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| New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance. The Biden administration has told medical providers they must provide abortions in emergencies. A look at Amazon Prime Day. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's Tuesday's news. |
| 🌅 Up first: The father of a teenager killed in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, interrupted President Joe Biden on Monday during an event at the White House marking the passage of new legislation targeting gun violence. As Biden remarked on the landmark gun violence prevention bill he signed last month, Manuel Oliver yelled: "We have to do more than that." Read more |
 | | Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, interrupts President Joe Biden speaking during an event to celebrate the passage of the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," a law meant to reduce gun violence, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Washington. Oliver was escorted out of the event. | | Evan Vucci, AP | |
More news to know now: |
| ⚠ The global population is projected to reach 8 billion people later this year and continue to rise for the next eight decades, according to a new U.N. report. |
| 🛑 Two people were killed and three wounded in shootings before dawn at four Southern California 7-Eleven stores on the brand's free Slurpee day. |
| 🔔 Video from the Robb Elementary School security camera offers a view of police inaction in Uvalde, Texas – but will it be released? |
| 🌐 Japan said a final goodbye to its former leader Shinzo Abe after his assassination on Friday shocked the nation. |
 | | The vehicle, left, carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Zojoji temple after his funeral in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Abe was assassinated Friday while campaigning in Nara, western Japan. | | Hiro Komae, AP | |
Jan. 6 hearings resume, expected to examine pro-Trump mob |
| The special House committee investigating the violent Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, resumes its public hearings Tuesday. The panel is expected to focus on "the efforts to assemble that mob on the mall, who was participating, who was financing it, how it was organized," committee member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said. Schiff and others have said the committee will provide new information about the potentially critical roles played by the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in the attack. The hearing will also focus on whether anyone in the Donald Trump White House engaged in a seditious conspiracy with leaders of the two groups to overturn the election results by storming the Capitol. Read more |
| ⭕ More: Former President Donald Trump's White House counsel Pat Cipollone's testimony from Friday also will be featured in today's hearing. Cipollone was a sought-after witness after a testimony that he tried to prevent Donald Trump from challenging the 2020 election results. |
 | | Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 8 for a closed-door interview to give sworn testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Cipollone negotiated the testimony after he was subpoenaed, following testimony from other White House aides and Justice Department officials. | | Josh Morgan, USA TODAY | |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze examines how an upcoming case could upend 2024 election laws. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
How federal law usurps state abortion bans |
| The Biden administration has stressed that federal law trumps state abortion bans when abortions are needed for emergency care. In guidance released Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services reminded hospitals and doctors of their obligation "under the law" to provide emergency medical services. When state law prohibits abortion and does not include an exception for the life and health of the pregnant woman — or draws the exception more narrowly than federal law's emergency medical condition — "that state law is preempted," the guidance said. Read more |
| 🟣 ''It wouldn't be my choice for judge'': Senate Democrats slam Biden's planned anti-abortion pick. |
| 🟣 An over-the-counter birth control pill has been proposed for FDA approval for the first time. |
| 🟣 ''A galvanizing moment'': The fight for abortion rights goes local in state elections. |
 | | President Joe Biden signs an executive order on abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco watch. | | Evan Vucci, AP | |
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| 📈 There are signs inflation could slow. But that likely won't stop a record high in consumer prices and a big Fed hike. |
| 🧠 Is TikTok reading my mind? Here's why it's so hard to avoid impulse purchases on social media. |
| 🏠 Real estate agents flocked to the profession in 2021. Will the trend continue? |
| 🛳 ''I feel safer with them on a cruise ship'': Families share tips on how to take a cruise with kids. |
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UN to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children |
| The United Nations said Monday it will watch the war in Ukraine for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his annual report to the Security Council that armed conflicts in Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Africa's central Sahel region will join the 21 conflicts the U.N. is already monitoring for violations to the rights of children. He said the latter conflicts saw "a high number of grave violations" in 2021. Read more |
| 🟡 Yesterday's Ukraine coverage: Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drones; Russia's latest attack hit a school and residential areas. |
| 🟡 Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. |
 | | An internally displaced girl looks out the window of a train heading to Dnipro, in the Pokrovsk train station, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. | | Nariman El-Mofty, AP | |
More cool space photos are coming |
| Several more images from NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope will be released Tuesday morning, showing some of the deepest views of the cosmos ever captured. The images are the first wave of full-color scientific images the telescope has gathered, showing the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance. The size of a tennis court and three stories high, the Webb is the largest telescope ever sent into space. One of NASA's top officials said the new telescope provides not just images but "a new world view." Read more |
 | | The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years, US space agency NASA said Monday. | | CHRIS GUNN, NASA/AFP via Getty Images | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🔵 The Buffalo supermarket were 10 people were killed will ''quietly and respectfully'' reopen Friday. |
| 🐤 Elon Musk called off his deal to buy Twitter and now the social media company may sue him. |
| 🎭 The casting heard around the world: ''Glee'' alum Lea Michele to replace Beanie Feldstein in Broadway's ''Funny Girl'' revival. |
| 🌎 Sri Lanka was in a political vacuum Monday as talks continued on who should replace its rejected leaders. |
 | | People queue up to enter the office of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. | | Eranga Jayawardena, AP | |
Amazon Prime Day: What to know about the two-day shopping event |
| Amazon kicked off Prime Day early on Tuesday, a two-day shopping event for Prime members featuring deals from top national brands and Amazon itself. The event runs through July 13 and is available in the U.S. and many countries worldwide. Prime Day started in 2015, just before Amazon's 20th birthday, as a way for Amazon to offer Black Friday-style deals just for its Prime subscribers, according to the company. And there's still time to sing up for Prime for a discount – and enjoy the day's perks. Read more |
| 😮 Markdown: Apple AirPods Pro are $79 off for Amazon Prime Day 2022 — save on the top-rated earbuds now. |
 | | Amazon Prime Day 2022 is finally here and we've found the best deals you can grab right now. | | Reviewed | |
📷 Photo of the day: Eid al-Adha marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage 📷 |
 | | Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers, the feast of the sacrifice marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah, at a mosque in Amritsar on July 10, 2022. | | NARINDER NANU, AFP via Getty Images | |
| Millions of Muslims worldwide this week will celebrate Eid al-Adha, an Islamic religious festival commemorating Prophet Abraham's faithfulness to God after being tested with the unfulfilled command to sacrifice his son. The holiday also marks the end of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage, in which thousands of Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to worship in the Ka'bah, the most sacred site in Islam. Read more |
| Click here to see more photos of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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