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Popular Mechanics reports: As part of a rideshare mission with SpaceX, the Nyx capsule launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 23rd. The next day, after successfully re-entering the atmosphere on June 24th, the capsule crashed into the Pacific Ocean and lost some unexpected cargo: cannabis and human remains. Now, the cannabis plant matter and seeds weren’t for …

Newsweek reports: The chances of a cyclone forming near Florida have again increased, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say. If tropical storm formation occurs, it will become the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, taking the name Chantal. Tropical Storms Andrea and Barry formed last week. As of the NHC’s latest update, issued early Thursday morning, …

CBS News reports: Philadelphia’s largest city workers’ union went on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after a deal couldn’t be reached with the city. AFSCME District Council 33, which represents thousands of city workers, including trash collectors, has walked off the job after negotiations didn’t end in a deal. The union last went on …

The Associated Press reports: American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because …

Roll Call reports: Just five months ago, Michigan Democrat Gary Peters was the only senator to have decided against reelection next year. Now there are seven open Senate seats, above the average for an election cycle, with potentially more departures to come. North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis was the latest to join the ranks of retiring senators, with his recent …

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: Women in Wisconsin will continue to have access to abortion services under a new ruling from the state’s highest court that invalidates a 176-year-old state law that had banned abortions in nearly every situation. In a ruling July 2, the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s previous decision that overturned the 19th Century …

Boise’s Fox affiliate reports: The suspect accused of intentionally setting a brush fire on a mountain in Idaho on Sunday to ambush firefighters with gunfire, killing two and injuring a third, has been identified. Authorities told The Associated Press that 20-year-old Wess Roley, who is now deceased, was believed to have set the wildfire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene. …

WDW News Today reports: The Hall of Presidents in Magic Kingdom Park officially reopened following its latest refurbishment on June 29, 2025, and recently re-elected President Donald J. Trump has an updated animatronic face. The attraction closed on January 20, 2025, to move President Trump back to the middle of the stage following his re-election. When Trump first arrived at …

The New York Times reports: A gunman deliberately started a wildfire in a rugged mountain area of Idaho and then shot at the firefighters who responded, killing two and injuring another on Sunday afternoon in what the local sheriff described as a “total ambush.” Law enforcement officers exchanged fire with the gunman while the wildfire burned, and officials later found …

Sen. Tim Kaine had a press release ready to go: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance his war powers resolution to require that any U.S. participation in offensive hostilities against Iran be explicitly authorized by Congress through a declaration …

CBS News reports: A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA. The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina at 12:25 p.m. ET. The …

Axios reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with President Trump at the White House in the coming weeks to celebrate the joint U.S-Israeli bombing of Iran’s nuclear program, three Israeli officials said. Despite past tensions in their relationship, the two leaders are closer than ever and see the 12-day war against Iran as a monumental achievement — …

The BBC reports: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered his first video message since US strikes on his country and Iran’s ceasefire with Israel. In a speech broadcast by state TV Khamenei says “nothing significant” occurred to the nuclear sites struck by the US earlier this week, a remark that directly opposes Trump’s assertion that Iran’s nuclear programme had …

The New York Post reports: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands turned heads in a striking lime-green jumpsuit as she and hubby King Willem-Alexander gave President Trump and fellow world leaders a royal welcome at the NATO summit. The Dutch royal couple beamed as they greeted world leaders from 32 countries – including Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime …

CBS News reports: Israel and Iran both indicated on Tuesday morning that they were complying with a ceasefire agreement announced by President Trump. But the apparent agreement — which Iranian officials had yet to formally confirm they would respect — appeared to falter within just a couple hours. The Israeli military ordered people into bomb shelters yet again and said …

The Washington Post reports: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected government effort to narrow options for challenging Food and Drug Administration denials of applications to market e-cigarettes, including flavored products that health officials say have led to a youth vaping epidemic. In a case that centered on questions of venue-shopping, the justices ruled 7-2 that tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds was …

Nexstar reports: About 100,000 Crayan brand mattresses, which were sold exclusively on Amazon, are being recalled over concerns they don’t meet federal safety flammability requirements and could catch fire. The recalled mattresses were sold online at Amazon.com from July 2022 to June 2024, for $100-$220. Consumers should stop using the mattresses immediately, says the retailer, Foshanshi Liyue Jiaju Youxian Gongsi, …

CNN reports: France, Germany and the United Kingdom are ready to make an offer to Iran for “complete negotiations,” French President Emmanuel Macron said just hours before a high-stakes diplomatic meeting gets underway in Switzerland. Macron warned there should be “no laxity” when it comes to managing the prospect of an “Iran endowed with nuclear arms,” speaking to reporters on …

Axios reports: Eight in 10 Americans want legally required and publicly released cognitive tests and disease screenings for U.S. presidents — and age limits on the presidency, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. About 3 in 4 say politicians aren’t honest about their health, and that presidents should be legally required to share their medical records with the …

“People ask me – are we targeting the downfall of the regime? That may be a result, but it’s up to the Iranian people to rise for their freedom. Freedom is never cheap. It’s never free. Freedom requires these subjugated people to rise up, and it’s up to them. But we may create conditions that will help them do it. …