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Maximum Lethality Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Roque had been in the Army for just over four years when a man fatally shot her in the head. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/30/army-women-death-domestic-violence-sexual-assault/? Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group The political action arm of a Jewish anti-Zionist group best known for staging sit-ins to protest genocide in the halls of power is endorsing its first-ever candidate for U.S. Senate: Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/29/abdul-el-sayed-jewish-voice-peace-senate/? The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation With the wreckage of the Twin Towers still smoldering in October 2001, Tom Engelhardt started sending emails to a select group of friends and colleagues to make sense of that increasingly imperial moment. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/29/tomdispatch-trump-war-killing-videos/? Socialist Momentum Grows as Melat Kiros Wins in Denver Leftists toppled a three-decade incumbent they’d made the face of the Democratic Party’s failures on Tuesday in Denver amid an anti-establishment wave that has powered progressive and socialist midterm victories across the country. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/01/colorado-primary-results-midterms-socialists-kiros-degette/? Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon Democratic Party leaders in the House reversed course and moved to back a resolution against U.S. involvement in Israel’s war on Lebanon on Tuesday, giving the bill overwhelming support from Democrats for the first time since Congress began seeking to address the conflict. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/30/democrats-israel-lebanon-war-powers-congress/? How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades Editor’s note: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. The months after the October 7, 2023, attacks saw a wave of questionable mainstream news stories about alleged sexual assault in Hamas’s attacks that day on Israel. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/30/sexual-violence-rape-israel-palestinians-prison/? The Peter Thiel Ally Who Helped Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark. Aron D’Souza, the brainchild behind the lawsuit to kill Gawker Media, says he wants to fix journalism. To that end, in the spring he launched a platform that he described as a “private AI tribunal” to adjudicate the veracity of media claims. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/29/objection-ai-judges-journalism-dsouza/? ICE Flouting Federal Judge’s Order to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York Courts Federal agents took three people into custody at immigration courts in New York City over the last week in what lawyers said appears to be the first grave violations of two orders by federal judges barring such arrests. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/01/ice-court-order-arrests/? Even the Liberal Supreme Court Justices Ceded Ground in the Fight for Trans Existence The far-right Supreme Court majority marked the final day of Pride month with an anti-trans decision upholding state bans on trans girls from playing girls’ sports. That the ruling from the right-wing court had been long expected made it no less horrendous. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-trans-athletes-sports/? Trump Has Already Launched More Death Penalty Prosecutions Than in His Entire First Term Less than halfway through Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice has authorized a rash of new death penalty prosecutions, already surpassing the total number of capital cases brought during Trump’s previous four years in office. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/01/trump-federal-death-penalty-prosecutions-blanche-bondi/?

