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Shannon Bond
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Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all transit amid hostilities with the US, but President Trump rejected the claim.
Iran fired on and disabled a commercial container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, citing an 'unapproved route.'
Senator Lindsey Graham died overnight from a torn aorta at age 71. Former colleague Jeff Flake remembered him as a rare old-school bipartisan who voted for Obama nominees and worked across the aisle.
Jannik Sinner won his second straight Wimbledon title, defeating Alexander Zverev in four sets after losing the first. Sinner is now 10-0 in career meetings with Zverev — a complete and utter head-to-head dominance.
A speedboat capsized off southern Vietnam on Saturday, killing 15 Indian tourists. Sixteen survivors were discharged from hospital, and authorities have detained the vessel's captain.
Disney's live-action Moana topped the box office with $43 million domestic and $52 million international — but it cost a reported $250 million to produce. That's a brutal gap for a film that was supposed to be a sure thing.
The WHO says insecurity and community mistrust are preventing its teams from reaching Ebola-affected areas in the DRC. Armed groups are blocking humanitarian access — and the UN warns the outbreak could trigger a sharp spike in severe hunger.
A Spanish wildfire that ignited Thursday has burned 25 square miles and killed at least 12 people, including two Britons. A monster heatwave pushing 104°F across Spain and France is driving the blaze.
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all transit after firing on a commercial container ship. Trump flatly rejected the claim: 'It's open. We bombed the hell out of them last night.'
The US has now launched four rounds of strikes on Iranian military sites, and Iran is threatening to block the Bab El Mandeb Strait — a chokepoint that could halt Middle East oil exports entirely. Trump also walked back a proposed 20% fee on Hormuz shipping after Gulf allies pushed back.
After an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian national in Maine — the second such deadly shooting in barely a week — the Trump administration ordered ICE to halt most vehicle stops. DHS policy bars use of deadly force solely to prevent flight unless the person poses a significant threat, but a former ICE chief counsel notes the threshold is always judged from the officer's perspective.
The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday, voting to lock the US into daylight saving time year-round. States with existing exemptions can still opt for standard time, but for most Americans, the seasonal clock change could soon be history — if the Senate agrees.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's visa ban on foreign nationals working in online content moderation, ruling the plaintiffs are likely to win their First Amendment case. Independent tech researchers sued in March, arguing the ban was designed to silence dissenting views, not combat censorship.
The Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning the deal would devastate movie and TV writers. A coalition of 12 states led by California independently moved to stop the same merger the day before.
The optimal sleeping temperature is in the 50s Fahrenheit — and climate change is making that harder to find. A new Climate Central analysis finds hot nights already cost the average person 56 hours of sleep per year, and lead scientist Christina Dahl says more than 10% of that loss is directly tied to burning fossil fuels.
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