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The Trump administration is considering allowing space launches and re-entry off U.S. coasts, according to a notice published Tuesday. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said in a notice Tuesday that it was considering allowing the use of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for offshore space activities. The Outer Continental Shelf refers to submerged lands that can be…

Democrats are scrambling to save what seemed like a winnable Senate race in Maine after Graham Platner’s implosion in the wake of a new rape allegation against him. While Platner has denied the accusation and has yet to end his campaign, he is bleeding supporters and his days look numbered. His most prominent backer, Sen….

The U.S. military began launching a series of “powerful” strikes against targets in Iran after Tehran attacked at least three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on social media Tuesday evening.  Centcom said the attacks are intended to “impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping…

One of Netflix’s highest profile original movie franchises, Enola Holmes starring Millie Bobby Brown, returned for a third installment last week, drawing 20.3 million views in its first five days on the service, which included the Fourth of July holiday. That is an OK but not impressive start given the popularity of the IP and […]

BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.

BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.

BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.

Disney is hoping that moviegoers come to the water, no matter how hard the studio tries with the live-action version of their hit 2016 animated movie, Moana, which is looking to hang ten again at the box office with a global start of $130M, domestic in the $60M+ range. The Thomas Kail (Disney+ feature of […]

FIFA has begun an investigation of an incident that took place at the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 matchup between Argentina and Cape Verde on Friday … where famous streamer IShowSpeed was allegedly racially abused by a group of fans on his stream.…

Today’s edition of quick hits.

* Ohio’s latest mass shooting: “Four people, including a police officer, died of gunshot wounds on Sunday during a law enforcement investigation of a break-in at a house in Northeast Ohio, the authorities said. Four other law enforcement officers were injured. The episode occurred in Rittman, a city of more than 6,000 people about 40 miles south of Cleveland.”

* In the Middle East: “Oil prices jumped to their highest level since June 25 Tuesday, after the U.S. revoked a temporary sanctions waiver that had allowed for the sale of Iranian oil on the global market. The Trump administration’s decision came after multiple tankers near the Strait of Hormuz had been hit by unknown projectiles.”

* Right-wing politics in Europe, Part I: “French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be allowed to run for president in next year’s election, after a court on Tuesday reduced her ban on holding elected office. The court also upheld Le Pen’s March 2025 conviction for misusing European Parliament funds. The verdict is set to reshape the 2027 contest to replace President Emmanuel Macron. The constitution prevents Macron from seeking a third consecutive term.”

* Right-wing politics in Europe, Part II: “For weeks, Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist right-wing Reform U.K. party, has been on the defensive after a series of damaging revelations about his financial affairs, including undisclosed gifts from a cryptocurrency billionaire and from a political ally once convicted of fraud in the United States. On Tuesday he tried to reclaim the narrative, unexpectedly announcing he would resign from Parliament and run for re-election for his seat in Clacton, eastern England.”

* The right call: “The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.”

* Why would any institution be inclined to reward Russia right now? “The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that it is temporarily lifting a suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee, removing restrictions on Russian nationals to compete in the 2028 games in Los Angeles.”

* This is a story with all kinds of potential: “The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.”

* The latest in a long line of legal defeats for DeSantis: “Florida’s anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities — policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — violates the free speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday. The decision from a divided 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is a devastating, possibly final blow to the so-called Stop WOKE Act touted by the DeSantis administration.”

* Given the circumstances, it’s tough to know what to believe: “Several of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Republican colleagues and allies said on Tuesday that they’ve spoken with him by phone, offering the fullest picture yet of the hospitalized Kentucky Republican’s condition after more than three weeks in which he has not been seen publicly and his office has said little.”

See you tomorrow.

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The U.S. military launched new attacks on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian attacks against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S.

Nolan Wells’ family wants answers after he was found dead … and they’re bringing in the big guns to try and get them. Nolan’s family hired prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and is calling for a “thorough and transparent investigation”…