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• World at Large: Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
  WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000
  Fuego volcano in Guatemala spews more ash and mud, 1,700 evacuated
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WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Democratic Socialists Openly Call For The Erasure Of US Constitutional Government
  98 Confirmed Cases Salmonella Enteritidis Across 17 States Linked to Recalled Eggs
  Salmonella Outbreak (212 cases) Linked to Jalapeños Served at Chipotle, Other Restaurants
• China: China Ministry of Natural Resources Establishes Program to Fortify Infrastructure against Impact of Future Landslides and Floods
  Chinese military unveils AI system to plan and coordinate mass air strikes
  
• Russia: Kyiv Reports: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war
  Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach
  Finland restricts Gulf of Finland air and sea traffic as precaution against stray Ukrainian drones targeting Russia
• United Kingdom: London records first dry month in 150 years
  Spanish Opposition Leaders Accuse PM Sánchez of lying about Immigrants returning to Morocco
  
• France: France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
  
  
• Germany: World War II Nazi ships and mammoth bones appear as Europe's rivers dry up
  
  
• Japan: Japan tests US-Tomahawk missile as it moves away from Post-WWII status
  
  
• South Korea: Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16
  South Korea's total fertility rate seen recovering to 0.9 range for first time in 7 years
  
• Canada: Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
  Former Iranian conscripts seeking asylum in Canada fear deportation
  
• South and Central America: Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes reaches 6125
  As Colombia prepares for presidential inauguration, outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims
  
• Saudi Arabia Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid regional tensions and fears of US-Iran escalation
  
  
• Israel: Israeli Finance Minister Requests Netanyahu Approve Three Jewish Settlements In Gaza
  Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal
  

• White House:
  White House Statement: Under President Trump, U.S. Factories Expand at Fastest Clip in More Than Four Years
  White House: Establishing the President’s Military Spouse Commission to advise and assist the President on policies that affect military spouses and families
  
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio's Call with Paraguayan President Peña - United States Department of State
  Zelenskiy dismisses Ukraine's ambassador to US
  US ambassador to NATO believes agreement on joint production of interceptors for Patriot systems is unlikely before winter
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Department of War Signs Framework Agreements With Northrop Grumman to Ramp Production of PAC-3, THAAD Components"
  Largest Pacific Joint Maritime Exercise Successfully Concludes
  Marine Expeditionary Unit Transits Panama Canal
• Justice (DOJ):
  Civil Rights Division Secures Settlement with OpenAI for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
  Justice Department Announces Monitoring of Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities
  The Fraud Division Announces Charges Against 19 Defendants for Medicaid Home Health Aid Schemes
• Treasury:
  Secretary Bessent ready to repeat joint yen intervention, urges bigger Fed backstop
  
  
• HHS:
  SAMHSA Awards $73.2 Million for Mental Health Treatment and Suicide Prevention Programs
  Secretary Kennedy Launches The Real Food Show to Inspire Americans to Cook Healthy, Affordable Meals at Home
  
• DOT:
  FAA Probing Safety Incident In D.C. Involving President’s Marine One Helicopter
  US Department of Transportation Clears the Way for High-Speed Rail with Overdue Reforms
  
• Commerce:
  U.S. Bans Imports Of AI Humanoid Robots To Protect Americans From A Massive Trojan Horse Invasion
  
  
• Senate:
  US Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"
  
  
• House:
  Michigan Democratic primary seen as latest test for party's progressive wing
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation
  
  

• SpaceX dives 10% after AI spending surge rattles investors
  Treasury yields are broadly flat as investors mull uncertainty around peace talks
  Iron Ore Below $100 As UBS Warns "Fundamentals Are Deteriorating"

• Stargazers to observe Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday night — astronomers
  US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
  NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact
• New Images Provide the Best Evidence Yet That Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Does, Indeed, Have a Long-Theorized Stellar Companion
  
  

• The AI Notetaker Has Been Invited to All the Meetings
  AI-generated label becomes mandatory in the EU for companies
  Telegram Briefly Removed From Apple’s App Store Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Content

• Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog
  Mike Lindell steps down as CEO of MyPillow to focus on governor bid
  

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