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1. Folarin Balogun's soccer ban suspended by FIFA, allowing U.S. striker to play Belgium

   U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun has had his World Cup ban suspended by FIFA, making him free to play in the United States' round of 16 game against Belgium on Monday.

2. Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi

   People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles per hour.

3. Construction is a man's game. These women are demolishing the barriers

   Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the game... and to get ahead.

4. A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste

   NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.

5. Pennsylvania's proposed data centers are bringing strangers together in protest

   Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.

6. Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in California, car left with major damage, authorities say

   The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with "major" damage, authorities said Saturday.

7. Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

   A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

8. In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism

   President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.

9. Trump addresses nation and fireworks light up National Mall after storm delay

   President Trump lauded America's storied history on Saturday night in a speech marking the 250th anniversary of its independence, while also praising his war in Iran, railing against "communists," and vowing to restrict mail-in ballots. 

10. Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms

    Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it.