- Paraguay vs. Australia — June 25 at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (FS1) — the winner takes the runner-up spot in Group D; Australia advances with a draw or win, Paraguay only with a win.
- Paraguay upset Türkiye 1-0 (Matías Galarza scored in the 2nd minute) and somehow held on after Miguel Almirón was sent off just before halftime.
- Australia beat Türkiye 2-0 then lost 2-0 to the U.S.; a win would give Australia two World Cup wins in a single tournament for only the second time in its history.
The news, distilled into what matters.
- USA meets Türkiye in the final Group D game on June 25 at Los Angeles Stadium (live on FOX).
- The U.S. has clinched the group after a dream start: 4-1 vs. Paraguay and 2-0 vs. Australia.
- Türkiye is already eliminated, losing 2-0 to Australia and 1-0 to a 10-man Paraguay.
- NASCAR is reverting to a Chase-style 2026 playoff: the top 16 in the regular-season standings make a 10-race "Chase" with no eliminations and a points reset (regular-season champ at 2,100 down to 2,000 for 16th).
- Nobody has clinched yet with nine regular-season races left; a handful look comfortable (Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin — who has four wins — Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott).
- Plenty of drama remains — drivers like Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell and William Byron are on the bubble, while names such as Joey Logano and Shane van Gisbergen sit just below and Alex Bowman/Josh Berry appear unlikely to catch up.
- Large-scale illegal dumping (367 tonnes) near homes during the pandemic sparked resident protests and health worries about rats and flies.
- The offender ran an unlicensed waste-collection service advertised on social media, charging about £20–£30 to remove household rubbish.
- He was jailed for nine months, the waste was cleared at public expense, and authorities warned the sentence sends a clear message against waste crime.
- Researchers reanalyzed tickling recordings of 13 captive great apes and compared them with children’s giggles, finding similar rhythmic timing that likely traces back to a common ancestor about 15 million years ago.
- Human laughter has become faster and more flexible—ranging from polite chuckles to full-bodied guffaws—so we’re basically the “masters of laughter.”
- The study offers a playful new clue about how communication and speech evolved and encourages more comparisons of laughter across other animals.
- Western Europe is sweltering under an early-summer heatwave, with Paris hitting 40.9°C and parts of Britain recording a provisional June high of 36.4°C.
- The heat is disrupting daily life—schools and landmarks closed, outdoor work paused—and dozens have died, many after trying to cool off.
- Authorities issued extended red alerts and urged people to change routines, while air‑conditioning sales are surging across Europe.
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