Thursday, July 3, 2025

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE, to be deported to Mexico, officials say

Two boxers in the ring.

Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/julio-c%C3%A9sar-ch%C3%A1vez-jr-ice-arrest-deportation-1.7576656?cmp=rss

U.S. House passes Trump's tax and spending cuts bill by narrow margin

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson gavels the passing of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax bill at the U.S. Capitol.

House Republicans propelled U.S. President Donald Trump's $4.5-trillion US tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage on Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his policy package before a Fourth of July deadline.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-bill-passes-house-1.7576532?cmp=rss

Bezos-backed methane tracking satellite lost in space

An animated rendering of a satellite hovering above the Earth. A beam shoots down as it scans for hotspots of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

The satellite was part of groundbreaking efforts to track methane pollution and make information public. Capping methane leaks is one of the quickest ways to tackle global warning, say scientists, and MethaneSAT was a publicly-available global map of emissions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/methane-tracking-satellite-1.7576283?cmp=rss