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Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Tuesday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said an ICE officer shot a man Monday in Maine after he “weaponized” his vehicle, citing a term ICE officials also used in describing the fatal shooting on July 7 by an ICE agent of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
The man shot in Maine was a 26-year-old native of Colombia with a work permit to be in the U.S., according to an immigrant rights group.
MLB
Jordan Walker won the 2026 Home Run Derby on Monday in Philadelphia, becoming the first St. Louis Cardinals player to win the competition. Walker put in an insane rally late in the final.
World Cup
Kylian Mbappé is key to France’s chances against Spain in today’s semifinal. The player trained yesterday and was declared fit despite leaving the pitch in last week’s game against Morocco. But his team faces a tough Spain bolstered by teen star Lamine Yamal, whose birthday wish is to win.
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