Charges against the Trump Organization
 THE BIG STORY
The Trump Organization and a longtime executive are charged in a tax fraud scheme
The Trump Organization and a longtime senior executive have been charged in what New York state prosecutors alleged was a 16-year tax fraud scheme. This is a big deal: it marks the first criminal legal exposure that Donald Trump has faced since leaving office.
The Trump Organization is former president Donald Trump's eponymous business empire. Trump himself was not personally charged, but the prosecution of his company and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, represents a significant escalation of the investigations into Donald Trump and his financial affairs.
Weisselberg and the company were jointly charged with carrying out a fraud scheme dating back to March 2005 and falsifying business records, according to the indictment unsealed on Thursday.
Will Trump himself end up facing charges? Right now, that's unclear — but the district attorney's office said that the investigation remains "active" and "ongoing." Here's why the prosecution of his company is not good for Trump.  Allen Weisselberg at the hearing for the case at the criminal court in lower Manhattan in New York on July 1. Seth Wenig / POOL/AFP via Getty Images STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
The company appointed to co-manage Britney Spears' finances is resigning because of her explosive testimony
Bessemer Trust, a wealth management firm that was appointed to manage Britney Spears' finances with her father, is resigning after the pop star's explosive comments about the conservatorship that has controlled her life for more than a decade.
The firm requested to withdraw as co-conservator of Spears' estate because of the 39-year-old singer's objections to the legal arrangement. In a document filed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Bessemer states, "Petitioner has heard the Conservatee and respects her wishes." SNAPSHOTS
The Supreme Court again made it harder to challenge state laws that restrict how people can vote. In a 6–3 decision, the court upheld Arizona voting laws that the challengers argued discriminated against Native American, Latino, and Black voters.
A former cop charged in the Capitol attack has amassed an arsenal of weapons since Jan. 6. Thomas Robertson was released from custody on the condition that he not possess firearms. When authorities searched his home, they found he had an M4 rifle, ammunition, and a partial pipe bomb — and he had just ordered 34 more guns online.
Rescue efforts at the collapsed Miami building have resumed after they were halted over safety fears. The rescue efforts were temporarily paused after monitoring devices signaled "some expansion" in cracks in the concrete, fire Chief Alan Cominsky said.
Howard University disavowed Phylicia Rashad's tweet supporting Bill Cosby. The university, which recently appointed Rashad as a dean, said her tweet "lacked sensitivity" but that "personal positions of University leadership do not reflect Howard University's policies."
Prince Harry and Prince William reunited to unveil a statue of Princess Diana. The two princes held a joint event at Kensington Palace for the statue's installation, honoring their mother's 60th birthday.  Dominic Lipinski / POOL/AFP via Getty Images SOMETHING TO DECLARE?
Influencers in Norway will legally have to disclose their photoshopped images
Thanks to new regulations in Norway, it will be a legal requirement for influencers and advertisers to label images that have been retouched or have filters, in an attempt to address "body pressure in society."
The move comes after years of advocacy from youth groups and Norway's Ministry of Children and Family Affairs calling for stricter measures to address growing concerns around body image and mental health.
The law will require that advertising and sponsored posts where "a body's shape, size or skin has been changed by retouching or other manipulation" be clearly marked to declare that it had been edited. Failure to comply will result in a fine.
As reported in Vice, the law included enlarged lips, pronounced muscles, and narrowed waists as examples of edits that will require declaration when the law comes into effect. SLOW IT ALL DOWN Some longreads for your long weekend
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