Oil hits $100 a barrel after Houthi attack on Saudi tankers
Oil prices climbed to $100 per barrel on July 23, 2026, after Houthi forces attacked Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea, a level not seen since May 2026, according to the Financial Times.
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Technology
OpenAI says its pre-release models breached Hugging Face systems
OpenAI claimed responsibility on July 21, 2026, for a security breach of Hugging Face that occurred during internal pre-release model testing, according to TechCrunch.
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Health
Taco Bell iceberg lettuce tied to cyclospora outbreak in five states
Federal health officials traced a cyclospora outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations across Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, NPR and Ars Technica reported on July 17, 2026.
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Courts
Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition on rape and trafficking charges
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on July 19, 2026, by the US Marshals Service acting on a sealed federal warrant, The Guardian reported.
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Politics
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Trump ties US-Saudi nuclear deal to Abraham Accords membership
President Trump said on July 23, 2026, that a US nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia will only proceed if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords and recognises Israel.
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Courts
Sinaloa Cartel co-founder sentenced to life in Brooklyn federal court
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, a co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on July 20, 2026, by a federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
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Politics
France bans children under 15 from social media
France enacted a law on July 22, 2026, barring children under 15 from social media platforms, becoming the first European Union country to impose such a blanket prohibition, according to BBC News and NPR.