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'Forza Italia!'

Italy won the European Championship yesterday, beating England after a penalty shootout. The match ended tied 1-1 after 120 minutes, with Italy winning the shootout 3-2. One of the most prestigious tournaments outside of the World Cup, the win marks Italy's first UEFA championship since 1980.

The loss was a blow to England fans, a number of whom stormed Wembley Stadium before the match. England scored in the second minute and then attempted to sit back and defend for the rest of the match. Watch highlights from the game here.

Across the Atlantic, Argentina beat Brazil to win the Copa América off a chip in during minute 22 from midfielder Ángel Di María (watch here). It was superstar Lionel Messi's first major title with the Argentine national team.

Crisis in Haiti

Haiti's interim government has asked the US for military support to quell unrest following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, according to reports. The request comes after the first killing of a head of state in the country since 1915.

Moïse was killed in an attack late Wednesday that reportedly involved at least 28 people, mostly foreign—including at least three Americans. It is still unclear who carried out the killing, though Moïse had led the country through years of political turmoil following a 2016 contested election, and the situation is complicated by ongoing gang violence across Haiti. The Biden administration has signaled it will not yet send troops to the country, but sent security officials to assess the situation.

Moïse's wife was also injured in the attack; see her first public statements since the incident here.

Separately, rare public protests broke out in Cuba over pandemic restrictions and the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Masks Off in the Classroom

Vaccinated teachers and students should not have to wear masks when they return to school in the fall, according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Similar to previous issuances, the guidance is not binding, but the update reflects the trend toward a pre-pandemic normal. Procedures will ultimately vary by locality; California officials said students would be required to wear masks upon returning to the classroom. 

The guidance comes as reported COVID-19 cases in the US begin to rise again, with the seven-day average surpassing 19,400 per day (see data). Deaths from the illness, which typically lag a rise in new cases, have increased slightly to around 230 per day. Health officials say the rise in cases is fueled by loosened pandemic restrictions and the new, more transmissible delta variant. 

Meanwhile, 65% of Americans aged 12 and over have received at least one vaccination dose. 

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> Novak Djokovic wins third straight Wimbledon, ties Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most career Grand Slam titles with 20 (More) | Top seed Ashleigh Barty holds off Karolína Plíšková to win her first Wimbledon and second Grand Slam championship (More)

> Actor William Smith, whose Hollywood career spanned over 75 years, dies at 88 (More) | "Black Widow" breaks pandemic era record with $80M at the box office on opening weekend (More)

> Pittsburgh Pirates take University of Louisville catcher Henry Davis with top pick in 2021 MLB Draft (More) | See full list of first-round picks (More) | Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor breaks leg in first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier (More)

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> The Food and Drug Administration calls for probe into its own recent regulatory approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug; the controversial decision approved the treatment despite questions over its effectiveness (More) | See our previous write-up here (More)

> Billionaire Richard Branson reaches the edge of space aboard his company's Virgin Galactic craft; a breakthrough for the nascent commercial space tourism industry, trip comes days ahead of Jeff Bezos' trip to space (More)

> Biologists identify process whereby damaged cells protect their neighbors as they undergo cell death; mechanism prevents the body from sweeping away healthy cells as it repairs tissue (More)

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> US stock markets up Friday (S&P 500 +1.1%, Dow +1.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%), all three indices close at fresh record highs (More)

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> Death Valley, California, hits 130 degrees as the US Southwest grapples with a heat wave; roughly 30 million people across 10 states are under a heat advisory (More)

> Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville, Virginia; monument was the focus of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in which a counterprotester was killed in a vehicular attack (More)

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