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July 3, 2025

 
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

Republicans have passed the 'big, beautiful bill' through Congress

 
 

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Brain drain to brain gain

 
 
THE EXPLAINER

David Keeling is a former executive at UPS and also worked at Amazon

 
 
quote of the day

'Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave.'

How prisoners arriving at El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison are greeted by guards, according to court filings from Kilmar Ábrego García's attorneys. The documents detail alleged physical and mental abuse that García suffered at the prison when he was deported. 

 
 
UNDER THE RADAR

Catching diseases, not those ever-essential Zzs

 
 
Picture of the day

Dancers in traditional costume perform during Sri Lanka's annual Kataragama Esala festival. The two-week celebration honors the Hindu god of war, Skanda, also known as Kataragama deviyo, a guardian deity of the island.
Krishan Kariyawasam / NurPhoto / Getty Images

 
 
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