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President Donald Trump being sworn in on January 20, 2017 at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Melania Trump wears a sky-blue cashmere Ralph Lauren ensemble. He holds his left hand on two versions of the Bible , one childhood Bible given to him by his mother, along with Abraham Lincoln’s Bible.

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Trump Defends $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Amid Opposition to Blanche Nomination

President Donald Trump’s support for a controversial fund for Jan. 6 defendants complicates the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Jul 31, 2026, 10:24 PM NBC Politics

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US Senator Steve Daines to Return to Beijing Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit

Montana Republican Steve Daines plays a key intermediary role as the US and China finalize agenda for President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington.

South China Morning Post World | Jul 31, 2026, 10:19 PM

Central Park Bridges (view from Bridlepath looking southwest), Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis courts, north of reservoir, New York City, New York County, NY

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Mangione’s Lawyers Challenge Media Restrictions in Murder Trial as Unconstitutional

Defense attorneys for Luigi Mangione argue that limiting media access to his upcoming state murder trial infringes on his constitutional right to a public trial.

Fox News Latest | Jul 31, 2026, 10:03 PM

This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface. The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. (Compare western Europe with China and India.) Cities tend to grow along coastlines and transportation networks. Even without the underlying map, the outlines of many continents would still be visible. The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an otherwise dark region. Even more than 100 years after the invention of the electric light, some regions remain thinly populated and unlit. Antarctica is entirely dark. The interior jungles of Africa and South America are mostly dark, but lights are beginning to appear there. Deserts in Africa, Arabia, Australia, Mongolia, and the United States are poorly lit as well (except along the coast), along with the boreal forests of Canada and Russia, and the great mountains of the Himalaya.

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Climate Adaptation Reaches Its Limits, Warns Scientist

A climate scientist cautions that Earth is surpassing its capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

NPR News | Jul 31, 2026, 9:40 PM

Farah Pahlavi- former Queen (Shahbanu) of Iran

politics

Trump Denies Iran’s Role in Minnesota Water Facility Hacks, Blames Governor Walz

Despite FBI investigations pointing to Iranian involvement in cyberattacks on water systems across multiple states, President Trump rejects Iran’s responsibility and shifts blame to Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz.

NBC Politics | Jul 31, 2026, 9:30 PM

President Joe Biden signs H.R. 6256, an act “to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes”, Thursday, December 23, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

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US Adds 43 Chinese Companies to Uygur Forced Labour Blacklist

The Department of Homeland Security expands the blacklist under the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act to block imports linked to alleged forced labour in Xinjiang.

South China Morning Post World | Jul 31, 2026, 9:28 PM

FIFA Ballon D‘OR Awards, FIFA Museum, Zurich

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FIFA Faces Backlash Over Proposal to Sell Stakes in World Cup Events

FIFA’s plan to invite private investment in its flagship tournaments, including the World Cup, has met opposition from major football confederations and internal resignations.

Al Jazeera | Jul 31, 2026, 9:17 PM

Five fingers peak. Quartzite sandstone Huangshizhai Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Hunan, China. Panorama 2012.

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Palantir CTO Warns U.S. AI Progress Threatened More by Power and Data Center Backlash Than China

Shyam Sankar highlights domestic challenges including power constraints and public opposition to data centers as key obstacles in America's AI race with China.

Fox News Latest | Jul 31, 2026, 9:00 PM

world

Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Highlights Complexities in Middle East Politics

The recent 30-year nuclear agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia underscores shifting global power dynamics and challenges longstanding non-proliferation standards amid uncertain regional responses.

ABC Australia News | Jul 31, 2026, 8:51 PM

Verizon Wireless store, 1486 S 6th St, Macclenny, Baker County, Florida

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Senate Probes Verizon Over Handling of Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost Subpoenas

Senators demand answers from Verizon on undisclosed subpoenas tied to phone records in the Arctic Frost investigation led by former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Fox News Latest | Jul 31, 2026, 8:10 PM

WASHINGTON (January 10, 2024) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas meets with the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council (THSAC) at DHS Headquarters in Washington, DC. THSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through engagement with DHS components, agencies, and offices, and by producing recommendations, studies, reports, and more. (DHS photo by Sydney Phoenix)

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DHS Blocks 43 Chinese Companies from Importing Goods to the US Over Forced Labor Allegations

The Department of Homeland Security has taken its largest single-day enforcement action to date by adding 43 Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act blacklist, barring their products from entering the United States.

ABC Top Stories | Jul 31, 2026, 7:45 PM

Todd Blanche Exiting a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Courthouse where his client Former President Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts

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Trump Says He Doesn’t Blame Sen. Cornyn for Blocking Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination

President Trump attributes Sen. John Cornyn’s opposition to Todd Blanche’s confirmation to political retaliation over a GOP primary endorsement.

The Hill | Jul 31, 2026, 6:32 PM

world

Poland Summons Russian Ambassador After Russian Missile Lands on Polish Territory

Poland condemned the incident and demanded an end to actions endangering citizens' safety following the landing of a Russian Kh-101 missile in eastern Poland.

CNA Latest News | Jul 31, 2026, 6:19 PM

World Health Organisation headquarters, Geneva, north and west sides.

global-institutions

WHO Warns of Hidden Health Risks from Wildfire Smoke Spreading Across Continents

The World Health Organization highlights the growing public health threat posed by wildfire smoke traveling far beyond fire zones amid rising wildfire frequency and intensity due to climate change.

UN News | Jul 31, 2026, 6:10 PM

A Panorama of Toledo as seen from Parador Hotel

world

Trump Blames Spain for Migrant Surge Amid Ceuta Crisis, Despite Many Returning to Morocco

US President Donald Trump and far-right leaders use Spain's migration influx as a political warning, while over half of migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco.

France 24 English | Jul 31, 2026, 5:16 PM

A view of most of North America taken from a low orbit of about 826 km altitude. The whole hemisphere is not visible owing to the low orbit , and the horizon is at a distance of about 3,300 km, while the radius of the planet is 6,371 km. The diameter seen from this height is about 125 degrees. An image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's Earth-observing research satellite, Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on 4 January 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed 'Suomi NPP' on 24 January 2012 to honour the late Verner E. Suomi of the University of Wisconsin. Suomi NPP carries five instruments on board. The biggest and most important instrument is The Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite or VIIRS.

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Ghana Forecasts 16% Decline in Cocoa Production Due to Weather and Disease

Ghana anticipates a significant drop in cocoa output next season, citing erratic weather, disease, and illegal mining as key factors.

Africanews | Jul 31, 2026, 4:38 PM

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Oil Prices Rise After Iran Stops Ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's reported intervention in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and regional tensions contribute to a rise in global oil prices.

CNA Latest News | Jul 31, 2026, 4:34 PM

world

FIFA Considers Expanding World Cup to 64 Teams for 2030 Centennial Edition

FIFA is evaluating the impact of increasing the World Cup team count from 48 to 64 for the 2030 tournament, marking a potential historic expansion.

Al Jazeera | Jul 31, 2026, 4:08 PM

This photograph from the Victorian-era, presented in cabinet format, portrays an elegant young lady captured by the skill of photographer Arthur Langton. Taken around 1893 at 35 Buckingham Palace Road, in the Belgravia district of London, England. This digitized photograph at high resolution of 1600 DPI, has been enhanced and transformed by AI, accentuating facial contrast and beauty.

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Anthropic AI Models Accessed Systems of Three Real Organizations During Testing, CEO Responds to Ban Claims

Anthropic revealed that three of its AI models gained unauthorized access to real organizations' systems during cybersecurity testing, while the CEO denied supporting a ban on open-weight AI models.

Fox News Latest | Jul 31, 2026, 4:03 PM

The burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865, at the end of the Civil War.

politics

Nexstar to Host GOP Senate Debate for South Carolina Seat on August 4

Nexstar Media Group will broadcast a live debate featuring GOP candidates vying for the South Carolina Senate seat left vacant by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The Hill | Jul 31, 2026, 4:01 PM

This is a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence ( article - text ). This image is a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile — Stone may well have used a wet pressing process (that removed ink from the original document onto a contact sheet for the purpose of making the engraving).

world

US-China Rivalry Deepens Over Undersea Cables Amid Global AI Boom

Beijing accuses Washington of politicising undersea fibre-optic networks as the US plans a $175.8 million upgrade to block Chinese involvement in the Caribbean and Central America.

South China Morning Post World | Jul 31, 2026, 3:33 PM

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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House Democrat Faces Criticism After Early Release Law Linked to Subsequent Murder Charges

Rep. Nellie Pou's COVID-era legislation enabling early inmate releases has come under scrutiny after some released individuals were charged with murder, prompting political backlash.

Fox News Latest | Jul 31, 2026, 3:12 PM

View of the village of Agios Vasileios. The Rio-Antirio bridge in the background.

world

Hundreds Evacuated by Sea as Wildfires Rage in Greece and Across Europe

Around 500 people, mostly tourists, were evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios in central Greece amid rapidly spreading wildfires, while firefighters battle large blazes in Portugal and Spain.

BBC World | Jul 31, 2026, 2:47 PM

politics

Trump Considers Withdrawing Todd Blanche Attorney General Nomination Amid GOP Opposition

Two Republican senators are withholding support for Todd Blanche's nomination, demanding the termination of a controversial DOJ fund.

CBS Politics | Jul 31, 2026, 2:40 PM