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Why a landmark kids online safety bill that just passed the Senate is still deeply divisive

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2.0 passed with a strong bipartisan consensus, 91-3. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/Y4IzgCm

U.S. women earn first rugby sevens medal on Alex Sedrick’s long try as time expired

SAINT-DENIS, France — Alex Sedrick scored a long try as time expired and then hit a bronze-clinching conversion to give the United States a miraculous 14-12 victory over Australia on Tuesday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/jm2MZGO

Here are the latest medal results from the 2024 Paris Olympics

The U.S. is likely looking for a repeat of its formidable presence at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where the country brought home 113 medals. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/Y3HzqMf

LeBron James and Kevin Durant lead U.S. men's basketball team to a win over Serbia

The U.S. men’s basketball team’s gold medal defense tipped off in earnest Sunday, with a 110-84 win vs. Serbia to open group play. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/7Rr1kDT

Beach volleyball begins under the Eiffel Tower despite the torrential rains

USA lost to Cuba in beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/yejOmdi

White House holds press briefing

Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/sP7rhO2

Republicans rip FBI director's testimony that Trump might not have been hit by a bullet

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back against FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony to Congress that Donald Trump may not have been hit directly with a bullet during the attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/gmSKD8i

'Inside Out 2' is the highest-grossing animated movie ever

Disney is back on top at the box office. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/MiJWulc

Labor groups begin to unite behind Harris' campaign — but some big holdouts remain

Many of America's largest labor unions have now announced their endorsements of Kamala Harris' presidential bid, as the vice president intensifies her campaign for the Democratic nomination. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/w2uxJTi

FTC launches probe into 'surveillance pricing' that it says links cost to customer data

The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into so-called “surveillance pricing,” seeking more information about how artificial intelligence is used to change pricing rapidly based on data about customer behavior and characteristics. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/DV5H8kw

How Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is rapidly taking shape

Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies quickly leaped into action Sunday, spending hours calling Democratic leaders, donors and officials who may end up on the shortlist to become her running mate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/iopt9LS

LSU cornerback Javien Toviano accused of video voyeurism

Louisiana State University’s sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano was arrested Sunday and accused of video voyeurism, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/i8rVRBz

Xander Schauffele wins the British Open for his 2nd major this year

Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the majors for the first time since 1982. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/YgwpDUF

Biden allies claim party ‘elites’ are disenfranchising voters who want him to stay in

As President Joe Biden faces a wave of new calls to end his re-election bid, his allies are exploring ways to demonstrate he still has widespread support. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/tPSxAVq

'Agency in crisis': Secret Service has decade-old staffing shortfall

The arm of the Secret Service that protects presidents is nearly 10 percent smaller than it was a decade ago despite warnings from Congress that it needs to add agents or risk compromising its mission. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/oHWEDAz

Biden has COVID-19 and didn’t wear a mask. The CDC’s guidelines say he doesn’t have to.

President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/LUShnTw

FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban cancer-linked formaldehyde in hair relaxers

The agency's self-imposed target date for proposing a ban on formaldehyde in hair products was pushed to July and will be pushed again to September. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/thGXPbH

Kentucky motel ordered to pay $2 million after guest dies from 150-degree shower

The family of a 76-year-old Kentucky man was rewarded over $2 million dollars for his death from second- and third-degree burns suffered in a scalding hot motel shower where water temperatures reached at least 150 degrees Fahrenheit. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/ExJ6K8j

Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Secret Service director to resign after assassination attempt on Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans are calling for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle days after a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/6SYZl9E

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces biggest test yet after Trump rally shooting in his state

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is managing a moment no politician ever wants to confront — and earning serious praise from Republicans and Democrats for his public presence and private communication. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/tMxs4QO

Who is Usha Vance, the wife of Trump's VP pick?

Donald Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance, is married to an Indian American woman with a history of voting in Democratic primaries. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/zD1ZBnE

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed, and suspect there are hundreds more. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/6X3ZSk0

Video shows Trump rallygoers spotting gunman before shooting

Video recorded moments before the attempted assassination on former President Trump shows rally attendees spotting the suspected gunman and calling for police. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/8yfUXa3

'Fentanyl Robbery Gang' lured victims with prostitution and drugged them, leading to 4 deaths

A group dubbed by law enforcement the "Fentanyl Robbery Gang" (F.R.G.) would lure victims with the promise of prostitution and then drug them — resulting in four deaths — in a crime ring that stretched from New Hampshire to Virginia, the U.S. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/NA5XL0F

