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Supreme Court takes up Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans

The U.S. Supreme Court said July 3 that it would take up two cases concerning state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity.

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Trump has big plans for Fourth of July 2026. What we know about America’s 250th

As Americans gear up for Fourth of July 2025 festivities, some are already looking to 2026, the celebration of the country's 250th birthday.

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  • Source: NPR
  • 07/03/2025
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Waffle House drops egg surcharge as prices fall back to Earth

In a welcome sign that sky-high egg prices are coming home to roost, Waffle House is dropping its 50 cent per egg surcharge. "Egg-cellent news," the chain announced Tuesday in a social media post. "The egg surcharge is officially off the menu. Thanks for understanding."

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  • Source: AP News
  • 07/03/2025
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Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness

Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away.

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Ukrainian drone hits weapons plant 800 miles deep in Russia, killing at least 3

A Ukrainian drone struck an anti-aircraft missile plant 800 miles deep into Russia on Tuesday — as Kyiv ramps up and prioritizes its UAV production to match Moscow’s bombardments.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 07/02/2025
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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.

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  • Source: Forbes
  • 07/02/2025
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UPenn Will Strip Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Of Records And Ban Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports

The University of Pennsylvania came to an agreement with the Trump administration Tuesday that will strip transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of her titles and recognitions and ban trans athletes from women’s sports after the administration alleged the school violated Title IX provisions.

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 07/01/2025
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Trump formally lifts Syria sanctions after meeting with ex-Al Qaeda fighter prez in Saudi Arabia

President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to do so last month during a trip to Saudi Arabia – in spite of the fact that the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is a former leader of al Qaeda.

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U.S. Supreme Court To Review Limits On Coordinated Party Campaign Spending

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a significant challenge to federal limitations on coordinated party campaign spending, a decision that could reshape how political parties support their candidates.

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CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear program that will take years to overcome

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 06/30/2025
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Zohran Mamdani doubles down on plan to target ‘whiter neighborhoods’ with higher taxes — and says billionaires shouldn’t exist

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani doubled down Sunday on his plan to jack up property taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods” — while asserting billionaires shouldn’t exist.

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Trump's tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 06/27/2025
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Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.

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Kennedy´s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

The Trump administration´s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall´s flu vaccinations for just about every American - but only if they use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism.

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  • Source: News Week
  • 06/27/2025
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Trump Says He Signed Trade Deal With China, Teases India Agreement

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, that he has signed a trade deal with China.

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  • Source: NPR
  • 06/26/2025
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Judge orders Trump administration to resume distributing money for EV chargers

A federal judge in Washington state has ordered the Trump administration to resume distributing money to build EV chargers to 14 states, which had sued to challenge the ongoing freeze on those funds.