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Ground crews and volunteers race to find those still missing after Texas floods
The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian summer camp still unaccounted for. With each passing hour, the chances of finding survivors dwindles. Ali Rogin reports.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:
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News Wrap: North Carolina on alert for floods after Chantal makes landfall
In our news wrap Sunday, flood watches are posted for parts of North Carolina as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal move inland, and European leaders are bracing for what Trump may do when his tariff pause ends on July 9.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:US threatens tariffs โboomerangโ next month if no deals are struck
Treasury secretaryโs warning comes as 90-day pause on steep levies is set to expire on Wednesday
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli air strikes hit Yemenโs Hodeidah, Houthi media says
Israeli air strikes hit Yemenโs Hodeidah, Houthi media says Israeli warplanes have reportedly launched air strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, according to Houthi-run Al Masirah TV. The reported attack comes shortly after the Israeli military threatened to target Yemen in response to continued Houthi operations in the Red Sea.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:What to expect from Netanyahu and Trump’s high-stakes White House meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday. Netanyahu left Israel Sunday for the two leadersโ first in-person meeting since last monthโs joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iranian nuclear facilities. John Yang speaks with Kenneth Pollack at the Middle East Institute about whatโs likely to be on the agenda for the talks.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Texas flood death toll jumps to 78 as search intensifies
US President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration. The severe flooding left dozens of people dead and several others missing โ many from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Why tick season is worse than usual and how to protect yourself
Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the rise, a trend experts attribute to climate change, human expansion into forested areas and overpopulations of deer. Ali Rogin speaks with pediatric infectious diseases specialist Dr. Andrew Handel about how to best avoid these tiny insects.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers
The 2015 Paris agreementโs goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences of sea level rise due to melting glaciers. John Yang speaks with Chris Stokes, one of the studyโs authors, to learn more.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Vessel Attacked in the Red Sea Is Sinking, According to Greek Media
The Greek-owned bulk carrier โMV MAGIC SEAS,โ which was attacked with projectiles in the Red Sea this Sunday, is sinking, and its 22-member crew is being rescued by the Yemeni Coast Guard, reports the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. RELATED: Yemenโs Houthi Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Israelโs Ben Gurion Airport The 22 crew members (17 Filipino [โฆ]
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX cautious before RBA rates decision and end of tariff pause
The ASX is poised for a flat opening ahead of the US lifting its 90-day pause on tariff increases. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Syria: Wildfires ravage Latakia province for fourth consecutive day
Syria: Wildfires ravage Latakia province for fourth consecutive day Submitted by Reem Aouir on Sun, 07/06/2025 - 20:01 Fires continue to leave a trail of destruction in western Syria, with authorities sayingat least 10,000 hectares of forest and farmland have been destroyed Syria's Civil Defence, also known as The White Helmets, work to extinguish wildfires in Latakia province on 5 July 2025 (Syria Civil Defence/X) Off...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Bush 'heartbroken by the loss of lifeโย in Texas floods
Former President Bush issued a statement on Sunday expressing his sorrow over the loss of life in the dangerous flooding that affected his home state of Texas. "On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting,โ Bush wrote in a statement. โWe are heartbroken by the loss...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Live: Indigenous Australians minister says 'now is time' to take steps on truth-telling
Indigenous Australians MinisterMalarndirri McCarthy says "now is the time" to consider a federal truth-telling process.Follow live.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Troubled WA coal mine falls $800m further into debt
A key foreign-owned WA coal mine slides almost a billion dollars further into debt, despite the state government pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the insolvent company.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:New Victorian police taskforce announced in wake of 'sickening' antisemitic attacks
Premier Jacinta Allan says a new taskforce will work to crack down on antisemitism after a synagogue in Melbourne's east was set on fire on Friday.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli court allows use of dead soldierโs sperm for surrogacy
Israeli court allows use of dead soldierโs sperm for surrogacy An Israeli court has approved the use of a soldierโs sperm killed by Hamas, to conceive a child via surrogacy, granting his motherโs request to have a grandchild after his death in Gaza. According to Channel 12, the court authorised the highly unusual procedure for Maor Eisenkot, an Israeli combat soldier killed during operations in Gaza in December 2023....
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Our autistic child is 'magic-brained'. These books help her remember that
A new wave of picture books written by Australian authors is tackling the ways children view being neurodivergent. And experts say picture books can help families struggling with identity and confidence issues.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Gaza, Iran, trade: What to watch in Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs third visit to the White House this year marks a high point in his relationship with President Trump, coming on the heels of coordinated strikes on Iran that both have touted as setting back Tehranโs nuclear ambitions. The Monday meeting also comes as Trump has called for Israelโs courts to...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Nigeria begin Wafcon bid with routine win over Tunisia
Nigeria ease to a 3-0 win over Tunisia in their opening Group B match at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli jets bomb multiple areas across Lebanon violating ceasefire, local media reports
Israeli jets bomb multiple areas across Lebanon violating ceasefire, local media reports Israeli warplanes have carried out a wave of air strikes across Lebanon, hitting several regions from the east to the south of the country, according to local media and video shared online. Lebanonโs state-run National News Agency said at least three strikes targeted the outskirts of Bodai, a town in the eastern Baalbek area. Three...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Liberals look at reversing legal principle in youth offender crackdown
In Tasmania, prosecutors must prove that children aged 10 to 14 who have committed crimes have an understanding of the moral wrongfulness of their actions, but the Liberals say they will look at instead requiring defence lawyers to prove their clients do not have this understanding.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: alarm over pokies influencers; toxic algal bloom reaches Adelaide; Oscar Piastri cops penalty at British GP
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. There are calls for a clampdown on social media influencers allegedly using โshockingโ content to push viewers towards the use of poker machines.Meanwhile, a toxic algal bloom that has torn through coastal ecosystems in South Australia has now arrived on Adelaideโs...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Your say: week beginning July 7
Removing profit from childcare, healing from trauma and avoiding too much vitamin B6: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Bessent: Trump tariffs set to 'boomerang back' to higher rates if deals not reached
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that countries will see their respective tariff rates โboomerang backโ on Aug. 1 to the higher levels announced three months ago, if they donโt strike a deal with the U.S. sooner. In Sunday show interviews, Bessent doubled down on President Trumpโs comments Friday, in which the president told...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Underground coal miner sues Anglo after 'traumatic' explosions
Former supervisor Ryan Martin escaped a major methane blaze at a Queensland mine and helped source bottles of water to pour on severely burnt colleagues.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Findings into police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker to be delivered in Yuendumu
Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage will today hand down her long-awaited findings from an inquest into the 2019 police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Deep inspires India to series-tying win over England in second Test
India sweeps aside England at Edgbaston to level the Test series with three matches to come, as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement, Akash Deep, destroys the home batting.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes
Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced deals with Western partners that would allow Kyiv to scale up drone production.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Why has Iran stepped up its deportation of Afghan refugees?
Thousands are being forced to go back to Afghanistan as Tehran tightens controls on immigration.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington
Hamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Tony Blairโs staff took part in โGaza Rivieraโ project with BCG
Former UK prime ministerโs institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:New details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House
Diplomatic efforts are ongoing as US President Donald Trump looks to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel has previously accepted the US proposal, meanwile Hamas has "submitted a positive response" to the mediators.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Trump order calls for national park fee hikes for some: What to know
The move could bring in $90 million, according to the Interior Department's budget proposal.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Alleged abuse victim calls for systemic change to protect children
Louise Van Loon went to the police seeking help to protect children. They took out an intervention order against her.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians
After Monday's attack, family members told the BBC of their shock at the scale of civilian casualties.
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