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Morning Edition · Saturday, July 25, 2026
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President Trump’s New Air Force One Poses Potential Security Risks
nytimes.com · 5h ago

Our investigative reporter Eric Lipton explains how earlier this month President Trump abruptly switched aircraft when leaving Turkey because of a credible threat that Iranian proxies were targeting a new Air Force One that had omitted key security modifications needed for a Qatari Boeing 747.

How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law
nytimes.com · 5h ago

Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.

Police smash triad-linked drug ring using foreign women to target pubgoers
scmp.com · 9m ago

Hong Kong police have smashed a syndicate that used provocatively dressed foreign women to sell drugs at pubs and entertainment venues, arresting three people and seizing HK$5.2 million (US$663,080) worth of narcotics. The arrests came during an operation carried out on Friday to target the income sources of triad societies, Chief Inspector Man Cheuk-hei of the Kowloon East regional anti-triad unit said on Saturday. “They also hired some foreign ladies in sexy clothes as their drug salespeople,...

What is a supernode, and why does it matter for the China-US tech rivalry?
scmp.com · 1h ago

As the size of artificial intelligence models expands beyond 1 trillion parameters, a new concept is dominating the computing landscape: “supernode”. At this year’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), China’s top AI summit, domestic chipmakers from Huawei Technologies to Biren Technology showcased new hardware designed to knit hundreds or thousands of chips together to act as one giant supercomputer, which they called a supernode. The focus on supernodes at WAIC reflected a shift in...

1 dead after small plane crashes into house in Germany
scmp.com · 1h ago

At least one person died when a light aircraft crashed into a single-family home in the northern German state of Lower Saxony on Saturday. A police spokesman reported that one body was recovered from inside the aircraft in Ganderkesee, near Bremen. It was initially unclear whether anyone else was on board the aircraft when it crashed. Search operations by the fire department were still under way at midday. Several media outlets had previously reported on the incident. The residents of the house...

The Army Corps Faces More Than a Permit Decision. It Faces a Promise.
nativenewsonline.net · 53m ago

When most Americans hear the phrase "treaty trust responsibility," they think of lawyers, courtrooms, or dusty history books. I think of my grandparents. The post The Army Corps Faces More Than a Permit Decision. It Faces a Promise. appeared first on Native News Online .

Nike resets struggling China business
oregonlive.com · 1h ago

The company is slashing online shopping options and working to improve its physical stores and beef up its local connections.

Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees
theverge.com · 19m ago

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching employees, including Pia Barlow, former senior VP for originals marketing. In the complaint, Warner says that "Amazon has chosen to ride on the coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays," and that it engaged in a "lawless employee shopping spree." Deadline reports that […]

Is this e-reader case a gun?
theverge.com · 1h ago

Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator Luke The Maker showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case design for the popular minimalist Xteink X4 e-reader. The X4 lies vertically atop the plastic gun's slide, with a cutout on the side to access its buttons. Though the frame […]

What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles
theverge.com · 2h ago

What Surrounds Us takes its title literally. You play as a circle surrounding a hole in its middle - it looks like a donut with frosting. You work together with other sentient moving circles, sometimes helping them joyfully meet with others. And you traverse a large map that's composed entirely of, you guessed it, a […]

France and Spain race to control wildfires as more than 250,000 evacuated – live
theguardian.com · 6m ago

Meanwhile, in the UK, a blaze in the Cairngorms national park has been described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first minister Tell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe? The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has requested the armed forces to deploy an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft earlier than originally planned to help tackle the major wildfires in Gironde, according to Le Monde. The French newspaper reported the aircraft’s use was not originally expected until the end of the month due to the technical preparations and tests required beforehand. While the fires raging across forests in France are a dramatic reminder of three successive heatwaves in as many months, the state of the country’s rivers provides another, no less worrying insight into the…

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show
theguardian.com · 7h ago

Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the Right to Roam campaign. Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the Tweed, which flows through northern England and Scotland. Continue reading...

Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker
theguardian.com · 9h ago

Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Syngenta, the producer of a herbicide banned in more than 70 countries and which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease , will stop selling paraquat in Australia, saying new regulations has made it “commercially unviable”. The decision to pull the product follows new restrictions on the highly poisonous chemical announced by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in June . Continue reading...

‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites
theguardian.com · 10h ago

Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe. “I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there on the throne of Zeus,” recalled Geroliolios, who as mayor of Dion-Olympus now spends a great deal of his time administering the area around the site. Continue reading...

This desert oasis is a biological wonderland. Trump’s border wall threatens to destroy it
theguardian.com · 17h ago

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over plans that threaten a desert spring that’s home to rare fish and turtles and sacred to the O’odham people Quitobaquito Springs in south-west Arizona has been called a biological wonderland with few equals. The springs are an oasis in the vast Sonoran desert along the US-Mexico border, held sacred by the O’odham people, who call it A’al Vaipia. Here, water flows out of an aquifer at the bottom of a hill, runs along a short concrete channel and collects in a pond. Continue reading...

NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon
science.nasa.gov · 20h ago

On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600 kilometers) from Earth and 115,600 miles (186,100 kilometers) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively […]

New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
nasa.gov · 21h ago

From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the space station on July 14, 2026, after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome […]

NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
nasa.gov · 21h ago

NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communication capabilities while continuing to characterize the […]

NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
nasa.gov · 22h ago

NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The annex to a reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed earlier this month highlights NASA’s commitment to working […]

Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
science.nasa.gov · 27h ago

This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).

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Premier League: club-by-club guide to transfer business so far – and what they still need
theguardian.com · 7h ago

The English transfer record has been smashed, with Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers on the move during a busy summer of signings For once, Mikel Arteta is not spending his summer looking for a No 9. Instead the champions have moved to strengthen out wide after the departure of Leandro Trossard with Christos Tzolis arriving for £24m having scored 33 league goals in his last two seasons from Club Brugge’s left wing. After missing out on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea, they will not want to be beaten to Alex Scott’s signature. Defensive cover will probably be necessary after the injury to William Saliba at the World Cup. Billy Munday Continue reading...

Missing a major football tournament? Fear not, Wafcon 2026 is about to start
theguardian.com · 3h ago

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starts in Morocco on Sunday, with Cape Verde and Egypt looking to continue feelgood factor from the men’s World Cup and Nigeria going for an 11th title The men’s World Cup may have finished but do not worry, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) is ready to pick up where Spain and Argentina left off. The 34-match event will take place between 26 July and 16 August, which sandwiches it between football’s global showpiece and the start of the league season in Europe. Here’s your guide to one of the most underrated but interesting events on the sporting calendar. Continue reading...

Dismissed solicitor is still acting for footballers in brain injury court case
theguardian.com · 18h ago

Richard Boardman dropped by group of rugby players Football group includes family of Nobby Stiles The solicitor dismissed by a group of over 1,000 rugby players with brain injuries who are suing the sport’s governing bodies is still leading a similar claim on behalf of dozens of former footballers. Richard Boardman told a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice this week of his intention to “come off the record,” with the claimants indicating that they had unanimously agreed to terminate their dealings with his firm, Rylands Garth. Continue reading...

Feeling lost without the World Cup? Six ways to survive the weekend
theguardian.com · 23h ago

What to watch on TV plus other ways to occupy your time now that the party is over The 2026 World Cup is over, and the millions of people who enjoyed it now find themselves presented with a yawning chasm this weekend. In the UK alone, ITV and the BBC broadcast approximately 275 hours of live coverage over the duration of the tournament, and something that colossal will be hard to replace. But fear not. Just because the football is over, we are still brimming with things similarly designed to take our minds off the screaming hellpit that is the world around us. Here’s a guide, hope it helps. Continue reading...

Football Daily | Manchester United and the quest to make mythical midfield a reality
theguardian.com · 24h ago

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Like the urban myth that you are never more than three feet away from a spider, modern footballing lore tells us Manchester United are only ever three signings away from a Premier League title challenge. With the Geopolitics World Cup in the rear-view mirror and the transfer news machine churning once more, you may have missed United being linked with just about every midfielder to ever grace a centre circle. They missed out on Elliot Anderson – who went and dubbed his new club the “kings of Manchester” – and were fooled into thinking they could snare Aurélien Tchouaméni. They danced briefly with Atalanta’s Éderson, before landing on Chelsea resale project prospect Andrey Santos and former Aston Villa linchpin Youri Tielemans. And…

Argentina behaviour after World Cup final was ‘intolerable’, says De la Fuente
theguardian.com · 27h ago

Spain head coach hits out at ‘acts of aggression’ Fifa investigation into incident yet to result in sanctions Spain’s head coach, Luis de la Fuente, has hit out at the “intolerable, unacceptable” behaviour of Argentina players in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s World Cup final. At the forefront were Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes, who attacked Rodri and Eric García respectively at New York New Jersey Stadium as Spain’s players celebrated winning the World Cup for a second time in the country’s history. Paredes also confronted Spain’s Gavi. Continue reading...

Precise-location events from GDELT · last 6h

Gaza, Israel (general), Israel — CAIRO and CIVILIAN — fighting / clashes (in conflict) reported near Gaza, Israel (general), Israel, covered by 62 source(s) across 265 mentions. source
Kyiv, Kyyiv, Misto, Ukraine — CIVILIAN and IRAN — intent to cooperate (engaging in cooperation) reported near Kyiv, Kyyiv, Misto, Ukraine, covered by 59 source(s) across 180 mentions. source
Delhi, Delhi, India — ACTOR and BIHAR — protest (in conflict) reported near Delhi, Delhi, India, covered by 56 source(s) across 242 mentions. source