Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Remains Volatile as U.S.-Iran Talks Resume in Qatar
  • Fox News World — “Shipping giant warns Strait of Hormuz chaos is 'new normal' as Tehran shifts 4M barrels”
  • Fox News Politics — “Iran fights to keep grip on Hormuz as US, Gulf allies carve new shipping route”
  • The Guardian — “China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes”
  • The New York Times — “Shipping Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Picks Up Again”
  • The New York Times — “Oil Prices Tick Higher as Iran and U.S. Prepare for Talks”
2
Supreme Court Expands Presidential Removal Power, Rules Against Trump on Three Other Cases
  • BBC News — “One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court”
  • BBC World — “One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court”
  • PBS NewsHour — “What the Supreme Court rulings mean for presidential power”
3
Supreme Court Allows President to Fire FTC Commissioner, Overturning Long-Standing Precedent
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power”
4
Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Fire Federal Reserve Governor, Protecting Central Bank's Independence
  • PBS NewsHour — “Supreme Court ruling proves Federal Reserve is unique agency, Lisa Cook's lawyer says”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor”
5
Supreme Court Rules Fourth Amendment Applies to Cellphone Location Data Obtained via Geofence Warrants
  • PBS NewsHour — “News Wrap: Supreme Court rules constitutional protections apply to location data”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search””
6
U.S. Murder Rate Approaches All-Time Record Low
  • NPR News — “U.S. murder rate approaches a record low”
7
Congress Introduces Bill to Strengthen Infant Formula Safety Testing After Two Botulism Outbreaks
  • Medical Daily — “Congress Introduces a Bill to Fix Infant Formula Safety After Two Botulism Outbreaks in One Year”
8
Trump Administration Pays Duke Energy $129 Million to Cancel Offshore Wind Lease
  • The New York Times — “Trump Administration Pays Duke Energy $129 Million to Halt Offshore Wind Farm”
9
San Francisco Archdiocese Agrees to Pay $395 Million to Settle More Than 500 Child Abuse Lawsuits
  • Cnn — “San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits”
10
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Could Become Largest on Record, Africa CDC Warns
  • The New York Times — “Ebola Outbreak Could Become Largest Ever, Africa’s C.D.C. Warns”
  • The New York Times — “The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?”
11
NIH Launches World's Largest Integrated Health Database, Combining Genomes, Medical Records, and Wearable Data
  • The New York Times — “N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database”
12
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 1,700 as Aid Response Faces Questions
  • BBC News — “'No rescuers have been sent': Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response”
  • BBC World — “Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response”
  • BBC World — “Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves”
  • NPR News — “Venezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Venezuela rescue efforts grow desperate as death toll rises and aftershock rattles country”
  • The New York Times — “Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know”
  • Fox News World — “US military touts work to assist in Venezuela following deadly earthquakes”
13
Dangerous Heat and Humidity Expected Across Central and Eastern U.S. Through July 4th Week
  • Guardian Environment — “Heatwave and high humidity to blast much of US: ‘impactful to anyone’”
14
Parcel Bomb Injures Three in Monaco Residential Area; Authorities Launch Manhunt
  • The Guardian — “Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – Europe live”
  • The New York Times — “Parcel Bomb Explodes in Monaco, Prompting Cross-Border Police Hunt”
  • Fox News World — “'Parcel bomb' explodes in Monaco residential area, leaving 2 critically injured: reports”
  • BBC News — “Manhunt under way after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch and others in Monaco”
  • BBC World — “Manhunt under way after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch and others in Monaco”
15
Six People Killed in Shooting at German Youth Welfare Facility
  • Fox News World — “Gunman kills 6 at youth welfare facility in suspected child custody dispute: reports”
16
Skydiving Plane Crashes in Northeastern France, Killing All 11 Aboard
  • Fox News World — “Families watch in horror as skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 aboard”
  • Fox News World — “French investigators probe fatal skydiving plane crash that killed pilot and 10 parachutists”
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