Monday Edition: Escalating Iran Tensions and the Global Cleanup of WordPress Exploits
TECHNOLOGY
- Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor - (The Verge)
- WordPress Core "wp2shell" RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now - (BleepingComputer)
- Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji - (The Verge)
- New super strong glue grips non-stick surfaces and wipes away easily - (Phys.Org)
SCIENCE
- NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video - (Phys.Org)
- Where Wildfire Smoke Remains—And What To Do About It - (Forbes)
WEATHER
- Flash Flood Warning for parts of NJ, NYC, Westchester as more storms loom | Live updates - (WABC-TV)
HEALTH
- Taylor Farms lettuce sample tests positive for Cyclospora as recall expands - (Fox Business)
- Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks recorded - (Associated Press)
- 1 dead in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak - (Gothamist)
SPORTS
- ‘Spanish style’ wins over New York’s die-hard World Cup fans ahead of final - (Al Jazeera English)
- Dodgers-Yankees Saturday game postponed; split DH Sunday - (MLB.com)
- Bryson DeChambeau’s unusual request declined by R&A in surprise Open twist - (Todays-golfer.com)
- Saka’s hat trick lifts England past Mbappé and France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place game - (Associated Press)
POLITICS
- July 18, 2026 – US-Iran war news - (CNN)
- U.S. strikes Iran after 2 service members killed, 1 missing in attack on Jordan base - (The Washington Post)
- Hungary's president signs amendment ending his own term - (DW (English))
- Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK adds rape, trafficking charges - (Al Jazeera English)
- Ukraine Escalates Air War With Deadly Strikes on Russia’s ‘Amazon’ - (The Wall Street Journal)
- Troy Jackson closes in on Maine’s Democratic Senate nod after dominant caucus day - (Bangor Daily News)
- Can Burnham's casual style survive contact with No 10? - (BBC News)
- ICE officer connected to fatal Maine shooting suffered 2021 head injury, which he said had left him with ‘cognitive deficits’ - (CNN)
- Rep. Ralph Norman launches campaign to replace Lindsey Graham in Senate race - (NBC News)
ENTERTAINMENT
- 'Ultimatum' Star Blake Roberston Arrested for Assault After Show Filmed - (TMZ)
- If You Loved Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Stream This Movie For Free Next - (/FILM)
- Tom Cruise treats AMC workers to Odyssey screening — and joins them to watch: ‘An amazing night in a movie theater’ - (Entertainment Weekly)
T'S AND P'S
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