The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran Vows 'Devastating' Response as US Threatens Toughest Ever Economic Hit
  WHO Alarmed regarding Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo "spreading faster ability to contain it"
  NYT Reports Spike in ‘Dark’ Oil Tankers in Gulf Raises Risk of Catastrophic Spills
• Security Blocs & Alliances: NATO member Romania scrambles F-16 fighter jets to destroy drone near critical European gas project
  NATO Confronts Warning Shot at Syria From Israel
  Secret arms cache found in Berlin forest Suspected to be Russian prepositioned stocks
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Panama Canal to cut daily ship traffic as drought worsens from El Nino
  Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
  U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as Bipartisan 50 Year Borrowing Binge Continues to Accelerate Exponentially
• China: China Evergrande saga ends with life imprisonment for founder Hui Ka-yan
  China’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea
  
• Russia: Russian drones hit border crossing with Moldova in overnight strike, Ukraine says
  Russian Media Reports Over 11,000 Zanoza FPV drones delivered to special military op zone
  Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens
• United Kingdom: Ghent University suspends US academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism claims
  
  
• India: India RBI Deputy Gupta Sounds Upbeat on Economy, Sees 7% Growth
  
  
• Germany: Ukraine eyes anti-ballistic systems with EU’s €90 billion loan
  
  
• Japan: Philippines floods fuel anger over alleged corruption
  Russia test-fires missiles off disputed islands days after Putin’s visit angered Japan
  Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia
• Spain: Portugal enacts 'burqa law' banning face coverings in public space
  
  
• South Korea: South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump's figure
  
  
• Canada: Canada Considers U.S. Trade Deal as Deadline Nears
  Cell phone delivery scam continues to defraud Canadians
  
• Australia: Spain ignores EU and prepares urgent transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland
  
  
• South and Central America: Venezuela Quakes Exposed Venezuela’s Immunization Void
  Brazil draws US and other investment in rare earths as China sets limits
  What We Know About the Venezuelan Prisoners Being Released
• Saudi Arabia Houthis Claim Fourth Attack On Saudi Aramco Refineries This Month
  Saudi Arabia deletes 'the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem' from its textbooks
  
• Israel: Fire started as clashes erupt in West Bank between settlers, Palestinians
  UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlement project
  
• Continental Africa: At least 100 dead after gold mine collapses in Central African Republic
  Over 200,000 people newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan as fighting rages
  

• White House:
  White House Announces President Launch of the "Golden Age of Space Transportation"
  The National Space Transportation Policy
  
• State Department:
  US approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46As, equipment to Qatar
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  USS Abraham Lincoln leaving Middle East after 9-month deployment
  US Navy leads multinational effort for next-gen SeaSparrow missile
  Department Orders Security Audits at 30 US Academic Institutions including: MIT, Harvard, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, University of Texas at Austin, NYU, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and others
• Justice (DOJ):
  DOJ to stop using outside experts to help vet competitive grant applicants
  Attorney General Blanche Launches New Process to Restore Federal Firearm Rights
  Justice Department to Conduct Election Monitoring in Florida and Wyoming Primary Elections
• Treasury:
  Treasury Announces Increased Sizes of Nominal Long-End Liquidity Support Buybacks
  More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting
  
• Commerce:
  US SEC sues former executives of collapsed auto lender Tricolor
  
  
• Senate:
  Backlash to data centers could cost GOP a Senate seat in Ohio, Republicans warn
  
  
• House:
  Report to Congress on Russian Hybrid Warfare in Europe
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Hearing on US ICE migrant detention policy nears
  
  

• Bitcoin Soars After Trump Hosts Crypto Executives At White House And Urges Passage Of Clarity Act
  
  

• Snake undergoes 'world-first' human electrochemotherapy cancer therapy
  NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
  Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026

• Pennsylvania Considers Permitting for Data Centers That Bring Their Own Power
  India orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern
  Google scales back proposed data center in northeast Minnesota

• World's oldest person and COVID survivor celebrates turning 117
  Colorado Bear dies after getting trapped in hot car
  Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation

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