Trump tours flood devastation in Texas; 1,300 State Department employees are laid off; UN Secretary General condemns Houthi attacks in Red Sea; Argentina's last elephant receives new home in Brazil.

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Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. In an escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada.

Fridays are always cool, but this one, July 11, is especially so because it is Slurpee Day. On what will mark the convenience store chain's 98th birthday – its first store opened in Dallas in 1927 – participating 7-Eleven , Speedway or Stripes stores will be giving out a free small Slurpee.

July 11 (UPI) -- Glynn Turman, an actor known for "Peyton Place," "A Different World," "The Wire" and more, is the latest celebrity to be memorialized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a star Thursday.

Officials have called off the “50th Anniversary Bash” scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 11, at Morley Plaza in downtown Saginaw. The cancelation is due to forecasters predicting storms featuring lightning from 4 to 6 p.m.

President Trump visits Texas to survey the damage from deadly floods. President Trump doubles down on his tariff threat in an exclusive interview with Kristen Welker. NBC News National Security Reporter Gordon Lubold discusses President Trump teasing an announcement on Russia and a new weapons deal with NATO.

This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. He’s doing it again. Last night, President Trump widened his trade war-against-the world. After announcing 25%-plus tariffs on more than a dozen countries Tuesday,