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Driver in the San Antonio tragedy didn’t know the truck’s AC failed, complaint says – NPR

Driver in the San Antonio tragedy didn’t know the truck’s AC failed, complaint says  NPR Feds Detail Frantic Texts Between Christian Martinez and Homero Zamorano in San Antonio Migrant Truck Tragedy  The Daily Beast Driver of semitruck where migrants died didn’t know

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Odesa maintains some normalcy despite Russian aerial assault on southern Ukraine

Russia has increased its aerial assault on southern Ukraine, firing missiles at areas outside of the Donbas. But despite the threat, it’s almost as if the war hasn’t touched the port city Odesa.

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India begins to ban single-use plastics including cups and straws

Other items like water or soda bottles or snack bags aren’t banned yet. But the government has set targets for manufacturers to be responsible for recycling or disposing of them after their use. (Image credit: Altaf Qadri/AP)

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Inflation hits record 8.6 percent for 19 countries using the euro

Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America

Every year, Americans get the day off and set off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day, the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was printed (though the Continental Congress voted on the resolution declaring independence from Britain two days

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Revisiting Justice Stephen Breyer’s Curious (and Strangely Timed) Defense of the Court

In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles.

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More than 100 live animals found in women’s luggage

Two women have been arrested after trying to smuggle 109 live animals out of Thailand in their luggage.

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Two children among 19 killed as Russian missiles hit flats before dawn

Russian missile attacks on residential buildings near Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children.

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How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world on abortion rights

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost 50 years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?

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New monkeypox cases have tripled in Europe since June 15, the WHO regional chief says

The monkeypox outbreak is expanding, and Europe is at its center, says Dr. Hans Kluge. (Image credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

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