👋 Good morning! It's a great day to have a great day. Programming note: We'll be off tomorrow and Monday for the holiday. Have a great weekend, and we'll see you back here on Tuesday morning. Happy Fourth! In today's edition: The USMNT's victory for the ages, Jaylen Brown blockbuster, Swanson and Caminero can't stop hitting homers, the Tour de France is here, MLB power rankings, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 NBA blockbuster: The Celtics are trading superstar Jaylen Brown to the 76ers in a blockbuster for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks. The deal comes days after Brown, coming off the best season of his career, was mentioned as a major part of Boston's potential package for Giannis Antetokounmpo. More offseason updates. ⚾️ Dansby strikes again: Dansby Swanson's hot streak continued in a big way on Wednesday, as the Cubs SS smacked 3 home runs and had 8 RBI in Chicago's 23-3 blowout win over the Padres. How's this for turning your season around: In his first 70 games, the slumping Swanson had 7 HR and 28 RBI; in 13 games since, he has 9 HR (!) and 29 RBI (!!). ⚾️ So does Caminero: Rays 3B Junior Caminero, 22, homered in his sixth straight game on Wednesday, breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s record as the youngest player to do so in MLB's modern era (since 1900). If he goes yard in his next two games, he'll tie the longest HR streak ever. 🎾 Gauff survives, Andreeva falls: No. 7 Coco Gauff rallied in the third set to avoid an upset and reach the third round at Wimbledon. No. 5 Mirra Andreeva wasn't so lucky, as last month's French Open champion was stunned by Barbora Krejčíková on Center Court. 🏈 Buckeyes land another Harrison: Five-star WR Jett Harrison, the Class of 2028's No. 1 overall recruit in the Rivals300, has committed to Ohio State. The rising junior at St. Joe's Prep (Pa.) is the son of NFL Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison and brother of Cardinals WR Marvin Jr., who also went to Ohio State.     🇺🇸 SURVIVE AND ADVANCE THE USMNT IS BUILT DIFFERENT (Maja Hitij/FIFA via Getty Images) The USMNT's 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, their first World Cup knockout victory in 24 years (and only their second ever), wasn't unexpected given they entered the match as heavy favorites. But the blueprint of that victory proved the simple maxim that "in football, all is possible if you believe." ICYMI: The Americans took a 1-0 lead late in the first half on Folarin Balogun's third goal of the tournament, and continued dominating until the 64th minute when VAR intervention saddled Balogun with a controversial red card. Down a man for 26 minutes and stoppage time, they could have folded; instead, they fought. Malik Tillman's 82nd-minute free kick doubled the lead, sent the crowd in Santa Clara into a frenzy and confirmed their spot in the Round of 16. Balogun will miss the next game — the U.S. can't appeal his red card after all — but the Stars and Stripes' confidence will be buoyed by its 10-man performance in his absence. Home of the brave: This team's talent level is a cut above prior cycles, to be sure, but it's their bravery and belief that have emerged to propel them into the Round of 16. Steven Goff, Yahoo Sports: There are moments and remnants from the 2-0 U.S. victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday that will undoubtedly stand the test of time. Folarin Balogun's goal and red card — the first such combination at a World Cup since Zinedine Zidane 20 years ago. Malik Tillman's bloody sock — the result of an opponent stepping on and cutting through his shoe. U.S. bravery — on display during a shorthanded 26 minutes, plus another 10 of stoppage time. Tillman's immaculate free kick — a stunner by the team's shy, soft-spoken midfielder that triggered a roar still echoing across Northern California. Mauricio Pochettino's singing voice — prompted by the USA's celebratory song, "Country Roads," booming over the loudspeakers again after another victory. But before any of these things can be explained, perspective is necessary. The Americans have won a World Cup knockout match for the first time in 24 years and the second time in their unremarkable history. They will now head to Seattle and play in the Round of 16 on Monday against Belgium, which toyed with them in Atlanta in March, 5-2. They have won three matches in a single World Cup. While that is common for the powerhouses of soccer, sometimes in the group stage alone, the U.S. had never before accomplished that. Heck, before this summer, it had won nine World Cup matches in its history. In other words, this is not a normal World Cup for the U.S. Then again, this is not a normal U.S. team. The momentum that took hold in the first two matches and paused for an inconsequential Group D finale last week is accelerating again. "For us, it's about keep dreaming, keep working really hard and competing, and all is possible," Pochettino said. "In football, all is possible, if you believe.” England celebrate their victory with a wall of supporters. (Joosep Martinson/FIFA via Getty Images) Wednesday scoreboard: England and Belgium advanced alongside the U.S., as the Round of 16 continues to take shape. England 2, DR Congo 1: Just as a familiar dread began to envelop England's World Cup hopes, Harry Kane reminded the world why he's among its very best players. Two goals in 11 minutes reversed a 1-0 DR Congo lead that lingered into the late stages of the second half, elevating Kane to within one goal of the lead on the star-studded Golden Boot charts. Belgium 3, Senegal 2: Facing a 2-0 deficit with 85 minutes played, Belgium roared to life with two goals in three minutes to force extra time. Then Belgian captain Youri Tielemans converted a controversial penalty in the waning moments of the extra period, completing the tournament's most improbable comeback to date. Sweet revenge: The U.S. and Belgium will meet in a rematch of the 2014 Round-of-16 thriller that saw the Americans bow out in extra time despite Tim Howard's record-breaking 16-save performance. Still stings like yesterday…   🚴 TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING'S GREATEST MODERN RIVALRY TAKES CENTER STAGE Vingegaard (L) and Pogačar sprint to the Stage 11 finish line during the 2024 Tour. (Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) The Tour de France, which begins on Saturday, is shaping up to be a duel for the ages as Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard — by far the world's best riders, who are both in peak form but have yet to square off this year — prepare to chase history in the crown jewel of cycling. The defending champion: Slovenia's Pogačar, 27, has won two straight Tours de France and four of the last six. With a fifth victory this summer, he'd match Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Induraín for the most ever. His 2026 season has been nearly flawless, winning six of the seven races he's entered including three of cycling's Monuments, the sport's most prestigious one-day races. His only loss was at the Paris-Roubaix, which featured a sprint to the finish so close he was actually credited with the same official time as the winner. "Tadej is just the best cyclist we've ever seen," former pro Tejay van Garderen said on a recent podcast. "Jonas is not capable of what Tadej Pogačar is capable of." The challenger: Denmark's Vingegaard, 29, has two yellow jerseys himself, sandwiching his two wins (2022-23) between Pogačar's four (2020-21, 2024-25). And he, like Pogačar, has