THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 2 • Issue No. 213 • Updated Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 02:30 AM UTC

Justice Department drops case against former Olympian over Reflecting Pool damage

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Sources: AP News


FIFA abandons plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.

Sources: AP News


Zelenskyy asks Trump to help secure Starlink use for strikes on Russia

Zelenskyy asks Trump to help him get Elon Musk’s OK to use Starlink to help with strikes on Russia.

Sources: AP News


White House signals Trump weighing new strikes on Iran

A main development in the Middle East is that the White House is signaling that President Donald Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran.

Sources: AP News


Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza

Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain.

Sources: AP News


Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in South Africa

Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year.

Sources: AP News


Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations

Four women have accused Jared Leto of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, to which the actor and musician responded that he has “never sexually assaulted anyone.”

Sources: AP News


Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely

Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate.

Sources: AP News


Trump administration ends Medicare drug subsidy program

The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs.

Sources: AP News


Colin Gray sentenced to 15 years for providing gun used in Georgia school shooting

Colin Gray, who gave his son the gun used in Georgia school shooting, is sentenced to 15 years.

Sources: AP News