Iran says deal with Oman is close — but its demands leave Hormuz opening uncertain– www.washingtonpost.com
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Iranian officials said Saturday they were close to reaching an agreement with Oman over control of the Strait of Hormuz but said any deal would not reopen open the waterway unless the United States met a list of demands, including payment of war damages to Tehran.
Arrests made following protests in Bristol | News – Hits Radio (West of England) – Rayo
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Hezbollah urges Lebanon to halt direct talks with Israel over territorial map – aa.com.tr
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Yemen’s Houthis unleash missile barrage on Saudi-backed troops (VIDEOS) — RT World News– www.rt.com
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The pro-Iranian group said the attack on the port of Mokha was a response to Riyadh’s “aggression”
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi-backed government forces in the port city of Mokha on Sunday, describing the attack as a tit-for-tat response to the kingdom’s “aggression.”
Fighting in civil war-torn Yemen intensified last week, prompting fears of further disruptions to global energy supplies in the wake of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US war with Iran.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the latest barrage came in response to the “mobilization” of government troops in Mokha and what he described as the continuing “unjust siege” of Yemen by the Saudis. Yemeni government-aligned media reported that at least seven civilians were killed and around 35 injured.
Trump’s attacks fuel US Supreme Court’s sinking public approval – The Straits Times
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Minnesota’s nudification ban takes effect after judge rejects xAI’s bid to pause it – Mashable– news.google.com
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Minnesota’s nudification ban takes effect after judge rejects xAI’s bid to pause it Mashable
Yemeni army says Houthis fired missiles toward Red Sea – Middle East Monitor
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Todd Blanche takes over Justice Department wracked by low morale and vacancies – The Washington Post
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Elon Musk Rejects Ukraine’s Request to Use Starlink for Strikes in Russia – Межа. Новини України.
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Shiloh Hendrix took the bait — prosecutors took it too far– www.theblaze.com
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I don’t love Shiloh Hendrix as a First Amendment martyr. Then again, most First Amendment martyrs aren’t especially lovable.
Maybe Hendrix is a great gal in person. I don’t know her. But on April 28, 2025, she was at Roy Sutherland Playground in Rochester, Minnesota, with her toddler when an 8-year-old black boy allegedly took an applesauce pouch from her diaper bag. Hendrix chased him, retrieved the pouch, and, according to witnesses, repeatedly called him the Very Worst Word in American English™.
A free country doesn’t need to convert every ugly human encounter into a criminal proceeding.
Abdul El-Sayed Lists Anti-Trump Investigations As Top Priority If Dems Take Senate– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday and outlined plans contingent on Democrats securing a Senate majority after the November elections. In the interview with Jake Tapper, El-Sayed stated that reigniting partisan investigations into the Trump Administration would be a priority if he wins his race and Democrats take control of the chamber.
“We ran this campaign to do three things: get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, past Medicare for all. When I’m elected to the U.S. Senate, the first thing we need to do is start holding the Trump administration accountable,” the DSA-backed nominee told Tapper.
He continued by specifying the mechanism for such actions. “You know, when we win, God willing, I will take my seat as a member of a Senate majority. That gives us subpoena power to be able to investigate all of the ways that this administration has used their power for their gain and enrichment and against ours,” he said.
Myanmar orders head of ASEAN member state East Timor’s diplomatic mission to leave country – News On AIR
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Left Treats History as ‘Assertion of Power’ in Smithsonian ‘Ideological Takeover’: Professor– www.westernjournal.com
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The Smithsonian Museum of American History has suffered a complete “ideological takeover,” warned Hillsdale professor Dr. Matthew Spaulding on “Washington Watch.” “There’s really nothing there about America.”
Instead, the museum in America’s capital that should tell America’s story has replaced that story with one “based on absolute relativism and nihilism, and [the notion that] politics is merely an assertion of power. In this case: ‘history is an assertion of power, and so we’re going to rearrange it.’”
Spaulding’s assessment aligns with a 162-page report released by the White House on July 4, which found the same concerning departure from America’s heritage. “Our central finding is not that the Museum has simply added overlooked stories, corrected perceived errors, or broadened its historical scope,” the report summarized.
“Rather, it is that Museum leadership has explicitly adopted an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.”
Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism – The New York Times
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Christian leader’s arrest sparks alarm in India’s Chhattisgarh – Herald Malaysia Online
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Obama and El-Sayed Discuss Unity After Ugly Michigan Primary – The New York Times
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New poll shows Talarico with narrow lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race – KHOU
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Syria, Russia Reach Deal on Future of Tartous and Hmeimim Bases After 18 Months of Talks– www.themoscowtimes.com
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Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim following 18 months of intensive negotiations, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, according to the Syrian state news agency.
The ministry said the Syrian state would take over management of civilian facilities, including Hmeimim airport and the commercial berth at Tartous port, allowing them to be gradually integrated into the country’s civilian administration.
It said military facilities would be repurposed as joint training and qualification centres under new arrangements preserving the interests of both sides, with the transition to be completed within three months.
Russia’s naval facility at Tartous and Hmeimim air base have long been Moscow’s principal military footholds in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Their future has been the subject of negotiations with Syria’s new leadership since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024.
Hillary Clinton warns this Republican attack on Democrats will be ‘very effective’ – Currently.com
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Trump Urges Pirro to ‘Revisit’ Decision to Drop Charges Against Accused Reflecting Pool Vandal After New Photos Confirm Vandalism– amgreatness.com
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President Trump on Friday urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “revisit” her decision to drop charges against an accused Reflecting Pool vandal after new photos shared on social media, showed clear signs of vandalism.
The Department of Justice dismissed the case on August 1 after the Department of the Interior had concluded there were many flaws with the renovation project, including lining that appeared to begin peeling days after installation.
The president on Monday railed against the decision, telling reporters in the Oval Office that Pirro had “made a mistake,” and insisting “there was vandalism.”
Trump conceded that he was not “100 percent thrilled with the contractor,” but made clear that he was disappointed in Pirro.
“Frankly, I think she choked,” Trump said. “Because the judge was really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked. I don’t know what the hell happened.”
Xi Jinping’s doctrine for a self-governing party – The Hindu
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Former Thai lawmaker arrested after allegedly shooting government official– www.cbsnews.com
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A former lawmaker in Thailand was arrested Monday for allegedly shooting a local government official and his driver, police said.
Chalong Riewrang was arrested and taken to the local police station, Nonthaburi police chief Dejrapee Kongdee said.
“We are investigating him in regard to his motive. The two who were shot are being treated at a hospital,” he said.
One of them, the chairman of the Nonthaburi local government administration, was “seriously injured,” the police chief said.
The other victim was his driver, he said, without providing details of his condition.
US reaffirms Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla, distances itself from congressional report HESPRESS English – Morocco News
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Maryland Republicans file lawsuit to fight redistricting amendment – The Cumberland Times-News
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Yemen’s Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile, drone attacks on Mokha: Army – A News
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US paranoid ‘China shock’ narrative ignores Africa’s own growth agenda – Global Times
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Reps. Joe Miller, Russo Introduce Bill to Expand Absentee Ballot Drop Box Access as GOP Continues to Strip Ohioans’ Voting Rights – Ohio House of Representatives (.gov)
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Researchers used a gene gun to make lettuce and tobacco produce cattle and pig myoglobin, the protein that gives meat its red colour and umami flavour– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Let us accept it: livestock farming is a heavy burden on the environment. Raising animal feed takes vast amounts of land and huge supplies of freshwater, and it adds to global warming by releasing methane and nitrous oxide. Many consumers also worry about animal welfare. These pressures are helping to fuel the rapid expansion of the global meat-alternative market, now estimated to be worth between €6.7 billion and €8.1 billion a year. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1%-12.3% during the next 10 years. In such situations, microbial engineering is a common way of producing meat substitutes. This means inserting genes for animal proteins into bacteria or yeast and growing the organisms in bioreactors to produce the desired proteins. According to reports, now scientists have shown another possible route: making animal proteins using plants as factories. According to a news report published by Phys Org, researchers and collaborators at Imperial College London have genetically engineered lettuce and tobacco plants to make myoglobin, an impo
AfD on pre-election roll in east Germany, despite economists’ scepticism – Reuters
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Scientists trained honeybees to recognise human faces, showing how tiny brains can distinguish faces by the arrangement of their features |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Honeybees can be trained with nothing more than the promise of a sugary reward; they learn to pick out a specific face and keep picking it out later, even when it appears from a slightly different angle or sits among faces they have never encountered before. It is a strange and slightly humbling discovery, not because bees have any use for recognising people, but because it forces a rethink of how much brainpower a task like this actually needs. Two separate studies, a decade apart, chipped away at this question from different angles, and together they tell a fuller story than either one does alone.