been on a tear this year, though he's focused on a different style of race. The Dane has won all three events he's entered, prioritizing stage races over one-day races in hopes of winning the Giro d'Italia. When he accomplished that feat in May, he became just the eighth man to capture all three Grand Tours, something not even Pogačar has done. Now he has a chance to make even more history: After winning the Vuelta a España in September and the Giro earlier this year, he can join Merckx (1972-73), Hinault (1982-83) and Chris Froome (2017-18) as the only riders to hold all three Grand Tours simultaneously. Go deeper: A rivalry for the ages: Tadej Pogačar vs Jonas Vingegaard (Escape Collective)   ⚾️ 1-30 MLB POWER RANKINGS: THE SOX AND FISH ARE SURGING (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) NL teams occupy four of the top five spots in our latest MLB power rankings, in which Yahoo Sports' Jordan Shusterman explores the league through the lens of the upcoming trade deadline. Two particularly intriguing teams? The surprisingly contending White Sox and Marlins. Back from the dead: Chicago (No. 8 in our rankings) and Miami (No. 14) haven't exactly blown the doors off the competition in recent years, but both are giving fans real reason to cheer as the season's second half gets underway. The South Siders (45-40) are in first place — I repeat, the South Siders are in first place — thanks to an exciting young ballclub that has one of the league's best offenses. Yes, they get the benefit of playing in the dismal AL Central; but for a team that won just 60 games last year, and just 41 (!) the year before, it's a stunning turnaround any way you slice it. The Fish (46-41) play in the much tougher NL, but that didn't stop them from just putting up their best month in franchise history. They went an MLB-best 20-6 in June — powered by an MLB-best 3.01 ERA — to become the first team ever to enter a month at least eight games below .500 and leave it at least six games above .500. Buyers or sellers? Chicago and Miami's success thus far doesn't necessarily make them buyers at the Aug. 3 deadline, at least not in the traditional sense. But if they continue surging through July, their front offices could consider rewarding their burgeoning young cores with some additional support rather than merely subtracting veterans on expiring contracts. (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports)   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WEEKEND WATCHLIST (Yahoo Sports) ⚽️ World Cup, Knockouts We've got 12 elimination games between now and Monday, spanning the end of the Round of 32 and the start of the Round of 16. Not a bad way to spend the holiday weekend. Thursday (R32): Spain vs. Austria in Los Angeles (3pm ET, Fox); Portugal vs. Croatia in Toronto (7pm, Fox); Switzerland vs. Algeria in Vancouver (11pm, FS1) Friday (R32): Australia vs. Egypt in Dallas (2pm, Fox); Argentina vs. Cape Verde in Miami (6pm, Fox); Colombia vs. Ghana in Kansas City (9:30pm, Fox) Saturday (R16): Canada vs. Morocco in Houston (1pm, Fox); Paraguay vs. France in Philadelphia (5pm, Fox) Sunday (R16): Brazil vs. Norway in East Rutherford (4pm, Fox); Mexico vs. England in Mexico City (8pm, Fox) And lastly: While Monday's early game hasn't been determined yet, the USMNT faces Belgium in primetime (8pm, Fox) for a spot in the quarterfinals. Cannot wait. 🚴 Tour de France The 113th Tour de France begins on Saturday (10am, Peacock/NBCSN), when 184 riders will embark on a 21-stage race throughout France (and Spain) that features more than 54,000 meters of vertical climbs, the third-most in the last 20 years. Historic start: Saturday's Grand Départ is in Barcelona, marking the first time the race has begun there. And the first stage is a team time trial, which hasn't featured at the Tour de France since 2019 and hasn't opened the race since 1971. 🎾 Wimbledon, Days 4-9 The second round concludes today at the All England Club, but by the time we're back in your inbox on Tuesday morning the quarterfinals will be set, with matches airing all weekend on ESPN and ESPN+. Who to watch: No. 6 Amanda Anisimova, last year's runner-up, faces fellow American Sofia Kenin shortly (8:15am) and defending champion No. 3 Iga Świątek plays her second-round match soon thereafter (8:30am). Third-round action begins tomorrow with No. 1 Jannik Sinner, No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 7 Novak Djokovic, No. 7 Coco Gauff and more. ⚾️ "Star-Spangled Sunday" All 30 MLB teams will play nationally-broadcast games on Sunday in a special presentation by NBC Sports, with all games streaming on Peacock and a select few airing on linear TV. Headliners: The Mets and Braves get things started in Atlanta (12:30pm, NBC) and the Dodgers host the Padres in the standard "Sunday Night Baseball" slot (7:20pm, NBC). The Mariners also host the Blue Jays (5pm, NBCSN) in a rematch of last year's ALCS. More to watch: 🏀 WNBA: Wings at Sun (Thu. 8pm, Prime); Lynx at Liberty (Fri. 7:30pm, ION); Valkyries at Dream (Sat. 1pm, CBS); Fever at Aces (Sun. 7pm, ESPN) ⚽️ NWSL: Angel City vs. Orlando (Fri. 10pm, Prime); San Diego vs. Gotham (Sat. 8:45pm, ION); Boston vs. Bay FC (Sun. 12pm, ESPN) … The league returns from its month-long pause. 🏎️ F1: British Grand Prix (Sun. 10am, Apple) … Mercedes, which has won seven of the first eight races, will look to continue its dominant run as the season nears its halfway point. ⛳️ PGA: John Deere Classic (Thu-Sun, ESPN+/Golf/CBS) … 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, fresh off one of the greatest collegiate careers of all time, makes his professional debut at TPC Deere Run in Illinois. ⛳️ PGA Champions: U.S. Senior Open (Thu-Sun, Golf/Peacock/NBC) … Stewart Cink enters the year's third major — at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio — having already won the first two. Plus: 🏀 NBA Summer League begins (Thu-Sun, Prime/ESPN); 🏁 NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway (Sun. 6pm, TNT) and IndyCar at Mid-Ohio (Sun. 12:30pm, Fox); 🏀 BIG3 Week 3 in Miami (Sun. 1pm, CBS); 🏈 IFL Week 17 (Sun-Mon, Yahoo Sports) Got plans this weekend? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🏀 2007 DRAFT NBA TRIVIA Horford and Conley during a game in 2019. (Christopher Evans/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) Al Horford and Mike Conley, the 3rd and 4th picks of the 2007 NBA Draft, have both recently signed on for a 20th season. Question: Who were the top two picks in that draft? Hint: One is still active, the other was Conley's college teammate. Answer at the bottom.   ⚽️ WHO YA GOT? WORLD CUP: MAKE YOUR PICKS! The Round of 16 in the world's biggest soccer tournament is almost here! Pick your winners for each game in 2026 Soccer Pick 'Em from Yahoo Sports and FOX One. How to play: Make picks each round, earn points for correct predictions and climb the leaderboard. You can play solo against the field, create a private group with friends to compete for bragging rights, or join a public group to play with other fans.   🏎️ START YOUR ENGINES YAHOO SPORTS x APPLE TV (Apple) This weekend's Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2026 continues our season-long partnership with Apple TV for F1 coverage. Tune in: Tomorrow's practice (7:30am ET) and sprint qualifying (11:30am), as well as Saturday's race qualifying (11am), will air for free on Yahoo Sports, while Sunday's race (10am) will stream on Apple TV, the new U.S. home of Formula 1.   Trivia answer: Greg Oden (No. 1 to Portland) and Kevin Durant (No. 2 to Seattle)

