Morning Digest
25 stories from 4 sources, 129 more held back.
Iran makes new Hormuz demands as missile hits Emirati ship. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has laid out new conditions for the US to meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, amid continuing attacks on shipping.
Two trains smash into each other in Croatia, dozens injured (VIDEOS). At least 20 people were injured when two trains collided in Croatia on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry has said. The incident occurred shortly after 10am between the Sveti Ivan Zabno and Gradec railway stations, around 60km east of the Croatian capital, Zagreb.
A Ukrainian drone has crashed in Bulgaria, exploding near a critical gas pipeline, the country’s Defense Ministry has said. The UAV entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania at around 8:10am on Saturday and detonated near the former Kardam border checkpoint, just one kilometer from Bulgaria’s compressor station on the Trans-Balkan Pipeline. No casualties or damage were reported.
Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in Belgorod, western Russia, injuring at least 13 people, including two children, acting regional governor Aleksandr Shuvayev said on Sunday. A four-year-old boy was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds to the chest following “the large-scale attack” on civilians, the governor wrote on Telegram.
China will launch regular container shipping to Europe via Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) this month, with eight voyages planned through October, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said. The Arctic shipping route runs mostly through Russia’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone and relies on Russian port infrastructure and icebreaker fleet.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a fresh scandal after reports emerged that UEFA paid off his alleged “lover” while he headed the European football body. The report comes amid mounting calls for Infantino’s resignation over his controversial proposal last month to sell private equity stakes in the World Cup and other FIFA events.
Polish president’s rant about killing Russians driven by ‘impotent rage’ – Moscow. Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s recent rant about killing Russians was driven by “historical complexes” and “impotent rage,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Speaking at a rally in Warsaw on Thursday, Nawrocki said helping Ukraine kill Russians is in Poland’s strategic interest.
Almost since US President Donald Trump started his second and final term, the movement that brought him to power twice has been fracturing. Now there is a full break among Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters. Its essence is simple: There are those who continue to identify MAGA with Trump, and on the other side of a widening chasm, those who remain loyal to MAGA but believe that Trump has…
SAN FRANCISCO -- Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe had some nerves and some good stuff in his first big league outing in more than 14 months. Returning to the majors after having Tommy John surgery last year, Jobe uncorked a 100-mph fastball on a 3-2 pitch past to strike out San Francisco Giants leadoff hitter Bryce Eldridge on Saturday.
The 42-year-old Scherzer, making his ninth start of the season, has 3,516 career strikeouts, one more than Johnson, and is second to Justin Verlander (3,554) in strikeouts among active pitchers. Scherzer struck out Kyle Schwarber leading off the sixth to move past Johnson before giving up consecutive home runs to Trea Turner and Bryce Harper that tied the game at 2 and ended his night.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps in practice, will likely require surgery and will miss at least a significant portion of the regular season, a source told Mike Garafolo and Steve Wyche of the NFL Network. It's a crucial blow to the Commanders' offense, costing the team a player considered one of the best at his position.
Getting benched three times in the NFL helped him get there. "Marty Schottenheimer, one of the greatest coaches and motivators to ever coach this game and who belongs here in Canton," Brees said Saturday. He would tell me all the time, even as he benched me three times and made me fight for my job every year with two greats, Doug Flutie and Philip Rivers.
CHICAGO -- The Sky's DiJonai Carrington was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after a hard foul across the face and neck area of the Fever's Sophie Cunningham during the first quarter of Indiana's 90-86 win Saturday afternoon. The play was originally called a flagrant 1 but was upgraded after review.
CHICAGO -- The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark on Saturday after the Indiana Fever star received what would have been her eighth of the season during a game against the Chicago Sky. By league rule, an eighth technical foul would have triggered a one-game suspension.
Tommy John, the namesake for the elbow surgery many top MLB players have undergone, did not attend the New York Yankees' Old-Timers' Day on Saturday as he shared a vague message about his health.
Craig, 66, said his doctors believe his condition came, in part, from concussions he sustained during his 11-year career as a running back. In his speech, Craig explained that "the changes were gradual" and were initially "dismissed as normal aging." "Over time, my family noticed it too and ultimately led us to seek answers from my doctor," Craig said.
