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The Guardian- Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara
- Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
- Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ
- LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
- Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
- A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela
- Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured at Salsa on St Clair street festival
- Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,300 as scale of recovery effort looms large
- Mexico investigates whether US lied about role in capture of drug lord
- UK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay law
Talking Points Memo- Give This A Listen (or a View)
- Conspiracy Theories Around Lawmakers’ Health Are Going to Keep Spiraling
- Grim New Details of Fatal ICE Shooting Make It Even Worse
- How Butler Assassination Attempt Conspiracy Theories Became the New Dallas 1963
- The Brief: Trump Seizes on SCOTUS Decision to Mess With the Midterms
- Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
- Why the Democratic Party Has No ‘Base’ and Why That Matters
- A Big Milestone Is In Sight
- Stop What You’re Doing!
- A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon
The Intercept- Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Ro Khanna. He Wants Their Illegal Outposts Demolished.
- Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire
- Maine Senate Candidates Claim They’re Just Like Platner — But Entirely Different
- DSA Members Urge Campaigns to Ditch Platner Consultant Who Advised Mamdani
- The Trump Administration Is Overhauling Birth Control Access for the Pronatalist Movement
- A Government of Trump, by Trump, and for Trump
- It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters
- Graham Platner’s Exit From Senate Race Leaves Maine Dems “Hobbled” in Scramble for New Nominee
- Another Trump Ceasefire With Iran Crumbles
- Why Would Anyone Trust Ex-CIA Agents in Elected Office?
France24- Live: US launches strikes after Iran fires on ship in Strait of Hormuz
- World Cup 2026: Argentina reach semi-finals after extra-time battle with 10-man Switzerland
- World Cup 2026: Argentina reach semi-finals after extra-time battle with 10-man Switzerland
- Norway eliminated: What do supporters think of their team's overall performance?
- Argentina-Switzerland: Lautaro Martinez seals Albiceleste's passage to the semi-finals
- World Cup 2026: Bellingham's brace sends England past Norway to semi-finals
- World Cup 2026: Bellingham's brace sends England past Norway to semi-finals
- Global population at 8.3 billion: What does that mean for anyone under 30?
- Norway-England: Three Lions advance to semi-finals after Bellingham's extra-time double
- More than 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China
Media Matters For America- An election denier called for the president to fire the Election Assistance Commission. Soon after, Trump did.
- Heritage Foundation's Emma Waters suggests American-born children raised in China will be used to "subvert the United States"
- “My goal ... is to radicalize people as much as possible”: Asmongold's extreme rhetoric about immigration and ideological opponents
- Media Matters weekly newsletter, July 10
- Tina Peters' right-wing media tour: Endless conspiracy theories about voter fraud and boasts about advising Trump on how to fix it
- Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: "I also don't think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing" Iran war negotiations
- Fox blames climate policy for Europe’s climate-exacerbated heat deaths
- As Trump declares Iran ceasefire “over,” right-wing media hawks push for ground troops, regime change — even nuclear strikes
- Newsmax's Greg Kelly on oil prices: "It's going to go up, but we can handle that"
- Brian Kilmeade on negotiations with Iran: "One thing we need is a different negotiating team"
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