DeSantis announces CAIR as a domestic terrorist group under new law TAMPA — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he has received a recommendation to designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim Brotherhood, and Antifa as domestic terrorist organizations. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/01/desantis-announces-cair-florida-as-a-domestic-terrorist-group-under-new-law/? Stuart Bell is the new University of Florida president, concluding a two-year search The University of Florida has a permanent president again. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/01/stuart-bell-is-the-new-university-of-florida-president-concluding-a-two-year-search/? Florida’s experience with toxic algae blooms can help clear up Reflecting Pool mess Greetings from Florida, your adopted home state and the place where you seem to go golfing every week or so. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/02/floridas-experience-with-toxic-algae-blooms-can-help-clear-up-reflecting-pool-mess/?

The Woman Who Hid 100 Jews in Her Attic Tina Strobos was born in Amsterdam in 1920 to a socialist, atheist family that treated resistance as second nature. They were freethinking activists with generations of women who had sheltered refugees long before the Nazis darkened Europe. https://aish.com/the-woman-who-hid-100-jews-in-her-attic/?

Trump Voters Horrified by His Giant Cash Grab The president has made billions while Americans suffer in a cost-of-living crisis. Two people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 have blasted the president for how much he has enriched himself while in office. The two individuals were interviewed by MS Now’s Laura Barrón-López about their reaction to the revelation that Trump’s income soared by $2.2 billion in 2025, including more than $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures. Speaking at the sparsely attended Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Barrón-López asked whether it is “appropriate” for the president to make so much money while in the White House. “I actually don’t, no. I don’t think that’s appropriate,” one man, whose name was not given, replied. “If you’re in office, take your salary. Your investments are in the hands of third parties that you don’t have influence over.” A woman standing next to him added, “I think you should just concentrate on being the president. I think he has enough money already.” After playing the clip, Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace repeated the woman’s belief that Trump “has enough money already.” “I do too, but those folks are people who voted for Donald Trump 18 months ago,” Wallace said. Trump, who has an estimated net worth of more than $6 billion, made improving the economy and tackling the cost-of-living crisis two of his main 2024 campaign promises. However, the 80-year-old president has only exacerbated the financial hardships facing millions of Americans during his second term because of policies such as his sweeping tariffs and the war in Iran, which sent gas prices soaring. At the same time, a 927-page document released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics revealed that Trump earned more than $2.2 billion last year from his various businesses and investments. That includes more than $1.4 billion from his various cryptocurrency ventures, with digital assets overtaking real estate as the Trump family’s main source of income. Last year, Trump raked in more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture he co-founded with his sons, as well as another $635 million from the sale of his $TRUMP meme coin. Speaking to reporters as he showed off the new Air Force One plane gifted to him by the Qatari royal family, Trump defended how much he has enriched himself while in office and insisted he does not make his own investment decisions. “You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” Trump said. “How’s your 401(k) doing? It’s up about 85 percent. Thank you, President Trump. So we’re all profiting,” he added. “I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash, and I give it to institutions [to invest on my behalf]. I don’t know if they know what they’re doing or not, but they buy a vast array of things.” The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-voters-horrified-by-his-giant-cash-grab/?

