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July 23 0400 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
In Madison, Wisconsin, police say an officer fatally shot a man near the state Capitol after the man allegedly injured the officer with a knife while resisting arrest. The officer was hurt in the encounter, and the shooting is being reviewed as a use-of-force incident.
Health officials in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania, are urging residents to get vaccinated as measles cases continue to rise in the region. Separately, rescue crews in Philadelphia are searching for a man reported missing after he entered the Delaware River near Penn’s Landing on Wednesday evening.
In security and politics
The Secret Service says threats against the people it protects are up about 40 percent from a year ago, and Director Sean Curran says the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year. That is the threat environment in plain English, which is not exactly a comforting phrase ahead of the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Separately, a Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s detail has been placed on administrative leave over suspected leaks tied to a news story about Vance’s travel. Officials have also said they believe they identified a person leaking information about the vice president.
In international news
The Trump administration says it has reached a framework for a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, though it has released no details. One possible element would be a Saudi facility to enrich uranium, which is the part that tends to draw attention from everybody else in the region.
In the wider Middle East, the Houthis say they attacked oil tankers, what would be the first Red Sea attacks since the Iran-backed group announced a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia. The development comes as the United States carries out more strikes on Iran, adding another layer of strain to an already volatile situation.
In Gaza, Najwa is facing a long recovery after an Israeli airstrike killed her daughter and left her without an eye. Her injuries are severe, and the psychological trauma is described as deep and ongoing.
In Britain, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai is facing deportation after officials reportedly confiscated his passport at Heathrow and told him he would be sent back to Hong Kong within seven days. The Home Office says the case appears to stem from an administrative paperwork issue at the border.
In local news
Upper Merion Township is sending a proposed 4.6 million-square-foot data center campus in King of Prussia into a more intense round of review, after residents again pushed back over health, environmental, power grid, and emergency-preparedness concerns. The developer now faces a mid-August deadline to win approval from township supervisors, which is a lovely way to say the calendar is doing some of the work.
And in Sea Isle City, the Shooting Stars program is bringing children with disabilities together for support and encouragement, a rare story that does exactly what it says on the tin.
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