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Climbing mortgage rates, brain health, celebrity ‘sex pass’: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Gina Park, Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Apparently, the most competitive game of Ultimate Frisbee is played by nuns. The internet can’t stop watching these sisters talk about normal stuff. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Financial strain Geopolitical tensions are rippling

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International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan pictured in Paris in February 2024.

Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations

By Christiane Amanpour, Lauren Kent, Ben Kirby, Claire Calzonetti, CNN London (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is under intense scrutiny as member countries prepare to vote this month on whether to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. For months, the United Nations watchdog has investigated claims

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Military medics give first aid to a wounded soldier at a stabilisation point near Kostyantynivka in November 2025.

Putin’s false claim of the capture of one Ukrainian town exposes the slow pace of Russia’s bloody advance

By Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — It is the fate of just one town, over a year, but provides a rare insight into Russia’s ill-fated war of choice. The slow and costly infiltration of Kostyantynivka, key to Moscow’s advance in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas and claimed as occupied by the Russian

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A Kia sedan reportedly driven by the victim of a fatal shooting rests Monday with four bullet holes in its windshield on Pool Street in Biddeford

ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash

By Andy Rose, Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — It was the problem that installing a new top official at the Department of Homeland Security was supposed to solve. Support for the Trump administration’s intense focus on immigration enforcement was falling early this year after high-profile operations resulted in controversial deportations, violent confrontations with

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is welcomed by Ukrainian officials at the train station in Kyiv on July 16.

Zelensky faces protests over ousting of Ukraine’s defense minister despite military gains

By Tim Lister, Daria-Tarasova-Markina, Andrew Carey and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — The removal of Ukraine’s popular defense minister despite recent military successes has sparked rare protests in Kyiv and an unprecedented public split in the military over the conduct of the war against Russia. Mykhaylo Fedorov – who has proved a dynamic and innovative

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Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Family believes substance in Houston ICE shooting van is salt, attorney says, countering FBI suspicion of drugs

By Jason Hanna, Lauren Mascarenhas, Norma Galeana, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A substance collected from the van in which Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week likely was salt, an attorney for the slain man’s brother said she believes, countering the FBI’s previous assertions that the substance

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Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts shown through a microscope.

Who’s afraid of salad?

CNN By Zoe Sottile, Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — With growing cases of explosive diarrhea around the country, restaurants have had to make some changes. Street Beet, a vegan restaurant in Detroit, has been stripping the first layer of lettuce heads and double washing them. Around a quarter of guests have been asking for no

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Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts shown through a microscope.

Who’s afraid of salad?

By Zoe Sottile, Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — With growing cases of explosive diarrhea around the country, restaurants have had to make some changes. Street Beet, a vegan restaurant in Detroit, has been stripping the first layer of lettuce heads and double washing them. Around a quarter of guests have been asking for no lettuce

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Two US advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court

US nonprofits sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions that ‘muzzle Palestine advocacy’

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Two US nonprofits have sued the Trump administration over sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) — penalties that they say “violate Americans’ constitutional right to engage in Palestine-related” human rights advocacy. Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), an organization that promotes democracy and human rights in

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This photo of Daniel Erving appeared in a missing person alert from the Rowlett Police Department in April. Erving's body was later found in Lake Ray Hubbard

An 18-year-old swim team member drowned at a Texas lake. 2 teens face charges of evidence tampering – but a family wants more

By Holly Yan, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A young athlete’s death has been mired in mystery since he drowned in a Texas lake three months ago. Now, two teens who were with him face charges of evidence tampering – fueling anger and speculation about what happened to Daniel Erving. The 18-year-old drowned in

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DHS was quick to defend fatal ICE shootings in January. Its statements appear to be changing

By Danya Gainor, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — After federal immigration officers fatally shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January, the Department of Homeland Security was quick to issue statements defending their agents’ use of lethal force, claiming the victims had been trying to kill law enforcement. The agency’s swift judgement on the incidents

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Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against ICE for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism

By Priscilla Alvarez, Kaitlan Collins, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was furious over the pause on most vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the blowback from his base, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as prominent MAGA voices suggested that the administration was weakening its immigration enforcement.

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