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Today we wrap up Supreme Court opinion analysis in cases about

homeless encampments and more. Also new snares on social media. Plus the

legacy of a composer who pinned an iconic 4th of July tune.

And world commentator Cal Thomas on what the Declaration of Independence means for us today. It's Thursday, July 4th. This is the world and everything in it from listener supported world radio.

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Time for news. Here's Kent Covington. Hurricane Barrel lashed Jamaica Wednesday with violent winds, dangerous storm surge, and sideways rain.

The core winds of a category for hurricane with maximum sustained winds of over 140 miles per hour.

National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan.

The storm already killed six people in the southeast Caribbean before taking aim in

Jamaica and later the Cayman Islands.

The storm is expected to weaken tomorrow as it passes over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

But then expected to re-intensify and be at or near hurricane strength as we go from Saturday into Sunday and Monday.

That's when the storm will take a northwestern turn toward northern Mexico and or south Texas.

The numbers are not looking good for President Biden in the wake of last week's concerning debate performance.

World's Christina Group reports.

In a New York Times, Siena poll conducted since the Thursday debate, a sampling of 1,500 likely voters disappeared. in a

sampling of 1500 likely voters disapproved of Biden's job performance by a

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