The U.S. will reimpose a blockade on Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz starting July 14 at 4 p.m. ET, along with a 20% cargo toll, amid escalating tensions following renewed U.S.-Iranian strikes; a dozen states have sued to block Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would reduce competition and raise prices, while the Justice Department supports the deal as beneficial against streaming rivals; ICE shot and killed 26-year-old Colombian immigrant Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine—the second such deadly shooting this week—sparking protests in Biddeford amid ongoing scrutiny of Trump-era immigration enforcement.
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