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The Supreme Court announced yesterday the last two important decisions of the term.

For the environment: The court reduced the EPA’s ability to regulate emissions from power stations. The decision will have a significant impact on the nation’s ability to cope with climate change. About immigration: The judges ruled that the Biden administration had the power to end a Trump-era policy that made people wait in Mexico until their asylum cases were reconsidered. Next: The court – which will have four women judges for the first time – will consider a case next term that could radically change the way elections are conducted.

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A 15-week ban on abortions in Florida will be temporarily banned.

Why; One judge said the ban, which is in effect today, was unconstitutional. The cessation will take effect when the judge signs a written order, which has not yet occurred. What else to know: President Biden said yesterday that he supported the passage of a Senate rule – to facilitate Democrats pass legislation to protect abortion rights.

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Coronavirus vaccines are renewed for the fall.

The updates will be adapted to combat the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron sub-variants, which are gaining ground in the US, the FDA announced yesterday. We do not yet know the exact schedule. Why; Vaccine studies done to stop an older version of omicron did a better job of preventing infection than the initial dose.

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Officials are gathering details on this week’s smuggling tragedy.

What happened? 53 immigrants lost their lives after being trapped in the back of a stormy 18-wheeler, which was discovered in Texas on Monday. It is the deadliest such incident in US history. What we know now: The driver, a U.S. citizen, was high in metals, authorities said, unaware that the truck’s AC had stopped working. He and three other men were arrested.

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An American WNBA star went on trial today in Russia.

Who is she? Brittney Griner was arrested in February on drug charges. U.S. officials expect the trial, which is set to resume on July 7, to be a sham, with a guilty verdict all but certain. In Ukraine: At least 20 people were killed and 38 injured in a Russian airstrike on a residential area in the Odessa region this morning, officials said.

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USC and UCLA move on to the Big Ten conference. This weekend could be the ultimate travel nightmare.