World
Russia unleashed its largest aerial attack on Kyiv since the start of the war, deploying a record number of missiles and drones that killed at least 21 people and hit residential buildings across the capital. The attack comes as Poland scrambled jets and Finland restricted airspace amid escalating tensions.
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Politics
President Trump's financial disclosure reveals $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency earnings, mostly from meme coins, while his administration pushes crypto-friendly policies. Historians call the windfall unprecedented for a sitting president, and the White House declined to say how much tax Trump paid on the income.
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Business
The US economy added only 57,000 jobs in June, well short of the 100,000 economists had predicted, signaling a potential slowdown in the labor market. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.2%, but the weak payroll growth raises questions about whether the Federal Reserve's high interest rate policy is cooling the economy too much.
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Technology
OpenAI has proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund, according to reports, in an effort to ease Washington pressure on the company. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched its own AI deployment company with a $2.5 billion commitment, and Google's agentic assistant Gemini Spark became available on Mac.
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Science
Physicists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have detected the elusive Omega_cc+ baryon, a particle containing two charm quarks and one strange quark, completing a family of particles first predicted over 50 years ago. Separately, the James Webb Space Telescope mapped 16.5 million stars in the Cigar Galaxy.
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Sports
Belgium mounted an incredible comeback from two goals down to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time, with Youri Tielemans scoring the World Cup's latest winner. Spain beat Austria 3-0 to advance, as the 2026 World Cup round of 32 continues across North American host cities.
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Health
Medicare's new GLP-1 Bridge program began July 1, offering eligible beneficiaries access to blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound for $50 per month. The two-year pilot program marks the first time Medicare has covered obesity medications, potentially expanding access to millions of seniors.
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Environment
A punishing heatwave is gripping Europe and the US, with scientists calling it Europe's 'most severe' June heatwave ever tracked. The World Weather Attribution group says the extreme temperatures would have been 'virtually impossible' 50 years ago. July 4th could be the hottest ever in parts of the US.
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