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1. EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

   There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.

2. Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

   President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.

3. Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon

   The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.

4. 'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

   Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.

5. Trump makes case for Iran war. And, SCOTUS leans toward upholding birthright citizenship

   President Trump addressed the nation last night, making his case for war with Iran. And, the Supreme Court majority seemed inclined to rule against the Trump administration on birthright citizenship.

6. Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump's warning

   Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias.

7. As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets

   In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.

8. Have Trump's tariffs worked? This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day'

   It has been a year since President Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around the world. So far, those levies have not produced the economic boom the president promised.

9. In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here's what's next

   NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.

10. Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it

    Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.