The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the all-time June record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life. On June 21, average global sea surface temperatures reached 69.5 degrees Fahrenheit (20.86 Celsius), edging above the June record last set in 2024, according to data from Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which combines measurements from satellites, ships and buoys. The record was echoed in another data set. Data from the Copernicus Marine Service, implemented by the non-profit Mercator Ocean International, found sea temperatures hit 69.38 Fahrenheit (21 Celsius) on June 21, beating the previous record last set in 2024 by 0.18 degrees Fahrenheit.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/01/climate/global-oceans-break-june-temperature-record
President Donald Trump collected billions of dollars through an array of cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments and property investments last year, according to his latest annual financial disclosure released on Tuesday. The 2025 report, which totals 927 pages, provides the most extensive look so far at the growing fortune that the president has amassed since returning to office, including through his stakes in companies co-founded by family members. Trump netted more than $526 million from sales of cryptocurrency tokens tied to World Liberty Financial LLC — a firm managed in part by his sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. The president holds several other cryptocurrency investments totaling millions of dollars, according to the disclosures.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/trump-cryptocurrency-millions-disclosures
The highly anticipated wedding celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden this week, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN Tuesday. The sources described plans for two events at the iconic arena in midtown Manhattan. The first event, described as a “rehearsal,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday and is expected to host about 100 guests. A larger wedding celebration planned for Friday will include what the sources described as a “cocktail party” starting in the late afternoon.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/30/entertainment/taylor-swift-wedding-msg
The conservative Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Tuesday, ruling that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of babies born on US soil every year. Though not unexpected, the decision is a huge loss for a president who ran for a second White House term in part on ending “birth tourism” and whose administration has been defined by a push to crackdown on illegal and legal immigration. And yet, the decision was not as fulsome a rejection of Trump’s effort as had been widely predicted. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
In his State of the Union address in February, President Donald Trump improvised a new riff on one of his favorite lines. “Please, please, please, Mr. President, we’re winning too much; we can’t take it anymore,” Trump said, suggesting some citizens were discombobulated by a deluge of unheard-of success. One war, several profound Supreme Court rulings and innumerable late-night social media outbursts later, Trump is claiming his biggest win yet, saying he’s made American great again for its 250th birthday.