Morning Edition Thursday, the 9th of July

Good morning,

At the top of the news, In a surprise swap, Trump flies back from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet.

Also in the digest... Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Flickr, and Taylor Swift.

Read long and prosper.

- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
 
Christian Pulisic
Christian Pulisic suffered fractured leg in USA’s World Cup loss to Belgium
World
‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities
National
Mom behind home where her 16 kids were kept like ‘feral animals’ had conjoined twins that died shortly after birth, police say
Timothy Allen Wegert
Virginia martial arts expert tries to roundhouse kick a cop on the beach during a late-night chase. It does not end well for him
World
US air force cancels promotions over grading error in security test
National
Doreen Lawrence will not foot any of legal bill for failed attempt to sue Daily Mail
David Hearn
Olympian accused of tearing piece of Trump’s reflecting pool maintains innocence in first appearance before a judge
Health
Utah's Measles Outbreak Has Spread to 22 of 29 Counties, a Level No Other U.S. State Has Reported
Ice
ICE arrested a nursing mom. A Trump-appointed judge ordered her release three months later
World
Italy expels two Russian diplomats accused of spying
Missile
3 teenagers enter an abandoned and restricted Colorado Cold War missile silo, but only two make it back out on their own
World
Man loses hand and has ‘metal fragments in eyes’ after picking up ‘bomb-like device’ on California beach
911
Maryland mother accuses cops ‘unnecessarily, inhumanely killed’ her son with autism who called 911 for help. But the cops will face no consequences
World
Super Typhoon Bavi: Taiwan, China and Japan brace for giant storm as wide as France
World
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Washington reflecting pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism – live
World
What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?
Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh buried an unusual, unhedged promise in his first Fed minutes—and one economist says it's the strongest signal in the document
World
US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
World
US court says Trump name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal
World
US charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist