| No Images? Click here  Tuesday, July 30‘USA FIRST’ TRUMP SPEECH SENT TO GULF FOR VETTING Tom Barrack, a longtime friend and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, worked to modify a major 2016 energy speech by then-candidate Trump to be more pro-Middle East, according to a new report released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. [HuffPost]WYDEN RIPS RATCLIFFE: LEAST QUALIFIED EVER After Trump nominated Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace Dan Coats as the director of national intelligence, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called Ratcliffe “the most partisan and least qualified individual ever nominated to serve as Director of National Intelligence,” and warned he’s not much more than a Trump acolyte. [HuffPost]CAPITAL ONE: 100 MILLION AFFECTED BY DATA BREACH Capital One says a hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit. The Virginia-based bank said it found out about the vulnerability in its system July 19 and immediately sought help from law enforcement. [AP]UN: MORE CIVILIANS KILLED BY AFGHAN, NATO FORCES More Afghan civilians were killed by Afghan and NATO forces than by the Taliban and other militants in the first half of 2019, the U.N. mission said in a report. [AP]BRAZIL PRISON RIOTS LEAVE 57 DEAD, 16 DECAPITATED At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil, with 16 of the victims decapitated, according to prison officials. [AP]TRUMP CAMPAIGN MAKES NEARLY $500,000 SELLING PLASTIC STRAWS Trump’s reelection campaign has made nearly a half-million dollars selling red plastic straws emblazoned with his name, apparently siphoned up by his base. [HuffPost]BEDRIDDEN DROPOUT INVENTED SURGERY, CURED HIMSELF After collapsing in class at the start of his final year of college, Doug Lindsay spent 11 years confined to a hospital bed with a mysterious ailment. As his doctors remained perplexed, he took it upon himself to solve his medical mystery. [CNN]
.   THE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WARREN AND SANDERS The policy differences between Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and her progresive ally turned presidential rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are minor. They are very unlikely to criticize each other during tonight’s debate. But their careers show distinct differences in how they approach the Democratic Party and how they might seek to empower it if elected to the presidency. [HuffPost]‘PARENTS GAVE UP CUSTODY FOR KIDS’ SCHOLARSHIPS’ Dozens of wealthy families in Illinois have reportedly been using a controversial tactic to help their children pay for college: They give up legal guardianship so the teenagers can claim dramatically lower incomes and earn need-based financial aid. [HuffPost]TRUMP REITERATES UNPROVEN GROUND ZERO CLAIMS Trump said Monday that he “spent a lot of time” at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, resurfacing an old claim he has touted repeatedly without evidence. [HuffPost]DEADLY VIRUS DETECTED IN FLORIDA Health officials in Central Florida are advising the public to take extra precautions against mosquitoes after a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus was detected. Several sentinel chickens recently tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis virus, which can cause brain infections and swelling. [HuffPost]POLAND SCRAPS INCOME TAX FOR YOUNG PEOPLE A new law that comes into effect in Poland this week will scrap income tax for roughly 2 million young workers. It's an attempt by the government to stop the dramatic brain drain Poland has experienced since it joined the European Union 15 years ago. [CNN]TEENS ACCUSED OF STABBING COP TURN ON EACH OTHER According to a 14-page document from the judge investigating a police officer’s murder in Italy, 19-year-old Finnegan Elder and 18-year-old Gabe Natale Hjorth’s stories sync about the drug deal, the stolen backpack, and the plan. Then, things diverge. [The Daily Beast]
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