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Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridge or power plant after Hormuz attacks
scmp.com · 11m ago

US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran attacks a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating Washington’s response as the conflict spread across the region and placed another major shipping route at risk. The warning came hours before Trump was due to attend the return of four US service members killed in Iranian attacks and related operations in Jordan and Iraq. “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran...

‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman
scmp.com · 22m ago

A married Singapore minister’s sudden resignation amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman had rocked the city state’s establishment circles, with a groundswell of sentiment calling for him to be retained. Amid online petitions and calls to keep former minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim following his resignation on Monday, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shed further light on the controversy, suggesting the matter was more serious than previously...

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions
scmp.com · 27m ago

China and the EU have renewed their joint research agreement, according to Chinese state-linked media, signalling a willingness to collaborate on climate and agriculture despite trade tensions. People’s Financial News, a publication affiliated with Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, reported on the new two-year agreement on Wednesday. China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the European Commission had signed joint research funding agreements to support scientific cooperation...

Philippines’ impeachment trial: court ruling heightens stakes for VP Sara
scmp.com · 45m ago

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio suffered a serious setback in her impeachment trial this week after the Senate allowed prosecutors to examine key financial records in an unexplained wealth case against her. Analysts said the Senate impeachment court’s ruling could give prosecutors a clearer route to show she amassed ill-gotten wealth and pull down her popularity ratings in time for the 2028 presidential election, thus raising the stakes for Duterte-Carpio as she fights not only to...

Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire
scmp.com · 52m ago

The United States Coast Guard said it closely tracked Chinese polar expedition vessels transiting the Bering Sea on their way to the Arctic Ocean last week, amid unease over Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions in the region. The US Coast Guard Cutter Munro actively monitored the Chinese research ships Xuelong and Xuelong 2 as they passed northbound through the US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea towards the Arctic, the US Coast Guard said last...

AMD and Anthropic reach $5 billion AI infrastructure deal
theverge.com · 8m ago

AMD says it's going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company's computing power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker's new Helios rack-scale system, as reported […]

Samsung’s newest foldable finally feels Ultra
theverge.com · 1h ago

While we wait for Apple's rumored foldable iPhone, Samsung is polishing a design it already has on the market. I just spent three hours with my hands on the new Z Fold 8 Ultra, and all I can think about is how Samsung finally made the crease invisible. Samsung says it achieved this thanks to […]

NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery
nasa.gov · 48m ago

NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creating a national mission to leverage artificial intelligence to […]

Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno
sciencedaily.com · 1h ago

Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, creating fresh fuel that helped prolong the devastation.

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
theguardian.com · 1h ago

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close Sperm whales produce a specific pattern of clicking noises when they hear the noise of boats, researchers have found. The pattern is so distinct that the scientists who identified it said they can now use it to predict when ships are nearby. Researchers from Project Ceti (the Cetacean Translation Initiative), a non-profit research organisation working to decode sperm whale communication, spent four years tuning in on the calls of 15 sperm whales off the coast of Dominica. Continue reading...

Former Southern Water employees to face trial over alleged cover-up in wastewater testing
theguardian.com · 1h ago

Ex-chief executive Matthew Wright among those named in criminal proceedings by Environment Agency Britain’s ⁠Environment Agency (EA) is ⁠bringing ​a fraud case against ⁠four former Southern Water employees, including ⁠the former chief executive ​Matthew ‌Wright, over ‌allegations they manipulated wastewater ‌testing results. The regulator said the four had allegedly conspired ‌to defraud the Environment Agency and ​water regulator Ofwat between 2012 and 2017 by ⁠creating artificial “no-flow” ​events ​at wastewater treatment ​works to ​influence ‌compliance checks. Continue reading...

Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work
sciencedaily.com · 2h ago

Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an antidepressant. The organoids and the particles they release could eventually guide more personalized treatments and provide new clues for diagnosing the disease.

A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer
sciencedaily.com · 2h ago

Researchers discovered a proton-assisted mechanism that greatly improves how triplet energy moves between quantum dots and nearby molecules. The proton briefly shifts position, helps coordinate electron movement, and then returns to where it started. This quantum-driven shuttle could offer a powerful new way to tune solar cells, lasers, and catalytic reactions.

Six beluga whales finally leave embattled Canadian marine park
theguardian.com · 3h ago

Whales flown to US aquariums after long-running saga in which Marineland had threatened to euthanise them Six beluga whales have at last left Marineland, the embattled Canadian marine park in Niagara Falls that previously threatened to kill its own animals , and are arriving at US aquariums this week. While the whales’ journey into the US marks the end of their long and controversial saga of captivity in Canada, advocates say the new conditions, though superior to Marineland, could bring continued challenges. Continue reading...

Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated
sciencedaily.com · 7h ago

Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of creating an entirely new drug, researchers paired vancomycin with a small molecule called pghi-4, which blocks a bacterial enzyme linked to resistance. The combination restored the antibiotic’s ability to kill drug-resistant E. faecium, raising hopes that similar chemical helpers could rescue other failing medicines.

​World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion
theguardian.com · 8h ago

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights The world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn (£4.5bn) global expansion plan is compatible with responsibilities to the climate, nature and human rights. Courts in the Netherlands, where JBS is headquartered, will assess the petition filed by Greenpeace for information on whether the company is compliant with Dutch laws on “duty of care” as well as its own publicly stated commitments. Continue reading...

Magic mushrooms may reshape the brain long after the trip ends
sciencedaily.com · 10h ago

A single dose of psilocybin produced measurable changes in brain activity and possible changes in brain structure that lasted for up to a month. Participants who experienced the greatest increase in flexible, varied brain activity also reported more personal insight and later improvements in well-being. The findings suggest that the psychedelic experience itself may help people break free from entrenched patterns of thinking.

Leroy's Place New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
atlasobscura.com · 35m ago

Stepping into Leroy's Place is like stepping through a portal into a whimsical monster world, right in the middle of the Historic French Quarter. A 10 foot tall, hot pink, puppet cat (named Casual Carl) greets you as you walk inside under huge fabric trees. And the surprises don't stop there! The colorful collection of art is pun-filled, nostalgic, and monster-forward. Highlights include a needle felted ghost holding a "Ghost" VHS tape (Rachel Eaton), a colorful sculpture of a "Blub" with an eyeball and a butt (Quinn Curtin), and a gorgeous knit artwork of a pineapple with muscles ( "Pineapple Hunk" by Kate Jenkins) . The forced perspective installation, "Ghost TOURtellini" by Jacques Duffourc is an masterful transformation of cardboard, and is worth a visit in itself. And did we mention…

The Electrical Box Theatre in Los Angeles, California
atlasobscura.com · 52m ago

On the corner of Traction Avenue and 4th Place in Los Angeles’s Arts District sits a gray utility box. Big deal, right? Actually, yes. Measuring roughly six feet tall and three feet deep, the city street cabinet is not that at all, even in the slightest—it’s the creation of Downtown LA artist S.C. Mero, and it’s (not literally, but still) electric. Welcome to the home of the Electrical Box Theatre, possibly the smallest performance space in all of Los Angeles, if not the world. No tickets, seats, nor guest lists. The show starts when the door opens. By day, it’s a forgotten piece of urban nothing; at night, with its door open to a typically unsuspecting audience, the box becomes a hub for artists and performers, and all the street’s a stage. “Not to be corny,” Mero says, “but you just…

Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table was Actually His Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’
goodnewsnetwork.org · 1h ago

In some of those really old countries: Greece, Turkey, China, history has a funny way of piling up and losing some of its intrigue. Take this kitchen table for example—it’s actually a kind of diploma issued in the Qing Dynasty, but Mr. Xu of Anhui province didn’t know, even though he and his family had […] The post Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table was Actually His Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’ appeared first on Good News Network .

Teen Rescues Elderly Dementia Patient Wandering Around in 103°F Heat
goodnewsnetwork.org · 3h ago

From Arizona comes the story of a young man helping an elderly woman whose dementia had left her disoriented, wandering about in 103°F heat. 14-year-old Royal Cothrun was riding his bike down empty sidewalks through his home town of Gilbert when he spotted 75-year-old Theresa Morgan. Hardly pounding the pavement in running gear, she was […] The post Teen Rescues Elderly Dementia Patient Wandering Around in 103°F Heat appeared first on Good News Network .

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World Cup, Ballon d’Or, Champions League, Euros … has Rodri completed football? | The Knowledge
theguardian.com · 7h ago

Plus: the most World Cup assists, Ballon d’Or winners with fewest caps and what happens to World Cup balls? Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Adding the World Cup to his résumé means Rodri has now won the World Cup, the European Championship, the Champions League, and the Ballon d’Or,” writes Owen Bagnall. “Has anyone else ‘completed football’ like this?” They have but it’s a small, elite list. Continue reading...

Football Daily | Chelsea’s financial shrug and Liverpool leaking players – what you may have missed
theguardian.com · 1h ago

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! After the eye-watering excess of the Geopolitics World Cup, we can return to the modest, measured land of the domestic game. While our attention has been elsewhere, Manchester City have splashed £116m on Elliot Anderson. Chelsea, not to be outshone, have splurged £117m on Morgan Rogers. Even Tottenham have parted with £230m to revamp their mildly traumatised squad. Manchester United, who went down to Wrexham in their first pre-season friendly in Helsinki, have kept things modest, buying Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans for the same £85m Spurs have thrown in the direction of relegation’s West Ham for Mateus Fernandes. I was pleased with a lot of things that I saw in the game. We could do better. We could have taken more responsibility…

England cannot afford trip to amputee World Cup – and the FA will not help
theguardian.com · 1h ago

With no national funding, England’s successful men’s amputee side is struggling to raise the £50,000 needed for November’s tournament in Mexico Every time Scott Rogers walks into St George’s Park there is a sign on the wall that catches his eye. It boasts that the 330-acre site is the proud home of all England’s football teams. “I look at it every time and go, ‘Well, not all of them’,” Rogers says. As head coach, Rogers guided the England men’s amputee team to the Nations League trophy in 2023. But while the Football Association funds six para national teams, amputee football is not among them. Continue reading...

New faces, gulfs in class and flawed drama: how 48 teams changed the World Cup
theguardian.com · 2h ago

The first 48-team World Cup had its positives and negatives – do we need to brace for a 64-team future? It was less than 12 months after Gianni Infantino succeeded Sepp Blatter as president that Fifa announced the expansion of the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. The reaction was mixed. Diego Maradona said he was “delighted by Gianni’s initiative” because it allowed each country to dream of reaching the tournament, renewing their passion for football. Joachim Löw, then in charge of world champions Germany, said: “I don’t think it’s a good idea to dilute the sporting value … In the long term, the quality suffers.” On the evidence of the first 48-team edition, won by Spain after 104 games across five-and-a-half weeks in North America, it’s fair to conclude Maradona and Löw both had a…

A tournament that crossed borders: crunching the numbers on the diaspora World Cup
theguardian.com · 2h ago

Nationality in football has never been so complex and the influence of players from the diaspora has never been higher at a World Cup “Nationality says where you come from. And I actually come from four countries: France, Algeria, Nigeria and Great Britain. I consider myself very lucky to possess these four parts, which all enrich me.” This view was given by Michael Olise. He set up seven goals at the World Cup, breaking Pelé’s record for the most assists at a single edition of the tournament. And he did so for France, one of four countries he was eligible to represent, but not the one in which he was born. The influence of players from the diaspora has never been higher at the World Cup. Four years ago, 16.5% of the players at the tournament were born in different nations from those for…

World Cup 2026 awards: the Guardian team give their final tournament verdicts
theguardian.com · 5h ago

The best games, goals and personal highlights – from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking America Paraguay 1-1 Germany. There were plenty more games with more goals but none could match the drama of the penalty shootout in this last-32 tie. Germany aren’t supposed to lose in them but they did this time in spectacular fashion. Ed Aarons Continue reading...

World Cup 2030 (very early) power rankings: who will challenge Spain at top?
theguardian.com · 5h ago

The next men’s World Cup is still four years away, but we take a look at the teams with the firmest foundations who should be primed to contend The 2026 World Cup provided many an esteemed veteran with what could be their international swansongs, with golden greats Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Neymar, James Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa all making teary exits as their tournament ended. As we turn ahead to the 2030 World Cup, any player 32 or older will be sweating their selection status and changing their daily routines to stay sharp against inevitable aging. For these power rankings, we’re overvaluing sure things. Teams with plenty of leading players comfortably in their 20s can build for this impending four-year cycle with greater confidence than a team replacing an…

Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup | Etan Thomas
theguardian.com · 5h ago

Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina There are moments in sports when you realize people aren’t just watching the score any more. They’re watching values. They’re watching who speaks. They’re watching who stays silent. And they’re watching what those silences say. I found myself thinking about that throughout this World Cup. On paper, Sunday’s final looked simple. Spain v Argentina . Two footballing giants and countries with glorious soccer histories. Two nations whose pasts are also stained by colonization, oppression and chapters of history that shouldn’t be whitewashed simply because someone can score a goal. Continue reading...

The quirky side of World Cup 2026 – in pictures
theguardian.com · 7h ago

As we say goodbye and adios to World Cup 2026, we round up some of the stranger photographs taken during the tournament, featuring animals, cake … and a dancing robot Continue reading...

The defining moments of the 2026 World Cup
bbc.co.uk · 23h ago

From historic World Cup debuts and emotional first victories, to new stars and the brilliance of legends - relive the defining moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Tehran, Tehran, Iran — AMERICAN and BAHRAIN — fighting / clashes (in conflict) reported near Tehran, Tehran, Iran, covered by 113 source(s) across 432 mentions. source
Washington, District of Columbia, United States — ADVOCATE and AMERICAN — diplomatic cooperation (engaging in cooperation) reported near Washington, District of Columbia, United States, covered by 81 source(s) across 296 mentions. source
Delhi, Delhi, India — ACTIVIST and ANDHRA PRADESH — protest (in conflict) reported near Delhi, Delhi, India, covered by 92 source(s) across 348 mentions. source