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1 Restaurant fined: A restaurant in Washington, D.C., will pay $7,000 as part of a settlement after an employee tried to stop a transgender woman from using a women’s restroom. Charlotte Clymer was asked to show her ID June 22 when she tried to use a women’s restroom at Cuba Libre.

Internet shutdown: Zimbabwe 2 imposed a“total internet shutdown” for most of Friday in what critics called an attempt to hide growing reports of a violent crackdown on protests against a dramatic fuel price increase.

3 Poet dies: Mary Oliver, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim, died. She was 83. She died at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. The cause of death was lymphoma. Author of more than 15 poetry and essay collections, Oliver wrote brief, direct pieces that sang of her worship of the outdoors and disdain for greed and other human crimes.

Investigation: Newly inaugurated 4 state attorneys general say they plan to continue investigations of clergy abuse in the Roman Catholic church as thousands of victims reach out to state hotlines and online systems to report past abuse. At least 14 attorneys general around the country have confirmed investigations of clergy abuse in the wake of a shocking Pennsylvania grand jury report in August detailing sexual abuse by more than 300 priests.

Cruises: Port officials say 5 Galveston, Texas, can expect to see double the number of Disney cruises sailing from the city on the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. Disney Cruise Line will expand its offerings from the city to 26 cruises a year by 2023. The agreement guarantees the company will operate out of Galveston for the next 10 years.