Trump Secretly Orders Mass Arrests After ICE Disasters Federal agents have detained more than 10,000 people in five days. Donald Trump secretly ordered a surge in immigration arrests that has seen more than 10,000 people detained in just five days. The clampdown marks a change of gear for a president, 80, whose high-profile enforcement operations last year descended into chaos and bloodshed. Border Patrol and ICE agents shot at least 14 people between September 2025 and February 2026, among them two U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis. They were Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother shot dead by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7, and Alex Pretti, also 37, and a VA intensive care nurse, who was thrown to the ground and shot by Border Patrol agents at a protest weeks later. Agency leaders have now ordered top ICE officials to throw more of their officers into rounding up immigrants marked for deportation, according to the New York Times, which obtained internal documents and spoke to federal officials. The White House wanted more arrests, three officials with knowledge of the conversations told the paper. They were told 2,000 detentions a day was the new benchmark. According to its own figures, that appears to have worked. Daily arrest numbers have roughly doubled from the 1,000 picked up each day earlier this year. Agents have seized people at routine immigration check-ins, during traffic stops, and out on the street. Detentions peaked on Saturday, when more than 2,400 people were taken in a single day, according to the Times. The detained population inside ICE facilities has jumped by nearly 4,000, to more than 63,000 as of Tuesday. But this time, as the eyes of the world are trained on the U.S. during the soccer World Cup, there is no fanfare. Last year’s operations were announced in advance and defined by officers pouring into Democratic-run cities. In the summer of 2025, the so-called “commander-at-large” Gregory Bovino racked up more than 5,000 arrests in Los Angeles and over 3,000 in greater Chicago, a campaign that was quickly buried under courtroom humiliations. It all fell apart in Minneapolis, where Operation Metro Surge collapsed amid the deaths of Pretti and Good, and ended with the resignations of Bovino and the then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, 54. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, 48, who replaced Noem, has pledged a quieter enforcement drive since. “We are going to take a different approach that can be more effective and less public-facing,” Mullin said, although this week has seen him make a number of gaffe-strewn media appearances to mark 100 days in charge of DHS, some of which contained questionable data. The perceived go-slow that followed Minneapolis had infuriated the president’s MAGA base. Arrests had slumped to as low as 1,200 a day, a fraction of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s stated goal of 3,000 detentions daily—a target the agency has never hit. The renewed push suggests Trump wants to at least attempt to deliver on his signature promise of mass deportations. It comes days after the Supreme Court handed him a mixed result, expanding his power over immigration policy while blocking his bid to end birthright citizenship. In South Texas, Nigerian nun Sister Letty Ugboaja, a local nurse, was arrested on her way to church on Sunday morning, according to her colleague Sister Norma Pimentel. She was released the same day after congressional officials intervened. “It took her a while to be able to talk—she was crying,” Pimentel told the Times. Immigration lawyers report the same pattern across the country. In Utah, attorney Ysabel Lonazco said one client, a man who had overstayed his visa, was picked up while driving over the weekend. “People don’t want to leave their houses,” she said. “They are afraid to drive to do their grocery shopping.” DHS defended the sweep. “Our message is clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you and we will deport you,” department spokeswoman Lauren Bis said in a statement. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-quietly-orders-mass-arrests-after-ice-disasters/?

16 children rescued from Ohio home were ‘almost feral,’ authorities say HAMDEN, Ohio (AP) — Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday. https://apnews.com/article/children-abuse-home-deplorable-ohio-099cda8f0014adde4b87a7e86aeefe5f? The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ’ conspiracy platform. https://apnews.com/article/infowars-alex-jones-newtown-shooting-onion-e38e5447435e6dc117e1ce996a58ac5c?

Russian attack kills at least 17 in Kyiv Authorities said the attack on the capital with missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city. Read more. Why this matters: Russia has intensified its attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks, even as Ukraine’s own long-range drone campaign against Russian military sites and energy facilities has caused fuel shortages, frustrating Russians and putting pressure on President Vladimir Putin. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Rescuers pull the injured from rubble in Kyiv Photos show aftermath of attack overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis Russia waged drone campaign in Europe and likely launched drones from shadow ships, report says

Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office. Read more. Why this matters: Running over 900 pages, the mandatory annual report showed Trump struck several new veins of wealth last year, raising questions about whether he is profiting from his high office. The White House has repeatedly said that Trump has acted only in the public interest, never gets involved in a family business run by his two oldest sons and has zero conflicts of interest. The rise of crypto in his portfolio was done in just over a year, a stunning development sped along by his own friendly policies toward the industry and help from billionaires and other actors with important business before the presidency. The report also shows Trump took in tens of millions from new property holdings in countries eager to please a man with power over where to deploy the U.S. military and how much to charge in tariffs. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Trump flies on new Air Force One worth $400 million gifted by Qatar How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump’s immigration agenda AP’s long-time Supreme Court reporter reflects on front-row seat to legal history Trump embraces ‘Great Equivocator’ role, sending mixed signals that vex markets and allies Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved Americans step out for their nation’s 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubt Medicare is now covering some GLP-1 weight loss drugs for $50. Here’s what to know

