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White House Orders Flags at Half-Staff After Sen. Lindsey Graham's Death

White House orders flags at half-staff through July 18 after Sen. Lindsey Graham died July 11. Vacancy shifts Senate math; special election schedule begins. ...Read more

#lindseygraham, #senate, #halfstaff, #politics

FTC Secures Proposed Record $12 Million Penalty Against Edwards Lifesciences for Alleged HSR Filing Violation

The FTC obtained a proposed record $12M penalty against Edwards and Genesis, alleging they structured a 2024 med-tech deal to dodge HSR filing requirements. ...Read more

$EW, #edwardslifesciences, #antitrust, #mergers, #medtech

GAO: Federal ACA Marketplace Still Leaves Consumers Vulnerable to Unauthorized Enrollments

GAO finds rising unauthorized ACA enrollments and plan switches, urging CMS to strengthen consent checks, access limits and consumer notices. ...Read more

#healthcare, #aca, #cms, #gao

GAO: Pentagon obligated $2.64 billion for southern border operations through March 31, 2026

GAO report finds the Pentagon obligated $2.64B for southern border operations through March 31, 2026, using internal transfers, counter-drug funds and construction authorities. ...Read more

#defense, #bordersecurity, #gao, #dod

Astronomers Confirm Long-Period Stellar-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri

Hubble and Webb data reveal a 4.46-solar-mass, long-period black hole in the Milky Way’s Omega Centauri globular cluster. ...Read more

#astronomy, #blackhole, #omegacentauri, #hubble, #webb

Goliath Ventures CEO Pleads Guilty in Scheme That Took at Least $400 Million

Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money-laundering for a crypto investment scheme that took at least $400M. ...Read more

#crypto, #fraud, #doj, #florida

India's Retail Inflation Rises to 4.38% in June as Food Prices Accelerate

India’s CPI inflation rose to 4.38% in June from 3.93% in May as food prices climbed; rural inflation outpaced urban, the national statistics office said. ...Read more

#india, #inflation, #cpi, #foodprices

Sam Neill, 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano' star, dies at 78

Veteran actor Sam Neill, known for Jurassic Park and The Piano, has died in Sydney at 78; family said the death was sudden and he remained cancer-free. ...Read more

#samneill, #jurassicpark, #thepiano, #obituary

China recovers orbital-class Long March booster in first controlled sea-platform capture

China recovered an orbital-class Long March 10B booster using an offshore net-and-cable platform, a step toward reusable commercial launchers. ...Read more

#china, #space, #rockets, #reusablerockets

FAST survey catalogs 156,411 hydrogen-rich galaxies and sets new local HI mass-function benchmark

China’s FAST releases a catalog of 156,411 neutral-hydrogen galaxies — the largest single-dish census — and a new benchmark for the local HI mass function. ...Read more

#astronomy, #radioastronomy, #hydrogen, #galaxies, #fast

U.S. Launches Third Round of Strikes on Iran After Attack on Container Ship in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces launched a third round of strikes on Iran after the IRGC attacked Cyprus‑flagged M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz. ...Read more

#iran, #us, #irgc, #straitofhormuz, #maritime

Preprint: GPU-native flood model Inunda claims faster, higher-resolution simulations and better Hurricane Harvey hindcast than NOAA model

An arXiv preprint describes Inunda, a GPU-native differentiable flood model that claims faster high‑res simulations and a better Hurricane Harvey hindcast than NOAA’s model. ...Read more

#flood, #hydrology, #gpu, #modeling, #inunda

Gauss Fusion preprint outlines plasma-equilibrium design basis for proposed 1 GWe stellarator

Gauss Fusion’s arXiv preprint lays out a fixed‑boundary plasma equilibrium as the design basis for a proposed 1 GWe stellarator — a simulation study, not an operating reactor. ...Read more

#fusion, #stellarator, #gaussfusion, #arxiv

Sinner Rallies to Beat Zverev, Defends Wimbledon Title for Second Straight Year

Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to win Wimbledon on July 12, 2026, becoming a back-to-back champion and earning his fifth major. ...Read more

#tennis, #wimbledon, #janniksinner, #alexanderzverev

Bellingham Double Sends England to World Cup Semifinals After Extra-Time Win Over Norway

Jude Bellingham scored twice in extra time as England beat Norway 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinal, sending England to the semifinals. ...Read more

#england, #worldcup2026, #judebellingham, #soccer