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• SSPX carries out unauthorized consecration of 4 bishops despite pope’s warning against it

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, with the Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending. The pope warned in his letter dated June 29 – the feast of Saints Peter and Paul – that the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful, and in some cases valid, access to the sacraments. “In this
  
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• New poll reveals deep anxiety about America’s future ahead of July 4

  02-07-2026 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Many Americans will celebrate the country's 250th anniversary on July 4 by grilling food or going to a parade
  
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• German workers banned from taking sick leave without a medical note in tough reforms

  02-07-2026 13:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveils far-reaching reforms to work, tax and pensions in a bid to boost the German economy
  
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• Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

  02-07-2026 13:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United States is rapidly building what it calls a “smart wall” on the Mexico border, combining tall steel fencing with advanced technology like sensors and cameras
  
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• Trump delivers MAGA its very own Fyre Festival — the ‘Great American State Fair’

  02-07-2026 13:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Holly Baxter reports on a flop of an event where you can have your fill of $23 turkey legs and dance with a crowd of four people to a Temu version of Beyonce’s greatest hits, in celebration of an America gone awry
  
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• World Of Warcraft Is Finally Fixing Its Stupidest Settings Problem After 22 Years

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  I do not have time to pick up all of these Rust-Covered Blunderbusses ......
  
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• World Cup predictions, round of 32: Portugal vs Croatia, Spain vs Austria and rest of ...

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Who knows more about soccer? Us ‘experts’, you the subscribers, a child, a dog or an algorithm? Come join us to predict each World Cup game ......
  
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• World Cup odds, picks for Thursday’s knockout games including Spain and Portugal

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Five European teams are in action in Thursday's three knockout matches at the World Cup. ......
  
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• World Cup Golden Boot: Who is in the 2026 top scorer race?

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Argentina's Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe top the list of World Cup goalscorers. ......
  
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• World Cup Fantasy: Transfer strategy for the round of 16 and beyond

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  In addition to a generous number of transfers between each knockout stage, the number of players permitted from each country also increases ......
  
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• US Treasury picks State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard ETFs for Trump Accounts

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  (Reuters) — The...
  
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• US job growth likely cooled in June after recent string of big gains

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  U.S. job growth likely...
  
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• United States vs. Belgium 2026 World Cup odds: Americans in a toss-up to make quarterfinals

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  The United States-Belgium round of 16 game at the 2026 World Cup is a pick 'em. Buckle up. ......
  
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• United States: Couple held over Empire State love banner

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  New York: Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday Wednesday, July 1, before starting to descend, embracing, taking selfies and ultimately being arrested. Dressed in black and wearing masks — but not tethers, it appeared — the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper’s antenna, which rises 1,454 feet (443 metres) above midtown Manhattan, ne
  
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• Trump visits North Dakota for Roosevelt celebration, flies on new Air Force One

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  MEDORA, North Dakota — President Donald Trump rode a train through the Badlands of North Dakota on Wednesday to dedicate a museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt and invoke the...
  
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• Trump urges acting spy chief to declassify records

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday...
  
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• The anatomy of a World Cup implosion: 40 minutes that broke Senegal and revived Belgium

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  A crazy end to an already dramatic last-32 tie saw an historic comeback and a heartbreaking collapse ......
  
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• Taiwan needs a ‘hornet’s nest’ of drones to deter conflict: US diplomat

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Story audio is generated using AI Taiwan needs a “hornet’s nest” of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, the top US diplomat to the democratically governed island said on Thursday. The US, Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, has strongly backed the government’s military modernisation plan and increased defence spending. Taiwan says it needs to bolster its defences in the face of a
  
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• Shadow of political conflict robs FIFA WC of joy, sportsmanship

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Throughout the course of history, the FIFA World Cup has always carried political undertones. Way back in 1938, it was alleged that dictator Benito Mussolini had used his power to influence the referees in favour of Italy. In 1978, the event was hit by political controversy in the host country Argentina when the country’s dictator General Jorge Rafael Videla kidnapped and tortured thousands of political opponents. So, the world’s biggest sporting event has never existed in complete i
  
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• Russian missiles and drones kill 11 and cause damage across Ukraine capital

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Russia has launched a large-scale attack...
  
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• Russian daredevils unfurl banner atop New York’s Empire State Building in proposal stunt

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  A Russian couple of daredevil artists...
  
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• Russian attack kills at least 17, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Russia said the attack – the second-deadliest on Kyiv so far this year – was in retaliation for recent strikes on its civil infrastructure. ......
  
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• NYPD memo outlines Taylor Swift wedding events at Madison Square Garden

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — Hundreds of police...
  
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• Mexico fans celebrated a World Cup goal so wildly they triggered spikes on local seismographs

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  There are loud crowds, and then there are Mexican soccer crowds. After their 2-0 win over Ecuador...
  
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• Mario Kart World Just Made A Surprisingly Cool Tweak To Items One Year Later

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  The game has also finally received two new Knockout Rally routes, although still no new tracks ......
  
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• Letter from Mideast: In a Libyan forest, a bare classroom for Sudanese children

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  by Abdelrahman Mohammed Elbakoush TRIPOLI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Deep in a Libyan forest stood a bare classroom. A wall darkened with paint served as a blackboard. Students sat on the ground, without desks, textbooks, or even paper. Built from branches and scraps of fabric, the shelter offered little protection from wind or rain. Yet for the Sudanese refugee children who gathered there, it was a refuge -- a place to learn, to pause, and, for a few hours, simply to be children. The classroom was par
  
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• Judge blocks US Postal Service’s proposed restrictions on mail-in voting

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed restrictions on mail-in voting, finding that they...
  
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• Is there World Cup support for Spain from Catalan fans of Barcelona?

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Many supporters in Catalonia choose not to follow the Spanish national side, despite it having nine Catalans and eight Barca players ......
  
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• Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a \u2018forceful response\u2019

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the threat from Iran....
  
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• How 'Wonderwall' became England's perfect World Cup anthem

  02-07-2026 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Oasis' 1996 hit has united players and fans alike in the U.S. this summer ......
  
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