July 2, 2026 By Sam Sifton Good morning. Russia mounted a large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight. It was a deadly show of force after weeks of Ukrainian attacks within Russia. There’s more news below, including a look at the legacy of Sandra Boynton’s picture book “Hippos Go Beserk!,” which is about to turn 50. But first, let’s look at some maps. The New York Times An American mosaic All the clichés are true. America is a melting pot. It’s a tapestry. It’s a collage, a quilt of innumerable colors, as you can see in this amazing map. It shows how people describe their ancestry or family origin to the Census Bureau: “Blend them — as 340 million Americans do — and we arrive at a jumbled, overlapping, story-filled infinity.” The map’s worth exploring. You’ll find a pocket of Greeks in Tarpon Springs, Florida. That’s because in the early 1900s, Greek divers came from the Dodecanese islands and transformed the sponge industry along the Gulf Coast. Those neighborhoods of Portuguese and Cape Verdeans in and around New Bedford, Massachusetts? They’re whaling heirs, the offspring of people who first arrived on ships in the 1800s. Look at the Basque in Boise, Idaho. They left the mountains of France and northern Spain to seek gold in the American West. Their families are still here. Vietnamese refugees settled near New Orleans and Houston to do as they had done back home, netting shrimp for the market. All those Scandinavians in Minnesota and North Dakota? Cold winters didn’t bother them. They put down roots and started to farm. I found a sizable population of Dominicans on the west side of the island of Nantucket. And a big hub of Ecuadoreans in East Hampton. Those are people who came seeking work, serving the wealthy. Larry Buchanan, one of the visual journalists who worked on the project, told me to zoom in on Springdale, Arkansas. There’s a neighborhood there that’s 41 percent Marshallese. They call it “Springdale Atoll.” (The islanders came to work in the city’s poultry plants.) Albert Sun, a data reporter and graphics editor who was also on the team, grew up in the Detroit suburbs alongside a lot of Chaldeans — Iraqi Christians who came to the area to work on the assembly lines at Ford. He’d always assumed Chaldeans were everywhere. Look at the map he built. That’s a nope. And here are the Houston suburbs, an absolute kaleidoscope: The New York Times The nation’s story The map tells the story of immigration in America. The team writes: Over 250 years, the country has absorbed more than 100 million people. We can trace the pressures that pushed and pulled them here — and the policies that welcomed certain groups while keeping others out — through the patterns in where their descendants live today. Just peel back the layers. You’ll find the descendants of Italians who started coming to New York at the end of the 19th century. Also the African American descendants of enslaved people in the South who began to move north in the 20th. Here are the families of Mexicans who lived on our southwestern border long before it was a border at all. Chinese are present on the map, largely in Chinatowns on the two coasts, though newer arrivals are spreading beyond those historical boundaries. And the Native Americans who were already here when people from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales showed up? The Iroquois, Navajo, Inupiat, the Chickasaw and others? You can still see their presence, too. We are in the midst of a reckoning over immigration to the United States, and the Trump administration has been aggressive in its desire to deport people who are in the country illegally and to limit the pathways to legal immigration. But the country is experiencing a declining population and work force. And the factors that make immigrants want to come here remain strong. It will be interesting to see what these maps look like in the future. Go read the whole story. It’s by Albert, Larry, and Jeff Adelson. And explore the map they built. (Start by searching for your hometown, then let your curiosity guide you. We’ve made both these links free for you, along with a few others in the newsletter, so long as you log in.) The pieces are part of a suite of stories The Times is running on the occasion of the nation’s 250th birthday. We’ll be looking at more of them in this newsletter over the holiday weekend. Watch for those! THE LATEST NEWS Politics Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump introduced his new Air Force One jet — a Boeing 747-8 that the Qatari royal family gave the United States last year, now painted red, white and blue. See it take off. Of at least $2.2 billion that Trump made in office last year, more than $600 million came from the $TRUMP memecoin, which left hundreds of thousands of investors with losses. New York Times/Siena polling of six battleground states shows a close Senate race. In the video below, our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, walks through the findings. Click to watch. The New York Times War in Ukraine At least 17 people were killed in Russia’s latest assault on Ukraine’s capital, officials say. Across both sides, more than 2 million troops have been killed or wounded since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to a new study. Russia’s toll is heavier: 1.4 million troops killed or wounded. With many hospitals in Ukraine destroyed, doctors are delivering babies underground. The most clicked link in The Morning yesterday was about a prom in Kyiv disrupted by the war. War in the Middle East American and Iranian negotiators held indirect talks in Qatar. Officials in Saudi Arabia have grown unhappy with Trump, viewing him as unreliable and, on occasion, a risk to Gulf Arab nations. The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins tomorrow and will run for six days. Tens of millions are expected to turn out for ceremonies in Iran and Iraq. Other Big Stories ICE has detained at least 10,000 people in the past five days. The agency has roughly doubled its number of daily arrests. A memo from the N.Y.P.D. outlined preparations for Taylor Swift’s wedding events this weekend. Here’s what we know. (This link is free). A rebel Catholic group consecrated four bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, putting them in line for excommunication. IT’S ALIVE? The New York Times Scientists have long dreamed of creating life from scratch. They’re getting pretty close. Blending dozens of ingredients, researchers synthesized cells that look and act like living ones — except these cells were built, not born. Whether they are “alive” is debatable. But they demonstrate most hallmarks of life: They feed, grow, reproduce and compete with one another for food. Read more about the breakthrough. 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SPORTS Folarin Balogun Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times The United States played brilliantly in a 2-0 knockout win over Bosnia and Herzegovina last night. But the American striker Folarin Balogun drew a red card that will keep him out of the next match, against Belgium. Belgium won against Senegal in the final minute of extra time, with a penalty kick. Here’s a breakdown of how the Belgian squad matches up against the Americans. England escaped a massive upset against the Democratic Republic of Congo when its captain, Harry Kane, scored twice late in the second half. RECIPE OF THE DAY Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich On days when the humidity’s near triple digits and the sun appears to be seven feet away, I like a cold dinner, with a cold beer. If you’re of the same mind, try Melissa Clark’s recipe for a rice noodle salad with salted peanuts and herbs (Put your beer in the freezer while you make it, so it’s flecked with ice when you eat.) The dressing is bonkers good — I’d double it. If you have any left over you’ll find a use for it in coming days. THE DIVORCE CRUSADER Adina Sash Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times Adina Sash is a Jewish activist better known as Flatbush Girl, the online handle she uses in her highly specific form of influencing. She wields her 100,000 followers to mount pressure campaigns against men in the Orthodox Jewish community who refuse to permit their wives a “get,” allowing a religious divorce. “She combines the passionate intensity of an activist with the attention economy savvy of an influencer,” writes Joseph Bernstein, who covers the collision of digital subcultures and politics. “And she brings that combination of stridency and digital spectacle to bear on an ultra-Orthodox world that uses shame as a powerful tool of coercion, and in which women have very little power.” (This story is free to read.) 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The following is an exchange of ideas on a popular forum. I thought that it was quite indicative of the state of the Christian mind today. BH said: "In no reality does Hamas represent those who have not taken the brand. They are murderers, liars, they kill babies, rape women and call it divine, they manipulate the media to make themselves look better than they are, and those who live in darkness believe in media manipulation. I am sorry to tell you this, but your mind is in darkness, and the light of the Lord Jesus is far from your perception. My answer follows. Christians are deceived by their own interpretations. They believe in them so firmly that when the true meaning is presented, it is completely rejected. The Lord said that He would do a work in our day, which, even if it were told, would not be believed. Your problem goes back a long way. It begins with one failed interpretation after another. What I find so astonishing about this topic is that no matter how many times I am right, Christians will always deny what I have presented. In your world, you are waiting for some kind of mark that will be implemented worldwide. I have discussed this in the letter. The first thing you need to know is who is being talked about. If you say "all people", then you will already be starting from a false premise. Then, you'll need to imagine a series of circumstances to match your conclusions. The most revealing of your interpretations is that you say nothing. You do not provide any details, and it is always coming soon. What bothers me the most is that you hide the real answers. It is a total shame that a person spends his whole life learning his beliefs, and when the time comes to apply the meanings, has no idea. The Lord said to watch. You have failed in this undertaking. You did something though, you interpreted. Now you are waiting for your ideas to come true, which will never happen. This paragraph is not part of the original response. It is easy to discern from B.H.'s commentary a certain set of beliefs. What he believes is that Hamas could not be the one that did not accept the mark because they are terrorists. Meaning that the mark will be implemented on a different group. A group that does not commit terrorist acts. Who is this group? If you've been following these teachers for years, the answer is clear. All those who have not accepted the mark are Christians. Christians will not accept the mark because they do not want to worship the beast, even under the penalty of not being able to buy or sell. This is the set of beliefs that B. H. holds as truth while he disputes me, that I should accept as true, which he does not even realize has been corrupted. False teachings that have been accepted by the majority have turned the true meaning of Revelation 13 into a polar opposite. Why would anyone consider what I have to say when such false teachings are so widely believed? I just wanted to emphasize this point because it's a blinder over the eyes of anyone interested in Bible prophecy. michae1

