Wednesday, the 15th of July
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At the top of the news, Cuba plunged into 3rd nationwide blackout in 2 weeks as fuel runs low.
Also in the digest... Pride, Pete Hegseth, and California.
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Lead Stories
World
Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software
World
Three missing after boat capsizes near Alcatraz during family ashes scattering
National
Painful wait for women as unfounded claims delay payout
World
R Kelly formally appeals to Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell’s wife steps out of rehab center in trenchcoat and mask sparking a new round of conspiracies
Ice
AOC slams Trump over ICE stops following latest shootings: He ‘campaigned on cruelty and violence against immigrants’
World
What Is a Hate Crime? Utah Man Charged After Asking Mall Worker's Religion, Then Stabbing Him
World
Pneumonia-causing bacteria found in water at California state building – just after Newsom’s return-to-office mandate
World
House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill
Florida
Trump has pushed for AI. But plans for a data center in his Florida backyard have residents fuming
World
Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister on eve of Starmer visit
National
Former ship captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping Merchant Marine Academy cadet
World
Maltese politicians ‘involved’ in plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, court hears
National
A mass trial of MS-13 gang members in El Salvador wraps up in El Salvador
World
The Latest: Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops despite new policy to halt them
World
Germany warns US against election interference after it announces grants scheme
World
Right to die: French Parliament approves assisted dying bill after years of debate
World
Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
World
Save the Children clashes with Labour after accusing Starmer of ‘complicity’ in Gaza deaths
World
Berlin man charged with 22 counts of raping unconscious women and filming the assaults
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