TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Texas National Guard continues flood response with Czech team joining effort
With about 100 people still missing after devastating floods, the Texas National Guard and local officials leading recovery efforts received additional international support this week when a specialized detachment from the Czech Republic arrived ready to help.
Trump, who once fueled conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein, now bears their brunt
President Donald Trump has implored people to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein. The internet isn’t listening.
Global Impact
Brazil prosecutor says ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, guilty of violent coup plot
A prosecutor asked Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup, in closing arguments after a trial that saw President Trump try to intervene on behalf of his right-wing ally. Bolsonaro is accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election won by his left-wing opponent, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacks
The Israeli military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus twice on Wednesday as it intervened in the clashes between the Syrian army and Druze fighters in southern Syria in the country’s deadliest violence in months.
Economic Pulse
Inflation picks up again in June, rising at 2.7% annual rate
Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the U.S. economy.
Stocks endured a wild ride in the second quarter. It was great news for big banks.
The second quarter of 2025 was a great time to be a stock trader at one of the country's major banks.
Quick Takes
Fauja Singh, widely regarded as the world’s oldest marathon runner, has been killed in a hit-and-run accident.
RFK Jr just gave a scathing address to the FDA, and he was NOT holding back.
The Perseids meteor shower begins this week and is expected to offer one of the best shows in the sky of 2025.
The centuries-old complete skeleton of a medieval knight was found under the former site of a famous ice cream shop in Poland, researchers said.
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