WASHINGTONPOST (Kyle Melnick) - Dog fleeing fireworks is rescued from 15-foot well after neighbor hears cries
“He just had a look on his face like, ‘Please help,’” firefighter Towan Smith said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Brady Dennis) - GOP redistricting fuels push for voter turnout in majority-Black Memphis
“This awoke a sleeping giant,” one organizer said of the church rallies and voter drives underway after GOP lawmakers redrew state election maps.
ABCNEWS - US-Belgium is most-watched soccer telecast in US history at 30M viewers, Fox says
The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday
AXIOS (Ben Berkowitz) - Trump says Iran ceasefire "over" and talks a "waste of time"
President Trump on Wednesday said he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over and that while negotiations can continue, they are a "waste of time." Why it matters: Three weeks after the U.S. and Iran signed a peace deal, both sides are launching fresh attacks and any sense of calm in the region has evaporated almost entirely. What they're saying: "To me, I think it's over," Trump said in response to a question about the ceasefire at the NATO summit in Turkey. - "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum," Trump said. By the numbers: The price of oil skyrocketed after Trump's comments, rising more than 5% in morning trading. This is breaking news.
President Trump on Wednesday said he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over and that while negotiations can continue, they are a "waste of time." Why it matters: Three weeks after the U.S. and Iran signed a peace deal, both sides are launching fresh attacks and any sense of calm in the region has evaporated almost entirely. What they're saying: "To me, I think it's over," Trump said in response to a question about the ceasefire at the NATO summit in Turkey. - "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum," Trump said. By the numbers: The price of oil skyrocketed after Trump's comments, rising more than 5% in morning trading. This is breaking news.Open
NPR (The Associated Press) - Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.Open
NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Late Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.”
NPR (The Associated Press) - Tehran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes
The regional crossfire raised the risks that an interim agreement to halt fighting in the war could break down, putting the Middle East again at risk of a wider conflict.
The regional crossfire raised the risks that an interim agreement to halt fighting in the war could break down, putting the Middle East again at risk of a wider conflict.Open
NYTIMES (Anne-Laure Le Cunff) - A.I. Is Giving Us Answers Right Away. That’s Making Us Dumber.
What used to be a meandering journey is now an immediate arrival at your destination.
NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Jump After Renewed Strikes in Gulf Put Shipping Recovery at Risk
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.
Not for the first time, Budweiser is trying to make it in Germany. But this is a tough time to sell German drinkers on the image and taste of American beer.