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Tate brothers expected in Miami court on UK rape and sex trafficking charges

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Joseph McBride said the UK's sex-offense charges against the Tate brothers are politically motivated.

Under the extradition process, the final decision rests with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Joseph McBride said the Tate brothers have spent multiple days in solitary confinement.

The Tate brothers are ardent Trump supporters.

Romanian courts ruled in 2024 that the brothers should be extradited to the UK once their Romanian case concludes.

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“Yes, it’s politically motivated. There’s no question about it. These guys went to DC to exercise their First Amendment rights. They met with members of Congress as private citizens. They met with friends in Washington, DC. They walked the grounds of the Capitol, and three days later, they’re in the jumpsuit,”
Joseph McBride Said JUL 20 Reported JUL 20 verbatim · 1 source

McBride told reporters Monday morning that the UK's prosecution of the Tate brothers is politically motivated, citing their recent visit to Washington, DC.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Gen Z CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

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The messaging app Telegram was temporarily banned by the government to try to prevent further exam paper leaks.

Delhi's deputy commissioner of police Sachin Sharma stated that more than 10,000 protesters were at Jantar Mantar and on the march.

The protest coincided with the first day of the monsoon session of parliament.

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“We’ve heard reports of a scuffle that broke out at the protest site a little while ago. Delhi police, which has deployed personnel in huge numbers along with riot police forces have said that this is misinformation, that no scuffle has broken out, but videos that are circulating online tell a very different story of riot police forces using canes to push people back.”
Neha Poonia Said JUL 20 Reported JUL 20 verbatim · 1 source

Neha Poonia reported that while Delhi police denied any scuffle, circulating videos showed riot police using canes to push people back.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Andy Burnham becomes UK Prime Minister

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King Charles III held a final private audience with Keir Starmer before greeting Burnham.

No 10 released a press statement promising an additional £340m over five years from the housing department budget to address rough sleeping.

Burnham delivered his first Downing Street speech without notes or a podium.

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“I wished Prime Minister Burnham, GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED!”
Donald Trump Said JUL 20 Reported JUL 20 verbatim · 1 source

Trump wrote on Truth Social wishing Prime Minister Burnham good luck and godspeed following their phone conversation.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 20

Nolan Wells funeral held in Mississippi

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Nolan Wells was Black and his friends on the boat trip were white.

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said Wells' friends believed he would get a ride with someone else and were cooperating with investigators.

Nolan Wells played wide receiver on the football team at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, Mississippi.

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“Let every stone be rolled back and every veil be torn asunder and let truth pop out of the ground like a flower,”
Al Sharpton Said JUL 20 Reported JUL 20 verbatim · 1 source

Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy at Wells' funeral, promising a $100,000 reward for new information about the circumstances of the teenager's death.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US-Iran war live updates: new US strikes, troop deaths, fears of wider war

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In Kuwait, officials said a power and desalination plant was attacked for a second consecutive day.

Data analytics firm Kpler reported that no tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since July 15.

President Donald Trump said Iran was hit very hard after the US completed a ninth night of strikes.

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Russia strikes Kyiv; NATO chief warns Moscow on Baltics

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Zelenskyy described the facilities targeted as used by Russia to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment.

Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked crude tankers, the Louise 1 and Banda, in the Black Sea last week.

Cavo Dragone said the alliance's first objective remains a ceasefire and negotiations toward a long-lasting peace for Ukraine.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 20

Michigan AD Warde Manuel agrees to buyout, will step down end of 2026

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Warde Manuel signed a contract extension at Michigan in 2024 that was set to run through June 2030, paying him a base salary of $1.9 million a year.

Dusty May left Michigan to lead the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.

Warde Manuel was hired to lead Michigan's athletic department in 2016.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US strikes on Iran expand, leading to more Gulf retaliation

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Iranian authorities said on Sunday that at least 50 people have been killed and 517 wounded in the latest rounds of U.S. strikes.

Regular gasoline in the U.S. climbed to an average of $4 a gallon.

The Pentagon’s chief spokesman said nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured since the U.S. restarted strikes on July 7.

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Lindsay Clancy trial jury selection begins

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Lindsay Clancy was indicted on three counts each of murder in the 2023 deaths of her children Cora, Dawson, and Callan.

The witness list for the trial contains more than 200 names.

Lindsay Clancy alleges a catastrophic failure of multiple medical providers in diagnosing and treating her psychiatric condition in a civil case.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 20

ASEAN ministerial talks focus on Iran war, Myanmar crisis, South China Sea

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ASEAN has banned Myanmar's leaders and foreign minister from attending its top-level meetings.

Roughly 20% of global oil supplies transited through the Strait of Hormuz before the Iran war.

ASEAN leaders issued a five-point peace plan for Myanmar in 2021.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 20

Kirsten Storms breaks social media silence amid General Hospital absence

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Storms and her ex-husband Brandon Barash welcomed their daughter Harper in January 2014.

Storms wrote that she still feels the move to Tennessee was the best choice for her despite everything going on in her life.

Kirsten Storms shared a post on Instagram showing off a new brunette hair color.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

World Cup ends as SEC football media days begin amid Big Ten dominance

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The Big Ten has won the last three national football titles, spread among three different teams.

LSU and Florida fired their coaches last season.

The SEC topped $1 billion in earnings for the first time last year.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“We’ve seen protests break out even inside metro stations with the government having sealed the exit points for some metro stations that are close to Jantar Mantar. That has not stopped protesters, they’ve been getting off a few stations away and then walking, all the while chanting slogans and holding up the Indian flag,”
Neha Poonia Said JUL 20 Reported JUL 20 verbatim · 1 source

Neha Poonia reported from New Delhi on protesters finding ways around sealed metro stations to join the march.

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