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Volume 2 • Issue No. 186 • Updated Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC

Severe weather disrupts America's 250th anniversary celebrations

Severe weather has disrupted celebrations of America's 250th anniversary of independence in several East Coast cities.

Sources: AP News


Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The funeral for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has started, months after his death in an airstrike on the first day of the war.

Sources: AP News


Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden

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Trump pardons former Abramoff partner and 9 others convicted of vehicle emissions violations

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles.

Sources: AP News


Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia

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Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in California, car left with major damage

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England faces Mexico at World Cup in Mexico City

Mexico has spent 40 years chasing a return to the World Cup quarterfinals. On Sunday, its best chance in a generation arrives.

Sources: AP News


Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech for America 250

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Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

Sources: AP News


Marine heat wave causing seabird deaths off California coast

Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters.

Sources: AP News