Friday, the 31st of July
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At the top of the news, Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers.
Also in the digest... Brandon Nejati, Alcohol, and Anthony Fauci.
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World
Trump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmation
World
Court ruling, trafficking gangs: What led to the chaos at Spain's Ceuta border
World
Second police official in St Paul alleges sexual harassment by mayor
Mitch McConnell
GOP senator calls over Capitol Police after reporter asks him about Mitch McConnell’s health
World
Two men to file wrongful arrest lawsuit over Nancy Guthrie disappearance case
USDA
USDA Will Reopen the Arizona Cattle Border on August 24 as Screwworm Cases Hold at 42 in Texas
World
Trump attacks Republican senator and defends $1.8bn slush fund amid Blanche nomination standoff – live
Los Angeles County
Five Hospitalized in a Pico-Union Typhus Cluster as Los Angeles County Cases Reach a Record High
World
Punjab man Gurpreet Singh added to FBI’s ‘most wanted’ over alleged drug trafficking, illegal arms trade
West Nile
Santa Clara County Reports Its First Two West Nile Cases of 2026, but Officials Cannot Say Where the Patients Were Infected
World
Senators accuse Republican ‘gelatinous blobs’ of caving to Trump on Iran war
World
34 killed as methane explosion tears through coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan
World
Italy Threatens to Cut Spain Off Schengen Area After Migrants Flood Ceuta Border
World
French riot police used teargas on people trying to board small boat, charity claims
World
Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he is ‘not sure’ about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles
Baxter
Cardboard Found Inside a Sealed Bag of Sterile Antibiotic Prompts a Nationwide Baxter Recall
World
Mandela Barnes drops out of high-stakes Wisconsin governor’s race
National
Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers
Politics
What Is Swatting? Arizona Man Left Paralyzed After Hoax Prepares $176M Lawsuit
National
Seattle’s police chief resigns after intense backlash over deadly festival shooting response
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