The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil facilities next
  US Deploys Marine Expeditionary Unit Deploying Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit To The Middle East:
  ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Gavin Newsom's wife and her firm pocketed $3.7M from her 'gender stereotypes' charity, unearthed IRS filings reveal
  Global Stocks Fall as Vessel Attacks Lift Oil: Markets Wrap
  Trump administration launches Section 301 trade probes into Mexico, China, EU, others
• Russia: Khrunichev Center begins production of three Angara-A5M rockets for launching ROS modules
  
  
• United Kingdom: Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq
  Minister defends PM's handling of Mandelson appointment
  Starmer's Mandelson Mess Explodes: PM Knew About Epstein Friendship
• France: Report: France And Italy Open Diplomatic Channel With Iran To Secure Passage Of Ships Through Hormuz
  Six French soldiers wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan 'drone attack', follow our live coverage
  
• Germany: Volkswagen Plans 50,000 Job Cuts Due To Plunging Profits; Board Members Grab €1.75MM Each In Bonuses
  
  
• Japan: Japan shrugs off GCAP delays, fast-tracks export rules for future warplane
  Honda warns of ¥2.5 trillion charge on global EV downturn
  
• Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco To Buy Ukrainian Interceptor Drones To Defend Oil Fields
  
  

• White House:
  Operation Epic Fury: Decisive American Power to Crush Iran’s Terror Regime
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Fiscal Responsibility in Compensation Practices at the Tennessee Valley Authority
  President Trump again intensifies pressure for Popular SAVE Act in US Senate
• State Department:
  Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences
  Statement from Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson on Successful Operations to Assist American Citizens in the Middle East
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Civilians Warned to Avoid Ports Used by Iranian Forces
  JIATF 401 Leads Groundbreaking U.S.-U.K. Agreement on Counter-Drone Technology Standards
  Naval Facilities Command Drives Mission Success in Caribbean
• Justice (DOJ):
  US judge nixes two subpoenas against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
  
  
• DHS:
  Indian H1B Scammers Found Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud In Pennsylvania
  
  
• HHS:
  FDA Unveils New Platform For Tracking Side Effects
  
  
• Energy:
  United States to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve | Department of Energy
  
  
• Senate:
  Landmark housing bill overwhelmingly passes Senate
  US Senator Fetterman Defies Polarizing Politics and Insists Operation Epic Fury Is a Win
  DHS Shutdown in Week 4: TSA Loses 300 Workers as Negotiations Remain at a Standstill
• House:
  Markwayne Mullin departure to DHS creates House liaison vacancy for Senate GOP
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protected status for Haitian nationals
  Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges
  

• Oil prices touch $100 again as Iran ramps up shipping attacks in the Persian Gulf
  Meta further diversifies beyond Nvidia as it unveils four custom AI chips
  

• NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station
  
  

• META Delays Avacado AI Rollout after Poor Testing Results. May License Gemini; Musk Reboots xAI 'From The Foundations Up'
  US Space Force clears design milestone, advances missile-warning constellation
  Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch

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