Venezuela rescues Rescue efforts remain underway a week after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, as new questions emerge about the true scale of the disaster. Authorities raised the official death toll to nearly 3,000 on Wednesday, but one forensic pathologist told CNN she believes the government's figure is a vast undercount. Read more.

Peace talks Qatar says indirect US-Iran talks have made "positive progress," offering a hopeful sign for diplomacy. Meanwhile, the US Navy is searching for a crew member after a helicopter made an emergency landing Wednesday in the Arabian Sea, underscoring the ongoing risks troops face even as talks halt fighting. Read more. Gaza faces uncertain future as Palestinians and Israelis mark 1,000 days of war It’s the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. https://apnews.com/article/gaza-palestinian-israel-thousand-days-war-ceasefire-f81c32c32a96cd7dd7952ef9b70b06b3?

Trump's wealth President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his first flight aboard the new Air Force One, a luxury Boeing jet donated by the government of Qatar. The aircraft, an unconditional gift estimated to be worth about $400 million, has raised legal, ethical and national security concerns. It comes as Trump faces renewed scrutiny over claims that he is profiting from the presidency after new financial disclosures showed his wealth has soared since retaking office and his Florida resorts have posted record-breaking revenue gains. Read more. ANALYSIS: Will Trump pay a political price for his rising wealth?

📊 Wide support for youth social media bans Data: Pew Research Center. Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Americans' support for youth social media bans stretches across age groups and partisan lines, a new Pew survey finds. 56% of U.S. adults support social media bans for kids under 16, compared to 21% opposed. 👨🏻 Slicing by age, people 30-49 show the strongest support (63%). That's also the group most likely to have kids covered by such a ban. 🧒 More adults with children under 18 support a ban (65%) than those without kids (52%) — suggesting parents may see more harms than non-parents. Pew surveyed 9,750 U.S. adults from May 26 to June 1. Explore the data.

