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The Trump administration Wednesday requested that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allow the firing of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) who were dismissed in May but reinstated by a federal judge in June.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Fire Consumer Product Safety Officials

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Del Monte Foods Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Buyer

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban

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Costa Rica Court Seeks to Strip President's Immunity

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Judge Blocks Trump's Early End to Haitian Immigration Status

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Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Vietnam on Wednesday, setting a 20% tariff on Vietnamese goods imported to the U.S. and a 40% tariff on transshipments from other countries routed through Vietnam, down from the previously threatened 46% rate.

Trump Announces US Trade Deal with Vietnam

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Quad Ministers Announce Security, Economic Initiatives at Washington Meeting

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Singapore Police Given Power to Block Bank Accounts to Stop Scams

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Dalai Lama Confirms Successor Will Continue Buddhist Institution

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Trump Says Israel Agrees to 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Terms

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Europe

The U.K. High Court has ordered a "robust and independent" new investigation into how MI5 gave false evidence to multiple courts, rejecting two official inquiries as containing "serious procedural deficiencies" after the BBC revealed MI5 had lied about maintaining its neither-confirm-nor-deny policy regarding a neo-Nazi state agent.

High Court Orders New Investigation Over MI5 False Evidence

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Europe Faces Record-Breaking Heatwave

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SpaceX Launches Europe's First Geostationary Sounder Satellite

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EU Parliament to Vote on Von der Leyen No-Confidence Motion

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EU Trade Commissioner Travels to Washington Ahead of Tariff Deadline

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Americas

A bankruptcy court this week approved the $305 million sale of genetics testing firm 23andMe to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit organization led by 23andMe's co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki, replacing a previous $256 million bid from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced in May.

Court Approves 23andMe Sale to Ex-CEO's Nonprofit

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Trump Admin. Withholds $6B in School Funding Amid Review

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US Halts Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine Over Alleged Stockpile Fears

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Not Guilty of Sex Trafficking in Split Verdict

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Paramount Settles Trump's $20 Billion Lawsuit for $16 Million Over CBS Edit

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Africa

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday in Washington signed a U.S.-mediated peace agreement, which aims to end a decades-long conflict in eastern DRC that has killed thousands and displaced millions of people.

Rwanda, DR Congo Sign US-Brokered Peace Deal

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School Explosion and Stampede Kill 29 Students in Central African Republic

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Kirsty Coventry Becomes First Female, African IOC President

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Kenya: 16 Dead on Anniversary of Anti-Government Protests

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Russia, Mali Sign Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement

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Oceania

According to researchers from the University of Southampton, Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent to the size of Greenland since 2015, marking the largest environmental shift detected anywhere on Earth in recent decades.

Study: Antarctic Ocean Gets Saltier as Sea Ice Hits Record Lows

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Qantas Cyber Attack Impacts 6 Million Customers

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Third of Tuvalu Citizens Seek Australia Climate Visas

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Australia: Inquiry Finds British Committed Genocide Against Indigenous Population

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Australia: Court Rules ABC Journalist Unlawfully Dismissed Over Gaza Post

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