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5 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. CATHOLIC CHURCH WON $1.4 BILLION IN VIRUS AID Millions of dollars in taxpayer-backed aid went to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups, AP finds.

2. HIGH COURT DRAWS TRUMP'S IRE Even with two justices the president hand-picked, the Supreme Court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration's policies.

3. '~THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CRUEL' Students from countries as diverse as India, China and Brazil say they are scrambling to devise plans after a new U.S. immigration policy could potentially cost them their visas.

4. '~SORRY TO ALL PEOPLE' Seoul's mayor left a note before he was found dead as South Koreans begin mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.

5. TRUMP REBOOTS CAMPAIGN Trailing in the polls, the president will hold his first in-person fundraiser in a month in Florida and then a rally on Saturday night in New Hampshire.

President Donald Trump smiles at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2020, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Associated Press
This undated image shows image shows Mathias with his cat in Seattle. International students like Mathias worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America. Mathias, who spoke on condition his last name not be used for fear of losing his immigration status, said he is set to sell his car, break his lease, and get his cat Louis permission to fly back to his home in Paris - all in the next two weeks. (Mathias via AP) The Associated Press
Former South Korean comfort woman, Lee Yong-soo, speaks to the media after offering condolences at Seoul National University Hospital where a funeral hall for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was established in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2020. Park left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) The Associated Press
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