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July 12, 2026

The US is in the grip of an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite,
which is no longer being tracked by the CDC, The Foodborne
Diseases Active Surveillance Network had monitored 8 pathogens
for 30 years, but it now monitors only two, The New World
screwworm continues to spread in the US and Central America, with
infestations spreading rapidly in numerous animals, The Trump
administration held up funding for a facility crucial to slowing
the spread as well as a research initiative to find ways to stop
the pest, In Iran, the MOU signed by Trump in June formalized
Iran’s power over the Strait of Hormuz, Soldiers who survived the
Iranian attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait allege that the generals
in command ignored intelligence that the site was a probable
target, Wounded soldiers were not admitted to the hospital and
soldiers and their families say the Army downplayed their
injuries, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died over the
weekend, A former critic of Trump, he became a staunch supporter.

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