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Iran Executes Two Men Publicly in Isfahan Linked to January Protests

Iran publicly hanged two men in Isfahan on July 28, 2026, in cases tied to January anti-government protests as rights groups warn of widening executions. ...Read more

#iran, #humanrights, #executions, #protests

Senators Probe Blanche and Clayton Over Withdrawn DOJ Subpoenas of New York Times Reporters

Senators are examining Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton’s roles in a withdrawn DOJ attempt to compel testimony and phone records from New York Times reporters. ...Read more

#justice, #pressfreedom, #senate, #confirmation

Zinedine Zidane appointed France coach, replacing Didier Deschamps

Zinedine Zidane has been appointed coach of France’s men’s team on a four-year deal through the 2030 World Cup, succeeding Didier Deschamps. ...Read more

#zinedinezidane, #france, #football, #deschamps

Boeing posts stronger Q2 with record $715 billion backlog but remains unprofitable

Boeing reported higher Q2 revenue, positive operating and free cash flow and a record $715bn backlog, but still logged a GAAP loss as deliveries ramp. ...Read more

$BA, #boeing, #earnings, #aviation, #737max

Meta signs EU transparency code for AI‑generated content ahead of Aug. 2 rules

Meta signed the EU's voluntary Code of Practice on transparency for AI‑generated content, seeking a clearer path to comply before Aug. 2. ...Read more

$META, #meta, #ai, #eu, #transparency

Updated Pantheon+ and DES Supernova Data Leave Local Hubble Constant Near 73, Study Finds

An arXiv preprint finds corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE supernova data keep the local Hubble constant near 73 km/s/Mpc, leaving the Hubble tension intact. ...Read more

#hubble-tension, #cosmology, #supernovae, #astronomy

SAG-AFTRA Opposes Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Backs Antitrust Lawsuits

SAG-AFTRA voted July 25 to oppose the proposed Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger and back state and WGA antitrust lawsuits. ...Read more

$WBD, $PARA, #media, #mergers, #sagaftra, #antitrust, #wga

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to let parts of Trump’s mail-voting order proceed ahead of 2026 midterms

DOJ asks the Supreme Court to allow agencies to continue developing parts of Trump’s 2026 mail‑voting and citizenship‑verification order during litigation. ...Read more

#elections, #voting, #supremecourt, #doj

LeBron James Signs Two-Year, $8 Million Deal with Philadelphia 76ers

LeBron James agreed to join the Philadelphia 76ers on a reported two-year, $8 million deal, pairing with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. ...Read more

#lebronjames, #nba, #philadelphia76ers, #freeagency

Swift confirms rare off-nuclear tidal disruption event, evidence for a wandering massive black hole

Swift helped confirm a rare tidal disruption event in a galaxy's outskirts, offering strong evidence for a wandering million‑solar‑mass black hole. ...Read more

#astronomy, #blackhole, #tidaldisruption, #swift

Researchers to test male-only genetically engineered screwworm in Panama as USDA ramps sterile-fly response after Texas detections

U.S.-funded team will run cage-contained outdoor trials in Panama of a male-only engineered screwworm to help scale sterile-fly production after Texas detections. ...Read more

#screwworm, #usda, #panama, #agriculture

Gulf Producers Accelerate Costly Pipelines to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Gulf oil exporters are fast-tracking multibillion-dollar pipelines and routes to reroute crude around the Strait of Hormuz after months of shipping disruptions. ...Read more

#gulf, #oil, #pipelines, #hormuz, #energy

NVIDIA Launches Open Secure AI Alliance to Build Open Tools for AI Security

NVIDIA on July 27 launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, teaming with major tech and security firms to build open models, tools and incident-response capabilities for AI security. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-security, #open-source, #cybersecurity

19-Protein Blood Panel Estimates When People with ALS-Linked Genes May Become Symptomatic

An NIH-backed study found a 19-protein blood panel predicts when carriers of ALS-linked variants may develop symptoms, with about an 18-month average error. ...Read more

#health, #als, #biomarkers, #neurology

Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitkub Over 2021 Hack Reporting

Thailand's SEC has filed a criminal complaint alleging Bitkub made false capital filings after a 2021 hack that stole about 1.7 billion baht. ...Read more

#thailand, #crypto, #bitkub, #regulation