Under the heat dome Data: Global Forecast System; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Over 142 million Americans are under extreme heat warnings as the eastern half of the country keeps roasting under a "heat dome." ☀️ The National Weather Service's latest forecast calls for peak heat indices of 100-115 degrees "across portions of lower Mississippi Valley into the Northeast." "The combination of daytime heat and little overnight relief ... will lead to widespread areas of major to extreme HeatRisk from the Midwest to the East Coast." ⚠️ Threat level: The elderly, outdoor workers, people with preexisting health conditions and those without adequate cooling are all at risk of heat-related illness. "Heat dome," explained. Heat wave Today marks the peak of a dangerous heat wave as the hottest air shifts into the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast ahead of the July 4 weekend. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the upper 90s and low 100s from Washington, DC, to Boston, with humidity pushing "feels like" temperatures as high as 110 degrees or more. See the latest US heat risk forecast.

⚽️ U.S. survives a man down U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman celebrates the Americans' second goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara last night. Photo: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images The U.S. beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 last night for its first World Cup knockout-round win in 24 years, Axios' Bob Gee writes. The U.S. showed grit and resilience playing a man down after losing striker Folarin Balogun, the team's leading scorer. Balogun was issued a red card in the second half after he inadvertently landed on a Bosnia defender's heel, meaning he must sit out the next game. Midfielder Malik Tillman sealed the win in the 82nd minute with a free kick that curled over the Bosnian wall and past goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj. Next up, the Americans face Belgium in Seattle on Monday. Read on. Team USA The USA defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday to advance to the World Cup Round of 16, earning its first knockout-stage victory since 2002. The historic win now sets up a highly anticipated clash with Belgium on Monday in Seattle. Catch up here. Malik Tillman of the US celebrates after scoring the team's second goal. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) FOLLOW ALONG: Sign up for The Beautiful Game, CNN Sports' daily World Cup newsletter

🤖 Fable's story continues Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images 📱 "Oh how I have missed you fable!" Axios' Andrew Kay typed in. "We have so much to catch up on … " Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model is back online after the Trump administration lifted an export control, Axios' Madison Mills and Ina Fried report. 👩‍💻 It's the most powerful publicly available AI tool — so capable that the U.S. government decided that Anthropic had to add further safety measures before making it broadly available. Queries that it deems to pose security or safety risks may be routed to less powerful models. The block raised big questions over how and when the Trump administration will step in to regulate AI rollouts. Go deeper.

OpenAI floats 5% stake for public Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios As OpenAI prepares to go public, the AI giant wants to give the American public an ownership slice of up to 5% to help democratize the benefits and riches of the humanity-rattling technology. Under an idea CEO Sam Altman has floated to the Trump administration, Americans would directly hold equity (stock) in the top AI companies. We're told this wouldn't be a sovereign wealth fund, where the government owns the equity and decides what to do with it. The Financial Times reports today that Altman has suggested a 5% stake in early conversations with the administration. President Trump has embraced public stakes in U.S. companies. Last month, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the largest AI companies, Trump said a public partnership with AI companies could be "a beautiful thing." The proposed arrangement would include America's other leading AI labs handing over a similar stake, but it's not clear they would. As a mechanism, OpenAI has floated an arrangement similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund, which provides residents with a dividend from the state's oil and mineral wealth.

The court reigns supreme The Supreme Court spent its latest term sidelining Congress and amassing power for itself and the presidency, Axios' Andrew Pantazi writes. After the term that ended this week, Congress can no longer insulate regulators from the president, limit political parties' spending, or require race-conscious voting districts. The justices overturned precedents, second-guessed Congress and brushed aside facts found by lower courts. Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck tells Axios: "The real headline of the current term is, 'Supreme Court rules for itself, 6–3.'" ⚖️ Some of the court's most notable recent decisions: Choosing which parts of the FTC to keep (the powers Congress gave it) and which to shed (the independence Congress designed). Making it nearly impossible to use the Voting Rights Act to challenge maps diluting Black and Latino voting power. Striking down limits on coordinated political party spending (which it had upheld in 2001). Curbing Congress' power to make state officials pay damages for violating federal funding laws. Letting President Trump keep withholding $4 billion in congressionally appropriated foreign aid, at least for now. Reality check: The president didn't win everything this term. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote all three major rulings against Trump: blocking emergency tariffs, sparing Fed governor Lisa Cook (for now), and rejecting the executive order ending birthright citizenship. What's next: Trump's biggest defeat doubled as the term's loudest warning. Four justices were willing to say that Trump's birthright citizenship order didn't violate the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all those born in the country. Georgetown's Vladeck says the fact that a position deemed "outlandish as recently as a decade ago" got four votes will "embolden" the next wave of once-fringe constitutional arguments. Go deeper.

We have that happen all the time (think tithe, woman's ordination, authority of SOP), especially when it comes to the belief of the GodHead. I tend to stay away even from the word 'Trinity' as that is tainted with the Church of Rome serpentine words, which they can define to their own liking, so leaves me uncomfortable to say the least..

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Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. It excommunicated its bishops and priests, and warned its faithful that they too face the harshest sanctions in the church. https://apnews.com/article/vatican-traditionalist-pope-latin-st-pius-6570c6bcc0784f4b9229e20bdec4e5aa?

U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round. https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-usmnt-bosnia-score-b78bdf42bf14d604d7b466aa58d33324?