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President Biden speaks to the media on July 1 following the Supreme Court's ruling ruling on presidential immunity.

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Biden calls for term limits and enforceable ethics rules for Supreme Court justices

The president is also expected to call for a constitutional amendment that would limit the broad immunity presidents now enjoy after a recent Supreme Court decision.

President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024.

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Opponents of socialist leader Nicolás Maduro say the election was stolen through massive fraud. The president is calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable code of ethics for justices.

A member of the Arlington Tigers boys gymnastics team practices his rings routine at the Barcroft Sports & Fitness center in Arlington Va. on July 2, 2024.

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Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline.

Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it’s hard to even find a place to learn the sport.

The U.S. gymnast Simone Biles appeared to hurt her lower left leg during a warmup on Sunday, but she finished the remaining events after wrapping her ankle with thick athletic tape.

2024 Paris Olympics

Simone Biles hurts her leg in Olympic gymnastics qualifying but finishes 1st anyway

United States' Lee Kiefer, center, winner of the gold medal of the women's individual Foil competition, celebrates on the podium with silver medal winner United States' Lauren Scruggs, left, and bronze medal winner Canada's Eleanor Harvey during the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

2024 Paris Olympics

U.S. fencers Kiefer and Scruggs take gold and silver in women's individual foil

Antoine Dupont of France, second left and teammates celebrate with their gold medal after defeating Fiji in the final of the men's Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France on Saturday.

2024 Paris Olympics

What's inside the mysterious boxed gift Olympic winners get with their medals

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Politics

Trump tells Christian voters they 'won't have to vote anymore' if he's elected

Speaking at a gathering of religious conservatives, Donald Trump said if he's reelected, Christian-related concerns will be "fixed" so much so that they would no longer need to be politically engaged.

Boat docks sit on dry cracked earth at the Great Salt Lake's Antelope Island Marina in 2021 near Syracuse, Utah.

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As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2

A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm.

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6-year-old Leona Tate is escorted by US Marshals from McDonogh 19 Elementary School in New Orleans on Nov. 15, 1960.

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Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans

One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center.

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Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt tot he bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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Biden's withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ

Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term.

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The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles in Northern California as of Sunday, contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada.

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As hazy air from fires out West wafts across the country, some people are at higher risk of health problems, including children, older people and those with lung conditions. Here's how to stay safe.

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