Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Saturday, July 11, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Continue as Both Sides Exchange Military Threats
  • Fox News World — “Israel signals readiness for another Iran strike as Trump declares ceasefire over”
  • Fox News World — “With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump warns US would 'decimate and destroy' Iran over assassination attempt”
  • BBC News — “US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz”
  • BBC World — “US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz”
  • NPR News — “Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw calls for his killing”
2
Research Finds Terrorist Groups Using AI Tools for Bomb-Making and Attack Planning
  • The New York Times — “How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle”
3
Major Housing Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Signature
  • The Guardian — “Bipartisan housing bill becomes law despite Trump’s refusal to sign it”
  • The New York Times — “What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump takes unusual step, lets bipartisan housing bill become law unsigned amid SAVE pressure campaign”
  • PBS NewsHour — “A look at the new regulations and incentives in the housing bill set to become law”
4
Trump Administration Narrows Endangered Species Act Protections, Opening Habitats to Development
  • The New York Times — “Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining”
  • NPR News — “Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife”
  • Guardian Environment — “‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining”
5
New York State Sues 3M, DuPont and Others Over PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Contamination
  • The New York Times — “New York Sues Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’”
  • Guardian Environment — “New York sues 3M, DuPont and others over 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods”
6
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case
  • SCOTUSblog — “The rarity of Supreme Court do-overs”
  • SCOTUSblog — “At SCOTUSblog’s term-in-review event, National Legal Director of the ACLU Cecillia Wang speaks about arguing birthright citizenship, the term in general, and what’s next on the organization’s docket”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Trump wants court to rehear birthright citizenship case”
7
Democratic Senate Candidate in Maine Formally Withdraws After Vetting Failures Surface
  • Fox News — “Inside the slapdash Platner vetting job that ignored warnings before bid blew up: source”
  • Fox News Politics — “Inside the slapdash Platner vetting job that ignored warnings before bid blew up: source”
  • NPR News — “Graham Platner makes it official in Maine, submitting paperwork to leave Senate race”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Graham Platner submits notice to formally withdraw from Maine Senate race”
8
Trump Removes Remaining Members of Federal Election Assistance Commission
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump fires election commission members in latest attempt to control voting process”
9
Trump Administration Appoints Climate Science Critic to Oversee Federal Climate Report
  • Guardian Environment — “Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report”
10
Microsoft, Amazon and Google Carbon Emissions Rise Nearly 20% in One Year, Driven by Data Center Construction
  • The Guardian — “Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France”
  • Guardian Environment — “Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France”
11
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets by Former Employees
  • The Guardian — “Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets”
  • The New York Times — “Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets”
  • BBC World — “Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets”
12
Meta Faces US Jury Verdict Appeal and European Regulatory Charges Over Addictive Platform Design
  • Wthr — “Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users”
  • The Guardian — “EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’”
  • The New York Times — “Meta Told to Make Changes to Instagram and Facebook in Europe”
13
US Weather Service Analysis Finds Historically Strong El Niño Increasingly Likely This Year
  • Guardian Environment — “Historic El Niño able to supercharge extreme weather looks increasingly likely – researchers”
14
Spain and France Set for World Cup Semifinal in Arlington, Texas
  • NPR News — “Spain edges Belgium and will face France in World Cup semifinal”
15
Wildfire in Southern Spain Kills at Least 12, Including Several British Nationals
  • BBC News — “Watch: 'We escaped Spanish wildfire, but our friends lost their lives'”
  • BBC World — “Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed”
16
US Citizen Working for Aid Organization Tests Positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo
  • The New York Times — “U.S. Citizen Tests Positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo”
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