Mexico elects first woman president sparks market jitters
Mexico City reports Claudia Sheinbaum's victory triggers a market selloff with the peso dropping over 4 percent to 17.71 per dollar and stocks down 6 percent. Analysts warn that Morena's congressional majority could enable constitutional changes that threaten democracy and attract capital flight amid investor fear. President‑elect Sheinbaum faces a divided nation and a turbulent path to reconcile policy with outgoing leader Lopez Obrador.
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Fauci defends against claims of COVID cover-up
Dr. Anthony Fauci, 83, testified before a House panel and rejected accusations of a cover-up as preposterous. He said emails were misrepresented and stressed his work to combat infectious diseases while facing death threats and political dispute over the pandemic origins probe.
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Jury seated in Hunter Biden gun case in Delaware
A 12-member jury plus alternates was seated in the federal gun case against Hunter Biden in Wilmington as Judge Mary Ellen Noreika ordered no discussion or readings about the case while opening statements were set to begin. In related notes, Netanyahu defended conditions for any ceasefire, while a Biden executive order on asylum at the U S Mexico border loomed. Louisiana advanced a bill to allow surgical castration for certain aggravated child sex crimes, a path already carved by a few states.
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Trump’s deny-everything stance may hurt him at sentencing
Trump has refused to admit guilt after his hush money trial conviction, branding the case rigged and the star witness a sleazebag. Experts say his lack of remorse could worsen his sentencing prospects before Judge Merchan on July 11, with up to four years possible for the 34 felony counts and prosecutors weighing imprisonment.
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