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The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren’t America’s to mine. (Image credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer. (Image credit: UPMC and Pitt Health Sciences)

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or “anywhere children may be present,” said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin. (Image credit: Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas)

Get on board the Trump train or get out. That’s been President Donald Trump’s message to Republicans in Congress since his first term. Some of his biggest intraparty critics, like former Rep. Liz Cheney, put up a fight and lost.

Senate holds vote marathon on amendments to Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ – US politics live  The Guardian

After brokering a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Donald Trump is urging Israel and Hamas to make a deal that would stop the 20-month-long war in Gaza that has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians and over a thousand Israelis.

Hundreds of families displaced by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say  BBC LIVE: Israel bombards Gaza City after ordering Palestinians to flee  Al Jazeera Gaza media outlets report some 20 killed in IDF strike on cafe in western Gaza City  The Times

Hundreds of families displaced by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say  BBC LIVE: Israel bombards Gaza City after ordering Palestinians to flee  Al Jazeera Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire  BBC Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand

Hundreds of families displaced by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say  BBC LIVE: Israel bombards Gaza City after ordering Palestinians to flee  Al Jazeera 22 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli forces fire on crowds at food aid sites, medics say  The

Hundreds of families displaced by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say  BBC Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Snubs President Donald Trump’s Ceasefire Plea with Massive Bombardment  The Daily Beast Israel steps up Gaza bombardment ahead of White House talks on ceasefire  USA Today