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1️⃣ Massive unfold
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the US since the illness was declared eradicated greater than twenty years in the past. The state has seen greater than 600 circumstances in 2026 alone.
2️⃣ ‘Tragic lack of humanity’
A Texas man detained by ICE was the sole caregiver of his disabled son. Now their household is making ready to bury his son with out him after officers denied a temporary release for the funeral.
3️⃣ Cuba’s future after Maduro
Oil-rich Venezuela has been Cuba’s financial lifeline for almost 30 years. That relationship has been upended after the US seize of Venezuela’s chief. NCS Havana Bureau Chief Patrick Oppmann explains what could come next for Cuba.
4️⃣ Compassion by way of the sorrow
It’s been a yr since the DC midair collision that killed 67 folks. Families of the victims are honoring the first responders and medical teams they think about heroes throughout an unbearably tough time.
5️⃣ Extraordinary burial chamber
Archaeologists have found a 1,400-year-old tomb in southern Mexico with symbolic sculptures. See the complex carvings adorning the “most significant archaeological discovery of the last decade.”
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🔍 Hate crime investigation: Officials say safety has been elevated at non secular websites throughout New York City after a suspect repeatedly rammed a car right into a nicely‑identified Jewish constructing in Brooklyn.
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🛍️ Back in type? Furs have come roaring back, regardless of continued business bans and restrictions. Consumers are doing their finest to really feel heat and fuzzy about it.
Quiz time
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🎶 Which group of individuals did Neil Young grant a full yr of free entry to his whole music catalog as a gesture of “peace and love”?
A. The whole inhabitants of Greenland
B. Anyone who can play “Heart of Gold” on a guitar
C. People who personal classic vinyl collections
D. Canadian snowplow drivers
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✅ Most widespread in yesterday’s publication: She nearly let the stranger stroll out of her life for good. Then a royal bodyguard intervened
🧠 Quiz reply: A. The veteran rocker is offering free entry to residents of Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, whose futures have currently turn into some extent of stress between the US and NATO.
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