Thursday, July 18

🚨NATION

📌 Powerful Moment: Families of US troops killed in Afghanistan criticize Biden at Republican convention (AP NEWS)

📌 Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Secret Service director to resign after assassination attempt on Trump (NBC NEWS) USSS was told by local police they couldn’t protect building (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Jack Smith appeals dismissal of Trump's classified documents case (AXIOS)

📌 California school district sues Gavin Newsom over new gender-identity law (GUARDIAN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hezbollah leader threatens new attacks on Israeli towns as tensions rise (REUTERS)

📌 Uncontacted Indigenous Amazon tribe spotted (NBC)

📌 Paris mayor swims in Seine as city cleans up river for Olympics (WIRED)

📌 King Charles III unveils Keir Starmer’s plans for Britain, in state opening of new parliament (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Psilocybin in magic mushrooms can influence brain for weeks, study finds (GUARDIAN)

📌 Samsung’s new AI image generation tool is a little too good (THE VERGE)

📌 Amtrak passengers face record delays from extreme weather (NY TIMES)

📌 US housing market turning more buyer friendly (YAHOO FINANCE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘Shogun’ leads all Emmy nominees with 25 and ‘The Bear’ sets comedy series record with 23 (AP)

📌 Bob Iger and wife Willow Bay will be Angel City FC controlling owners (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Alec Baldwin says he may sue prosecutor, sheriff over 'Rust' trial (REUTERS)

📌 Drake’s Toronto mansion seriously flooded amid record-breaking storms (USA TODAY)