Trump still menacing Greenland, Amazon plans most-polluting power plant in America, and Darline Graham is a flop. Democrats are quietly building the machinery to gut Trump: no impeachment circus, just subpoenas. Greenland told a Trump-linked oil outfit to stop their plan to drill, and enlisted Dr. Phil to twist the knife.
Construction of Trump’s ballroom was just shut down by a federal court, and Trump is now demanding his far-right Supreme Court bail him out again. A Republican congressman facing horrific domestic violence allegations is now blaming his toddler daughter’s daycare for her bruises, while the daycare insists they never laid a hand on her.
Third Way's multimillion-dollar offensive threatens Medicare for All, labor rights, climate action, and the progressive movement driving the party's energy…. Democratic strategist James Carville, who advised former President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign, speaking in New York City, on April 11, 2015. (Image: Eduardo Munoz for ICSS Livepic/via Reuters).
Donald Trump’s approval numbers have cratered to the lowest point of his political career, and even his own staffers say he’s ignoring it all to chase vanity projects.. A new study finds nearly half of young people aren’t going to church specifically because of evangelical leaders cozying up to Trump.
Let me tell what we're doing to fight back. I want to talk to you directly today. Not as a founder asking for support.
MAGA activist Laura Loomer just lit into Fox News as “TV for stupid people” after the network killed her interview segment with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A Guardian investigation reveals a 33-year-old defense contractor has become the top Republican fundraiser on the West Coast while his company is receiving billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts.
Raw America managing editor Carl Gibson recently interviewed Dr. Chris Ford — an emergency room physician practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and contributor to the Paging America Substack — to talk about about the ongoing affordability crisis in American healthcare.
A Republican senator admits he still has no idea about what’s going on with Mitch McConnell, and says his missing colleague’s absence is actively hurting Trump’s legislative agenda. The president’s most recent late-night eruption about leakers confirmed a report that he confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the weapons shortage from the Iran war.
Scientists just used AI to design viruses that don't exist in nature, then created them in the lab and watched them come to life and infect their targets. The viruses are harmless — they only attack bacteria, with the goal of fighting drug-resistant infections. The worry is what happens if the same tools get repurposed, the way we've seen in cybersecurity, to invent something dangerous.
Iran makes new Hormuz demands as missile hits Emirati ship. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has laid out new conditions for the US to meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, amid continuing attacks on shipping.
Two trains smash into each other in Croatia, dozens injured (VIDEOS). At least 20 people were injured when two trains collided in Croatia on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry has said. The incident occurred shortly after 10am between the Sveti Ivan Zabno and Gradec railway stations, around 60km east of the Croatian capital, Zagreb.
A Ukrainian drone has crashed in Bulgaria, exploding near a critical gas pipeline, the country’s Defense Ministry has said. The UAV entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania at around 8:10am on Saturday and detonated near the former Kardam border checkpoint, just one kilometer from Bulgaria’s compressor station on the Trans-Balkan Pipeline. No casualties or damage were reported.
Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in Belgorod, western Russia, injuring at least 13 people, including two children, acting regional governor Aleksandr Shuvayev said on Sunday. A four-year-old boy was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds to the chest following “the large-scale attack” on civilians, the governor wrote on Telegram.
China will launch regular container shipping to Europe via Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) this month, with eight voyages planned through October, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said. The Arctic shipping route runs mostly through Russia’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone and relies on Russian port infrastructure and icebreaker fleet.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a fresh scandal after reports emerged that UEFA paid off his alleged “lover” while he headed the European football body. The report comes amid mounting calls for Infantino’s resignation over his controversial proposal last month to sell private equity stakes in the World Cup and other FIFA events.
Polish president’s rant about killing Russians driven by ‘impotent rage’ – Moscow. Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s recent rant about killing Russians was driven by “historical complexes” and “impotent rage,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Speaking at a rally in Warsaw on Thursday, Nawrocki said helping Ukraine kill Russians is in Poland’s strategic interest.
Almost since US President Donald Trump started his second and final term, the movement that brought him to power twice has been fracturing. Now there is a full break among Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters. Its essence is simple: There are those who continue to identify MAGA with Trump, and on the other side of a widening chasm, those who remain loyal to MAGA but believe that Trump has…
SAN FRANCISCO -- Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe had some nerves and some good stuff in his first big league outing in more than 14 months. Returning to the majors after having Tommy John surgery last year, Jobe uncorked a 100-mph fastball on a 3-2 pitch past to strike out San Francisco Giants leadoff hitter Bryce Eldridge on Saturday.
