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Congress Passes Big Beautiful Border Security Reimbursement for States

The passage by Congress of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" includes a provision for the reimbursement of funds spent by states on border security. Texas led the nation in state border security spending and could receive up to $11 billion in reimbursements.
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Russia expanding Ukraine chemical weapons use, allege European spy agencies – Al Jazeera

Russia expanding Ukraine chemical weapons use, allege European spy agencies  Al JazeeraRussia ramps up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including WWI-era poison gas, 3 European intel services say  CBS NewsDutch and German Intelligence Say Russia Increasingly Uses Chemical Weapons in Ukraine  The Moscow TimesRussian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says  ReutersNATO Allies Sound Alarm on Russia Chemical Weapons  Newsweek

Exclusive: UBS, Goldman passed on opening bank accounts for U.S.-backed Gaza aid foundation, sources say – Reuters

Exclusive: UBS, Goldman passed on opening bank accounts for U.S.-backed Gaza aid foundation, sources say  ReutersUS contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza  AP News‘Going hungry’: More than 700 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza  Al JazeeraGaza: Evidence points to Israel’s continued use of starvation to inflict genocide against Palestinians  Amnesty InternationalBehind the scenes of Haaretz's Gaza exposé that Netanyahu called a 'blood libel'  Haaretz

China Shows Off Its Military Might – Newser

China Shows Off Its Military Might  NewserChina's first homemade aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong in a show of military prowess  NBC NewsChinese carrier Shandong moors in Hong Kong on 'great power' visit  YahooChina aircraft carrier 'Shandong' draws crowds in first Hong Kong visit  ReutersChina's first domestically built aircraft carrier visits Hong Kong in show of power  Euronews.com

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: US aid workers wounded in attack – BBC

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: US aid workers wounded in attack  BBC2 American workers injured at Gaza aid distribution site; Palestinians killed by airstrikes amid attempts to find food  CBS NewsAmerican veterans attacked, injured while distributing aid in Gaza with US-backed group  Fox NewsUS blames Hamas for attack that hurt two US aid workers in Gaza  ReutersGaza Humanitarian Foundation says two of its U.S. security workers injured in Gaza  NBC News

Kamala Harris Sparks MAGA Meltdown With Fourth of July Post

Former Vice President Kamala Harris sent MAGA into a frenzy with her simple Fourth of July message. “I am taking a moment to reflect,” the ex-vice president wrote Friday on X alongside a photo of herself and her husband, Doug Emhoff. “Things are hard right now....

Hertz Uses AI-Powered Scanners to Spot Tiny Damage It Can Charge Customers For

Hertz customers are complaining they are being charged exorbitant fees for tiny scrapes and dents detected by the rental car company's new AI scanners. One man claims he was billed $440 for a one-inch scuff one on a wheel that he didn't even notice.
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North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn’t open to most tourists – NPR

North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists  NPRWelcome to North Korea’s Benidorm  The EconomistMost hotels still unfinished at North Korea’s new beach resort despite opening  NK News​North Korea Opens Seaside Resort With Fanfare but No Foreign Tourists  The New York TimesNorth Korea opens massive beach resort: state media  themercury.com

How Ukraine can win, p.5: Russia is winning the recruiting war. That’s also how it could lose. – Euromaidan Press

How Ukraine can win, p.5: Russia is winning the recruiting war. That’s also how it could lose.  Euromaidan PressOpinion | Don’t believe the conventional wisdom. Ukraine can still lose.  The Washington PostUkraine Can Still Win: Western Half Measures Have Prolonged the War, but Decisive Action Now Could End It  Foreign AffairsRussia Is Winning the Recruiting War. That's Also How It Could Lose.  Trench Art | David AxeSecuring Ukraine: Next Steps  Council on Foreign Relations

Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor – The Guardian

Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor  The GuardianThe Little Mountain Democracy That Sustains Tibet’s Refugee Nation  The New York TimesDalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile  CNNChina Warns India to Choose Its Words Carefully on Dalai Lama and Tibet  WSJDalai Lama turns 90: PM Modi extends wishes; calls him 'a symbol of love, compassion and patience'  Times of India