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U.S. continues effort to guide vessels through Strait of Hormuz, insisting military operation in Iran is over
The U.S. continues to deploy its assets to defend freedom of navigation in the key thoroughfare that Iran has effectively shut down, as Washington insists ceasefire is holding. Source link
Prosecutors add assault charge to case against suspect in White House press gala shooting
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday added a charge of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon to the case against the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C., last month. Source link
He was teaching CPR, then went into cardiac arrest. His students saved him
Karl Arps was demonstrating the signs of a heart attack during a training course when he really had one, and went into cardiac arrest. Source link
Fact check: Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga and other fake Met Gala photos
Which celebrity photos from the Met Gala are real, and which are fake? Several AI-generated photos and videos circulated online during this year’s event. Source link
The Kremlin has been throttling the internet and blaming security threats. Many Russians aren't buying it
In Moscow, residents have experienced multiple internet outages recently, which have made it impossible to use the mobile web. The government says the measures are necessary for security, but many see it as part of the Kremlin’s tightening grip on the country’s digital space. Source link
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka calls for boycott if tennis players don't get bigger cut of Grand Slam revenues
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka believes tennis players should organize a boycott if they don’t start receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the Grand Slams. The likes of Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini are prepared to protest, too. Source link
Researchers are giving salmon cocaine. Don't worry, it's for science
With cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, being detected in waterways across the globe, Canadian researcher Erin McCallum and her team set out to understand the impact of these illicit drugs on fish in Sweden. Source link
A new Rolling Stones album — Foreign Tongues — is on the way
The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will release a new album, titled Foreign Tongues, on July 10. The album will feature a special appearance from late Stones drummer Charlie Watts from one of his final recording sessions before his death in 2021. Source link
Russian strikes kill 5 in Ukraine right before brief ceasefire takes hold
Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid during the night killed at least five people and wounded 39 others, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, less than a day before Kyiv said it would enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own truce. Source link
Plans underway to evacuate 2 passengers from cruise ship struck by hantavirus
Medical personnel will focus on evacuating two sick persons from a cruise ship hit by a fatal hantavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization said at a briefing on Tuesday. Source link