‘There is a risk of a lost decade for Britain.’
David Cameron, British Prime Minister, warning of dire economic consequences if the U.K. votes to leave the European Union on June 23
Elephants
The U.S. tightened rules against selling ivory
GOOD WEEK
BAD WEEK
Sharks
The San Jose, Calif., hockey team lost the Stanley Cup
‘If it’s not a funeral, they were going to have a wedding together.’
Aryam Guerrero, sister of Orlando shooting victim Juan Ramon Guerrero, on her family’s plan to hold a joint funeral for Juan and his boyfriend Christopher Andrew Leinonen, who was also killed in the attack
10 million
Number of beer-bottle caps accumulated by an Austrian collector
$26.2 billion
Valuation of LinkedIn in its sale to Microsoft
‘That damn music follows me everywhere.’
Harrison Ford, actor, joking that he can’t escape the Indiana Jones theme song more than three decades after Raiders of the Lost Ark
$35,000
Asking price for a rare 1970 quarter being sold on eBay
‘Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.’
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton creator and star, paying tribute to the victims of the Orlando mass shooting by reciting an original sonnet at the Tony Awards on June 12, while accepting one of Hamilton’s 11 accolades
‘If I was able to break every stereotype … then so can you.’
Larissa Martinez, valedictorian of McKinney Boyd High School near Dallas, revealing her undocumented status during a graduation speech and calling on Americans to reject divisive rhetoric
SOURCES: BBC; CNN; L.A. TIMES
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