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Here are the Republicans remaining proposals for repealing the health care law.

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Congresss push for sanctions against Russia appeared to overcome a final obstacle after a key senator dropped his objection over the inclusion of North Korea in the legislation. But it is unclear when the Senate will vote on it.

Russian lawmakers have called for painful retaliation against the proposed sanctions, while the Kremlin said the news was sad for Russia-U.S. relations.

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A top E.U. legal adviser denounced Hungary and Slovakia for refusing to participate in a plan devised in 2015 to relocate migrants from Greece and Italy at the height of the migration crisis.

In a separate case, the European Commission also warned the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for ignoring relocation rules. Both legal actions could result in fines for the countries involved.

Above, Pakistani migrants sleeping inside an abandoned factory last month in Patras, Greece.

And there are new allegations of police abuse in Calais, France, where migrants say the police have been using pepper spray on sleeping people almost daily.

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A collection of artifacts from Auschwitz will travel for the first time to 14 cities across Europe and North America starting this year, in an effort to educate young people for whom the Holocaust is a fading slice of history.

Yet putting the Nazi death camp on tour instantly raises sensitivities. Organizers of the exhibition said that while visitors might be charged a small fee, their intent was not to make money from the suffering of millions of Nazi victims.

In Germany, a family will be reimbursed for the Nazi seizure of a masterpiece by Paul Klee, ending a 26-year court battle.

End of the road: Britain will ban the sales of new diesel and gas cars by 2040.

The Federal Reserve, as expected, left its benchmark interest rate unchanged. It said it expected to wind down its post-crisis economic stimulus campaign relatively soon.

Facebook reported yet another blockbuster quarter, despite company predictions of a slowdown. Amazon and Twitter report earnings today.

Its a busy day for earnings reports in Europe, with companies worth more than $3 trillion expected to announce results. One analyst called it a day from hell.

Heres a snapshot of global markets.

In southern France, at least 10,000 people were evacuated from homes and vacation sites as wildfires raged across the region. [The New York Times]

In Afghanistan, the Taliban routed an Afghan Army outpost in Kandahar Province, killing dozens of soldiers and raising fears of a major insurgent offensive. [The New York Times]

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain, appearing as a witness in a corruption trial, denied that his conservative Popular Party had operated a slush fund. [The New York Times]

The E.U.s top court ruled that the Islamist militant group Hamas should remain on the E.U. terrorism blacklist. [Reuters]

Sven Lau, one of Germanys best-known Islamist extremists, was sentenced to more than five years in prison for supporting the Islamist insurgency in Syria. [The New York Times]

The E.U. rebuked Poland over proposed changes to its judiciary but said it would not invoke a provision in the E.U. treaty that could have resulted in Polands loss of voting rights in the bloc. [The New York Times]

Paul Shanley, one of the most notorious priests in the sex abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church, is set to be released from prison in Massachusetts on Friday amid protests. [The New York Times]

Prime Minister Theresa Mays strategy director and chief speechwriter is the latest aide to resign after the Conservatives lost the British election last month. [Politico]

President Trump has named Pete Hoekstra, a Tea Party founder and gay rights opponent, as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. [The Guardian]

Sperm counts among men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand seem to have halved in less than 40 years, alarming researchers who cant explain the decline. [BBC]

Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.

Recipe of the day: Feeding a crew? Smothered pork chops are a good choice.

Air-conditioners can make some peoples noses clog or run for several reasons.

Ask Well: Is sweating good?

Fueled by demand in the Persian Gulf states, the Italian marble trade is booming. Heres a look at how the stone is wrenched from the earth.

Acquiring Neymar from Barcelona could cost Paris St.-Germain more than a half-billion dollars. But adding him may turn the French club from contenders to champions. We asked the president of F.C. Barcelona about Neymars potential transfer.

In memoriam: Marina Ratner, a mathematician and Russian-Jewish migr who proved her most influential theorem after she turned 50, has died at 78.

In a terse ceremony 64 years ago today at the border between North and South Korea, an armistice ended fighting in the devastating Korean War.

The signing ceremony, above, took 11 minutes, The Times reported. Expressionless signatories agreed to a cease-fire, but, the report noted, real peace remained elusive.

Under the deal, tens of thousands of American troops stayed in South Korea, many in the sprawling military base near Itaewon in central Seoul. These soldiers, who for decades brought American food to the country, have come to influence its cuisine.

This impact was most felt after the war, when food was scarce. Shrewd cooks mixed U.S. Army surplus supplies, such as Spam and hot dogs, with traditional ingredients, like kimchi spicy, pickled cabbage.

The product has since become the ultimate comfort food dish: budae jjigae (pronounced BUH-day CHEE-gay), or military stew.

Some say the spicy, hearty soup can help cure anything from a cold to a hangover. Recipes vary, but it generally requires little preparation: Add slices of Spam, hot dogs, mushrooms, tofu, instant ramen and cheese into a pot of stock and boil.

Flavor with chili paste, sugar, garlic and, of course, kimchi.

Patrick Boehler contributed reporting.

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