Friday, July 18th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Explosion at LA County Sheriff's Department facility leaves 3 deputies dead, sources say (FOX)
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE (CNN)
17-year-old charged with murder in death of paddleboarder in Maine (CBS)
White House official: $2B for Alcatraz renovations ‘sounds excessive’ (THE HILL)
Border Patrol raids Home Depot parking lot in Sacramento; multiple people arrested (KCRA)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia's oil and banks after Robert Fico lifts his veto (EURO NEWS)
Israel “deeply regrets” strike that hit Gaza’s only Catholic church (MO NEWS)
Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, fit ankle tag, citing flight risk concern amid criminal trial (CNN)
Russian mom and 2 young girls found living inside remote cave in snake-infested forest in India (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Trump signs first law regulating cryptocurrencies (MO NEWS)
Consumer sentiment improved in July, despite Trump's tariff threats (ABC)
Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser for stealing iOS secrets (THE VERGE)
West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in Northeast Philadelphia, health officials say (CBS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Fans speculate after Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham share cryptic Instagram posts (FOX)
NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell steps down amid conflict of interest, collusion controversies (CBS)
Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist, dies at 99 (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
'Friday the 13th' prequel series casts Jason Vorhees (NEWSWEEK)
