The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Proposed Iran-U.S. deal would reopen Hormuz strait and lift oil sanctions, Iran state media says
  New Pakistani Strikes On Afghanistan Kill 13 Civilians, Taliban Says
  SpaceX Prices Biggest Ever IPO At $135 Per Share
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Florida Supreme Court Allows New GOP Congressional Map To Remain In Place
  JPM Call With Axon Reveals Race To Fortify U.S. Data Centers Against Kamikaze Drone Swarms
  Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show
• China: Philippines calls China sanctions on defense chief 'unfriendly'
  Why China's Population Decline Is Irreversible
  China’s rail gun milestone: guided projectile prototype passes real firing test
• Russia: Russia's oil output falls to one-year low amid Ukrainian strikes
  Iran publishes 14-point conflict settlement memorandum with US — Mehr
  Thirteen drones shot down on approach to Moscow today — mayor
• United Kingdom: Protests across Scotland follow Belfast Ireland knife attack
  
  
• India: Three missing Indian seafarers dead after US strike on tanker in Gulf of Oman
  
  
• France: Poland prepares to stand its ground with massive new civil defence programme
  
  
• Germany: Blamed for Undocumented Immigrant Mess, Merkel Receives The First European Order Of Merit Award, Repeats Call For Censorship
  
  
• Japan: France opens Space Command to Japanese officer as ties deepen under new road map
  
  
• Israel: France Is Latest EU Country To Ban & Sanction Israel's Finance Minister
  
  
• Continental Africa: Confirmed Ebola virus cases near 600 as outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo grows
  EU Plans €100 Billion Project To Bring African Sunlight To Power Europe's Electric Revolution
  

• White House:
  President Donald J. Trump Restores American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific
  US targets Iranian military surveillance, air defence sites on Day 2 of renewed attack
  President Trump Signs $70 Billion Funding Package for ICE, Border Patrol
• State Department:
  State Department overhaul invests in Africa, languages and minerals
  Thai woman in custody after US diplomat found dead in Myanmar
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Army mortar crews trade laptop mortar software for phone app
  Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones
  815th Airlift Squadron Assumes Airlift Mission in Africa
• Senate:
  Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act
  US Senate committee endorses $20 million for Missouri River drinking water pipeline studies
  
• House:
  Anthropic urges US Congress not to block state AI laws without setting federal standards
  ActBlue CEO Pleads Fifth 21 Times in Congressional Probe on Alleged Illegal Donations
  
• Supreme Court:
  US Supreme Court decides in favor of the American Gas Association against Biden administration's rules regulating the sale of commercial water heaters and furnaces
  
  

• SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in World’s Largest Public Offering
  Rocket Lab and these four stocks are joining the Nasdaq 100, with SpaceX waiting in the wings
  Beijing’s investment clampdown clouds outlook for Hong Kong banks and insurers

• Flying Car Industry Turns To Solid-State Batteries For Commercial Takeoff
  
  
• Boston Dynamics’ robot dog to assist with World Cup security
  
  

• Japan launches H3 rocket in 1st domestic liquid-only mission
  Chinese Firm To Deploy 100 Humanoid Robots To Households For Daily Chores
  Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing

• Court Fury Arises When Attorneys On Both Sides Of Legal Cases Simultaneously Rely On AI Hallucinations
  Rare lunar meteorite was smacked three times before finally hitting Earth
  

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