Articles for category: Politics

July 24, 2026

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U.S. measles cases have already broken last year’s record

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The number of measles cases in the U.S. this year has already surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday. The U.S. had 2,289 cases in 2025, the worst year for measles in more than three decades. Now, with five months still to go,

July 24, 2026

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The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is Spreading Faster Than the CDC Can Track | U.S. News Decision Points

The federal government may be in the process of learning that it’s hard to control what you choose not to observe. In this case it’s cyclospora, a parasite that can infect humans and cause what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refers to as “explosive bowel movements.” Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email newsletters from U.S. News:Pick Newsletters The CDC says it knows of 843 cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states. But a look at data collected by state shows that’s a significant undercount. Public health officials find themselves grappling with a seasonal emergency while

July 24, 2026

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U.S. carries out more strikes as Trump threatens Iran, Houthis with “major military punishment”

President Trump’s policy on Iran is “a head for an eye,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, adding that Yemen’s Houthi rebels had been “suckered” into attacking Red Sea shipping by Iran. “The president’s policy is ‘a head for an eye.’ I mean, honestly, that’s what it’s going to be,” Rubio said on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit in Manila, the capital of The Philippines.  Iran’s foreign minister recently described his country’s “defense doctrine” as “an eye for an eye.” Referring to Houthi claims to have hit two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday,

July 24, 2026

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With US-Iran trust broken again, can Pakistan bring them back to talks? | US-Israel war on Iran News

Islamabad, Pakistan – A wooden panelled bookshelf behind him, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, aimed at extending their ceasefire by creating a pathway towards long-term peace. Sharif then held up the document for the cameras. That was June 17, the high point of a frenzied diplomatic effort led by Pakistan spanning weeks, which had culminated in the MoU that Sharif signed as a mediator. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Yet less than four weeks later, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has, in just the past

July 23, 2026

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5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Texas panhandle | Texas

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Texas panhandle, the state’s northernmost region, on Thursday, marking the strongest quake to hit the area since 1900. The earthquake struck at around 5.21am at a depth of 3.5 miles (5.7km), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Its epicenter was about 27.8 miles south-east of the city of Spearman and approximately 68 miles from Amarillo. No injuries or deaths were reported, with the USGS saying: “Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and

July 23, 2026

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U.S., Iran trade more strikes after Trump says ceasefire is “over”

Iran won’t give up the Strait of Hormuz, its “new nuclear weapon,” an analyst told CBS News on Wednesday.  Speaking soon after President Trump said the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was, in his view, “over,” Aaron David Miller, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and a former State Department adviser on Arab-Israeli negotiations, said: “Iran is not going to give up what is now their new nuclear weapon,” the Strait of Hormuz, “which is leverage and control over a choke point through which 20% of the world’s daily global oil supply transits.” The two countries’ dramatic flare-up

July 23, 2026

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US and Iran trade escalating strikes as supreme leader is buried after days-long funeral | US-Israel war on Iran

The US and Iran traded retaliatory strikes on Thursday as US president Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz. Iran responded to the latest round of attacks by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accused the US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant. The second consecutive day of tit-for-tat strikes came hours before Iran buried former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his home city of Mashhad. Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes this February at the outbreak of the war. The “body of the martyred leader

July 23, 2026

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The 2026 World Cup’s 11 Most Watched Matches

Pretty much from the opening kick, the 2026 men’s World Cup was setting viewing records in the United States. The opening match between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 drew 13.4 million viewers for Telemundo and Peacock’s Spanish-language telecast and 7.19 million for Fox’s English-language presentation. Both were all-time highs in the U.S. for the opening game of the World Cup, and for Telemundo and Peacock, it was the most watched World Cup game ever on Spanish-language TV in this country. The latter mark lasted all of seven days, until Mexico’s next match. NBCUniversal, which owns Telemundo and Peacock, and

July 23, 2026

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TELEMUNDO AND PEACOCK REDEFINE SOCCER FANDOM IN THE US WITH RECORD-BREAKING AUDIENCES FOR SPANISH-LANGUAGE COVERAGE OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2026™

Each Stage of the 2026 Tournament Set New Viewership Records in Spanish-Language Media History in Total Audience 23.9 Million Viewers Tuned-in to Watch Spain’s Victory Over Argentina in Sunday’s Final Match, Becoming the Most-Watched Soccer Match in Spanish-Language Media History Tournament Averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 6.3 Million Viewers Through 104 Matches and 3 Million Average Minute Audience on Peacock and Telemundo Streaming Platforms Miami, FL, July 21, 2026 – Telemundo, the leading Spanish-language home of world-class soccer in the United States, closes out its coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with record-breaking audience delivery across every stage

July 23, 2026

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US attacks Iran over strike in Strait of Hormuz, Tehran responds by hitting Arab states

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says the US has completed a third round of strikes this week against Iran at the direction of US President Donald Trump in response to an attack on a civilian ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The US carried out strikes on 140 Iranian military targets, including missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition stockpiles, communications networks and coastal surveillance facilities, it said. “Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay,” US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on social media. Iranian state media reported US strikes across its southern provinces, including Bushehr, Hormozgan,