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Volume 2 • Issue No. 211 • Updated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC

US and Iran Conflict Escalates with Saudi Involvement and New Strikes

The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies.

Sources: AP News


Fauci Pleads the Fifth Over 100 Times in Senate Hearing, Faces Contempt Vote

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources: AP News


Glen Hansard, Oscar-Winning Irish Musician, Dies in Motorcycle Crash

Sources: AP News


Oil Prices Jump, Dow Drops Over 1,100 as AI Stocks Sink

Sources: AP News


Elon Musk's xAI Sues Minnesota Over Ban on 'Nudification' Technology

Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps.

Sources: AP News


Wildfires Near Bordeaux Devastate France's Wine Industry

Wildfires near Bordeaux are hurting the wine region’s economy. The fires have burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced 220,000 people to evacuate.

Sources: AP News


Samsung Reports Record Profit Amid AI Boom

Sources: AP News


Man Convicted in Terrorism Trial for 2022 Stabbing of Salman Rushdie

Sources: AP News


Jared Leto Denies Sexual Assault Allegations in BBC Documentary

Sources: AP News


7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan's Kyushu Island, Killing at Least 3

Sources: AP News