Daily news and links – June 4, 2023

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Local news:

Photo by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Pack the Cruiser event collected food for Hoosier Hills Food Bank Saturday

“Monroe County Sheriff’s DepartmentCommuntiy Outreach Deputies Qualters and Ham participated in the ‘Pack the Cruiser’ event for Hoosier Hills Food Bank and Kroger. “It was a great turn out with loads of donations”. Pictured Jason Waltz of Sturgis Garage donated two large shopping carts full. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported this event. Final weight to come Monday.” – Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/SheriffMonroeCo

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder of a U.S. Postal Service Employee

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/indianapolis-man-sentenced-30-years-federal-prison-murder-us-postal-service-employee

Saturday marks 12 years since IU student Lauren Spierer vanished in Bloomington

https://fox59.com/news/saturday-marks-12-years-since-iu-student-lauren-spierer-vanished-in-bloomington/

Sports:

‘Dream come true’: Serruto’s homer lifts Indiana baseball past Kentucky 5-3 in NCAA Tournament

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/06/indiana-baseball-peter-serruto-indiana-beats-kentucky-5-3-ncaa-tournament

Racing:

USAC Indiana Midget Week begins Sunday

USAC Indiana Midget Week begins Sunday

Palou looking to embrace the unknowns in Detroit

Palou looking to embrace the unknowns in Detroit

State news:

Indiana gas tax set to increase July 1

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/05/indiana-gas-tax-increase-july-2023-bloomington

Group concerned about rising property taxes holds Statehouse rally

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/group-concerned-rising-property-taxes-holds-indiana-statehouse-rally/531-9d38411d-17ba-414e-8dd7-f1b062b2f7e1

National news:

Heart transplant recipient dies after being denied meds in jail; ACLU wants an inquiry

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/03/1178384421/heart-transplant-recipient-dies-after-being-denied-meds-in-jail-aclu-wants-an-in

Four More Oath Keepers Sentenced for Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/four-more-oath-keepers-sentenced-seditious-conspiracy-related-us-capitol-breach

Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrests three staff members of Atlanta Solidarity fund

June 2, 2023: The Atlanta Solidarity Fund

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ rally in Iowa

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ rally in Iowa

Bear destroys 60 cupcakes after breaking into Connecticut bakery

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/03/us/bear-cupcakes-avon-connecticut-trnd/index.html

International news:

Li Shangfu: War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-65803311

Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of massacre

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-65803053

In China, repression is becoming more and more aggressive

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/04/in-china-repression-is-becoming-more-and-more-aggressive_6029002_4.html

Half a million Poles take part in anti-government protest in Warsaw

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/04/half-a-million-poles-participate-in-anti-government-protest-in-warsaw_6029049_4.html

War in Ukraine: The Czech company fooling the Russian army with inflatable tanks

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/04/war-in-ukraine-the-czech-company-fooling-the-russian-army-with-inflatable-tanks_6029012_4.html