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July 10 1600 UTC Brief
In the UK
British police have opened a murder investigation after Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home with serious injuries. Investigators have not said what happened or suggested a motive, which is where the facts currently stop, and the speculation should too.
In business
Chile and Argentina have revived a nearly 30-year-old border mining treaty to push forward projects along their shared frontier. The planned investment could top $20.7 billion, a useful reminder that some countries still treat geology as an economic strategy.
In technology and security
NASA is trying to save its Swift telescope from falling out of orbit, after solar activity expanded the upper atmosphere and increased drag on the spacecraft. The agency has turned to a startup, Katalyst Space Technologies, to attempt a robotic rescue, a gamble involving a company that has never flown a spacecraft before.
Separately, a new research paper says terrorist groups are using generative AI to improve battlefield tactics, including advice on modifying motorcycles for attacks. The report says the tools are being used directly by militant groups despite the guardrails meant to keep them from doing exactly that.
In the United States
A Monroe County sheriff’s deputy in South Florida was arrested after investigators said he used police databases and license-plate tools to track a woman he had met on set, then pulled her over without legal justification. Court records say he later entered a two-year pretrial intervention agreement and was removed from the sheriff’s office after his arrest.
In Michigan, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he is running against both parties and taking aim at the state’s political establishment. He made the comments at a Mackinac Island gathering of executives, lobbyists, and consultants, which he described as part of the problem with American politics.
And in Washington, a bipartisan Senate task force is backing the Jewish American Security Act as antisemitism rises. The effort centers on Holocaust education, protection for houses of worship, and better action against antisemitism online, which is, regrettably, still needed.
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