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August 11: Colombia Earthquake and Strait of Hormuz Closure
In climate
NOAA says July was the hottest month ever recorded across the contiguous United States, extending a summer of exceptional heat and adding another benchmark to the country’s climate record.
In Washington
President Trump signed an order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and for the combined MMR shot to be split into separate measles, mumps and rubella doses over multiple visits. The American Academy of Pediatrics called the recommendation dangerous, citing a 35-year high in U.S. measles cases.
Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in as U.S. attorney general in the Oval Office.
In Colombia
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, killing at least 111 people and causing widespread damage as homes and other buildings collapsed. Footage from Pereira airport showed the force of the shaking as the quake hit.
In the Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed unless the United States meets demands that include reparations for damage from five months of U.S.-Israeli bombardments. President Trump rejected the conditions. A prolonged closure threatens a major global oil-shipping route, turning an already volatile regional dispute into a direct economic risk far beyond the Gulf.
In tech and the courts
A U.S. appeals court has allowed thousands of social-media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok to continue. The Ninth Circuit said the companies appealed too early and found that Section 230 does not settle the claims at this stage, leaving the companies to confront litigation over the alleged harms their products cause young users.
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