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     Supreme Court refused to hear a gun-rights claim that could have struck down California's ban on rapid-fire assault rifles. LA Times    
             VOA VIEW: Anit gun freaks seek to curb the 2nd Amendment right.    
     While there are already multiple satellites monitoring greenhouse gases from space, Carbon-I's resolution would be unprecedented. LA Times    
     According to a new survey published Tuesday, confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dropped while support for Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased. Newsmax    
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         Two high profile Democratic lawmakers have called for retaliatory measures against the U.S. Supreme Court following Monday's decision on presidential immunity. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: Usual Dem threat every time there is a ruling they don't like.    
     U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly's Kisunla on Tuesday. Newsmax    
     A new ad by the National Republican Campaign Committee has continued GOP attempts to target House Democrats who have dodged questions about the ability of President Joe Biden to serve in the White House following his performance at the debate last week. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: It's not only the performance at the debate, but also many past actions.    
     Nearly six in 10 likely voters have an unfavorable opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris, with 29% saying she hurts President Joe Biden's reelection chances, according to a new Report released Tuesday. Newsmax    
             VOA VIEW: Biden would be wise to dump her.    
     The FBI wants to know who is responsible for the South Fork and Salt fires surrounding Ruidoso, offering up to $10,000 as a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction. New York Post    
             VOA VIEW: As they should.    
     Although he largely avoided stumbles, Biden at one point misread his script to declare "the first ever White House summer [sic] on extreme heat" when he meant to say summit. New York Post    
             VOA VIEW: Biden is a bumbling idiot.    
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         Donald J. Trump has not named a running mate this week. He appears eager to avoid stepping on the controversy swirling around President Biden in the debate’s aftermath. New York Times    
     Donald J. Trump’s lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star. New York Times    
             VOA VIEW: There is little choice, as the trial was flawed.    
     Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates. Washington Times    
     The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded $176 million to drugmaker Moderna to speed up work on a bird-flu vaccine. The move reflects mounting fears that avian influenza, specifically the H5N1 strain that has infected more than 100 cattle herds, could spill over into humans. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: A Biden political payoff.    
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         Democratic Party officials in critical swing states said the Biden campaign is keeping them in the dark about plans to rehab the president's befuddled-old-man image, feeding fears that the Biden team is just hunkering down and hoping doubts about his fitness for office just go away. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: It will not go away - if the stays, Kamala should be ousted.    
     The military assistance package would be one of the largest of its kind Biden has committed to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in early 2022. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Congress must approve.    
     Tech industry group that includes Google and Meta, sued Mississippi, arguing law would unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors, adults. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: The SC may have a different view.    
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         Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: More government control.    
     Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes internet companies from civil liability stemming from content posted to their sites by third parties. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: 230 must be striped.     
     The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: They should require age verification.    
     Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to formally call on Biden to drop his reelection bid against former President Donald Trump. CNBC    
     Rudy Giuliani is embroiled in legal battles over his alleged involvement in helping Donald Trump's failed effort to overturn the 2020 election. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: Trump can pardon him when he is elected.    
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         Manhattan prosecutors do not oppose a bid by Donald Trump to postpone being sentenced in his criminal hush money case while he seeks to overturn his conviction. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: A valid decision.     
     The U.S. Parole Commission has denied parole to Leonard Peltier, an activist who has been in prison for decades for the murders of two FBI agents in 1975. FOX News    
     Dozens of the more than 200 illegal immigrants who stormed the southern border in El Paso, Texas, in March have been released into the U.S. FOX News    
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         A Tennessee woman who was fired for refusing BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate received a nearly $700,000 settlement. FOX News    
             VOA VIEW: Biden stupidity.     
     The U.S. Marshals Service and numerous law enforcement agencies recovered 200 missing children during a six-week sting called "Operation We Will Find You 2." FOX News    
     An MS-13 gang member wanted for two counts of murder in El Salvador was nabbed by immigration officers in New York City. He was found with a loaded handgun and marijuana. FOX News    
     Ahead of this week's 4th of July travels, the Biden administration announced the sale of 1 million barrels of gasoline in its latest effort to push down the price of gas which largely will impact the northeast U.S. UPI    
     The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve flavored e-cigarettes. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: The FDA should not have the authority.    
     Former president Donald Trump has signaled his plan to roll back President Joe Biden's efforts to cut emissions and curb climate change.  UPI    
             VOA VIEW: He should rollback all Biden Policies.    
     For the second time in two weeks, U.S. border patrol agents have recovered cocaine worth several hundred thousand dollars from a vehicle entering the United States from Mexico via a bridge. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: It must be stopped.    
     Hurricane Beryl, already a Category 5 storm, continued to intensify as it headed toward Jamaica early Tuesday, forecasters said. UPI    
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