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Sunday, July 5, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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Public Funeral Held for Iran's Former Supreme Leader Khamenei as New Leadership Takes Shape
  • The New York Times — “Mourners Chant ‘Revenge’ at Funeral Prayers for Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader”
  • BBC News — “Watch: Lyse Doucet in Tehran as huge funeral for Iran's former supreme leader takes place”
  • BBC News — “How Iran's new regime is very different to what came before”
  • BBC World — “Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral”
2
Founder of Underground Chinese Church Released, Arrives in United States
  • The Guardian — “Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China”
  • BBC World — “Chinese underground church figure Jin Mingri freed from prison”
  • NPR News — “Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release”
3
US Envoy Confronts Iran at UN Security Council Over Drone Strikes on Gulf Allies
  • Fox News World — “Waltz calls out Iranian diplomat at UN following drone strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait”
4
Satellite Images Show Continued Construction at Iran's Undisclosed Underground Nuclear Site
  • Fox News World — “Experts ‘deeply’ concerned over Iran’s work at underground nuclear site”
5
Ukraine Strikes Oil Terminal Near St. Petersburg in Long-Range Attack
  • BBC World — “Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg”
6
Ukraine Disputes Russian Claim of City Capture as Fighting Continues in Donetsk
  • The New York Times — “Far From Kyiv and Moscow, Soldiers Stalk Ruins and Evade Drones on the Front”
7
Keiko Fujimori Declared Winner of Peru's Presidential Election
  • Fox News World — “Conservative Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru's presidential runoff election”
8
Protests and Police Clashes Outside AfD Party Conference in Germany
  • Fox News World — “Tens of thousands of far-left protesters clash with police in anti-conservative party riots”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Far-right Alternative for Germany party reelects leaders as protesters and police clash”
9
Analysis Finds Most Retail Investors Lost Money on Trump-Branded Cryptocurrency
  • The New York Times — “Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin”
10
US Marks 250th Anniversary with National Celebrations and Presidential Address
  • Biztoc — “How America celebrated its 250th birthday”
  • The Guardian — “Trump hails ‘golden age of America’ in speech marking nation’s 250th anniversary”
  • Fox News World — “World leaders, dignitaries pay tribute to America on historic 250th birthday”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump set to deliver 'historic' speech celebrating America's 250th anniversary”
  • BBC News — “US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather”
  • BBC World — “US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather”
  • NPR News — “In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism”
  • NPR News — “Trump addresses nation and fireworks light up National Mall after storm delay”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday”
11
Pope Leo XIV Calls for US to Welcome Immigrants, Visits Mediterranean Migration Island
  • Fox News Politics — “Pope Leo urges US to welcome immigrants in America 250 speech before visiting global migrant hot spot”
  • BBC World — “Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants as he visits gateway island”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity”
12
States File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Medicaid Work Requirements
  • The New York Times — “States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements”
13
Trump Pardons Nine People Convicted of Tampering with Diesel Emissions Controls
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines”
14
West Nile Virus Cases in First Half of 2026 Reach Two-Decade High
  • Nwaonline — “48 cases of West Nile virus reported so far this year across 12 states, including Arkansas”
15
Research Finds Fentanyl Tolerance Has Outpaced Standard Addiction Treatments
  • The New York Times — “Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl”
16
Severe Holiday Weather Brings Heat, Storms, and Widespread Power Outages Across US
  • PBS NewsHour — “Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin and utility outages widespread”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Fireworks, heat and drought put this Fourth of July at high risk for wildfires”
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