Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
US and France Exchange Sharp Words After US Votes Against Extending UN Human Rights Chief's Term
  • Fox News World — “Waltz slams France after stunning social media attack on US after UN vote”
  • BBC News — “US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks”
  • BBC World — “US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks”
2
Zelensky and Netanyahu Both Set to Meet With Trump in Washington
  • BBC World — “Zelensky to press Trump on air defences while in Washington”
  • NPR News — “Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation”
  • NPR News — “Netanyahu to meet Trump in a first encounter since the Iran war began”
3
Iran and Oman Work Toward Agreement on Strait of Hormuz to Enable Peace Talks
  • Wsj — “Iran and Oman Seek Agreement on the Hormuz in Bid to Jumpstart Peace Talks”
4
US Air Defense Inventory Strained by Iran Conflict, Defense Analysts Say
  • PBS NewsHour — “U.S. air defense supply shrinks during Iran war, leaving experts concerned”
5
South Korean and Japanese Stock Markets Fall Sharply as Semiconductor Stocks Decline
  • Biztoc — “Kospi drop briefly halts trading”
  • Biztoc — “Japanese, Korean Stocks Tumble as Chip Selloff Intensifies”
  • Biztoc — “Korean Stocks Sink as Chipmakers Plunge on Deepening AI Fatigue”
  • The Guardian — “AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks”
  • The New York Times — “The Chips Rout Goes Global”
6
Johnson & Johnson Offers Up to $5.5 Billion to Settle Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits
  • BBC World — “Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits”
7
Senate Republicans Release Anthony Fauci's Pandemic-Era Diary; Fauci to Testify Before Committee
  • The New York Times — “Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame”
  • Fox News — “Sen Ron Johnson talks Fauci emails, new Senate filibuster strategy on 'Ruthless'”
  • Fox News Politics — “Fauci privately took credit for COVID-19 lockdowns despite public denial, newly exposed diary entries reveal”
  • NPR News — “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”
8
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow New Mail-In Voting Restrictions
  • SCOTUSblog — “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting restrictions”
9
Research Indicates Most Cases Diagnosed as Ovarian Cancer Originate in the Fallopian Tubes
  • The New York Times — “Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives.”
10
Tennessee Trial Against Meta Opens With Allegations Company Ignored Internal Teen Safety Research
  • The Guardian — “Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury”
11
OpenAI in Talks for $500 Billion Data Center Project With Nvidia Financial Backing
  • The New York Times — “OpenAI Close to Landing $500 Billion Data Center With Nvidia’s Backing”
12
Apple Regains Standing as World's Most Valuable Publicly Traded Company
  • The New York Times — “Apple Reclaims Title as the World’s Most Valuable Public Company”
13
France and Spain Race to Contain Large Wildfires Before Returning Heat Arrives
  • Wmar 2 News Baltimore — “Crews in France race against looming heatwave as they battle 'completely unprecedented fire'”
  • The Guardian — “​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – Europe live”
  • The New York Times — “France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits”
  • The New York Times — “‘A Wake-Up Call’: Massive Wildfires Pierce Madrid’s Bubble”
  • NPR News — “With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave”
  • PBS NewsHour — “News Wrap: French firefighters battle massive wildfire”
  • Guardian Environment — “France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins”
  • Guardian Environment — “Europe wildfires: Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November – as it happened”
14
6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan; People Feared Trapped in Mall Collapse
  • The Guardian — “Multiple people trapped inside shopping centre in Japan after earthquake – live updates”
  • The New York Times — “Live Updates: Many Feared Trapped in Mall Collapse After Japan Earthquake, Officials Say”
  • NPR News — “A strong earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected”
15
Extreme Rainfall Causes Flash Floods Across Multiple Asian Countries
  • The Guardian — “‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons”
  • Guardian Environment — “‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons”
16
Three People Killed in Shooting at Food Festival in Seattle
  • BBC World — “'A lover of life' - Seattle pays tribute to food festival shooting victims”
  • PBS NewsHour — “3 killed in shooting at crowded festival in Seattle”
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