Mattel has created a new Barbie doll inspired by singer and actress Miley Cyrus. The doll features Cyrus’s look from her “Golden Burning Sun” music video and includes accessories like sunglasses, a microphone, and a motorbike.
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The Barbie doll is part of Mattel’s collectible Barbie Signature series.
It is based on Miley Cyrus’s outfit in the “Golden Burning Sun” music video from “Something Beautiful: The Film.”
The doll comes with accessories including sunglasses and a microphone.
The doll also features a motorbike as part of its design.
Mattel’s Nathan Baynard said the doll honors Miley Cyrus as a trailblazing woman who inspires others.
Miley Cyrus was involved in designing the doll and focused on detailed and authentic representation.
Fans have reacted positively on social media, expressing excitement about the doll’s release.
The doll is now available at major retailers.
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended the agency’s role in overseeing television broadcasters after Justice Neil Gorsuch cited Carr’s criticism of a late-night TV host in a Supreme Court opinion. The Court recently ruled President Donald Trump can remove independent agency commissioners, increasing presidential control over these agencies.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump can remove Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners at will.
This decision overturned a 90-year-old rule protecting some independent agency members from being fired without cause.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote separately to warn that agencies now have broad powers subject to presidential control.
Gorsuch referenced FCC Chairman Carr’s comments about a late-night TV host as an example of the agency’s wide authority.
Carr had criticized ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel for mocking Trump and warned broadcasters might face FCC action.
Carr said the FCC will continue to investigate broadcasters and emphasized that broadcast licenses are not immune to review.
The case discussed was Trump v. Slaughter, involving the firing of an FTC commissioner appointed by both Trump and Biden.
Carr stressed that the FCC is willing to reconsider longstanding practices regarding the protection of broadcast licenses.
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HBO will add many new movies and shows in July 2026, including the film "The Drama" starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, and the TV series "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," a spin-off from "The Big Bang Theory." Other new releases include reality shows, documentaries, and classic films.
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"The Drama," a movie featuring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, premieres on HBO in July 2026.
"Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," a new HBO Max original show, is a spin-off of "The Big Bang Theory."
HBO will stream many titles from July 1, such as "Deadpool 2," "The Evil Dead" series, and "The Usual Suspects."
Reality shows like "Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown" and "House Hunters" seasons will also premiere.
Other TV shows and documentaries will be available, including CNN originals and Food Network series.
Some films from different genres, including action, horror, and comedy, are added.
The list includes both classic movies and recent productions from various studios.
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During a House hearing about sanctuary city policies, Representatives Mike Lawler and Jamie Raskin had a loud argument about immigration. The disagreement happened when Lawler criticized sanctuary cities while introducing a witness.
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The event took place during a House hearing focused on sanctuary city policies.
Rep. Mike Lawler (Republican from New York) spoke against sanctuary city policies.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Democrat from Maryland) and Lawler got into a loud argument.
The confrontation caused chaos during the hearing.
Lawler was introducing a witness when the argument started.
The hearing was about immigration-related issues and policies for cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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Voters in Colorado are casting their ballots for primary elections to choose candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. The main focus is on the 8th Congressional District, where Republican Gabe Evans waits to see which Democrat, either Shannon Bird or Manny Rutinel, will challenge him in the general election.
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Colorado is holding primary elections for the U.S. House seats.
The 8th Congressional District is a key battleground in this election.
Republican Gabe Evans is the current representative for the 8th District.
Democrats Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel are competing in the primary for the chance to face Evans.
The other seven House members from Colorado are not part of this specific 8th District contest.
Primary elections determine each party’s candidate for the November general election.
Voters are participating in these elections on a Tuesday, the usual day for U.S. elections.
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Senator Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser are competing in the Democratic primary to become the next governor of Colorado. The current governor, Jared Polis, cannot run again because of term limits.
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The Democratic primary is held on Tuesday in Colorado.
Senator Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser are the main candidates.
Governor Jared Polis cannot run again due to term limits.
Bennet has endorsements from important Democratic leaders in Colorado.
His endorsements include Senator John Hickenlooper and three out of five Democratic House members from the state.
Weiser has run a strong campaign in the race.
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Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper is running for a second term in the Senate and faces a primary challenge from State Senator Julie Gonzales. The winner of the Democratic primary will compete against Republican Mark Baisley in the general election.
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John Hickenlooper is the current U.S. Senator from Colorado.
He is running for re-election to a second term.
Julie Gonzales, a state senator, is challenging Hickenlooper in the Democratic primary.
Gonzales represents a more progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
The primary election took place on a Tuesday.
The Republican candidate expected to run in the general election is Mark Baisley, a state senator.
