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July 13 2000 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
ICE fatally shot a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, during an immigration operation, the second deadly-force case involving the agency in a week. Bystander video showed agents trying to slow a white sedan that was driving in circles in an intersection southwest of Portland. Senator Angus King said he was concerned the agents were not wearing body cameras.
A federal judge also voided a Trump administration IRS settlement, saying the president and the Justice Department misused the courts in a deal that created an anti-weaponization fund. Separate from that, Trump said he will deliver a primetime address on Thursday night as tensions with Iran rise over the Strait of Hormuz, though he did not say what he plans to announce.
In business
Twelve states are suing to block Paramount’s proposed $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros., arguing the merger would crush competition in Hollywood. Regulators are still doing what mergers now require, taking a very expensive thing and asking whether it will make the market worse.
In international news
Hungary’s parliament has moved to oust President Tamás Sulyok, another step by lawmakers trying to distance the country from the Viktor Orbán era.
In Bangkok, at least 27 people were killed after a fire broke out at a pub. Investigators are looking at the ceiling materials and whether emergency exits were blocked.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, visited the site of a deadly wildfire in Almería and met with firefighters and emergency crews who battled the blaze.
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