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Thursday, July 9, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes for Second Consecutive Day as Cease-Fire Collapses
  • Owensboro Messenger And Inquirer — “Bahrain sounds missile alert sirens again as Iran retaliates over US airstrikes targeting it”
  • The-messenger — “Bahrain sounds missile alert sirens again as Iran retaliates over US airstrikes targeting it”
  • The Guardian — “Trump says truce ‘over’ as Iran reports US attack near nuclear plant – Middle East crisis live”
  • The Guardian — “First Thing: Second day of US strikes on Iran as Trump says Tehran ‘behaving very badly’”
  • The New York Times — “Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Sink Into Violent Cycle After Latest Strikes”
  • The New York Times — “Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand and Reigniting a War”
  • The New York Times — “Final Stage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Funeral Begins After Delay”
  • The New York Times — “Will Investors Choose Optimism Over Geopolitical Probability?”
  • The New York Times — “Oil Prices Remain Elevated Amid Slowdown in Shipping Traffic in the Gulf”
  • Fox News — “With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'”
  • Fox News World — “With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'”
  • Fox News World — “Trump says 'Iran lies and cheats' as IRGC emerges as dominant force in negotiations with US”
  • BBC World — “Iran launches more strikes after accusing US of striking near nuclear plant”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump says ceasefire is 'over' as U.S. launches more strikes on Iran”
2
NATO Summit Concludes with Ukraine Patriot License, Broader Alliance Tensions Visible
  • BBC World — “Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, Trump says”
  • BBC World — “Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Summit revealed NATO 'not in a great state,' but it could be worse, says ex-ambassador”
3
Ukraine Drone Campaign Strikes Russian Oil Tankers and Siberian Refinery
  • Fox News World — “Drone offensive hits Russian oil tankers and refineries at 'industrial scale' as Moscow bans diesel exports”
4
Iran Conflict Accelerating Global Shift Toward Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy
  • NPR News — “The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy”
5
Federal Reserve June Meeting Minutes Released, Revealing Policy Deliberations
  • Federal Reserve — “Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026”
6
Trump Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship After 6-3 Ruling Against Him
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump to ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case after 'insane decision'”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Trump wants court to rehear birthright citizenship case”
7
Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Graham Platner Withdraws Following Assault Allegation
  • The Guardian — “Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Graham Platner – live”
  • BBC World — “Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation”
  • BBC World — “Platner's disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats' Senate hopes”
  • NPR News — “Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Graham Platner says he'll withdraw from Senate race in Maine”
8
SAVE Act Voter ID Bill Advances in Senate as Trump Ties It to Defense Spending
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump's voter ID bill catches unlikely break as McConnell remains sidelined”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump holds Washington hostage over SAVE Act as midterm clock ticks on GOP control”
9
DOJ Warns State Election Officials They Could Face Arrest if Noncitizens Vote
  • PBS NewsHour — “DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote”
10
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Delay $5.8 Million Payment to E. Jean Carroll
  • The Guardian — “US appeals court rejects Trump’s latest bid to delay paying E Jean Carroll $5.8m”
  • PBS NewsHour — “News Wrap: Judge orders $5.8M paid to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case”
11
Lawmakers Push to Break Up Health Insurance Giants' Control Over Prescription Drugs
12
Cyclospora Parasite Cases Rise Sharply in Midwest, Linked to Fresh Produce
  • News Pub — “Cyclospora parasite cases in Kentucky, health officials warn”
  • Kron4 — “‘Explosive’ diarrhea-causing parasite surging in Midwest, CDC says no risk in Bay Area”
  • Medical Daily — “Cyclospora Can Cling to Tiny Hairs on Raspberries: Here's the Produce Safety Guide You Need This July”
13
IUCN Red List Warns Deep-Sea Mining Could Drive More Than Half of Hydrothermal Vent Species to Extinction
  • The New York Times — “Sea Mining Could Devastate an Enigmatic Group of Creatures, Researchers Warn”
14
Western Europe Records Hottest June Ever as Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Marine Temperature Records Continue
  • The Guardian — “Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat – as it happened”
  • The Guardian — “Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify”
  • The Guardian — “UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels”
15
Lake Powell Approaching Record Low Levels as Western Water Supply Concerns Deepen
  • Guardian Environment — “Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west”
16
Ten People Killed by Immigration Enforcement Officers Since Start of Trump's Second Term
  • The Guardian — “‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term”
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