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A lawsuit claiming that an inmate's constitutional rights were violated at the Pima County Jail has been dismissed. The sheriff who led the case involving Nancy Guthrie won the dismissal of the $1.35 million lawsuit.
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The lawsuit was filed by an inmate at Pima County Jail.
The inmate claimed his constitutional rights were violated.
The amount sought in the lawsuit was $1.35 million.
The sheriff involved in the Nancy Guthrie case led the defense against the lawsuit.
The court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling in favor of the sheriff.
The case is connected to Nancy Guthrie, though specific details were not provided.
The dismissal means the inmate will not receive the alleged $1.35 million.
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Many Ukrainian soldiers are upset about the removal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov by President Zelensky. Soldiers and veterans admire Fedorov’s efforts to modernize Ukraine’s military and use new technology but feel frustrated by the decision and the old military leadership style.
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Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was removed from his position by President Zelensky during a government reshuffle.
Soldiers and wounded veterans expressed anger and confusion about this decision.
Fedorov was known for promoting military innovation, especially the use of drones in combat.
Under Fedorov’s leadership, a system called "Army of Drones: Bonus" rewarded soldiers for destroying enemy targets.
Some soldiers feel the military leadership still follows old Soviet-style methods, which resist new ideas.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi is viewed by some as representing the old-fashioned military approach.
Protests have taken place in Ukraine in response to Fedorov’s removal, but soldiers at the front remain focused on fighting.
Soldiers are cautious about speaking openly on political matters because of military rules.
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Heavy rain and strong winds in central and southern Chile caused at least three deaths and forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. President Jose Antonio Kast traveled to one of the hardest-hit areas to check on the damage and the government's response.
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At least three people died due to storms in different parts of Chile, including Negrete, Temuco, and Santiago.
Hundreds of people have been displaced and are staying in shelters.
The Biobio region is one of the most affected areas.
Around 158 people are isolated by rising water, mainly in the Coquimbo region.
Schools in some parts of Chile closed on Friday because of the floods.
The state mining company Codelco stopped operations at its Andina mine due to bad weather.
About 257,000 people lost electricity, mostly in southern areas.
President Kast has promised government support for those impacted by the floods and is visiting affected regions.
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A study by Redfin found that better weather is the main reason Americans plan to move to another state. People care more about nicer weather than saving money on living costs when choosing where to live.
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Redfin conducted research on reasons for moving out of state.
The most important reason for moving is better weather.
Lower living costs are less influential than weather in these decisions.
The study focuses on Americans planning to move.
Weather includes factors like sunshine, temperature, and climate.
Moving decisions consider quality of life factors beyond just money.
The trend shows people prioritize comfort and environment in choosing where to live.
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The U.S. military will require all active and reserve members aged 30 and older to be tested yearly for low testosterone, with younger members able to request testing. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this is to improve soldiers' health and performance, but medical experts warn there is not enough evidence to support mass screening and treatment, and they worry about health risks and wrong diagnoses.
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All active duty and reserve military personnel aged 30 and older must have annual testosterone level screenings.
Service members under 30 can choose to be tested if they want.
The goal is to improve performance, resilience, and long-term health, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Endocrine Society, experts in hormones, say there is not enough proof to support general testosterone screening for men without symptoms.
Low testosterone (hypogonadism) can be caused by rare genetic issues or pituitary gland problems, but these affect only about 1% of men.
Many factors like aging, stress, medications, or illness can lower testosterone but don’t always require hormone treatment.
Experts warn that screening everyone may lead to wrong diagnoses and unnecessary or harmful testosterone treatments.
Proper medical evaluation is important because symptoms of low testosterone overlap with many other health issues.
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House Republican leaders are planning to introduce a short-term funding bill to keep the government running until December 4. This move aims to prevent a government shutdown when the current funding ends on September 30.
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House Republicans are preparing a stopgap funding bill.
The bill would fund federal agencies through December 4.
The current funding ends on September 30, the fiscal year deadline.
The goal is to avoid a government shutdown.
The bill text has been made public by Republican leaders.
The vote on this measure is expected next week.
A government shutdown would happen if no funding deal is reached by the deadline.
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Federal officials have found that shredded iceberg lettuce imported from Mexico and served at Taco Bell in five states caused an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe diarrhea. The lettuce came from one supplier in Mexico linked to illnesses in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
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The parasite cyclospora causes sudden, heavy watery diarrhea.
The source of infection is shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants.
The affected states are Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified one Mexican supplier for the lettuce.
The likely supplier is Taylor Farms, which was also linked to a 2024 E. coli outbreak from contaminated onions.
The FDA and CDC advise people not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell in these five states.
Shredded iceberg lettuce from grocery stores or other restaurants is not linked to this outbreak.
There are 1,645 confirmed cyclospora cases nationwide, including 141 hospitalizations, with many cases reported in Michigan.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $6.2 million contract with Baby2Baby to provide free diapers to new parents, claiming it was competitively bid. However, state records show the contract was awarded without competitive bidding, and CBS California found many similar no-bid exemptions in the state budget totaling over $1 billion.
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The Baby2Baby diaper contract is labeled "non-competitively bid" in California’s official records.
Governor Newsom publicly described the contract as having gone through a competitive bidding process, but state law requires true competitive bids or specific exemptions.
The diaper contract exemption was included in the state budget, waiving normal bidding rules, oversight, and public disclosure.
CBS California Investigates found over two dozen similar no-bid exemptions in the 2026 California state budget, totaling more than $1 billion.
Many of these no-bid contracts do not appear in the state's public no-bid contract database and lack third-party oversight.
Baby2Baby has received at least three no-bid state contracts; earlier ones were named in the budget but are not in the no-bid database.
Government grants to Baby2Baby show as a single $2.5 million item in its tax filings, with details kept private under federal rules.
The state replaced traditional diaper bank funding with this program but did not hold a competitive bid; instead, it issued a Request for Information that is not a formal bid solicitation.
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Andy Burnham has been officially named leader of the UK's Labour Party and is set to become prime minister next week. He promises to bring hope to the public, unify his party, and shift power from central government to local communities.
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Andy Burnham was declared leader of the British Labour Party on Friday.
He is the only candidate after the previous prime minister, Keir Starmer, resigned amid party rebellion.
Burnham secured nominations from 379 out of 403 Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons.
Burnham aims to restore hope and purpose to the government and end internal party conflicts.
He plans to transfer more political power from London to local cities and regions.
Burnham will become prime minister after winning a special election to enter Parliament.
Challenges Burnham faces include a weak economy, high living costs, and stretched public services.
He pledges to fix neglected political issues like social care access for the elderly and disabled.
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President Donald Trump gave a speech repeating claims about problems in the 2020 election, even though no new proof showed votes were changed. The White House shared documents about election security concerns but did not claim machines were hacked or votes switched. The speech aims to keep doubts about the election alive as the 2026 midterms approach.
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President Trump revived claims about the 2020 election during a primetime speech.
The speech repeated old allegations without new evidence of vote manipulation.
The White House released documents on election system vulnerabilities but did not allege vote hacking.
Psychologists call the effect of repetition making statements feel true the "illusory truth effect."
Courts rejected over 60 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results.
The national intelligence agency found no proof that foreign actors changed votes or voting systems in 2020.
Election security remains a concern due to possible foreign influence and varied state voter-list rules.
Media outlets varied in coverage, with some cutting away and others airing the speech fully.
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Researchers in Japan developed a blood test that detects early-stage pancreatic cancer by measuring gene activity in immune cells. This test identified 90% of early cases, outperforming the current standard marker, which only detected 10%.
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Pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates, with a five-year survival rate around 13% in the U.S. and 8.5% in Japan.
Early-stage pancreatic cancer makes up only 2-3% of diagnoses because it is hard to detect before symptoms appear.
The new blood test measures gene activity in immune cells that change when pancreatic tumors are present.
This gene expression test detected 9 out of 10 early-stage pancreatic cancer cases in the study.
The standard tumor marker CA19-9 detected only 1 out of 10 early cases.
A combined test using both gene activity and CA19-9 detected 60% of cases with high accuracy.
Experts say the test is promising but needs validation in larger and more diverse groups of patients.
Early detection could increase chances for surgery and improve survival rates.
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President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech from the White House claiming the U.S. election system is broken and vulnerable. He repeated false ideas about the 2020 election and outlined federal actions to protect future elections, despite no evidence of widespread voting problems.
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President Trump delivered a televised address from the White House’s East Room about election integrity.
He stated the election system is so weak that no one can defend it.
Trump repeated false claims about the 2020 election being manipulated.
There is no proof that vote counts have been corrupted or manipulated.
He outlined steps the federal government will take to "protect" elections from non-existent threats.
Other presidents have used similar addresses only in times of real national crises or important announcements.
The article compares Trump’s speech to past presidents who used these addresses with seriousness and care.
Critics say Trump’s actions pose the biggest risk to election integrity rather than fixing it.
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Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), plans to appeal his conviction for sexual offences against two children. He was found guilty of 18 offences dating from 1985 to 2008 and is awaiting sentencing in prison.
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Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 sexual offences involving two children.
The offences happened between 1985 and 2008.
Donaldson denies the charges, which include rape and indecent assault.
He was found guilty by a jury at Newry crown court last month.
Donaldson is currently held in Maghaberry prison, awaiting sentencing in September.
His legal team has filed papers to appeal the conviction with the court of appeal in Belfast.
His wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have helped him but was deemed unfit for trial due to mental health reasons.
The DUP has launched a review into what party members knew about Donaldson’s behavior, and the Northern Ireland assembly is reviewing allegations from his time as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
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Germany will join a French nuclear military exercise for the first time this year to improve their shared defense strategy, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. This move is part of efforts to strengthen European security and cooperation, while Germany remains committed to NATO's nuclear protection.
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Germany’s military will take part in a French nuclear drill later this year.
The cooperation may lead to a new shared defense approach, but it is still early to decide.
This effort aims to increase European defense independence amid doubts about U.S. commitment to NATO.
Germany remains committed to NATO’s nuclear sharing and protection system.
U.S. nuclear bombs are stored in Germany as part of NATO’s defense setup.
France is the only European Union country with nuclear weapons since the UK left in 2020.
French and German warplanes recently conducted a joint refueling exercise as a sign of their cooperation.
France has invited several European countries, including Germany, to join its nuclear cooperation initiative.
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Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was removed after six months due to disagreements with military leaders, causing protests during an ongoing war with Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stepped down and was replaced by Andy Burnham as Labour leader, amid concerns about the party's direction.
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Mykhailo Fedorov served as Ukraine’s Defence Minister for six months.
Fedorov was credited with improvements in both the battlefield and anti-corruption efforts.
He clashed with Ukraine’s military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi over war strategy.
President Zelensky dismissed Fedorov as part of a government reshuffle for unity.
Ukraine continues active military operations targeting Russian refineries and ships.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned after criticism of his leadership style.
Andy Burnham, a Labour politician, was named new Labour leader and likely next PM.
The changes come at a sensitive time for both Ukraine’s war effort and UK politics.
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune visited Germany, where the two countries signed 30 agreements to strengthen business and energy ties. Algeria recently began exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany for the first time, helping Europe reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
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President Tebboune received a formal welcome in Berlin and met with German leaders including Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Algeria’s state energy company Sonatrach shipped the first LNG tanker to Germany’s Wilhelmshaven terminal.
Germany and Algeria signed 30 agreements covering energy, green hydrogen, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and technology.
Algeria supplies about 18.5% of the EU’s natural gas imports, second after Norway.
The EU banned Russian gas imports starting March 2026 due to the war in Ukraine, increasing reliance on other suppliers like Algeria.
Algeria also has important raw materials including oil, natural gas, and rare earth elements.
Tebboune promised reliable gas deliveries to Germany and Europe amid disruptions affecting other suppliers like Qatar.
The US is forecasted to become the EU’s main gas supplier in 2026, overtaking Norway.
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The U.S. government announced new rules to shorten the length of visas for foreign journalists working in the country. Reporters from China will face even shorter visa times than others.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced the new visa rules.
The previous system, called “duration of status,” allowed visas to last as long as a journalist’s status was valid.
The new rules set fixed-term visa lengths instead of open-ended stays.
The new fixed-term visas last 240 days, which is much shorter than before.
Chinese journalists will have even shorter visa durations than other foreign reporters.
These changes aim to review and control the time foreign journalists can stay in the U.S. more strictly.
The policy affects all foreign journalists working in the United States.
The change was announced during President Donald Trump’s administration.
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A federal appeals court struck down New Jersey’s ban on assault weapons like the AR-15, ruling it violates the Second Amendment. This is the first federal appeals court to do so as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review similar laws in Illinois and Connecticut.
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New Jersey has banned semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15 for many years.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this ban unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
The decision conflicts with other appeals courts that have upheld assault weapons bans in states like Illinois and Connecticut.
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted cases last month to decide if states can ban these rifles.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority has expanded gun rights recently but has not ruled on assault weapons bans specifically.
New Jersey plans to ask for a further review of the appeals court ruling.
The Supreme Court ruling could impact assault weapons laws nationwide.
The court’s ruling follows the 2022 Bruen decision, which set a new test for evaluating gun laws based on history and tradition.
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A large landslide struck the outskirts of Chongqing city in southwestern China, killing at least eight people and leaving 34 missing. The disaster buried homes, forced over 1,100 people to evacuate, and prompted a large rescue effort amid unstable conditions.
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The landslide happened on July 17, 2026, at about 9:08 a.m. in Pengshui County near Chongqing.
More than 10 residential buildings were buried by rocks and soil.
At least eight people died, 34 are missing, and 10 were rescued, including two seriously injured.
Over 1,100 people were evacuated from the affected area.
More than 800 rescue workers are searching for survivors despite risks of further landslides.
Water, electricity, and gas were cut off within 1 kilometer to prevent additional problems.
Chinese President Xi Jinping requested authorities to investigate the cause of the landslide.
Over 8,000 disaster relief items like tents and emergency kits were sent to support affected residents.
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