SUMMARY: Environmental groups Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity warned they may sue federal and state agencies over alleged Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act violations related to the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant-detention center in the Everglades. The notice follows a June 27 lawsuit alleging National Environmental Policy Act violations for failing to assess environmental impacts properly. The detention center, located at a remote airport near Big Cypress National Preserve, could house 3,000 undocumented immigrants. Environmentalists argue the project threatens endangered species, including Florida panthers, and claim agencies bypassed mandatory consultations and permits. Governor DeSantis disputes these environmental concerns. The groups plan to sue if issues aren’t resolved within 60 days.

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SUMMARY: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the U.S. only if there are firm guarantees that no further attacks will occur, referencing recent Israeli bombardments and a U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites. These attacks have complicated negotiations and led Iran to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, with inspections now handled case by case based on Iran’s security concerns. Araghchi reaffirmed Iran’s right to continue uranium enrichment, despite U.S. opposition. Iran’s nuclear facilities remain heavily damaged, preventing full assessment of the destruction.

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SUMMARY: Nearly five miles off Miami Beach lies the sunken yacht Ostwind, once owned by Adolf Hitler. Commissioned in 1938 as an Olympic racing yacht, it never competed. Hitler planned to use it to accept Winston Churchill’s surrender after a German victory, but history intervened. After WWII, the U.S. Navy used the vessel for training before it was sold in the 1970s to a Nazi memorabilia collector. Eventually abandoned, the yacht was acquired by a marina owner who sank it off Miami in 1989 as an artificial reef. Other objects sunk nearby include tanks, airplanes, and oil rig structures, creating underwater habitats.

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