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1. House passes bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump's term

   The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trump's immigration agenda as Democrats warn Congress has ceded its oversight role.

2. A warm World Cup welcome? U.S. immigration policies have chilling effect

   As the World Cup begins later this week, match officials and team members have faced enhanced immigration scrutiny when trying to enter the United States. A FIFA referee from Somalia was turned away.

3. Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola

   Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.

4. NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

   The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.

5. To find the World Cup's Cinderellas, we have to start with the group stage

   Uzbekistan, Jordan, Cape Verde and Curacao are making their World Cup debut. Meanwhile, Scotland, South Africa, Canada,...

6. U.S. strikes Iran in response to downed helicopter

   Trump also confirmed the two pilots in the U.S. helicopter are unharmed and safe.

7. Big tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back

   Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.

8. Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn

   A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that.

9. Are we ready for the World Cup, the NBA Finals and Trump's UFC match, all in one week?

   The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.

10. 4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

    Voters in four states head to the polls today for their primaries. Here are the races to watch. And, global conflicts are at their highest level since World War II, data shows.