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A 15-year-old beat Venus Williams 🎾

Monday, July 1

U.S. women's tennis player Cori Gauff celebrates beating Venus Williams during their women's singles first round match at Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon, massive hail and Ivanka Trump make up Monday's top news

Welcome to July, Short Listers. Here's the news you're going to want to tell your friends about today: a Wimbledon upset, Twitter memes and T-Swift drama. Let's get to it.

But first, [insert streaming service] and chill: A new month means new TV shows and movies available to stream on Netflix and elsewhere. Here's what's new.

'Literally living my dream right now'

In her Grand Slam debut, 15-year-old Cori Gauff upset 39-year-old Venus Williams in the first round at Wimbledon on Monday. Gauff is the tournament's youngest player, and Williams entered as the oldest. Gauff, who goes by the nickname "Coco," became the youngest tennis player to win a match at Wimbledon since 1991. "I'm literally living my dream right now. And not many people get to say that," said Grauff, who was ranked No. 313 in the world entering Monday. Gauff said that Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, was congratulatory.

Cori "Coco" Gauff, right, greets Venus Williams at Wimbledon.

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A freak hailstorm buried cars in ice

A freak summer hailstorm buried parts of a Mexican city in 5 to 6 feet of ice, engulfing cars on the street in a stunning display (just look at these wild pics ). Guadalajara, the capital city of Jalisco, saw at least six neighborhoods blanketed in the massive hail accumulation Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported. At least 200 buildings and 50 vehicles were damaged. Though hailstorms aren't uncommon in summer in Jalisco, nothing of this magnitude had been recorded, according to AFP.

Vehicles are buried in hail on the streets of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on June 30.

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Calm down? Taylor Swift's 'worst case scenario' is here

Taylor Swift's "worst case scenario" continued Monday when her entire catalog of music was purchased by Scooter Braun, the music industry mogul who she said subjected her to "incessant, manipulative bullying" for years. Swift said she didn't know beforehand about the sale, which occurred as part of the sale of Big Machine Label Group. Swift's "worst case" comment came Sunday in a Tumblr post, but here's the thing: Big Machine's CEO said Swift knew of the sale. The back-and-forth continued Monday as the pop star doubled down and other celebs joined the drama: Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and Cara Delevingne have all taken sides.

Justin Bieber criticized Taylor Swift amid music industry drama.

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What people are talking about

•	Police found MLB pitcher Tyler Skaggs "unresponsive" in his room. He died Monday at age 27.
•	2020 Democrats defended Kamala Harris after Trump Jr. retweeted (then deleted) a post about her race.
•	Demand for whale meat is down. Why did Japan resume commercial whaling?
•	Teachers make $100,000 on Pinterest selling lesson plans.
•	Meryl Streep is the worst thing about "Big Little Lies" Season 2.
•	Heading anywhere for the holiday weekend? Here are six travel hacks.

Father-daughter week at the G-20

Ivanka Trump faces criticism over for her role at the G-20 summit last week in Japan. President Donald Trump's daughter was photographed alongside world leaders throughout the summit despite her not being an elected official nor a member of the president's Cabinet. In one video, she participates in a (debatably awkward) conversation with world leaders Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Justin Trudeau and Christine Lagarde. Democrats criticized Ivanka's lack of qualification. On Twitter, the hashtag "#UnwantedIvanka" started trending as users shared edited photos of the first daughter inserted into famous and historic events and images.

Ivanka Trump accompanied her father during the G-20 summit.

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Real quick

•	A man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross into Texas were laid to rest.
•	Kim Kardashian will rename her "Kimono" brand after cultural appropriation backlash.
•	Demonstrations in Hong Kong escalated when protesters stormed legislative offices.
•	Ten people were killed when a twin-engine plane crashed into a Texas hangar.
•	California requires background checks for ammunition sales.
•	Before Apple iPods and iPhones, there was the Sony Walkman. The original debuted July 1, 1979.

These college towns are going under. Underwater. Probably.

Texas A&M University's Galveston campus – and 90% of the city's inhabitable land – could be underwater in 80 years, models predict. Will the school close down its campus and retreat inland? Nope. It's staying put. The school's decision mirrors what many colleges in high-risk coastal areas grapple with: As Earth's temperatures increase and ice melts, rising sea levels could leave major portions of U.S. cities underwater in a matter of decades. At colleges in these threatened regions, from Texas to Florida to New Jersey, administrators and scientists state no plans to move. Instead, they're raising buildings and adding barriers in hopes of protecting campuses for the foreseeable future.

Meanwhile in Alaska: A record-smashing heat wave is worsening wildfires and melting sea ice.

Hannah Yasharoff chipped in on this compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. Want this snappy news roundup in your inbox every night? Sign up for "The Short List" newsletter here.

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