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1. Southern California braces for for scorching heat wave this week

   Thursday is anticipated as the hottest day

2. Liam Rosenior still learning on the job after Jorgensen’s Kinsky moment condemns Chelsea to Champions League defeat at PSG

   PSG 5-2 Chelsea: Enzo Fernandez pulled the Blues level but three late goals ensured the hosts took control of the last-16 tie

3. What are non-crime hate incidents and why have peers voted to axe them?

4. A red fox stows away on cargo ship, traveling from England to US

   This stowaway truly was sly as a fox

5. ‘A lot more fun’: Trump reveals general’s advice on blowing up Iran’s war ships in rambling Kentucky stump speech

   President claims U.S. has sunk more than 50 Iranian ships as war enters its 13th day while he campaigned in Kentucky to support a challenger to longtime nemesis Rep. Thomas Massie

6. UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violations

   A U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”

7. Norwegian police arrest trio after US embassy bombing in Oslo

8. Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says

   A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an “anxiety attack” took the first one

9. FBI warns that Iran could launch drones at West Coast

10. Starmer warned about ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment