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July 15, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	Protesters surround N.S. premier's car, smash glass after speech
-	CN workers in viral video of train car surrounded by wildfire flames got out safely, railway says
-	Toronto air quality among world's worst as wildfire smoke blankets city
-	Argentina makes late comeback to secure World Cup final spot against Spain
-	No ban against data centre development after Hamilton council votes down bylaw
-	A dead python will get you a free pizza at this man's restaurant. Yes, it's in Florida
-	U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth unveils plan to test troops for low testosterone
-	Bell builds ground station for satellite-to-mobile network

☰ × BBC World

-	French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument
-	US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'
-	Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
-	More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
-	Russian attacks kill 14 as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers
-	Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa
-	Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops
-	Italy's Meloni suffers surprise setback in close vote on electoral reform

☰ × Global News

-	N.S. premier’s office says he was ‘swarmed by rioters,’ windshield smashed
-	New Brunswick vows improvements to virtual care after criticism of new provider
-	Ontario school board conducts bullying survey after student death
-	Should Canadians avoid American produce amid cyclosporiasis spread?
-	B.C. settles legal debt with ex-official convicted in ‘quick wins’ vote scandal
-	The Curator: Front door decor ideas to instantly boost curb appeal
-	Can permanent daylight saving time bill in U.S. Congress renew the push?
-	Canfor closing Prince George pulp mill, hundreds of jobs lost

☰ × NPR News

-	Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
-	Argentina is back in the World Cup final after a thrilling semifinal win over England
-	Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
-	China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey
-	Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says
-	Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books
-	Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
-	China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022

☰ × The Guardian

-	New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment
-	Killings continue on Del Monte farm in Kenya, families say, after G4S hired for security
-	First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
-	Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara
-	Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
-	Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate immigrant ICE deaths
-	Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world
-	Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to begin formal talks

☰ × Al Jazeera

-	Iran says peace deal voided, fighting ‘existential war’ after US attacks
-	Argentina stun England in 2-1 comeback win to reach 2026 World Cup final
-	xAI sues user for exploiting AI tool to sexualise minors
-	Authors, publishers sue Google over alleged AI copyright infringement
-	Sheinbaum rejects US claim that Mexico’s government is linked to cartels
-	What are the obstacles to peace between Israel and Lebanon?
-	What happened in the first half of the England vs Argentina semifinal?
-	10 years on from Turkiye’s failed coup attempt on Erdogan

☰ × The Verge

-	xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’
-	Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves
-	Roblox is shutting down its video chat service
-	AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs
-	Enshittification
-	Something’s glowing on the Pixel 11’s camera bar
-	Suno snatched millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer
-	Lucid’s bankruptcy rumor is a bad sign for the EV future

☰ × TechCrunch

-	Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
-	Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
-	Amid hardware legal battle, OpenAI releases a $230 keyboard for Codex
-	Microsoft patches bug in video game Age of Empires II
-	Apple bans home services from its upcoming Maps ads
-	SpaceX falls to $135 IPO price ahead of Starship launch
-	Thinking Machines amps up its bet against one-size-fits-all AI with its first open model, Inkling
-	Phone maker OnePlus reportedly plans to wind down US and Europe operations

☰ × TechRadar

-	Orbiting space data centers may face an unexpected hurdle — from environmental politics
-	Relax, Apple, OpenAI and its rumored AI smart speaker plans are no threat to you, Siri, HomePods, robots, or any other part of your business
-	Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets
-	This software team will charge you $10,000 a week to remove all AI-generated code from your systems — and use AI to do it
-	Cheaper than an iPhone: Price of record-breaking Ukraine AI FPV drone slashed to $500 as range increases sixfold to 68 miles
-	‘A candidate who was hostile from day one never produces that baseline’: Nation states spies applying for legit jobs are hard to spot
-	VPN deal of the week: After a year of testing it, this is the VPN I'll be using to stream England vs Argentina
-	Experts flag new scam targeting fans seeking tickets for Celine Dion concerts

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