Morning Edition Wednesday, the 22nd of July

Good morning,

At the top of the news, Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected.

Also in the digest... Chris Martin, Kelly Osbourne, and Lestat De Lioncourt.

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Lead Stories
 
Charlie Kirk
Signs for Charlie Kirk Memorial highway to be moved after Vietnam veterans objections to sharing the road
World
‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing
World
Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts
World
Beaches closed ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha landfall as the Gulf Coast braces for heavy rain and damaging wind
World
Nolan Wells’s autopsy inconclusive as family presses for answers in teen’s death
World
Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts
World
Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak
World
Tornadoes and record flooding leave parts of US east in crisis
World
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
World
Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections
World
Meloni condemns clashes with police sparked by death of Moroccan man during arrest
World
Australia confronts China over ‘destabilising’ Pacific missile test at Asean meet
Politics
Bodycam Video Captures D4vd Denying Missing Teen Was a Minor Long Before Murdering Her
World
First Thing: $37.5bn cost of Iran war revealed as senator warns of ‘another forever war’
World
Trump trade envoy grilled about ‘tariff spree’ and price rises for Americans in Senate hearing – US politics live
World
Women arrested by immigration agents for honking their horn sue government
Business
Rick Scott Says 'Everything the Government Touches Becomes Unaffordable,' Argues Less Red Tape Would Bring Prices Down
World
11-year-old girl dies in River Thames after asking dad if she could ‘dip her toes’
World
France Goes First: Could Europe's Child Social Media Ban Spread Across the EU?
National
Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast