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US farmers like Brian Duncan are beginning to feel the effects of tariffs imposed by China in retaliation for US tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. The Polo, Illinois, farmer grows soybeans and corn while also raising pigs. Duncan says he’s losing money on virtually everything growing on his farm because of imposed or impending tariffs.

VIDEO: Tariffs appear to be one of the few subjects Democrats and Republicans can agree on. Although it isn’t universal, anti-tariff sentiment is strong on Capitol Hill. This week, US senators continued a bipartisan rebuke of President Trump’s punitive trade strategy.

When the French national team competes in Sunday’s World Cup final, they’ll try to win the championship exactly 20 years after they first brought home one of sports’ most-coveted trophies. But the team is also attracting attention for a another reason; about 15 of the 23 players on France’s roster can trace their roots to Africa, making it one of the most diverse squads to ever represent a European country.

Lourdes de León stares at her 6-year-old son’s toys. They are a reminder that Leo Giancarlo is far away. De Leon surrendered her son in mid-May to US customs and border protection officials after being caught in Arizona, where she had hoped to seek asylum. In early June she was deported back to her native Guatemala but says that her child remains in New York.

VIDEO: President Trump says he would like to improve relations with Russia and he’ll get a chance to do that Monday, when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland. As the two high-profile leaders meet, here’s what’s at stake.