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1. #MARYLAND The suspected gunman in the Maryland newspaper shooting has been identified by The Baltimore Sun – which owns the Capital Gazette – as Jarrod Ramos, who, according to the paper, had a long-running dispute with the newspaper over a 2011 story “that covered a criminal harassment case against him”.
2. #MIGRANT DEAL EU leaders have clinched a crucial migration deal during all-night talks. Italy’s hardline new premier said it meant his country was “no longer alone” in shouldering the responsibility for migrants.
3. #FEELIN’ HOT HOT HOT The HSE has advised people to stay out of the sun between 11am and 3pm, as parts of the country will have temperatures over 30 degrees with coastal areas reaching as high as 28 degrees.
4. #CLONDALKIN A developer who was denied permission to build 48 apartments at a location in west Dublin and then went ahead and built them anyway has advertised those apartments online for rental within recent weeks.
5. #GAELTACHT Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone are heading to Irish college this summer to brush up on their Gaeilge.
6. #SECURITY The Israeli Embassy has stated that a planned redevelopment of Carrisbrook House in Dublin 4 “could be a significant threat to the security and privacy” of its operation.
7. #TEETH Dentists will stop using metal fillings that have been used in teeth for 150 years, due to environmental reasons.
8. #INDONESIA Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Bali following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island.
9. #RACIST Two hosts on US Spanish-language network Telemundo have been suspended after making racist gestures on set while celebrating South Korea’s win over Germany. The two presenters were seen pulling their eyes to look slanted during a celebratory dance, the BBC reports.
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