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The Trump administration is aggressively deploying a potent tool to pressure undocumented immigrants into self-deporting — fines that can total as much as $1.8 million. More than 100,000 people have received letters from the Homeland Security Department informing them that they owe $998 for each day that they have stayed in the U.S. after an immigration judge has ruled they have no legal right to remain in the country. The U.S. government has referred some debts to private collection agencies, seized tax refunds and garnished wages, and the Justice Department has taken dozens of immigrants to court to compel them to pay. Read more: https://trib.al/WHOOmat
Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born, in a bid to rid the site of its Nazi link. Read more: https://bbc.in/3Tiem36
La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, claiming the world governing body is "destroying the football industry". Read more: https://bbc.in/4whH6aV
Over the past year, Israel has moved to seize roughly 500 acres of privately owned Palestinian land around the town of Sebastia, a small Palestinian hamlet with a rich archaeological site. The Palestinian Authority, in turn, is racing to get Sebastia urgently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Each side believes the land – and its past – belongs to them. https://cnn.it/4wgXhFt
In 2006, a United States passport was the ultimate ticket to the world, offering its citizens a level of global access matched only by two other nations: Denmark and Finland. What a difference 20 years makes. https://cnn.it/4wOM6DG
Roza Gilles, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, shares her story for the first time with CNN and offers a vivid window into the unusual parameters of Epstein’s controversial 2008 plea deal in Florida. https://cnn.it/3Rjbp1J
The scene feels like something out of Ancient Greece, but it's not. This is a small but dedicated community of people in Athens who still worship the likes of Athena, Zeus, Dionysus and Poseidon — not as metaphor or purely out of cultural heritage, but as a genuine religious practice in 21st-century Greece. https://cnn.it/45c0v0U
Copperhead snakes are out for the summer. An expert in camouflage, this venomous snake species can surprise an unsuspecting hiker with a nasty bite. Found throughout the eastern and southern U.S., copperheads can easily survive in developed areas like suburban neighborhoods, which is one reason the species is responsible for the most venomous snake bites every year. 🐍 Here's what you need to know about this warm-weather snake and what to do if you're bitten: https://on.natgeo.com/BRWACSB0718
Social media video shows smoke billowing from a warehouse in Elektrostal, Russia, after Ukraine says it launched drone attacks on the facility on Saturday. A distribution center in Kotovsk was also struck. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the warehouses were used "to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment." cnn.it/4wg8EgM
Britain badly needs its mojo back. Its economy is struggling, public services are strained and improvements in living standards have slowed to a crawl in recent decades. Political instability is the new normal, and the national mood is bleak. Could a healthy dose of hope from Andy Burnham be the antidote? https://cnn.it/3TI43p2
Bronze Age remains once thought to belong to a revered male metalworker are in fact female, new DNA analysis has found, calling into question long-held beliefs about ancient British society. https://cnn.it/4vGvey1
Our reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs is in Toledo, Ohio, where the air quality level resulting from Canadian wildfire smoke is among the most hazardous in the U.S. Read more: https://trib.al/GEUX1GC
The Israeli government did not immediately respond to JD Vance's accusation of some its members trying to influence Americans' opinions to prolong the Iran war. Read more: https://bbc.in/4f87I8d
Movie star looks, slow-motion sequences and operatic emotion have made the World Cup must-see viewing. No wonder soccer is called the beautiful game, says "Cannonball" host Wesley Morris, as he discusses the tournament's many charms, including Swiss coach Murat Yakin. https://trib.al/LrigsRG
Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. Musk, the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, was deeply involved in the effort to flip majority control of the highest court in battleground Wisconsin. https://cnn.it/4fEKPs7
BREAKING: ICE has been ordered to temporarily halt conducting vehicle stops in all states in the wake of two deadly shootings in Texas and Maine, sources told ABC News. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive, a law enforcement source told ABC News, after he spoke with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who said she urged Mullin to "cease all non-urgent vehicle stops." Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/myyhIT&CID=WA
A pilot wrote "I'm bored" during a two-hour test flight. Read why the airline described the flight as "skilful": https://bbc.in/3T1gMmz
Two small fish, named Magui and Fede, were restaurant decor. Now an Argentina court has recognized them as sentient beings with rights: https://cnn.it/450DmOV
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo headed to work like he would any other day on July 7. An immigration agent shot and killed him in his van during an enforcement operation — and he was not the target. This is the story of his life and death. https://trib.al/1oxnTO3
A bull bison, reportedly weighing 2,000lb, sprinted towards an elderly man, ramming him with his head and knocking him into the air in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. Read more: https://bbc.in/4w2ZSmg
The Sopranos ("Pine Barrens" episode). It's when Paulie misunderstands Russia's Interior Mininstry with an "interior decorator."
The New York Times found that dozens of Russian agents have relocated to Japan as President Vladimir Putin turns the country into a spy hub. https://trib.al/bmICXFP
Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senior senator and foreign policy hawk who changed from a Donald Trump skeptic to one of the US president’s strongest allies, died on July 11. He was 71. Read more: bloom.bg/4vZHoTu 📷️: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
BREAKING: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has died from a sudden illness, according to his office. He was 71. Read more: https://abcnews.link/m25rIcr
At least two people are dead and others have been injured in a shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police said in a post on X. https://cnn.it/4yncmH4
Norway’s impressive run at the World Cup is yet another reminder that they’ve got this whole sport thing figured out. Whether it’s soccer, golf, tennis or – of course – winter sports at the Olympics, a tiny nation of just 5.5 million people is now churning out world beaters at an extraordinary rate. https://cnn.it/4f7BKrk
The Trump administration moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining and other development. Environmentalists characterized it as the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in half a century. https://trib.al/nXhpK1D
Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic to advance to his second Wimbledon final. He will face first-time finalist Alexander Zverev for a chance to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles.
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The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history has denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. https://trib.al/2Kkp88C
A toddler was declared dead in the emergency room. Less than six hours later, he was found alive in the hospital morgue. Find out what happened: https://bbc.in/4p7YJHk
BREAKING: The Trump administration has notified the US Congress of its decision to remove Syria’s designation as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” according to a US official who spoke to Reuters. 🔴LIVE updates: aje.news/9wgqf3
BREAKING: A federal judge in New York has ordered President Trump to pay a $5 million judgment plus almost $800,000 in interest owed to E. Jean Carroll after a jury held him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. A jury in a separate but related case determined Trump owes Carroll and additional $83 million in damages but that is still going through the appeals process. Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/judge-orders-trump-pay-jean-carroll-5-million/story?id=134591703&CID=WA
Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, granted a posthumous conditional pardon. Read more: bbc.in/4y7YhwK
A picture of Messi with the shadow reflection of a goat.
BREAKING: President Trump says he believes the interim agreement with Iran is "over" after the latest exchange of fire. Read more: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-thousands-throng-tehran-streets-khamenei/?id=134509610&entryId=134575661&CID=WA