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Sunday, July 5, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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Iran Holds State Funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei as Hormuz Tensions Rise
  • The Guardian — “Calls for killing of Trump at funeral of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei”
  • The Guardian — “Iran seeks to tighten control over strait of Hormuz alongside Khamenei funeral”
  • The New York Times — “As Iran’s Patriarch Is Mourned, Glimpses of a Changing Tehran”
  • The New York Times — “At Site Where Iran’s Slain Leader Lies, Some See a Symbol of His Failures”
  • BBC News — “Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader”
  • BBC World — “Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral”
  • BBC World — “Watch: Lyse Doucet on emotion and politics at Tehran funeral of former supreme leader”
2
Cargo Ship Reports Attack in Red Sea off Yemen Coast
  • Killeen Daily Herald — “British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen”
3
NATO Secretary-General Navigates Alliance Tensions Ahead of Summit as Trump Presses for Loyalty
  • PBS NewsHour — “NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing”
4
OPEC+ Approves Another Oil Production Increase as Middle East Tensions Ease
  • Cnbc — “OPEC+ set to approve another oil output increase, sources say”
  • Google News — “OPEC+ set to approve another oil output increase, sources say - CNBC”
  • The New York Times — “Oil Prices Are Falling, but OPEC Plus Pledges to Pump More”
  • PBS NewsHour — “7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide”
5
Supreme Court's Next Term Will Address Gun Rights, LGBTQ Issues, and Voting
  • Usnews — “US Supreme Court to Hear Gun, LGBT, Voting Rights Cases in Next Term”
6
Republican Congressman Urges White House to Reconsider Ending Haitian TPS
  • The Guardian — “Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’”
7
States File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Medicaid Work Requirements
  • The New York Times — “States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements”
8
California Law to Standardize Food Expiration Date Labels Takes Effect
  • NPR News — “A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste”
9
Research Finds Fentanyl Tolerance Now Exceeds Levels at Which Standard Treatments Remain Effective
  • The New York Times — “Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl”
10
Super Typhoon Bavi Strikes US Pacific Territories with Extreme Winds
  • BBC World — “Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands with huge wind gusts”
  • NPR News — “Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi”
11
Colorado Wildfires Face Difficult Conditions as Thunderstorms and Winds Complicate Containment
  • NPR News — “Thunderstorms, heat and wind will hamper efforts to contain Colorado wildfires”
12
FIFA Suspends Balogun's Red Card Ban; US Striker Cleared for Belgium Match After Trump-Infantino Call
  • Fox News — “Belgium 'considering all possible options' after FIFA clears Team USA's Folarin Balogun”
  • Fox News — “Trump called FIFA president to review Folarin Balogun's red card ahead of USA-Belgium match, source says”
  • BBC News — “Trump thanks Fifa after USA striker Balogun's ban suspended”
  • NPR News — “Folarin Balogun's ban is lifted by FIFA, allowing U.S. striker to play Belgium”
  • PBS NewsHour — “AP report: FIFA lifts U.S. player Balogun's red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino”
13
At Least 25 Deaths Reported Across US During Extreme Heat Event
  • The Guardian — “At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms”
  • Guardian Environment — “At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country”
14
Delta Aircraft Struck by Firework Mortar While Landing at Chicago Midway; FAA Investigating
  • Fox News — “Delta flight struck by fireworks while landing in Chicago on Fourth of July, FAA investigates”
  • BBC World — “'Definitely felt a big bang': Delta plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago”
15
National Guard Soldiers Fatally Shoot Man During Pursuit in Memphis
  • NPR News — “National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis”
  • PBS NewsHour — “National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say”
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Public Health Officials Report Higher-Than-Usual Cyclospora Cases Across the US
  • The New York Times — “Clusters of Severe Stomach Illness Reported Across the U.S.”
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