington Post)](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/c367b3eec41fa8d9e016a523301e7f9c-6VHUZPVZMNCE7HCWMD6OSGTC5M-1101-595.jpeg) The stock values of Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft. (The Washington Post) |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/c0a7825ef6bbad5f316692d41acc155e-the7-num3-50-50.png) | Baseball legend Willie Mays died yesterday at 93. |
![Mr. Mays, shown in 1967, won 12 consecutive Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence in center field. (Malcolm Emmons/USA Today Sports/Reuters)](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/d08d60fb5946afb4baeb4c0db91dad76-UQO245GEWXCQYUEJUIXV325KOQ-3500-3500.jpeg) Mr. Mays, shown in 1967, won 12 consecutive Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence in center field. (Malcolm Emmons/USA Today Sports/Reuters) |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/c2eb9c9bfea75d3e8ea0e637c76b5bc6-the7-num4-50-50.png) | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t qualify for CNN’s presidential debate next week. |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/15998daf1d20ea76ad81006f436f3bbc-the7-num5-50-50.png) | Justin Timberlake was arrested on a DWI charge in New York yesterday. |
- What we know: The singer was stopped in the Hamptons after ignoring a stop sign and failing to stay in his lane, police said. He appeared in court and was later released.
- What now? He is due for a virtual court hearing next Wednesday for the intoxicated-driving charge. The Grammy-winning artist is on a world tour, which stops in Chicago this Friday.
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/8e0e4da54a834fce706991d9a96218b3-the7-num6-50-50.png) | A panel of health experts recommended interventions for children with high BMI. |
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![](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/7870a9c69973326d88eb4761ad6b4855-the7-num7-50-50.png) | Astronomers may be witnessing the awakening of a black hole for the first time. |
![An artist’s rendering shows the material being pulled in by the black hole as it feeds on the gas in its surroundings, making the galaxy light up. (Martin Kornmesser/European Southern Observatory)](https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/07a633b606338198f45ad4111fa5ebfd-HNURQ5EVORLWBRJ3JK2M7VQRVU-3840-2364.jpeg) An artist’s rendering shows the material being pulled in by the black hole as it feeds on the gas in its surroundings, making the galaxy light up. (Martin Kornmesser/European Southern Observatory) |
- What to know: Astronomers had been watching a galaxy far, far away for a long time. It seemed unremarkable — but, in December 2019, it suddenly started shining bright.
- So what’s going on? A black hole appears to be waking up and sucking in gas, creating a light show, an upcoming paper says. But it could be something else, like a star being torn apart.
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