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• ✅ U.S. trade deficit shrinks 16% in June, two-year low

• 🏔️ Marsha Blackburn is running for Tennessee governor

• 💳️ U.S. credit card debt reached $1.2 trillion

• 🇨🇦 64% of Canadians have an unfavorable view of U.S.

• 💜 On this day in 1782, George Washington creates Purple Heart

^{Sources: Reuters, The Hill, CNBC, Pew, History}

🍎 Apple announced plans to increase its U.S. investment by $100 billion, adding to its earlier $500 billion pledge. The pledge comes as President Trump pressures companies to relocate their supply chain to the U.S. Read more.

🚨 Five soldiers were wounded when 28-year-old Sergeant Quornelius Radford used a personal handgun to open fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia. Other soldiers tackled him, and he is in custody. The victims are all in stable condition. Read more.

🇮🇳 President Trump raised tariffs on India from 25% to 50% over its purchases of Russian oil, which he argues is helping Putin extend the war in Ukraine. Read more.

🎒 School staff in Fairfax County, Virginia, are accused of arranging and paying for the abortions of two students without notifying their parents. Read more.

🦟 More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more.

📻️ Radio shock jock Howard Stern’s show with SiriusXM will reportedly be cancelled after 20 years. Read more.

🇷🇺 President Trump announced his Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, had a "highly productive" meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more.

⚧️ An Indiana teacher will get his day in court after a district fired him for refusing to use preferred pronouns. Read more.

🦸‍♂️ Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the 90s, has joined ICE just days after Secretary Noem issued a call for citizens to sign up. Read more.

⚾️ Jen Pawol is set to become the first female MLB umpire to work a regular-season game during this weekend's Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves game. Read more.

✝️ Mel Gibson's long-awaited follow-up to "The Passion of the Christ" will be a two-movie cinematic event dubbed "The Resurrection of the Christ Parts One and Two," headed for screens in 2027. Read more.

🎥 TikToker explains why Democrats are FREAKING OUT over Republicans’ redistricting. Watch.

🎥 Trump sinks a long putt and walks off. Watch.

🎥 Border Patrol agents roll up to a Home Depot in LA on a box truck to make arrests. Watch.

🎥 VILE: First-class passenger, Salman Iftikhar, threatens to rape and burn a flight attendant on Virgin Atlantic. Watch.

🎥 WTF... Former CNN hack Jim Acosta uses AI to interview a teenager killed during the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Watch.

🎥 Trump takes the high road when asked about Elon Musk. Watch.

🎥 JD Vance and Trump call reports of a high-level meeting about Epstein "total bullsh**." Watch.

🎥 The woman who was brutally beaten by a Cincinnati mob speaks out. Watch.

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