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Saturday, July 18, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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US and Iran Exchange Strikes on Infrastructure for Seventh Consecutive Night
  • Wv News — “US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit”
  • Ntd — “DHS Issues Funding Warning to States Following President's Address; U.S. Expands Airstrikes Against Iran”
  • The Guardian — “US launches seventh night of Iran strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates”
  • The New York Times — “Iran War Live Updates: Fighting Intensifies With Strikes on Critical Infrastructure”
  • BBC World — “US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night”
  • NPR News — “The U.S. and Iran blow past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war”
2
Iran Reportedly Instructs Houthis to Prepare to Close Red Sea Strait
  • Fox News World — “Iran calls on Houthis to prepare to cut off Red Sea gateway — can the terror group do it?”
3
Israeli Ministers Announce New Settlement Plans in Gaza and West Bank
  • The Guardian — “Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank”
4
Cuba Faces Repeated Power Grid Failures Amid Economic Strain
  • The Guardian — “Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink”
5
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill Eight and Wound Sixty in Russian Regions
  • NPR News — “8 killed and more than 60 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions”
6
Trump Administration Escalates Election Claims; DHS Threatens Officials Over Voter Data
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump tries to undermine trust in elections, but documents don't support his claims”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Former intelligence official weighs Trump's election security allegations”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Battleground state election officials respond to Trump's efforts to reshape voting process”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Brooks and Capehart on what Trump is trying to accomplish with his election claims”
7
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles
  • Fox News Politics — “Major appeals court declares New Jersey AR-15 ban unconstitutional in landmark Second Amendment ruling”
8
ICE Shared Medicaid Data with Palantir Without Authorization, Court Filing Reveals
  • NPR News — “ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir”
9
House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
  • Fox News Politics — “Time enough at last: What's next after the House passes bill to do away with Daylight Saving Time?”
10
Supreme Court Term Closes with Major Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and Separation of Powers
  • SCOTUSblog — “In birthright citizenship dissent, Justice Thomas stakes out an ideological claim of who counts as an American”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Three profound constitutional provisions – and how the Supreme Court has avoided dealing with them”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Rebecca Slaughter speaks out”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The administrative agency cases were not the court’s only significant separation of powers decisions this term”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The public’s view of the Supreme Court”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Reactions to Kagan and Barrett’s congressional testimony”
11
Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce Supplied to Taco Bell
  • The New York Times — “Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell”
12
FDA Approves New Oral Cholesterol-Lowering Drug That Outperforms Statins in Trials
13
COVID Nimbus Variant Now Dominant Strain in US as ER Visits Rise
  • Medical Daily — “COVID Nimbus Variant Now Leads the U.S. as Cases Grow in 27 States and Emergency Visits Rise”
14
Chinese AI Company Moonshot Releases Model Seen as Narrowing Gap with US Leaders
  • The New York Times — “China’s Latest A.I. Breakthrough Threatens America’s Lead”
15
Amazon Web Services Billing Error Sends Customers Statements as High as $1.5 Trillion
  • The Guardian — “Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch”
16
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets US Midwest and Northeast, Affecting 109 Million People
  • BBC World — “Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities”
  • PBS NewsHour — “News Wrap: Smoke from wildfires leads to unsafe air quality in U.S.”
  • Guardian Environment — “More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east”
17
ICE Agent Identified in Fatal Maine Shooting; Former Spouse Describes History of Concern
  • NPR News — “Ex-wife says ICE agent who killed man in Maine had racist beliefs, violent tendencies”
18
Texas Upgrades Flood Warning Systems After Last Year's Deadly Hill Country Floods
  • The New York Times — “The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.”
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