Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Saturday, July 11, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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1
Israel and Iran Exchange Threats as Ceasefire Appears to Collapse
  • Fox News World — “Israel signals readiness for another Iran strike as Trump declares ceasefire over”
  • BBC News — “Iran supreme leader calls for revenge for father's killing”
  • BBC World — “Iran supreme leader calls for revenge for father's killing”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump and Iran's supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling deal”
2
US Congressman Says He Was Held by Armed Israeli Settlers During West Bank Visit
  • The Guardian — “US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank”
  • Fox News Politics — “House Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in West Bank”
  • BBC World — “US Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank”
3
Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Reporters Over Air Force One Coverage
  • BBC World — “Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting”
  • NPR News — “Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting”
  • PBS NewsHour — “New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns”
4
Trump Administration Removes 50-Year Habitat Protection Provision from Endangered Species Act
  • The New York Times — “Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining”
  • Guardian Environment — “‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining”
5
Federal Housing Affordability Law Signed, Offering Local Incentives for New Construction
6
Trump Dismisses All Election Assistance Commission Members, Leaving Agency Without Leadership
  • Salon — “Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act”
7
Minnesota Withdraws National Guard from Washington Early Amid Democratic Governor Resistance
  • NPR News — “Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan”
8
Judge Permanently Dismisses January 6 Convictions of Proud Boys Leaders Following Trump Clemency
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump-appointed judge permanently ends Proud Boys' Jan 6 case, says Constitution left him no choice”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency”
9
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Carbon Emissions Rose Nearly 20% in Past 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”
10
US Citizen Tests Positive for Ebola in Congo
  • PBS NewsHour — “U.S. citizen working for humanitarian organization in Congo tests positive for Ebola”
11
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets
  • 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”
12
EU Charges Meta With Violating Digital Safety Law Over Addictive Platform Design
  • 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
Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Eastern China, Nearly 2 Million Evacuated
  • BBC World — “China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuated”
14
More Than 200 Summer Camp Campers Airlifted from Missouri Flooding
  • PBS NewsHour — “More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safety as Missouri faces flooding”
15
Wildfire in Southern Spain Kills at Least 12, Including Several British Nationals
  • The New York Times — “A Wildfire Killed 12 People in Southern Spain. Here’s the Latest.”
  • 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
Former UK Politician Ann Widdecombe Found Dead; Initial Arrest Made and Released
  • The Guardian — “Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found”
  • The New York Times — “Man Arrested in Killing of U.K. Ex-Lawmaker Is Released”
  • Fox News World — “Former British MP and reality TV star Ann Widdecombe found dead; man arrested for murder”
  • BBC News — “Ann Widdecombe attacked nearly 24 hours before she was found dead, police believe”
  • BBC News — “Village in shock as 'horrific' Ann Widdecombe murder case unfolds”
  • PBS NewsHour — “UK police release man arrested over killing of former politician Ann Widdecombe”
17
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Exceeds 4,300
  • The Guardian — “Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,300 as scale of recovery effort looms large”
18
15 Indian Tourists Killed After Speedboat Capsizes Off Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island
  • Usnews — “Boat Carrying Tourists Capsizes off Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island, Killing 15”
  • Usnews — “15 Indian Tourists Were Killed After a Speedboat Capsized in Southern Vietnam”
  • The Sun Chronicle — “15 Indian tourists were killed after a speedboat capsized in southern Vietnam”
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