Good morning—some encouraging science news to start: self-healing contact lenses that repair scratches in under an hour with just UV light, a major step forward in vision tech. On the global front, migrants crossing into Ceuta continue to highlight stark differences with neighboring Morocco, a border story that underscores shared challenges of trade, family ties and policy, while Finland is advancing in the fight against misinformation by building stronger tools to spot and flag deepfakes ahead of potential Russian influence.
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On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died in Los Angeles at age 36.
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