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
 
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 in custody
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 ally pledges to ‘work with people’ he disagrees with after Arizona primary win – 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
World
France Social Media Ban Could Force Under-15s Offline in EU-First Crackdown
United States
US judge blocks Trump administration from stripping immigrants of work permits
New Jersey
New Jersey voter registration controversy explained: How 6,600 noncitizens got on the rolls, and what happens next
World
India opposition leader Gandhi detained after calling for PM resignation
World
House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms
National
Five dead in NYC as officials still can’t find source of deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak