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Welcome back. The National Weather Service has said a dangerous heat wave will blast much of the eastern US this week ahead of the July Fourth holiday. So stay safe out there. Also, in the news today: Iran’s president says $6 billion in frozen assets in Qatar are to be released; a fact check of Trump’s comments on birthright citizenship, which is soon to face Supreme Court judgment; and an AP-NORC poll finds that fewer Americans are proud of U.S. achievements. Finally, a look at the St. Bernard dog breed’s rich history in the Swiss Alps.
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A woman walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 23. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Iran’s president says $6B in frozen assets in Qatar to be released as US talks challenged
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Speaking on Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of Iranian funds held by Qatar, a key mediator along with Pakistan in the negotiations. Read more.
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A look at the Trump administration’s challenge to birthright citizenship
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly, and falsely, said the U.S. is the only country that has birthright citizenship, calling the practice “a disgrace.” While it's true that the practice, which grants automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil, isn’t the norm around the world, dozens of other countries have unrestricted birthright citizenship. Read more.
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Most of these countries are in the Americas, including Canada, Mexico and many nations in Central and South America. Dozens of other countries, from Germany to Australia, have a mixed approach, using a variety of principles, including parenthood, place of birth, residency and ethnicity, to decide a child’s citizenship.
The Supreme Court is expected to address the issue in the coming days, ruling on a Trump executive order that would upend more than a century of constitutional and legal history.
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Fewer Americans are proud of US achievements: AP-NORC poll
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Americans’ pride in the U.S. on several key attributes has dropped since 2017 — including the nation's military and its political influence around the globe — according to a new AP-NORC poll. Read more.
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The findings point to a broad decline in patriotic sentiment over a tumultuous decade. Much of the falling positivity comes from Democrats, who have become increasingly disenchanted with the country since President Donald Trump’s first term. A new Gallup poll also finds that only 53% of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American, the lowest reading in the trend dating back to 2001.
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St. Bernard dogs from the Barry foundation lie in the hills at the St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland, June 22. (AP Photo/Jez Fielder)
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A museum celebrates canine history in the Swiss Alps
In the Swiss Alps, a museum dedicated to the St. Bernard breed opened last summer near the Great St. Bernard Pass, where the dogs spent centuries guiding pilgrims, merchants and even soldiers in Napoleon’s army crossing the dangerous route. The Barryland museum is named after Barry, the famed rescue dog said to have saved more than 40 lives. It offers live grooming sessions, augmented reality tours for tourists and a breeding program on site to keep the tradition alive – with at least one dog always named Barry.
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