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Bundit Pantarakon, a local businessman and city council member in Mae Sai, Thailand, looks over the Sai River.

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  • Asia

In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster

A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.

July 13, 2025
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  • Michael Sullivan
Federal agents and National Guard troops confront protesters outside the downtown Los Angeles federal building on June 8. In a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Los Angeles, the ACLU alleged that people at the facility have been held in deplorable conditions and denied access to lawyers.

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  • USPS

Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.

July 12, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference, in front of posters of people that law enforcement arrested. DeSantis talked about a multi-agency immigration enforcement effort named Operation Tidal Wave that they say resulted in more than 1,100 arrests in a single week in Florida.

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  • News

No playing Spanish-language music: Many immigrants say they have new rules for driving

As the Trump administration's crackdown continues, traffic stops have become increasingly important tools of enforcement. It has led many immigrants to take alternate modes of transportation.

July 12, 2025
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Rambo the cat thrashes in a cat trap near his home in Ingram, Texas on Thursday, July 10. Rambo had been missing for almost a week after the catastrophic flooding in central Texas.

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  • National

In the Texas flood zone, volunteers help reunite lost pets with their owners

Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners.

July 12, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
Iga Świątek of Poland holds the trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.

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  • Sports

Poland's Iga Świątek thrashes American Amanda Anisimova in Wimbledon women's final

The Polish player emerged victorious after less than an hour of gameplay.

July 12, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Concrete blocks placed by Israeli soldiers after October 7, 2023, according to local residents, are seen at one of the entrances to the West Bank village of Sinjil, impeding access for Palestinians, on July 9, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank

A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.

July 12, 2025
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  • Alana Wise

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  • Politics

Here's a list of Trump's tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten

Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.

July 12, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
American tennis player Amanda Anisimova celebrates her Wimbledon quarter-final victory against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova this week at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in London.

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  • Sports

2 years ago, Amanda Anisimova put down her racket. Now she's in the Wimbledon final

Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.

July 12, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
More than 5,000 items from composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, including lyric and music sketches and unpublished scripts, are now housed in the Library of Congress.

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  • Performing Arts

Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim's papers, now at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress' new collection includes more than 5,000 items from the Broadway legend, including ideas for Sweeney Todd lyrics and notes for Glynis Johns as she sang "Send in the Clowns."

July 12, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
When the school board in Florida's Broward County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates during the pandemic, some parents sent vitriolic emails and made veiled threats.

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  • National

Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds

Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.

July 12, 2025
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  • Frank Langfitt
Then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in 2024. A federal appeals court has ruled in his favor and canceled plea deals for three men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks.

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  • Law

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

July 12, 2025
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the passage of President Trump's megabill.

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  • Business

What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security

Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.

July 12, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Texas officials are considering installing flood warning sirens along a section of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County that saw catastrophic floods on July 4.

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  • Climate

How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

July 12, 2025
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Debris at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area.

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  • National

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

July 12, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Homeowner Daniel Olivas walks through his home that was heavily damaged from flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Many home buyers in the U.S. do not get information about flood risk before them move in.

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  • Climate

Where to find information about flood risk to your home

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or apartment. Here's how you can learn about your flood risk.

July 12, 2025
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  • Rebecca Hersher
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