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STAT+: FDA approves Vera Therapeutics kidney disease treatment
[STAT News] — 7/7/2026, 4:44:36 PMHealth

The FDA approved a new medicine from the biotech company Vera Therapeutics for patients with a type of chronic autoimmune kidney disease.

Taylor Swift’s Networking Spectacular
[The Atlantic] — 7/7/2026, 4:44:27 PMUS

At roughly 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3, the words JUST&T MARRIED! appeared on the jumbotrons outside Madison Square Garden. The sign meant that the “T&T” in question—the pop star Taylor Swift and her footballer fiancé Travis Kelce—had just wed. Onlookers outside the venue who’d braved the heat wave...

Argentina vs Egypt, FIFA World Cup LIVE updates: Egypt grabs early goal as Messi misses penalty again
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:42:33 PMAsia

Lionel Messi becomes the first player to miss two penalties at the same World Cup; Round of 16 clash heats up as Egypt eyes big upset

Tamil Nadu drew lower quantity of rice than its share under Antyodaya Anna Yojana in five of the last seven years
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:40:30 PMAsia

From 2019-20 to 2025-26, it was during the COVID-19 pandemic year (2020-21) that the drawal was almost close to the allocated figure of around 6.99 lakh tonnes, with the off-take being about 98%. In the remaining four years, it varied from around 73% during 2022-23 and 2023-24 to 79% during 2024-25

Modi announces IIM Bangalore campus in Indonesia
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:39:50 PMAsia

PM describes the initiative as a major step towards strengthening educational ties and benefiting students across the ASEAN region

Protesters storm National Assembly, demand suspension of screening of ambassadorial nominee
Protesters storm National Assembly, demand suspension of screening of ambassadorial nominee
[Premium Times Nigeria] — 7/7/2026, 4:38:04 PMAfrica

The protesters said the nominee, Abayomi Fasina, a former vice chancellor of the FUOYE, has a pending case in court over alleged sexually harassment of a former colleague at the university, Folasade Adebayo, an engineer and former deputy director at the institution. The post Protesters storm...

Trump berates NATO, praises Turkey’s Erdogan as summit starts
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:37:09 PMAsia

NATO chief Mark Rutte has insisted European countries are "delivering" by bolstering military budgets and moving to take more responsibility for the defence of their continent in the face of Russia

Two dead, two injured in road accident in Nippani
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:36:02 PMAsia
Maine Democrat says he's considering entering Senate race amid Platner fallout
Maine Democrat says he's considering entering Senate race amid Platner fallout
[The Hill] — 7/7/2026, 4:35:39 PMPolitics

Maine Democrat Nirav Shah said on Tuesday that he is weighing a Senate bid in the wake of a new allegation of sexual assault made against Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who is taking some time to reevaluate his campaign. The former state public health chief previously ran in Maine's...

Bernie Sanders calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
Bernie Sanders calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
[The Hill] — 7/7/2026, 4:32:57 PMPolitics

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said he told Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw from the race for Maine Senate in the wake of a report alleging Platner sexually assaulted a woman he was dating in 2021. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,” Sanders said in...

High Court directs Virudhunagar DLSA Chairperson to meet officials on regulating fireworks units
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:30:59 PMAsia

The court has asked the officials to come up with an effective system to regulate the fireworks units in Virudhunagar district to prevent accidents which had become frequent

Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of sharing Iranian asylum seeker data
[Middle East Eye] — 7/7/2026, 4:30:38 PMMiddle East

Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of sharing Iranian asylum seeker data A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration's immigration agencies shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating immigration regulations and...

Pogacar loses yellow jersey in Tour de France heat
[BBC News] — 7/7/2026, 4:30:23 PMWorld

Mads Pedersen sprints clear from a breakaway to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France.

Two former policemen detained under Goondas Act
[The Hindu] — 7/7/2026, 4:28:23 PMAsia
Le procès de Rima Hassan pour apologie du terrorisme renvoyé en octobre
[Le Monde] — 7/7/2026, 4:27:27 PMInternational

La justice reproche à l’eurodéputée La France insoumise un post publié sur X dans lequel elle mentionnait le Japonais Kozo Okamoto, l’un des auteurs de l’attentat qui a fait 26 morts en 1972 à l’aéroport de Tel-Aviv.