10 things you need to know today: July 23, 2013

The royal baby finally arrives, Brazilians welcome Pope Francis, and more

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1. BRITAIN WELCOMES A NEW PRINCE

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave birth to a son on Monday, culminating months of royal baby frenzy. The royal family did not announce the name of the baby, who becomes third in line to the British throne. An official birth announcement placed on an easel in front of Buckingham Palace for public viewing said mother and baby were doing fine. The new father — Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge — issued a brief statement, saying, "We could not be happier." [Bloomberg]

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.