Polls for the primary close at 9 PM local time.
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The U.S. Supreme Court made important decisions on birthright citizenship and rules about transgender athletes. Also, the Democratic Socialists of America will face a test in the upcoming Colorado primary election.
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The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, confirming that children born in the U.S. have the right to citizenship.
The Court also upheld bans on transgender athletes competing in certain sports categories.
The Democratic Socialists of America, a political group, will participate in the Colorado primary elections.
These decisions and events are shaping current political and social discussions in the U.S.
The news was covered on CBS News by Major Garrett on June 30.
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At least 37 students are missing after an armed group attacked a secondary school in Lassa, Borno State, Nigeria. The attack killed at least three people, and some kidnapped students and staff remain captive.
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The attack happened on Monday during exams at a school in Lassa, northeast Nigeria.
Gunmen linked to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out the raid.
Three people died, including a soldier and a teacher.
Local officials say 37 students and one staff member are still being held hostage.
Eight people, including the school’s vice principal, have been freed.
Kidnapping students for ransom is common among armed groups in Nigeria’s north and center.
Past large kidnappings include the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls abduction by Boko Haram.
Violence from armed groups has been ongoing since 2009, mostly in northeast Nigeria.
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The Trump administration has stopped federal funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit because it says the unit did not achieve enough criminal indictments and convictions. The funding freeze will last at least until the end of September.
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The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud in New York’s Medicaid program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, Thomas March Bell, sent a letter to New York officials about the funding suspension.
The suspension is due to dissatisfaction with the unit’s performance in securing criminal indictments and convictions.
Millions of dollars in federal funding will be withheld through at least September 30.
This is the second time in 2024 that the Trump administration has suspended funding for a state Medicaid fraud unit.
The administration has increased efforts to fight healthcare fraud across many states, mainly focusing on those governed by Democrats.
Actions include forming a new task force, more investigations, withholding money, and requiring healthcare providers to revalidate their eligibility.
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NASA is considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance Mars rover, called Promise, to the Moon. This rover would use a nuclear power source to explore the lunar south pole, especially in areas where sunlight is limited and solar power is not effective.
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Promise is a test version of the Perseverance Mars rover currently at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
It would be powered by a multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG), which uses nuclear material to produce energy.
Unlike most lunar rovers that rely on solar power, this nuclear power helps the rover operate during the dark lunar night.
The rover weighs about 1 ton and might be delivered using Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander or SpaceX’s Starship rocket.
NASA has used Promise to test commands and solve problems before sending instructions to Perseverance on Mars.
Engineers believe Promise can be modified for the Moon and could help explore hard-to-reach places at the lunar south pole.
Using Promise on the Moon would reuse existing NASA hardware and accelerate lunar exploration plans.
NASA officials are still deciding if this plan is practical and are studying how Promise could contribute to science and human missions on the Moon.
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House Republican leaders plan to end the workday early for the second week in a row because some GOP members are blocking activities on the House floor. On Tuesday, these Republican rebels stopped a key vote, causing the early adjournment after votes at 5:15 pm.
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House Republican leaders are sending members home early two weeks in a row.
GOP rebels have blocked actions on the House floor, causing delays.
On Tuesday, the rebels stopped a procedural vote.
The chamber will close after votes at 5:15 pm.
These events show tension within the Republican party in the House.
The disruptions are affecting the House schedule and workflow.
The exact issues causing the rebellion were not detailed in the report.
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Rescue teams from Venezuela and other countries are searching through collapsed buildings after two earthquakes hit the area. So far, many people have died and thousands are still missing.
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Two earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing buildings to collapse.
Emergency teams from Venezuela and abroad are working at the disaster sites.
Rescuers are finding bodies under the rubble.
Thousands of people remain missing after the earthquakes.
The city of La Guaira is heavily affected.
The death toll is still rising as rescue efforts continue.
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Venezuela experienced two strong earthquakes on June 24 that caused heavy damage and more than 1,900 deaths. Rescue teams from around the world are working to find survivors as thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged. The disaster has left many people homeless and struggling to get news about missing loved ones.
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Two earthquakes hit northern Venezuela seconds apart, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude.
The second quake released about three times more energy than the first.
At least 1,900 people have died, and over 68,000 were reported missing shortly after the quakes.
NASA's satellite images estimate nearly 59,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Search and rescue teams from the U.S. and other countries are helping local workers find survivors.
Many buildings were built before earthquake-resistant rules, making the damage worse.
The earthquakes happened where two tectonic plates meet, causing strong shaking in coastal cities.
Communication is down in many areas, and some neighborhoods are still hard to reach.
