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“Never leave a Marine behind.”
-United States Marine Corps Tradition
I. Marine veteran Paul Whelan, held in Russia since 2018, released in major prisoner swap
II. Elon Musk accepts Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s challenge to a fight
III. Iran’s Ayatollah Orders Attack on Israel for Deaths of Top Hamas Leader, Hezbollah Commander
IV. Microsoft Says Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack Response
V. Washington must recalculate its strategic approach to the Middle East – opinion
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“In a military operation, the command and control elements are a legitimate target.”
-Stephen Hadley
I. July Red Sea recap: Houthis continue to target commercial vessels
II. A first look at Apple Intelligence and its (slightly) smarter Siri
III. ‘The Chosen’ Responds to Olympic Outrage, Goes Viral With Stunning First-Look at Last Supper
IV. Boston company claims world’s first automated dental procedure
V. Iran’s Khamenei orders attack on Israel as revenge for Haniyeh elimination – report
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“Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.”
-George C. Marshall
I. PACAF commander tours US-funded ‘power projection platforms’ in Northern Australia
II. Microsoft wants Congress to crack down on AI deepfakes
III. US Athletes Point to Christ as the Strength Behind Their Success: ‘He’s Glorified in That’
IV. Apple says Safari protects your privacy. We fact-checked those claims.
V. IDF strikes Beirut: Hezbollah commander responsible for Majdal Shams strike confirmed killed
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“You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
I. Shaking Up U.S. Industrial Base Key To ‘Cheap’ Cruise Missile Program
II. Instagram Will Let You Make Custom AI Chatbots—Even Ones Based on Yourself
III. Druze Mourn Their Dead, Israeli Resident Says ‘We’re Going to War’ after Children Killed in Rocket Attack
IV. Rise of the robots: the slow march of Musk’s humanoid helpers
V. Erdogan threatens Israel: ‘Like we entered Karabakh and Libya – we will do the same to Israel’
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“Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man – there’s your diamond in the rough.”
‒Larry David
I. Marine recruit arrives at boot camp with glorious mop top
II. Computing chaos: When CrowdStrike sneezes, the entire business world catches a cold
III. Netanyahu Concludes Momentous Week in Washington, Will Return to 7-Front War
IV. Feds warn of North Korean Andariel cyber group, offer $10 million reward
V. Israel dispatching hostages negotiation team to Rome, Netanyahu says
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“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
-Thomas Paine
I. Destroying Drones Before Launch Is Becoming A Major Mission For U.S. Special Operators
II. Spray-on shoes, flying taxis, AI, and other tech innovations at the Olympics
III. Who were the tribes of Israel?
IV. OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine
V. Iranian hackers threaten Israeli athletes at Paris Olympics in new cyber campaign
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“The C-130J is constantly evolving, as reflected with this 19th mission capability, ensuring the Super Hercules remains ready for what’s next through unmatched versatility and tactical airlift power.”
-Rod McLean
I. C-130 Factory: How Iconic Hercules Airlifters Are Born
II. Apple Maps launches on the web to take on Google
III. ‘Christians of America Stand Solidly with Israel’: Netanyahu Meets with Evangelicals in DC
IV. US government demands access to OpenAI’s AI model
V. ‘Israel first, America next’: Regional military alliance needed to combat Iran, Netanyahu says
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“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
– George S. Patton
I. Project 2025’s plan for the US military
II. Widespread IT outage affects banking, media, airlines and other services
III. Scripture-engaged Americans place higher importance on civic engagement, poll finds
IV. The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash
V. Take Action for Israel: Pro-Israel American student leaders learn to combat campus antisemitism
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“There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.”
-Montesquieu
I. WATCH LIVE: Trump to Address Republican National Convention
II. Streaming reaches ‘record-setting’ TV share
III. JD Vance assures conservative Christians they ‘have a seat at the table’ in Republican Party
IV. Judge in SolarWinds case rejects SEC oversight of cybersecurity controls
V. Why did Adidas just apologize for its latest campaign?
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“I realize not every person wanted this to happen. But I realize that’s also irrelevant.”
-Jeannie Flynn, first USAF female fighter pilot trained for combat.
I. F/A-18F Super Hornet Pilot Is First U.S. Female Aviator To Shoot Down An Enemy Aerial Threat
II. Here’s why the BTC and crypto industry is excited about JD Vance, Trump’s potential VP
III. Musk Flees CA, Pulls X and SpaceX Out of State After Newsom Signs Anti-Parent Law
IV. After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”