Friday, August 1st
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Kamala Harris says system is ‘broken,’ criticizes ‘capitulation’ under Trump during first interview since losing the election (CNN)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down (AXIOS)
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America and Nepal (AP)
Smithsonian’s removal of Trump from impeachment exhibit draws fire (THE HILL)
Bureau of Prisons moves Ghislaine Maxwell to lower-security prison camp in Texas (ABC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Trump officials visit controversial aid site in Gaza (CNN)
Kyiv mourns after a Russian attack that killed 31 people, including 5 children (AP)
El Salvador scraps term limits, paving way for Bukele to rule indefinitely (BBC)
Pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains unearthed in Peru (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Vaccine exemptions for American kindergartners rise to an all-time high (MO NEWS)
Trump calls for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell (AP)
Sprawling new $200M White House ballroom to be paid for by Trump and donors (FOX)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A heart attack caused the death of pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, authorities say (NBC)
Prosecutors seeking long prison term for Sean "Diddy" Combs and opposing bail (CBS)
Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens addresses his controversial remarks about not wanting to date women over 60 (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
Five different countries take gold medals on a wide-open day at the swim world championships (AP)