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Quick look at Friday’s news:
Trump expected to visit site of Texas flooding
President Donald Trump is expected to visit central Texas on Friday, a week after deadly floods killed at least 120 people.
The visit will mark seven days after torrential rains hit a swath of central-west Texas Hill Country in the early morning hours of July 4. As of July 10, rescue teams continued their search for more than 150 missing victims.
Trump threatens 35% tariff for Canada
President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff on goods from Canada, one of the USA’s largest trading partners. The USA’s neighbor got hit with a higher rate than that threatened for other close allies. The announcement Thursday came amid a flurry of letters going out this week dictating tariff rates for more than a dozen countries. Trump has offered to continue trade talks before the rates go into effect Aug. 1. Among the three largest U.S. trading partners, Trump reached a framework for talks with China and still doesn’t have agreements with Canada or Mexico. Read more
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Trump’s birthright citizenship efforts blocked despite Supreme Court ruling
A federal judge again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante in Concord, New Hampshire, made the ruling Thursday after immigrant rights advocates implored him to grant class action status to a lawsuit they filed seeking to represent any babies whose citizenship status would be threatened by implementation of Trump’s directive. Read more
American Amanda Anisimova reaches Wimbledon final
American Amanda Anisimova upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon women’s singles semifinals Thursday and will head to her first Grand Slam final. Anisimova, 23, will play the winner of the other semifinal between No. 4 Iga Swiatek and No. 35 Belinda Bencic in the final on Saturday. The last time an American woman won Wimbledon was when Serena Williams emerged victorious in 2016. In the men’s semifinals, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on American Taylor Fritz on Friday while Novak Djokovic, seeking his eighth Wimbledon title, is scheduled to face No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner. Read more
Today’s talkers
Ready for the return of ‘Superman’?
Writer/director James Gunn’s new superhero adventure arrives in theaters on Friday with David Corenswet starring as the latest movie Man of Steel. Superman is one of the most iconic characters in Americana, having first arrived in the comic books in 1938, and a new movie – plus a new guy in the cape and signature “S” shield – is always a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the film and its cast.
Photo of the day: Happy birthday, Moo Deng
Thailand’s iconic baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng celebrated her first birthday on Thursday, devouring a massive tropical fruit platter alongside her mother as throngs of adoring fans turned up for her four-day party. Moo Deng, whose name means “bouncing pig” in Thai, became a global superstar last year, inspiring fan art, merchandise, songs and memes around the world. See how the celebrations went down.
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