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The United States and Iran will meet on Tuesday in Qatar's capital to work out the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for high-level talks with the Iranian delegation.

The United States and Iran will meet in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the deal signed earlier this month. The announcement comes after Iran held its first talks with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Iran deal was signed. It follows a series of escalating reciprocal strikes over the weekend that threatened to unravel efforts to secure a permanent end to the war. Technical teams working on the initial agreement between the two sides are scheduled to meet in Doha in the coming days.


The Supreme Court rejects President Trump's appeal of a $5-million jury verdict for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan nearly 30 years ago.

The Supreme Court declined to take up the case in a brief, unexplained order. Trump’s lawyers had argued that allegations leading to the $5 million verdict were propped up by “highly inflammatory” evidentiary rulings. The high court hands down opinions in the biggest cases of the term, many key to Trump's agenda. E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of sexually abusing her at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Trump has denied all three women's allegations.


The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issue of birthright citizenship this week. If the court sides with President Trump, it could set a precedent for him to fire whoever he wants without being challenged in court.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Trump v. Barbara, a case involving the president's attempt to roll back birthright citizenship. The court will also decide if the president has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. A group of parents will challenge Washington state laws protecting runaway transgender children. Mississippi upheld a law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received and counted up to five business days later. Alan Dershowitz won't get a chance to overturn a landmark press freedom decision from 1964.


Temperatures are going to be well above normal across much of the Central and Eastern U.S. this week. High heat will last into next weekend across the Great Plains, the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic.

Temperatures are rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday and because of high humidity. More than 130 million Americans are under moderate to severe heat risk conditions in southern and Great Plains states. Some record highs could be set in areas from the lower Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic and New England later in the week. It's the first widespread heat wave of the summer, impacting more than half of the country. The heat wave is expanding across the central and eastern U.S., while the Four Corners remain under dangerous fire weather conditions.


The European Commission is deploying rescue teams and other emergency assistance to Venezuela after the occurrence of 2 strong earthquakes which caused numerous casualties on 24 June. The shaking from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 events caused buildings to collapse in northern part of the country, killing more than 1,400 people and trapping many more.

Aftershock hits near Caracas, but no damage reported. At least 8 oil workers injured in an explosion at a rig operated by state-run PDVSA in Apure state yesterday evening. The death toll from Wednesday's twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 1,500 people. There were two big pulses of seismic activity within 39 seconds of each other on June 24, 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude. Earthquakes are natural phenomena that happen at the boundaries of Earth’s tectonic plates.


The 16-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence began on Thursday. It conflicts with the usual dates of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which has moved to the Arts and Industries Building.

On July 4, 1776, 56 delegates from the Second Continental Congress signed a document declaring their independence from the British Crown. Donald Trump kicked off celebrations for America's 250th anniversary on Wednesday night. Thursday was opening day for the Great American State Fair. The National Mall has been largely cordoned off to the public and road closures will choke downtown through mid-July. A recent poll shows that majority abroad have a negative view of the U.S. according to Pew Research Center survey.


At least 48 people have died in France as a result of the extreme heatwave. Europe is experiencing its second big heat wave of the year and it's breaking more records.

The UK and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on Thursday. At least 101 million people are expected to experience temperatures above 35C on Thursday in western Europe. France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules. Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. Denmark’s Meteorological Institute reported a record 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Ødum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records began in 1874. Germany's famous Autobahn was overwhelmed due to the high temperatures. Deutsche Bahn advised against nonessential train travel this weekend.


A new poll from The New York Times, the Portland Press Herald and Siena College has Democrat Graham Platner slightly leading incumbent Susan Collins by 2 percentage points in the race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat. Top issues for Mainers are the control of Congress and the economy.

The New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll shows a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat in Maine between Democrat Graham Platner and Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The top issues for voters are the economy, which party controls Congress and the character and competence of their candidates. It has been 16 years since Maine has seen a governor's race with two party nominees competing against each other and an independent candidate. There is also a three-way battle for the Blaine House.


The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has been damaged by algae blooms and peeling paint. The Obama administration spent $34 million and 18 months renovating the pool with mixed results.

Six people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The Obama administration spent $34 million and 18 months renovating the pool for America’s 250th birthday. It's cracked and peeling, green-algae-riddled, potentially duck-killing militarized zone in Washington. Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the pool as well as for algae in the water. Experts say there are several plausible explanations that do not involve intentional harm.


As the midterms draw closer, both Republicans and Democrats are fighting to hold their parties together amid deep internal divisions. Israel's growing unpopularity since the war in Gaza began nearly three years ago emerged as a dominant force last week.

Foreign policy debates over Israel and Iran are fracturing the Democratic and Republican parties. Two incumbent House Democrats in New York lost to primary challengers who had cast them as insufficiently critical of the U.S. ally Israel. Donald Trump is contemplating a likely congressional midterm thrashing in the wake of a humiliating peace deal with Iran. In Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu's Knesset majority might evaporate in an October general election. Republicans were bitterly split over the war in Iran until President Trump stepped in and forged unity from chaos. Democrats are facing a growing political chasm over socialism and Israel.


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