DAILY NEWS Stream – July 14, 2025

Hamas agrees to release 10 Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Doha [Qatar] (VnExpress)

The EU pledges €2.3 billion for Ukraine’s recovery, including grants and loan guarantees (Reuters)

US House Republicans urge top universities like Dartmouth to cut ties with the China Scholarship Council, citing national security risks after Chinese spies were caught stealing technology from American universities (AP)

US President Trump announces a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1, aiming to boost America’s copper industry (Thanh Niên; Reuters)

US President Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Brazil if it doesn’t stop its “witch hunt” trial against its former President Jair Bolsonaro. President Trump says President Bolsonaro was wrongly accused of trying to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election, similar to President Trump in 2020, and called on the people of Brazil to re-elect him (CNN; Al Jazeera)

Six US Secret Service agents are suspended for security failures that allowed the July 2024 assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler [Pennsylvania], which left one dead and two injured (New York Post)

US poll shows most President Trump voters support regulation on AI [artificial intelligence], with 87% agreeing that developers should get permission from creators before using their work to train for-profit AI, and that strong safeguards are needed to prevent harmful deepfakes, which look or sound like real people (New York Post)

US: Storms flood Alexandria [Virginia] and shut parts of Ellicott City [Maryland], with tornado alerts in the Washington DC-area causing airport delays (India Today)

US Transport Security Administration [TSA] no longer requires travelers to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, citing improved technology and aiming to ease travel before major events like America’s 250th anniversary (Fox News)

Gujarat [India]: A section of the Gambhira Bridge collapses, killing 10 after vehicles plunge into the river; the structure had been declared deteriorated since 2017 yet was neglected by officials (VnExpress)

Thailand reports over 13,000 HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] cases this year, with rising youth infections prompting new testing and reproductive education programs in schools (VTV.vn)

Study of 143,000 people finds a plant-based diet lowers the risk of Crohn’s disease [a chronic inflammatory bowel condition], while diets high in animal-people fat raise chances of Crohn’s by around 15% (UPI)

Study finds replacing animal-people products with vegan foods—even ultra-processed ones —leads to weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity in people with type 1 diabetes (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine)

Massive wildfire near Marseille [France] forces airport shutdown and cancels dozens of flights, as winds drive the blaze across 350 hectares (The Straits Times)

Europe’s severe heatwave from late June to early July 2025 killed around 2,300 people across 12 cities, with 65% of deaths linked to the climate crisis, mostly affecting elderly people (Fast Company)

Utah [US] officials urge water conservation amid severe drought affecting 91% of the state (Daily Herald)

Hawaii [US]’s Kilauea volcano erupts for 9 straight hours, sending lava up to 1,200 feet [365 meters] high. Volcanic gas, ash, and sulfur dioxide from the eruption may irritate people’s skin and eyes in nearby areas (Star Advertiser)

Storm Gabrielle floods southern Poland, damaging over 300 buildings and prompting top-level alerts across provinces including Podkarpackie and Śląskie (TVP World)

Flash flood in Ruidoso [New Mexico, US] kills at least 3, including 2 kids, and traps dozens in homes and vehicles, as rains raise the Rio Ruidoso River to record levels (Reuters)

China: At least 1 dead after a landslide buries a house in Xuyong County; over 400 responders continue the search for four missing individuals (China Daily)

Thailand: A monsoon trough [low-pressure area] causes heavy rain in 46 provinces, affecting 70% of Thailand (The Nation)

Flash floods in South Tripura [India] leave over 250 families homeless as the Muhuri River overflows; 840 people are sheltering in camps, and schools were closed (BNDTV)

Over 150 earthquakes hit Guatemala, killing at least 4, including a woman and her dog-person buried under rubble, while causing landslides and damage (AP)

Mount Rainier [Washington State, US] sees its biggest earthquake swarm since 2009, with hundreds of small earthquakes sparking mudflow warnings (Daily Mail)

Hebei [China]: Worms are seen forming strange circular patterns on the ground. Some believe this signals environmental changes or coming disasters like floods or magnetic field shifts. Locals see it as a warning connected to the Chinese Communist Party’s actions, including the persecution of Falun Gong spiritual practitioners and organ harvesting from Uyghurs and other minorities (DBC News)

Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) shares a Heaven message: “Zealous karma drives worms out of soil, because people fear rice will not get international prize.”

Master says: Just be positive to attract Yang Chi (Positive energy) and pray to GOD, whose eternal lasting Blessing will help those who are in need and are good.

Award-winning American journalist Will Potter (vegan) releases a new book, “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable” exposing how US animal-people factories pushed for “ag-gag” laws to block investigations into animal-people cruelty— and how animal-people rights activists found creative new ways to resist (Rolling Stone)

Canada launches training workshops in Guelph [Ontario] to help veterinarians detect cruelty against horse-people, aiming to support legal action in abuse cases (Paulick Report)

Canadian animal-people rescuer Angie Hurst starts a petition to ban fireworks in Perth County and replace them with drone shows after her beloved horse-person, Murphy, died from injuries while panicking during Canada Day [July 1] fireworks (SooToday.com)

Malta extends its wild sea urchin harvest ban through 2027 to restore its slow- recovering population, and plans to boost wild numbers with bred releases (Malta Today)

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey unveils Bitchat, a messaging app that works without internet by using Bluetooth wireless technology to connect people up to 300 meters away—handy in crowded areas with weak signals (VnExpress)

US group Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue saves dog-people and other animal-people in West Grove [Pennsylvania] and hosts outreach events to find them forever homes (Chester County Press)

US: Hundreds of adoptable pet-people arrive in North Texas aboard a flight by the nonprofit Wings of Rescue following historic Central Texas floods (NBCDFW)

New Jersey [US] police rescue a stranded dog-person named Oscar from high tidal waters in the city of Elizabeth (Cat Country)

Over 50 shelter dog-people from Louisiana [US], facing euthanasia, were flown to New Jersey for adoption on a “Freedom Flight” organized by The Animal Rescue Site and Greater Good Charities (The Animal Rescue Site)

South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope Society for the Protection of Animals rescues 10 abused chicken-people from a woman planning to eat them, urging the public to support humane animal-people care (Cape {town} Etc)

US animal-people rescue group Pilots To The Rescue flies 27 shelter pet-people from Birmingham [Alabama] to Manassas [Virginia] to ease overcrowding and boost their adoption chances in new communities (Potomac Local News)

US: More than 100 dog-people are rescued from “extremely neglectful conditions” in a Joelton [Tennessee] house (WKRN)

Gonzales [Texas, US] animal- people rescue group Rescue Alliance and others help hundreds of pet-people displaced by flooding, providing care while seeking adopters and donations from the public (NewsBreak)

Two baby hedgehogs trapped in a UK garden drain are rescued by Warwickshire Hedgehog Rescue charity and local firefighters; both are recovering fine (Good News Network)

Heart-opening quote of the day: “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin