Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday July 6, 2022. 1. President Biden Makes Leasing Permits More Difficult to Obtain, Yet Urges Gas Companies to Cut Prices 2. Globally, 70 Percent of 10-Year-Olds Struggle With Literacy. 3. Biden Ships 5 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Overseas as Gas Prices Spike. 4. Washington State School Board Director to Teach Children as Young as 9 About Sex at Her “WinkWink” Sex Shop 5. Biden Ships 5 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Overseas as Gas Prices Spike