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• Post #4503836

  The US annual inflation rate fell slightly in July but a key measure of underlying price trends remained moderate last month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cpi-inflation-report-july-2026-6381275d?st=Eo9xaf

• Post #4503823

  Prediction markets and wildfire bets — an incendiary combination. https://wapo.st/4wpiRGX

• Post #4503813

  North Korea fires at least one ballistic missile ahead of a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-just-six-days-after-previous-launch/12819879

• Post #4503809

  Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley wins the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor over progressive Francesca Hong, marking an unexpected comeback after suspending his campaign earlier in the race. https://www.channel3000.com/news/crowley-wins-whirlwind-primary-for-governor-after-dropping-out-re-entering-race/article_f6c85422-bd2c-47f7-9302-a5c79a563c94.html

• Post #4503582

  US government employees are now allowed again to download TikTok to their work cell phones. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/11/trump-administration-employees-can-use-tiktok-again-01033160

• Post #4502987

  A US Marine held in a Russian prison since 2022 has been released and is headed back home. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/robert-gilman-us-marine-russia-released/91257441007/

• Post #4500031

  WaPo - An Iranian assassination threat against President Trump prompted an extraordinary operation last month in which he flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One. https://wapo.st/4i1OByh

• Post #4497932

  FCC warns that scammers are posing as its commissioners or employees who claim victims’ phone numbers are under investigation for criminal activity. https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/fcc-issues-alert-over-scammers-impersonating-its-commissioners

• Post #4497389

  Ukraine’s air force says Russia fired North Korean origin ballistic missiles overnight to attack Kyiv and four other cities. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-zaporizhzhia-as-russian-ballistic-missiles-strike-cities-across-ukraine/

• Post #4489972

  China’s Long March 7A rocket with an unknown payload explodes less than 90 seconds into flight. https://www.youtube.com/live/GBj4IB6zM1s?si=z-ec3VYy0wG7J60u&t=2362

• Post #4489946

  Russia’s Supreme Court cancels the registration of the Yabloko party’s federal slate of candidates for next month’s State Duma elections because the liberal, pro-peace party allegedly received foreign funding, violated copyright law and promotes “extremism.” https://tass.ru/politika/28000039

• Post #4489766

  July 2026 - the warmest month on record for the contiguous United States. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202607

• Post #4489418

  Boeing is selling three eVTOL subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, which plans to begin pilot air taxi services in New York, Texas and Florida before the end of the year. https://investors.boeing.com/investors/news/press-release-details/2026/Archer-to-Shape-Physical-AI-Future-of-Aerospace-and-Defense-with-Acquisition-of-Boeings-Wisk-Aero-Insitu-and-SkyGrid-Subsidiaries-Boeing-to-Invest-in-Archer-and-Collaborate/default.aspx

• Post #4489267

  Powerful earthquake shakes Colombia. https://www.noticiascaracol.com/colombia/temblor-sacudio-a-colombia-en-la-manana-de-este-10-de-agosto-se-sintio-en-bogota-y-otras-ciudades-so35

• Post #4488106

  Ukraine delivers one of its deadliest attacks since the beginning of the war, killing 13 people and wounding 75 in a strike in Tatarstan, deep inside Russia. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/10/one-of-kyivs-deadliest-single-attacks-kills-12-in-central-russia-while-five-are-killed-in-

• Post #4474936

  Taylor Farms removing guacamoles and salsas from grocery shelves over concerns of salmonella contamination, weeks after the produce supplier recalled lettuce implicated in a widespread cyclospora outbreak. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/taylor-farms-recalls-products-with-jalapenos-implicated-in-salmonella-outbreak-66367667?st=1S4rhE

• Post #4472891

  Ben Jones, who portrayed the scruffy mechanic Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard before serving two terms in the US House of Representatives representing Georgia, has died at the age of 84. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ben-jones-dead-dukes-of-hazzard-cooter-1236669823/

• Post #4472526

  South Korea’s pro baseball season will resume after record-breaking heat forced the cancellation of nearly every game last week. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10835441

• Post #4471768

  Death toll in Assam floods reaches 100. https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/death-toll-in-assam-floods-reaches-100-nearly-1-4-lakh-people-affected/cid/2174185

• Post #4471475

  A 5-month-old girl and a 27-year-old mother from Queens died after a boat overturned off Liberty Island late last night. Twelve other people were rescued from the water and the boat's operator was arrested. https://abc7ny.com/post/crews-responding-vessel-overturns-off-liberty-island-sources-say/19649559/

• Post #4470626

  RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/117061275480863649 Podcast version of this weekend's America at 250: Due Diligence episode, titled 'Faith Without Force' - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-without-force/id1896859376?i=1000781092500

• Post #4469960

  A major disruption to internet connectivity in Odesa, corresponding to power outages after Russian missile and drone attacks target energy infrastructure in one of the year’s largest bombardments on the Ukrainian seaport city, according to NetBlocks data.

• Post #4469910

  Israel rejects Trump’s Board of Peace Gaza disarmament roadmap, says Prime Minister Netanyahu, pushing back against claims of acceptance of the US-backed proposal. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-says-israel-rejected-board-of-peace-gaza-disarmament-plan/

• Post #4469885

  Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants claim responsibility for a drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan. https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/hormuz-shut-red-sea-under-threat-saudi-arabia-faces-a-new-houthi-front-1.500635331

• Post #4469861

  Entire BC province now under a state of emergency as crews grapple with dozens of out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/bc-wildfires-aug-8-summerland-evacuation-9.7300648

• Post #4459808

  A senior US general who led V Corps, the Army’s forward-deployed headquarters in Poland responsible for operations along NATO’s eastern flank, was fired in recent days. https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-08-08/v-corps-europe-commander-relieved-22491626.html

• Post #4433992

  The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

• Post #4433455

  Islamaphobe incumbent Republican congressman in Tennessee, despite President Trump’s endorsement, loses his primary to a dairy farmer. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/06/primary-election-results-congress-district-5-ogles-hatcher-molder/91095538007/

• Post #4432516

  Murkowski a ‘No’ on Blanche. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/07/congress/lisa-murkowski-opposes-todd-blanche-01028553

• Post #4431207

  Is it hypocritical for a journalists’ convention to hold an off-the-record session? At NABJ’s gathering next Friday, Kim Godwin - who was ousted as ABC News president - is to join Janai Norman, abruptly removed as GMA Weekend co-host, for a chat in a room of reporters that certainly won’t leak.