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Temporary Protected Status holders and advocates rally over expiring work permits. Photo: CBS News
U.S.

DHS Buys TPS Holders Days, Not Reprieve, as Work Permits Lapse

USCIS granted TPS holders from seven countries a brief extension of work authorization, deferring by days a lapse that follows the Supreme Court's June ruling clearing the way to end their protections.

14 Jul 2026 ·6 min read

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The Guggenheim Museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side, among 31 buildings ordered to disinfect cooling towers during a Legionnaires' outbreak. Photo: NBC News
Health

Guggenheim Joins 31 Sites Flagged as Legionnaires' Cluster Climbs to 60 on Upper East Side

A Legionnaires' cluster in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville grew to about 60 confirmed cases, with the Guggenheim Museum among 31 buildings ordered to clean their cooling towers.

14 Jul 2026 ·6 min read

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France's forward line during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Photo: Al Jazeera
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FIFA Removes French Officials as Barton Draws the France v Spain Semi-Final

FIFA has invoked its conflict-of-interest statute to withdraw two French referees and hand the France v Spain semi-final to El Salvador's Ivan Barton, a whistle whose readiness to caution now shadows a Bastille Day meeting in Arlington.

14 Jul 2026 ·6 min

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Teenagers using smartphones as Australia's under-16 social media ban falters. Photo: Fortune
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Australia's Under-16 Ban Is Misfiring, and the World Should Not Copy the Blueprint

Australia built the world's first under-16 social media ban to run on account removal and platform-side age checks. Seven months on, the machinery is stalling, and the Senate just postponed the repair.

14 Jul 2026 ·7 min read
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