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July 11, 2026

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Inside the terrifying Pete Hegseth purge pushing the US army to breaking point

Joseph Stalin conducted two enormous purges of Red Army officers that decimated its leadership. During the first in 1937-38, three marshals were executed; 13 Army Commanders were removed, and 50 Corps Commanders – some exiled, many killed. All were accused of being ideological traitors. Stalin was no fool; he understood after cutting off the head of his military that it wasn’t ready to fight Nazi Germany. Many historians view Stalin’s Non-ggression pact with Hitler, which allowed Hitler to fight on a single front and conquer Western Europe, as motivated by his knowledge that unravelling his own army threatened national security.

July 11, 2026

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Breaking down Folarin Balogun’s controversial red card in USA World Cup win

The United States is back in the World Cup round of 16. They got here by getting their first knockout win since 2002, a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area on Wednesday, July 1. The USMNT was powered again by Folarin Balogun, who scored the first goal of the match, but then received a controversial red card that left the team with ten players. Advertisement USA TODAY soccer insider Jon Arnold broke down the national team’s performance on an episode of USA TODAY Sports’ “Sports Seriously” soccer podcast published after the match. One

July 11, 2026

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Record-Breaking QB Tops ACC Rankings Ahead of 2026 College Football Season

Miami quarterback Darian Mensah has received more praise from a national media pundit ahead of the 2026 college football season. Andy Staples of On3 unveiled his rankings of the 10 best quarterbacks in the ACC on Thursday. Staples ranked Mensah as the league’s No. 1 quarterback, edging out Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele of California. Where was Mensah before Miami? Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R Mason Thomas (32) pressures Tulane Green Wave quarterback Darian Mensah (10) | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Mensah utilized his redshirt at Tulane in 2023 as he sat behind Michael Pratt and Kai Horton. In his sole

July 11, 2026

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US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda | US supreme court

The US supreme court has upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, affirming that nearly all people born on US soil are American citizens and rejecting a central pillar of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. The president had issued an executive order on the first day of his second term that sought to deny automatic citizenship to the children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign residents. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said this order violated the 14th amendment of the US constitution. “Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights – to freely participate in

July 11, 2026

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Defying Trump, Italy’s Meloni ‘maintaining’ hard line against Iran war help

ANKARA, Turkey — Despite being singled out for sharp criticism by US President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni doubled down on her government’s refusal to let Washington use bases for military operations in the war against Iran. “For the bases, it’s not as though we’ve been changing course from one day to the next — we’ve had a very clear line since the beginning of the conflict in Iran, and we are maintaining that,” the prime minister told reporters on the closing night of the summit here in Ankara, after the US had restarted its bombing

July 10, 2026

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U.S. Strikes Fail to Break Iran’s Grip on the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. launched another major round of strikes across Iran this week, targeting roughly 90 military sites, including coastal radar installations, anti-ship missile batteries, drone launch positions, command networks and IRGC naval assets around Hormuz.  Tehran responded within hours with missile and drone attacks against U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar while insisting it will continue enforcing its own navigation regime through the Strait.  For Tehran, control of Hormuz is now the top strategic objective. Western intelligence assessments conclude that Tehran is prepared to accept renewed military escalation rather than relinquish control over commercial traffic through the strait. 

July 10, 2026

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World Cup games today: A closer look at today’s schedule

July 10, 2026, 6:07 a.m. ET Day 30 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has one quarterfinal on the slate as Spain and Belgium take the spotlight. SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is the venue for this clash between two European powerhouses. The winner advances to the semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on July 14.  All times Eastern and accurate as of Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 11:23 p.m. Quarterfinal: Spain vs Belgium Time/TV: 3:00 PM ET on Fox at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Why watch: Spain is in search of its second World Cup title and appears

July 10, 2026

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Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest

The recovery of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have stalled Thursday, with just six tankers making the transit through the gateway to the Persian Gulf, according to data from the Kpler trade intelligence group.  Wednesday saw 21 such vessels transit the waterway, but it also saw a sharp escalation in tit-for-tat attacks by Iran and the U.S., which was sparked earlier in the week by Iranian strikes on several tankers. MarineTraffic.com data from earlier in the day showed just three tankers in the strait, two of which are under U.S. sanctions for links to Iran, and all

July 10, 2026

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South Korea’s SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in record-breaking US IPO | Technology

South Korean chip giant makes largest-ever debut by a foreign firm in the US, eclipsing Alibaba’s 2014 IPO. South Korean chip giant SK Hynix has raised a record-breaking $26.5bn ahead of its Wall Street debut amid soaring demand for semiconductors used in AI. SK Hynix said on Friday that it had sold 177.9 million American depositary shares (ADS) at $149 each ahead of its listing on the New York-based Nasdaq stock exchange. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list ADS are US dollar-denominated shares of a foreign company that can be bought and sold on the US market. SK

July 10, 2026

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BREAKING: Technical talks will continue with Iran, US official says

Fox News White House correspondent Aisha Hasnie reports on Iranians’ escalating threats against President Donald Trump following recent U.S. military strikes on ‘Special Report.’ Iranian mourners issue death threats against President Donald Trump, with banners displayed at Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral, following recent U.S. military actions. Aisha Hasnie reports from the White House that Trump claims Iran’s leaders are now calling him to make a deal, despite widespread anti-U.S. sentiment. Source link