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Iceland's players celebrate with fans at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Monday, June 27, 2016. Iceland won 2-1. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Iceland's players celebrate with fans at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Monday, June 27, 2016. Iceland won 2-1. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Iceland's players celebrate with fans at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Monday, June 27, 2016. Iceland won 2-1. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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

1. SUPREME COURT RULING ON ABORTION HAS WIDE-RANGING IMPACT

By striking down abortion restrictions in Texas, abortion-rights activists nationwide are emboldened and a range of anti-abortion laws in numerous states are in peril.

2. MERKEL SAYS NO OBLIGATIONS, NO PRIVILEGES TO UK

The German Chancellor says she will use “all her strength” to prevent the European Union from drifting apart in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the trade bloc.