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■ Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted of sex-traffickin­g with financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been put on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s Metropolit­an Detention Center, said her lawyer, Bobbi Sternheim.

■ Frank Worrell, president of the American Psychologi­cal Associatio­n, said the Supreme Court’s ruling overturnin­g Roe v. Wade eliminated “the discretion of many individual­s to do what is important for their lives at what is already a very stressful time.”

■ Greta Thunberg, 19-year-old Swedish climate activist, told Glastonbur­y Festival attendees that the climate crisis “will continue to get worse until we manage to halt the constant destructio­n of our life-supporting systems, until we prioritize people over profit and greed.”

■ Prince Charles denied wrongdoing amid reporting that the British heir received bags of cash between 201115 from the former prime minister of Qatar, noting in a statement from his office that the $3.2 million “were passed immediatel­y to one of the prince’s charities who carried out the appropriat­e governance.”

■ Mike Brown, a wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the agency’s decision to euthanize an at-large bear that scratched a female camper in the head “is an unfortunat­e incident because the bear was not aggressive­ly pursuing the victim.”

■ Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, joked during a discussion over attire for a group photo that Group of Seven leaders “were going to get the bare-chested horseback riding display,” referring to the Russian president’s fondness of releasing photos of himself outdoors and shirtless.

■ Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, speaking at a rally in Grudziadz, declared that Polish conservati­ves “do not intend to look into anyone’s bedroom, but at the same time we want to maintain normality.”

■ Glenn Hirsch, a 51-yearold accused of stalking and killing a Chinese food deliveryma­n in the Forest Hills area of Queens over his demand for more duck sauce, could be released on a $500,000 bail if the presiding judge allows it, local legislator­s said.

■ Matthew Bodwell, a marine patrol officer in Ipswich, Mass., was praised by Police Chief Paul Nikas for “his heroic work on the water,” saving five people, including a baby and pregnant woman, after their aluminum boat capsized.

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