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Volume 1 • Issue No. 185 • Updated Friday, July 4, 2025 at 08:06 AM UTC

Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid

Israeli airstrikes and shootings have killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid.

Sources: AP News


Republicans pass Trump's tax and spending bill with major cuts to social safety net

Republicans in Congress have passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, which includes significant cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs, alongside new spending on defense and immigration enforcement.

Sources: AP News


North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border into South Korea, marking a rare incident amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated

Firefighters are battling blazes near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee, while wildfires in neighboring Turkey have claimed at least two lives.

Sources: NPR


Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population

New data shows that about half of the people in ICE detention don't have criminal convictions, marking the group that has grown the most in recent months.

Sources: NPR


Actor Michael Madsen, known for 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' dead at 67

Michael Madsen, the actor known for his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino, has died following a cardiac arrest.

Sources: NPR


Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported mistakenly from the U.S. to El Salvador, alleges severe mistreatment in one of the country's most notorious prisons.

Sources: NPR


Pope Leo's scandal-plagued hometown sees a bright future in buying his childhood home

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo grew up plans to purchase his childhood home and turn it into a historic site, despite financial and political scandals in the village.

Sources: NPR


House Republicans pass Trump's megabill, sending the package to his desk to be signed

House Republicans passed President Trump's massive spending and tax cut bill, which includes significant changes to the social safety net and federal government's role in American life.

Sources: NPR


U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

A High Court ruling in London has criticized Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence agency for failing to adequately explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

Sources: NPR