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| A wildfire is closing in on Yosemite National Park's famous sequoias, including the the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. Lawmakers will hail a historic gun violence prevention bill today as the nation mourns the victims of a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Some parts of the country are really, really hot. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's Monday's news. |
| 🌅 Up first: Should a fetus count as a car passenger? A pregnant woman in Texas plans to fight a ticket she received for driving in the high-occupancy vehicle lane alone, saying the overturn of Roe v. Wade means her unborn child counts as a passenger. Read more |
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| ➡ The body of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech the day before. |
| 🟥 Former White House strategist Steve Bannon may be willing to testify to the Jan. 6 committee, after all. |
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| 🎾 Novak Djokovic overpowered Nick Kyrgios in four sets Sunday to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and seventh overall. |
 | | Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak at Wimbledon to 28 matches by defeating Nick Kyrgios in the men's final. In addition, he's won his last 38 matches on Centre Court. | | Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP | |
As Highland Park victims are mourned, Biden to tout passage of gun violence prevention law |
| President Joe Biden will hold an event at the White House on Monday to celebrate the passage of a landmark gun violence prevention bill. Biden announced the event last month when he signed the bill into law, saying he would "mark this historic achievement" alongside members of Congress who voted for the bill and families victimized by gun tragedies. Lawmakers passed the gun safety legislation after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers. The White House event comes a week after a Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead and dozens wounded. Read more |
| ⚫ ''No silver lining'': Family, elected officials attend funeral services for Highland Park parade shooting victims. |
| ⚫ More gun legislation: New York's updated law requires gun applicants provide their social media accounts and get safety training. |
| ⚫ ''Every crowd, everywhere'': Fear follows witnesses of mass shootings and radiates across America. |
| ⚫ A homemade gun used in the assassination of Shinzo Abe highlights a flood of ''ghost guns'' in the U.S. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, reporter Sarah Elbeshbishi looks at whether juvenile curfews help reduce gun violence. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
 | | Yesenia Hernandez, second from left, granddaughter to Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, who was killed during Monday's Highland Park., Ill., Fourth of July parade, and an unidentified man, right, cry outside the Iglesia Emanuel Church during a private family viewing before the funeral service Friday, July 8, 2022, in Waukegan, Illinois. | | Charles Rex Arbogast, AP | |
Fire threatens iconic Yosemite sequoia grove |
| Yosemite National Park's largest and most iconic sequoia grove remains threatened by a wildfire as rough terrain and hot weather have proved difficult for battling the blaze. The Washburn Fire was first reported Thursday in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove, which houses over 500 mature sequoias, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. It quickly spread amid hot and dry weather conditions: the fire grew to 2,000 acres on Sunday, up from 466 acres recorded on Friday, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. The Washburn Fire also threatened the small nearby community of Wawona, forcing people to evacuate their homes and campsites Friday night. Read more |
| 🌳 An earthquake-triggered tsunami could engulf Seattle in minutes, a ''shocking'' simulation shows. |
| 🌳 Too many bison or too many tourists? Graphics profile the bison of Yellowstone National Park. |
 | | A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. | | Noah Berger, AP | |
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Utah court to hold hearing in response to judge blocking abortion trigger law |
| A hearing is set for Monday in a challenge to Utah's abortion ban. The hearing comes as Third District Judge Andrew Stone blocked Utah's trigger law from going into effect on June 27 for 14 days to allow time to hear arguments against the law. Planned Parenthood of Utah and the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed a lawsuit on June 25, contending the 2020 law violates the state constitution's equal protection and privacy provisions. Under Utah's law, which bans most abortions with some limited exceptions, anyone found guilty of performing an abortion could face up to 15 years in prison. Utah's Planned Parenthood resumed abortions at several locations since the judge halted the law, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Read more |
| 🟣 Biden announced an executive order to protect abortion access, but some advocates say it's not enough. |
| 🟣 Fifteen travelers were strangers to one another. But they had one thing in common – each of them was more than six weeks pregnant and could not have a legal abortion in Texas. |
 | | People attend an abortion-rights protest at the Utah State Capitol, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Salt Lake City. | | Rick Bowmer, AP | |
At least 19 dead after Russian missile strike in Ukraine |
| At least 19 people were killed after Russian rockets pummeled apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine. Rescuers helped by heavy equipment looked for survivors under the debris in Chasiv Yar, where three buildings in a residential area were destroyed late Saturday. Chasiv Yar is 12 miles southeast of Kramatorsk, a major Russian target. After taking control of the Luhansk province, the Russians have set their eyes on seizing the Donetsk, which would give them full command of the Donbas. Read more |
| 🟡 The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as their own after her run to the women's title at Wimbledon. |
| 🟡 Weekend coverage: Ukrainian officials urged for an evacuation ahead of a counteroffensive in the country's south. |
 | | Iryna Shulimova, 59, weeps at the scene in the aftermath of a Russian rocket that hit an apartment residential block, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 10, 2022. | | Nariman El-Mofty, AP | |
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| 📰 A Texas judge blocked child-abuse investigations into two families for gender-affirming care. |
| 🌌 The search for the universe's mysterious dark matter begins a mile underground in South Dakota. |
| ✉ Absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal in Wisconsin after a ruling by the state Supreme Court's conservative majority. |
| 🔵 A bill of rights for disabled passengers will put pressure on airlines to provide more reliable and equitable services. |
| 💧 A World War II-era boat emerged from Lake Mead as water levels continue to decline. |
 | | A WWII ear landing craft used to transport troops or tanks was revealed on the shoreline near the Lake Mead Marina as the waterline continues to lower at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Boulder City. | | L.E. Baskow, Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP | |
Temperatures from powerful 'heat dome' lead to record-breaking highs |
| At least 10 heat records were broken in cities across the Southwest and central U.S. over the weekend, and more could fall Monday and later this week amid continued forecasts of searing heat. Cities and towns in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas all saw record highs on Friday and Saturday. Some broke temperature records set nearly a decade ago and others exceeded previous highs by up to six degrees. The high temperatures are largely the result of a "heat dome" – a persistent region of high pressure trapping heat over the area. Read more |
 | | Yonny Hodges floats in the Lacy Park Pool, Friday, July 8, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla. It is the 5th day in a row for temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more, the first time since July 2012. | | Mike Simons, AP | |
📷 Photo of the day: Sri Lanka president and prime minister to resign after tumultuous protests 📷 |
 | | Protestors demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swim in a pool inside the compound of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace in Colombo on July 9, 2022. | | AFP via Getty Images | |
| Sri Lanka's president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country's most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials' homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation's severe economic crisis. Read more |
| Click here to see more photos as thousands of protesters entered the capital and swarmed into president's fortified residence. |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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