Biden to give Oval Office address Sunday evening following Trump shooting

In an address from the White House on Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden spoke about yesterday’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and cautioned Americans against making “assumptions about [the shooter’s] motives or his affiliations.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/vA0NJ5I

Bernie Sanders says Biden will be the Democratic nominee: Time to stop 'bickering and nit-picking'

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders defended President Joe Biden’s decision to remain the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, writing that “I will do all that I can to see that President Biden is re-elected.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/jrSUk3c

Teenage pistol shooter breaks down misconceptions and stigma of her sport before Paris Olympics

Ada Korkhin — a teenage pistol shooter who'll compete in her first Olympics Games this summer in Paris — began learning how to shoot at America’s oldest active gun club in Woburn, Massachusetts, when she was 9 years old. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/mecXAKQ

Redbox set to close as DVD market withers in streaming's shadow

DVD rental service Redbox is set to shut down after 22 years in business, as streaming continues to dominate the at-home entertainment market. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gj4hW5

'We need a new nominee': George Clooney calls on Biden to step aside after seeing him at fundraiser

Actor George Clooney published a guest essay in The New York Times calling for Democratic leaders to coalesce behind a new presidential nominee amid mounting pressure from within the party for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the race. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/eMyfhxU

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is pregnant, expecting 1st child with Ken Urker

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is pregnant. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/WsOUhxV

What is a ‘short king?’ The trending title, explained

Move over hot girl summer, it’s short king season. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/TiJfEx2

Fed Chair Powell says holding rates high for too long could jeopardize economic growth

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday expressed concern that holding interest rates too high for too long could jeopardize economic growth. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/FXgm1rJ

San Diego hotel clerk stabs guest before driving off pier

In a bizarre series of events early Monday morning, a hotel desk clerk in La Jolla, California, stabbed a guest before fleeing and driving his car off a pier, according to San Diego police. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/OWYdVt0

Nearly half of U.S. counties don't have a single cardiologist

Millions of Americans likely to develop and die from heart disease live in cardiology deserts — areas of the country without a single heart specialist to care for them. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/JZVpXAW

Maine community gathers to remember gay man killed 40 years ago

Four decades after Maine resident Charlie Howard was brutally killed by a group of teens, the Bangor community gathered to honor his life and legacy. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/SodRM7u

Sen. JD Vance says he has ‘not gotten the call’ from Trump asking to be his VP

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Sunday said former President Donald Trump has not spoken to him about joining his campaign as his vice presidential pick. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/0RDjnGO

Air travel is getting worse. That’s what passengers are telling the U.S. government

Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the U.S. government is any measure. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/YcFtZmR

Sweltering temperatures persist as 'extremely dangerous heat' continues on West and East coasts

About 115 million people may experience sweltering conditions Saturday in places including Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas in the west, and Raleigh, Washington D.C. and New York in the east as “extremely dangerous heat” continues to impact both coasts this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/rTq8BjO

Long Island man arrested after allegedly giving fireworks to 11-year-old who set two homes ablaze in mishap

Two homes suffered extensive damage after a 33-year-old man allegedly gave a child fireworks and told them to ignite it, authorities said Friday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/20kQFDn

Patrick Bertoletti wins Nathan’s hot dog eating contest as reigning champ Joey Chestnut sits out

Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago won his first title at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage Joey Chestnut's absence. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/n4qbP7M

Bright green fluid gushed from Miami International Airport ceiling on July 4th, flooding concourse 

The halls of the Miami International Airport weren't flowing with red, white and blue on the Fourth of July — but instead a bright lime green. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/9wIELYs

Shooting at Yellowstone National Park on July 4th leaves ranger injured, suspect dead

One person is dead and a Yellowstone National Park ranger was injured following a shooting Thursday morning at Canyon Village, park officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/4hrZz9D

Kevin Bacon details his experience trying to be a regular person for a day: ‘This sucks’

Kevin Bacon decided to spend a day as a normal guy—and he quickly realized he prefers living his life as a celebrated celebrity. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/tTHg2i0

Hatch Baby recalls 919,000 power adapters on Rest 1st Generation sound machines over shock hazard

Hatch Baby is recalling 919,400 power adapters sold with Rest 1st Generation sound machines because they pose a shock hazard. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/bUrmLYI

I wore the Oura Ring for months — here are my thoughts

The Oura Ring tracks your health and sleep, without a bulky watch on your wrist. Here’s what to know before buying one. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/MrlZtbo

Family flying from New York baseball tournament, including 2 kids, killed in small plane crash

All five people aboard a small single-engine plane, including a family from Georgia with two children, died in a crash as the family was flying home from a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, New York, authorities said Monday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/qRNWXeU