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1 Commercial fishing: President Donald Trump took action Friday to allow commercial fishing at marine conservation area off New England coast.“We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing,” Trump told a roundtable meeting with fishing industry representatives.

2 land seized: Forces of Libya’s U.N.-backed government seized control of the last remaining western stronghold of militia commander Khalifa Hifter on Friday, shattering the warlord’s military ambitions and plunging the North African oil producer into an uncertain future.

3 Venice flooding: A quarter of Venice has been submerged by a near-record high tide for June, a time of year when such flooding is rare. The water level in Italy’s lagoon city reached 3 feet, 9.7 inches late Thursday, the thirdhighest mark for June. That level indicates that around a quarter of Venice has been flooded.

YouTube star charged: Social 4 media influencer Jake Paul has been charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly after videos appeared to show him participating in a looting at a mall in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week. Videos of Paul, a YouTube star with more than 20 million subscribers, at the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall with friends circulated online after a video showed Paul inside at the time of the looting.

Firefighters hurt: Nine 5 firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authorities said. The explosion occurred nearly three hours after firefighters first responded to a ship at Blount Island after reports of a fire Thursday, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department tweeted.