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FILE - In this March 28, 2017 file photo, Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal against Paraguay during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Arena Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Neymar has told Barcelona that he plans to leave the club, with a blockbuster move to Paris Saint-Germain seemingly imminent. Barcelona responded shortly after his announcement Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 with a statement saying the Brazil striker's 222 million euro ($262 million) release clause must be paid in full, a scenario which until recently seemed beyond the reach of any rival. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) FILE - In this March 28, 2017 file photo, Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal against Paraguay during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Arena Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Neymar has told Barcelona that he plans to leave the club, with a blockbuster move to Paris Saint-Germain seemingly imminent. Barcelona responded shortly after his announcement Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 with a statement saying the Brazil striker's 222 million euro ($262 million) release clause must be paid in full, a scenario which until recently seemed beyond the reach of any rival. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

By Associated Press August 3, 2017 3 min read

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

1. MUELLER USING GRAND JURY IN DC IN RUSSIA PROBE

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, a person familiar with the probe says. And senators have introduced bipartisan bills aimed at protecting Mueller from being fired by President Donald Trump.

2. WHO REVEALED MORE ABOUT HIS FINANCIAL TIES

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related to a controversial data analysis company that aided the Trump campaign, The Associated Press has learned.