| By Bethel Habte (@bethel_habte)
The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some nuclear restrictions, according to a report set to be published later today by the Institute for Science and International Security. One of the exemptions mentioned allowed Iran to exceed the deal's limits on how much low-enriched uranium (LEU) it can keep in its nuclear facilities. LEU can be purified into highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium.
Just a week ago, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump looked as if he were taking a softer stance on immigration. He even used his signature adjective - “great” - to describe the Mexican people, and lauded their contributions to American society. But after yesterday’s day trip to Mexico, where he spoke in a more subdued tone than is his norm, he gave a fiery speech in Arizona last night that outlined a hardline immigration policy. People who enter the United States illegally would have "only one route" to gain legal status if Trump were to win the Nov. 8 presidential election: "To return home and apply for re-entry." He said he would start a "deportation task force" to identify criminals subject to deportation, would triple the number of federal deportation officers, and increase the number of border patrol stations. 
The Wall A central tenet of Trump’s presidential campaign has been his promise to build a wall between the United States and Mexico and make Mexico pay for it. But when he met with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Trump said the question of who would foot the bill didn’t come up. After the two held a joint press conference, Peña Nieto did say in a tweet that he made it clear to Trump that Mexico wouldn’t pay for the wall and said Trump’s policies were a “huge threat.” In Arizona - a few hours later - Trump again vowed that Mexico would pay for construction of a "great border wall" between the two countries.
Around the country - White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers in the United States use Twitter with “relative impunity” and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study found. They’re also overwhelmingly supporting Trump, who’s been accused of retweeting white nationalist groups dozens of times.
- Florida is bracing for major flooding and damaging winds from soon-to-be hurricane Tropical Storm Hermine. It’s expected to reach Florida’s northern gulf coast today. Florida Governor Rick Scott has already declared a state of emergency.
Around the world Look ma, I’m pasta 
A reveller lies in tomato pulp during the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain. REUTERS/Heino Kalis - Violent gangs are teaming up with rivals and gaining control of larger territories in Venezuela, all amid triple-digit inflation, severe food shortages and a recession.
- Japan is hoping to strengthen economic ties with Russia, specifically in the energy and technology sectors, in the face of a rising China.
Around Wall Street Digits of the day $400 million The investment bank that advised SolarCity on its $2.6 billion sale to Tesla Motors said it made an error that discounted the value of SolarCity by $400 million. - Samsung is delaying shipments after reports that batteries in its Galaxy Note 7 are exploding and the phones are catching fire. It’s a “major buzz kill” given the excitement around Samsung’s newest offering, according to one analyst.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook told a newspaper that the European Union’s order to the company to pay $14.5 billion in back taxes is "total political crap."
Today’s reason to live Florida - Luke Temple | 
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