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The UK government plans to tighten human rights laws affecting asylum seekers, leading to more claim rejections under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this, more than half of those refused are expected to stay in the UK. The new immigration bill includes fees for asylum seekers, changes to appeals, and restrictions on modern slavery claims.
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An estimated 11,700 more asylum and visa claims will be rejected due to changes in article 8 rules.
About 55% of those refused asylum under these new rules are still expected to remain in the UK.
The bill proposes charging asylum seekers £10,000 before granting settled status.
A new appeals system without judges will be introduced.
Modern slavery claims must be made within a certain time and limited to one claim per person.
The definition of family eligible to avoid deportation will be narrowed to spouses, parents, and children only.
The Home Office will use former military barracks to house asylum seekers after closing many hotels.
The lifetime cost estimated for each migrant using human rights claims is £141,000 after tax.
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The Australian government is proposing new rules to better control accounting, auditing, and consulting firms after a scandal at KPMG, where partners shared secret client information and mistreated a whistleblower. The plans include stricter ethical duties and possible changes in how these firms operate to restore public trust.
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KPMG partners leaked private information from clients like Lendlease and Optus.
This information was used by colleagues bidding for audit contracts at companies such as Westpac, Dexus, and Telstra.
The government released an options paper with ideas to improve regulation of large consulting firms.
Possible actions include enforcing quality management, ethical obligations, and separating different business areas within firms.
They may also limit the number of partners, impose new governance rules, and require regular checks or rotating audit contracts.
The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino, emphasized the need to restore trust and ensure firms act fairly and honestly.
Separately, independent MP Nicolette Boele supports creating a national childhood education commission to better manage supply and safety in childcare services.
Boele called for a clear timeline on government decisions about childcare subsidies following a pricing review by Deloitte.
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Google has stopped supporting the Tenor GIF API as of June 30, 2026. This API allowed platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Discord, and others to provide easy access to animated GIFs, but they are now shifting to alternative services.
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Tenor is a database of searchable GIFs used by many platforms to share animated images.
Google bought Tenor in 2018 and integrated it into some of its products like Gboard and Google Messages.
Google began winding down the Tenor API earlier this year and officially ended support on June 30, 2026.
The shutdown affects sites like X, Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky, forcing them to switch to other GIF providers like Giphy and Klipy.
Users will see different GIF selections depending on the new services these platforms use.
Google said they ended the API to focus their resources elsewhere and likely because the service was free and not profitable.
Tenor as a website still exists and continues to serve GIFs for Google’s own apps.
Klipy, one of the alternatives gaining popularity, was founded by Tenor’s original founder and recently received funding including from Google.
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First Lady Melania Trump said she supports banning transgender athletes from playing in sports categories that do not match their sex assigned at birth. She also stated that she supports the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Her comments came after a recent Supreme Court decision about transgender athletes.
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Melania Trump supports a ban on transgender athletes playing in sports categories different from their birth-assigned sex.
She also expressed support for LGBTQ+ rights.
Her statement followed a Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in sports.
The Supreme Court ruling relates to how transgender athletes participate in sports.
Melania Trump emphasized balancing LGBTQ+ rights with protecting sports opportunities.
This is the current position of the First Lady, reflecting her public views on the issue.
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The Supreme Court decided not to end birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling, confirming that people born in the U.S. have the right to citizenship under the 14th Amendment. President Donald Trump said he will work with Congress to try to change the law instead of pushing for a difficult constitutional amendment.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to reject President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.
The decision was based on the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that citizenship means having rights and participation in the political community.
President Trump said Congress can pass legislation to end birthright citizenship without a constitutional amendment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will consider amending the Constitution but acknowledged this would be a long and complex process.
Birthright citizenship is also supported by a federal law passed in 1940.
Changing the law or Constitution may lead to more court challenges in the future.
The White House did not provide specific details on how they plan to proceed with Congress beyond the president’s social media statements.
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House Republican hardliners are blocking most House legislation until the Senate passes President Trump’s voting rules bill, the SAVE America Act. This disagreement stalled efforts to combine the voting bill with the defense policy bill, preventing a vote to move these measures forward.
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Republican hardliners want the Senate to approve President Trump’s voting regulations bill, called the SAVE America Act.
They blocked a plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson to include this bill in the defense policy bill (NDAA).
The procedural vote failed along party lines, with 14 Republicans, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise, voting against it.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna supports adding the voting rules directly into the defense bill text to make them harder to remove.
Some lawmakers say the issue is still the House’s responsibility until all options are tried.
The standoff started after President Trump canceled a bill signing and used the housing affordability bill as leverage.
President Trump later asked the Republican holdouts to stop blocking other legislation.
House GOP leaders postponed votes because of this internal conflict.
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