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- 2 July 2025
Deandre Ayton reportedly agrees to two-year deal with Los Angeles Lakers after Trail Blazers buyout - Yahoo Sports
Between his buyout with Portland and his new contract with the Lakers, Ayton will reportedly make $33.7 million next season. - 2 July 2025
Tibet is silent as Dalai Lama turns 90, BBC finds - BBC
The BBC speaks to Tibetans in Aba, which has long been at the heart of resistance to Chinese rule. - 2 July 2025
Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say - AP News
The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments. The details on the weapons in some of the paused deliveries were confi… - 2 July 2025
In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast - AP News
Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts. The legislation targets incentives like the 30% residential solar tax credit extended by the Inflation Reduction Act. Business leaders … - No Image Available2 July 2025
Stock Market Today: Dow Slips on ADP Jobs Data; Tesla Stock in Focus —Live Updates - WSJ
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs found guilty on 2 of 5 counts: What's next for the rap mogul? - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 July 2025
RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website - AP News
The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently fired the government vaccine advisers who recommended that expansion. But a page on the Centers … - 2 July 2025
CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power - NPR
With a $16 million payment to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris, CBS becomes the latest media outlet to bow to his power. - 2 July 2025
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder after admitting to brutal stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students - PBS
Kohberger was a graduate student at nearby Washington State University when prosecutors say he broke into a rental home in Moscow, Idaho, and stabbed the four students. - 2 July 2025
A new 'interstellar visitor' has entered the solar system. Astronomers aren't sure what it is. - Live Science
A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted. - 2 July 2025
125,000-Year-Old Neanderthal “Fat Factory” Shows They Gorged On Bone Grease - IFLScience
The energy-packed fat could've been added to stews to make them more nutritious. - 2 July 2025
‘The Last Of Us’ Co-Creator Neil Druckmann To Step Back Creatively From HBO Series Ahead Of Season 3 - Deadline
Neil Druckmann will take a step back creatively from The Last of Us on HBO ahead of Season 3 - 2 July 2025
Israeli official says country has accepted 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal detailed by Trump - CNN
Israel has accepted the latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage release proposal, according to an Israeli official, who said Wednesday the updated framework provides stronger US assurances about ending the war. - 2 July 2025
Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam - NPR
The announcement came after President Trump in April proposed a steep 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports; he later paused those tariffs while talks continued. - 2 July 2025
There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research - CNN
A new study investigates the link between processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids, to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. - 2 July 2025
Amazon’s Echo Hub has plunged to a new low price ahead of Prime Day - The Verge
Amazon’s Echo Hub is $60 off for Prime members right now. The Apple Pencil Pro and the Pebblebee Clip Universal location tracker are also on sale. - 2 July 2025
Fact-checking Trump’s remarks at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on immigration and Medicaid - PBS
President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Everglades ahead of its first expected detainees. Here is a fact-check of some of his remarks. - 2 July 2025
Coco Gauff ‘mentally overwhelmed’ before shock first-round Wimbledon exit - New York Post
Gauff, weeks removed from winning the French Open, was stunned by an unseeded opponent in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday. - 2 July 2025
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban - AP News
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled 4-3 on Wednesday that the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions superseded it. State lawmakers adopted the total ban in … - 2 July 2025
$799 Nothing Phone 3 Has Four 50-Megapixel Cameras and Wild Style - PetaPixel
More grown-up but still super unusual. - 2 July 2025
Behind the next Battlefield game: Culture clash, crunch, and colossal stakes - Ars Technica
EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that’s too big to fail. - No Image Available2 July 2025
Wyoming confirms 1st case of measles in 15 years as infections near 30-year high in US - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 July 2025
Apple Vision Air With Far Cheaper & Lighter Design Reportedly Coming In 2027 - UploadVR
Apple Vision Air is coming in 2027, with a "significantly" lower price and over 40% weight reduction, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims. - 2 July 2025
ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Shed 33,000 Jobs in June; Annual Pay was Up 4.4% - PR Newswire
/PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment shed 33,000 jobs in June and annual pay was up 4.4 percent year-over-year, according to the June ADP National... - 2 July 2025
2025 NBA Free Agency: Top 10 free agents still available - NBC Sports
Damian Lillard is a surprising addition to the list. - 2 July 2025
What's at stake in the Verstappen and Mercedes F1 situation - Autosport
With the Mercedes and Max Verstappen flirtation continuing, the impact such a partnership could have would be seismic in Formula 1. Here’s a delve into the factors in play - 2 July 2025
The ‘Great Dying’ wiped out 90% of life, then came 5 million years of lethal heat. New fossils explain why - CNN
A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using a vast trove of fossils. - 1 July 2025
SpaceX launches advanced European weather satellite, lands rocket at sea (video, photos) - Space
Liftoff of the MTG-S1 mission occurred today (July 1) at 5:04 p.m. ET.