12/10: At least 50 died in a cargo truck carrying migrants in Southern Mexico. The Supreme Court ruled on a Texas law intended to block all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Over 50 people – mostly migrants – died in a cargo truck that crashed in Southern Mexico last night. The truck was transporting migrants who were fleeing crime and poverty from Guatemala and Honduras. Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to police about it. Smollett was convicted on five of the six charges against him. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges. In Washington, former President Trump has lost again in court, trying to protect White House records from the select committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol. A panel of three appeals court judges rejected the former president’s claim of executive privilege. A surge in COVID cases within the last week is mainly being caused by the Delta variant. COVID cases are also rising across Asia. The Supreme Court kept a Texas abortion law intended to block all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in place but allowed providers' legal challenges to proceed. The U.S. Navy has shut down fuel tanks and lines at the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii, blamed for dangerous levels of petroleum that are contaminating a second groundwater source. State health officials say tainted water has already forced hundreds from their homes. Former NFL star Demaryius Thomas died at age 33 from an apparent “medical issue.”

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