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  1. Venezuela hit by strong back-to-back earthquakes, prompting warnings of potentially heavy casualties

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    Two strong earthquakes shook north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital Caracas and prompting scientists to warn of potentially heavy casualties and ‌widespread destruction across the South American country.

  2. Trump's D.C. reflecting pool is the butt of online jokes. What happened?

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    The pool's $14.7-million US renovation and subsequent rapid deterioration has become the butt of internet jokes. Some have dubbed June "ALGAEBTQ Pride Month" or commented that Trump, who promised to "drain the swamp" in Washington, has instead created a swamp.

  3. What we learned from Bill Gates's interview with Congress about Epstein

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    Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told a congressional panel that files released by the Justice Department in January only added to his embarrassment over interacting with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  4. Canadian peacekeepers' cemetery in Gaza completely destroyed, satellite imagery shows

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  5. Trump threatened new tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. What if other countries follow suit?

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    U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tolls in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend, sparking worries that the practice of charging to pass through critical waterways could spread — with devastating consequences to the global economy. Iran has blocked the strait for much of the war, reportedly charging tolls as high as $2 million US for ships it allows to pass.