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USA Loses To Belgium In World Cup. What You Need To Know - July 7

The U.S. men's team limped out of the World Cup, beaten by Belgium; fans are mourning the loss, but many are calling it karmic retribution after U.S. striker Folarin Balogun was allowed to play despite a red card because President Trump called for FIFA to conduct what he described as a review; Belgium will now face Spain, which beat Portugal on Monday; Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears as he left the field in his final World Cup; intense storms have left communities across the Northeast underwater; authorities in Mississippi say the body of missing 18-year-old Nolan Wells was found early yesterday on Horn Island; a former girlfriend of Maine Democrat Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her, a claim he described as "categorically false"; Ukraine is expanding its attacks on Russia's oil facilities; two explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday, just as French President Emmanuel Macron arrived for a landmark meeting with Syria's president; a hearing is underway in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk; Prince Harry is back in the U.K.; John Oliver fulfills his lifelong dream of appearing in a soap opera, making an appearance on "General Hospital"; Neil the seal is terrorizing Australians, with officials warning people to keep away; and James Longman remembers George Johnson, a Black hair care pioneer.

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