Wednesday, July 23rd
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
- Judge calls Bryan Kohberger a “faceless coward” as he only utters 3 words at sentencing (MO NEWS) 
- House Oversight Committee issues subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell ABC NEWS; Judge in Florida denies Justice Dept. request to release Epstein transcripts WASHINGTON POST 
- Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan interpreter who helped U.S. military (NBC) 
- Florida police under scrutiny as video of Black man punched, dragged by deputies during traffic stop goes viral (CNN) 
- Columbia University disciplines students involved in Butler Library takeover (CBS) 
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
- Zelensky faces major anti-corruption protests across Ukraine (MO NEWS) 
- A baby boy dies as starvation spreads across Gaza (NBC) AFP says its Gaza journalists suffering health issues as union warns they will die without intervention (FOX) 
- Protest against Gaza war prevents Israeli visitors from touring Greek island (AP) 
- New entrance fee to visit Europe set to triple, says European Commission (CNBC) 
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
- White House unveils America’s ‘AI Action Plan’ (NPR) 
- World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm (CNN) 
- U.S. home sales fade in June as prices soar to record levels (CNBC) 
- Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms (CBS) 
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
- U.S. Olympic officials ban transgender women from women's events (AP) 
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to rerelease their rare debut record ‘Buckingham Nicks (CNN) 
- ‘South Park’ to get 50 new episodes as Trey Parker, Matt Stone reach five-year deal with Paramount (VARIETY) 
- Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson reuniting for film trilogy about 'pursuit of love' 22 years after Dawson's Creek (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) 
 
                        