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• U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a guided missile submarine and an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East as the U.S. said it believes Iran may launch a strike against Israel as soon as this week.
• A major forest fire in the northern suburbs of Athens has triggered evacuations in several areas, as swirling winds hamper the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes.
• A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hidden in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
• A California State Assembly committee held a hearing today to discuss how the fentanyl crisis is impacting the state’s youth.
• Bay Area community members and homeless advocates demanded direct action from the city of Oakland and California Gov. Gavin Newsom today to address the homelessness crisis in the city.

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