The 42-year-old Scherzer, making his ninth start of the season, has 3,516 career strikeouts, one more than Johnson, and is second to Justin Verlander (3,554) in strikeouts among active pitchers. Scherzer struck out Kyle Schwarber leading off the sixth to move past Johnson before giving up consecutive home runs to Trea Turner and Bryce Harper that tied the game at 2 and ended his night.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps in practice, will likely require surgery and will miss at least a significant portion of the regular season, a source told Mike Garafolo and Steve Wyche of the NFL Network. It's a crucial blow to the Commanders' offense, costing the team a player considered one of the best at his position.
Getting benched three times in the NFL helped him get there. "Marty Schottenheimer, one of the greatest coaches and motivators to ever coach this game and who belongs here in Canton," Brees said Saturday. He would tell me all the time, even as he benched me three times and made me fight for my job every year with two greats, Doug Flutie and Philip Rivers.
CHICAGO -- The Sky's DiJonai Carrington was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after a hard foul across the face and neck area of the Fever's Sophie Cunningham during the first quarter of Indiana's 90-86 win Saturday afternoon. The play was originally called a flagrant 1 but was upgraded after review.
CHICAGO -- The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark on Saturday after the Indiana Fever star received what would have been her eighth of the season during a game against the Chicago Sky. By league rule, an eighth technical foul would have triggered a one-game suspension.
Tommy John, the namesake for the elbow surgery many top MLB players have undergone, did not attend the New York Yankees' Old-Timers' Day on Saturday as he shared a vague message about his health.
Craig, 66, said his doctors believe his condition came, in part, from concussions he sustained during his 11-year career as a running back. In his speech, Craig explained that "the changes were gradual" and were initially "dismissed as normal aging." "Over time, my family noticed it too and ultimately led us to seek answers from my doctor," Craig said.
Trump still menacing Greenland, Amazon plans most-polluting power plant in America, and Darline Graham is a flop. Democrats are quietly building the machinery to gut Trump: no impeachment circus, just subpoenas. Greenland told a Trump-linked oil outfit to stop their plan to drill, and enlisted Dr. Phil to twist the knife.
Construction of Trump’s ballroom was just shut down by a federal court, and Trump is now demanding his far-right Supreme Court bail him out again. A Republican congressman facing horrific domestic violence allegations is now blaming his toddler daughter’s daycare for her bruises, while the daycare insists they never laid a hand on her.
Third Way's multimillion-dollar offensive threatens Medicare for All, labor rights, climate action, and the progressive movement driving the party's energy…. Democratic strategist James Carville, who advised former President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign, speaking in New York City, on April 11, 2015. (Image: Eduardo Munoz for ICSS Livepic/via Reuters).
Donald Trump’s approval numbers have cratered to the lowest point of his political career, and even his own staffers say he’s ignoring it all to chase vanity projects.. A new study finds nearly half of young people aren’t going to church specifically because of evangelical leaders cozying up to Trump.
Let me tell what we're doing to fight back. I want to talk to you directly today. Not as a founder asking for support.
MAGA activist Laura Loomer just lit into Fox News as “TV for stupid people” after the network killed her interview segment with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A Guardian investigation reveals a 33-year-old defense contractor has become the top Republican fundraiser on the West Coast while his company is receiving billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts.
Raw America managing editor Carl Gibson recently interviewed Dr. Chris Ford — an emergency room physician practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and contributor to the Paging America Substack — to talk about about the ongoing affordability crisis in American healthcare.
A Republican senator admits he still has no idea about what’s going on with Mitch McConnell, and says his missing colleague’s absence is actively hurting Trump’s legislative agenda. The president’s most recent late-night eruption about leakers confirmed a report that he confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the weapons shortage from the Iran war.
Scientists just used AI to design viruses that don't exist in nature, then created them in the lab and watched them come to life and infect their targets. The viruses are harmless — they only attack bacteria, with the goal of fighting drug-resistant infections. The worry is what happens if the same tools get repurposed, the way we've seen in cybersecurity, to invent something dangerous.