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Platypus among sticks. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Credit: Credit: Pete Walsh Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia. Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: | MonotremataFamily: | OrnithorhynchidaeGenus: | OrnithorhynchusSpecies: | O. anatinus

Lisa Desjardins: To underscore just how seriously national leaders view the latest surge at the border, President Biden spoke to Mexico's president today about the urgent need for more enforcement. And Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will head to Mexico in the coming days.

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UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, opened an investigation of alleged inappropriate behaviour by Merih Demiral on Wednesday, a day after the Turkish defender celebrated a goal at the European Championship with a hand gesture associated with a far-right, ultranationalist group.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the spotlight this week thanks to a leadership fight over control of the financial watchdog agency. The battle started last Friday when CFPBs director, Richard Cordray, resigned. Hours later, President Donald Trump named White House budget director Mick Mulvaney as CFPBs acting chief.