The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: 250 Years of Defiance: United States Celebrates Semiquincentennial by Championing the Unyielding Spirit of Rugged Individualism
  Venezuela quake toll climbs to 2,595 as damage estimates mount after strongest tremor in a century
  9 Buddhist Monks Killed After Boy Crashes Truck Into Procession in Thailand
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Local Vigilance Thwarts Crude Terror Attack in NC
  Crew Member Is Missing After Helicopter’s Emergency Landing in Arabian Sea, Navy Says
  Gov Walz and Minnesota Board Inexplicably Pardons Kidnapper and Sexual Abuser Who Was Set to Be Deported
• China: Beijing Tower Crash Was a Deliberate Act by Pilot, Probe Finds
  
  
• Russia: Russia Reports: Kiev records health-threatening levels of air pollution
  Polish MiG-29s not going to Ukraine
  🔴 Ukraine live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, rip buildings in massive attack on Kyiv
• United Kingdom: People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
  
  
• India: Monsoon tracker LIVE: 'Orange' alert for rain in Uttarakhand's Nainital, Bageshwar
  Google disrupts NetNut proxy network used in malware operations
  India coal-fired power output in June rises to highest since November 2023
• France: About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave
  
  
• Germany: European Parliament to start procedure to ban Alternative for Germany’s EU party
  Two reported killed, dozens hurt in hospital fire in Germany
  Europeans to fill almost all gaps left by US in NATO defence plans, source says
• Japan: Japan's Biggest Naturel Gas Buyer Creates Standalone Trading Arm
  Japan Government signals flexibility on ¥1,500 minimum wage target
  
• South Korea: KKR And SK Launch South Korea's Largest Renewable Energy Platform
  
  
• Canada: U.S. declines to extend CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
  
  
• South and Central America: Interim President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez responds to public anger at government response
  A week after Venezuela's quakes, here's what you need to know : NPR
  
• Israel: Ukraine Plans to Cancel Visa-Free Regime with Israel and Request Its Exclusion From Ramstein
  
  
• Turkey: Fidan says CAATSA sanctions on Türkiye are being lifted, F-35 ban likely to follow
  
  

• White House:
  Supreme Court Bolsters President Trump’s Push to Eliminate Transgender Insanity
  
  
• State Department:
  Feds Nab Alleged Member Of "Sprawling" Cuban Communist Subversion Network Linked To Hasan Piker's Havana Trip
  Trump admin mobilizes $150M for Venezuela earthquake humanitarian relief
  State Department announces 'total compliance' from Venezuelan government in relief efforts
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Navy Tests 3D-Printed Composite Patches To Speed Up F/A-18 Fighter Jet Repairs
  Build Freedom Initiative Launches With Big Contract to Skilled Trades Champion
  U.S. Military Supports Venezuela Earthquake Response
• Justice (DOJ):
  Feds, LAPD Announce Major Human Trafficking Sting In LA
  Alibaba to pay $600m to settle illegal drug sales allegations in US probe
  Justice Department To Prioritize Birth Tourism Probes After Supreme Court Ruling
• HHS:
  US Fentanyl Crisis Eases But Remains Dominant
  
  
• DOT:
  After 53 years, the FAA wants to bring back civilian supersonic flight
  
  
• Energy:
  Building Codes For Energy Conservation Can Increase US Home Costs By $14,000: DOE
  Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4th
  
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• Tesla deliveries surge 25% even as Musk shifts focus
  Oil Extends Slide as More Barrels Flow Through Strait of Hormuz
  After eight years, Google loses final appeal against $4.7 billion European Union fine

• T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
  NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
  NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission
• Green Hypocrisy. The Case Of Baltimore's Bresco Waste-To-Energy Incinerator
  A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity
  

• World's Largest Data Center Project On Verge Of Collapse After Blackstone Unexpectedly Pulls Out
  Tesla driver faces manslaughter charges over Texas crash that killed a woman inside her home
  Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor

• Are Europe’s extreme summers the new normal? What the science says
  Colorful songbirds face higher risk of extinction
  

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