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Monday, July 7. The seven stories you need to know today.
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7 July 2025, 11:00 am - 12 minutes 38 secondsTry This: What exactly is the gut microbiome?
While "The 7" team is off for the holiday, you can still read the newsletter version of the seven most important and interesting stories you need to know here. And we are bringing you another useful listen today. The Washington Post's Cristina and Dr. Trisha Pasricha break down what the microbiome is, where it lives, and how it influences everything from digestion to disease. It's the first episode of The Post's latest season of "Try This." Pasricha explains how the gut microbiome acts as a key player in our overall health and why fiber may be one of the most underrated tools in supporting it. She also offers insight into what science currently understands about gut function and what’s still being uncovered.
Read more of Pasricha’s work, including 8 tips to improve gut health and why probiotics can be a waste of money. For more advice, follow her on Instagram.
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4 July 2025, 10:30 am - 8 minutes 12 secondsHouse vote on Trump’s tax bill; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing; Del Monte Foods bankruptcy; and more
Thursday, July 3. The seven stories you need to know today.
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3 July 2025, 11:09 am - 8 minutes 50 secondsTrump’s tax bill heads to the House; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial; Jimmy Swaggart; Wimbledon; and more
Wednesday, July 2. The seven stories you need to know today.
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2 July 2025, 11:03 am - 8 minutes 20 secondsOne Big Beautiful Bill vote; ‘Alligator Alcatraz’; Sean Combs trial; Disney cruise rescue; and more
Tuesday, July 1. The seven stories you need to know today.
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1 July 2025, 11:05 am - 10 minutes 22 secondsTrump’s One Big Beautiful Bill; ambush of Idaho firefighters; lab-grown salmon, and more
Monday, June 30. The seven stories you need to know today.
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30 June 2025, 11:09 am - 9 minutes 35 secondsSupreme Court rulings; Diddy trial; another heat wave; fireball sighting; and more
Friday, June 27. The seven stories you need to know today.
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27 June 2025, 10:51 am - 9 minutes 12 secondsIran intelligence briefing; RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel; Zohran Mamdani; heat wave; and more
Thursday, June 26. The seven stories you need to know today.
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26 June 2025, 10:48 am - 9 minutes 56 secondsIran’s nuclear program; New York’s Zohran Mamdani; Bezos wedding; and more
Wednesday, June 25. The seven stories you need to know today.
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25 June 2025, 10:55 am - 9 minutes 40 secondsA shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire; Supreme Court; New York mayoral primary; humidity map; and more
Tuesday, June 24. The seven stories you need to know today.
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24 June 2025, 11:02 am - 9 minutes 47 secondsU.S. strikes in Iran; Minnesota shooting suspect; heat forecast; NBA Finals; and more
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