* **World Cup: The Game:** The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team captured their record fourth ー and second straight ー World Cup, with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday’s championship game. The goals didn’t come until the second half of the match, with the first from Megan Rapinoe in a penalty kick -- her sixth goal of the tournament. The second and final goal came from midfielder Rose Lavelle in the 69th minute with a left-footed kick. The championship run gives new ammunition for the women’s team in their battle for pay equity. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2019/07/07/739305526/four-peat-u-s-womens-soccer-team-wins-world-cup-title). * **World Cup: Celebration:** The team will be honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City on Wednesday. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted “You have inspired the entire country -- and New York City knows how to celebrate champions.” [ABC NY](https://abc7ny.com/sports/nyc-to-hold-ticker-tape-parade-for-womens-world-cup-champs/5382893/). * **Epstein Arrested:** Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who has long been accused of molesting young girls, was arrested in New York and charged with sex trafficking of minors at his Manhattan mansion. More than a decade ago, Epstein avoided federal charges of abusing minors in a plea deal that was widely considered to be a slap on the wrist. [Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-of-minors-source?ref=home). * **Iran in Breach:** Iran says it has begun enriching uranium past the threshold that was agreed upon in the 2015 nuclear deal, putting the country officially in breach of that deal and a step closer to making a bomb. President Trump warned: “Iran better be careful.” [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/iran-trump-uranium-enrichment-intl-hnk/index.html). * **Special Relationship:** Britain’s top diplomat to the U.S. called President Trump “inept,” “insecure” and “incompetent” according to diplomatic memos leaked to the Daily Mail. The U.K. foreign office confirmed the veracity of the memos, known as cables, and said diplomats were supposed to be candid in their views. The leaks are a black eye for relations between the two close allies and a rare look at how one of those allies views the administration in private. [Read excerpts](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7220335/Britains-man-says-Trump-inept-Cables-ambassador-say-dysfunctional.html). * **Starbucks Apology:** Starbucks has apologized after six police officers in Tempe, Arizona were asked to leave a store or move out of the line of sight of a customer who “did not feel safe.” The officers chose to leave. Starbucks says the officers should have been “treated with dignity and the utmost respect.” The hashtag #DumpStarbucks was trending following the incident. [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/07/tempe-starbucks-coffee-giant-apologizes-kicking-cops-out-shop/1667649001/). * **Quakes:** Another powerful earthquake struck Southern California on Friday night, a day after a rare 6.4 tremor rattled nerves from Los Angeles to the Mojave Desert. Friday’s quake, measuring 7.1, came in the bottom of the 4th at Dodger Stadium as the Dodgers were playing the Padres. TV cameras broadcasting the game captured the swaying: [Watch](https://twitter.com/KUSISports/status/1147358012236943360). * **Boeing:** Boeing has lost a large, multibillion-dollar order for at least 30 of its 737 MAX jets. The Saudi Arabian airline Flyadeal has canceled the order and instead plans on using Airbus A320 planes. Boeing said it lost the provisional order to Flyadeal because of “schedule requirements.” This comes after two deadly MAX crashes in a period of five months. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48899588). * **Sports Leftovers: Wimbledon:** There’s a new American tennis sensation: Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff. The 15-year-old prodigy who dispatched Venus Williams in the first round went on to win two more matches and plays Romanian Simona Halep in the Round of 16 on Monday. Gauff is the youngest player to advance this far at Wimbledon since 1991. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2019/07/06/739185742/cori-coco-gauff-continues-sensational-wimbledon-run). * **Sports Leftovers: NBA:** Kawhi Leonard, who led the Toronto Raptors to their first title, is going to the L.A. Clippers in one of the most shocking moves yet in a shocking offseason. He joins Paul George, who the Clippers picked up from Oklahoma. [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2019/07/06/kawhi-leonard-paul-george-los-angeles-clippers/1663575001/). * **Christening Controversy:** Baby Archie was christened over the weekend. The royals have been criticized by some for holding a private christening (which is the norm for those in the royal family) amid controversy over $3 million in renovations at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s home, paid for by the public. In the christening photos released by the royals, Princess Diana’s sisters are pictured. [See pics](https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlHhZylvwT/). * **Spotted:** A wooden statue meant to depict Melania Trump was erected in Slovenia, her home country. The statue shows the first lady in a light blue suit, like the one she wore to President Trump’s inauguration. Some have been critical of the statue’s resemblance to the first lady, with one person referring to her as a “smurfette” and another calling it a “disgrace.” You be the judge: [See pic](https://people.com/politics/melania-trump-wooden-statue-in-her-likeness-slovenia/). * **Running of the Bulls:** Three people were gored, including two Americans, during the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. A total of five people were injured. The American victims, from California and Kentucky, were gored in the neck and thigh, respectively. [Time](https://time.com/5621587/3-gored-running-of-the-bulls-spain/). Cheddar's Hena Doba and Jill Wagner get into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com) and listen to our morning podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
