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Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, and the National Hurricane Center says it is forecast to strengthen quickly. It is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias and could become the Atlantic season's first hurricane.…
✔ Sources: Reuters via MarketScreener, The Weather Channel, WJHG
After criticism from both parties, President Trump said his super PAC, MAGA Inc., will pay for the 'Patriotic Ads' that the Department of Homeland Security had been funding with taxpayer money. A White House official said Tuesday the pledge does not refer…
✔ Sources: CBS News, AP via PBS NewsHour, AP via KSAT
Paramount completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, a deal valued at about $110 billion including debt. The combined company is called Skydance and is led by David Ellison. It brings CNN, CBS, HBO Max, Paramount+ and the Warner Bros. and…
✔ Sources: AP News Summary (via Star Beacon), Axios, New York Times via The Philadelphia Inquirer
Kenya's Health Secretary Aden Duale said a Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years and traveled home through Uganda died in Nairobi and tested positive for Ebola, the country's first confirmed case. Officials are tracing 28 contacts plus…
✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, The Boston Globe
More than 250,000 people marched across France on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry, backing students who are demanding more education funding; organizers gave a higher figure. Riot police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities. More than 6,100…
✔ Sources: AP via The Philadelphia Inquirer, Al Jazeera
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