Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Pentagon Relabels Casualties, Fauci Diaries & YouTube-Peacock Bundle

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's Funeral Plans: NBC News, USA Today, TIME, WaPo

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell Extends Leave: ABC News, AP, Bloomberg, NY Times

Pentagon Relabels Some Troop Casualties: DCAS, WaPo, NY Times, Newsweek, ABC News

DEA and Pentagon: Boat Strikes Haven’t Changed Drug Supply: WaPo

European Wildfires Now Worst in Modern History: NY Times, CNN, BBC, CBS News

Northeast Faces Severe Weather Threat: TWC, CNN, Fox Weather

Storms Spawn Tornado in Wisconsin: ABC News, NY Times, CBS News

DOE Power Grid Order: DOE, Reuters, Bloomberg, WAGA, WFAA

Dr. Fauci Diaries Released: NewsNation, WaPo, Fox News, NPR, NY Post

Secret Service Agent Charged for Hazing Incident: Miami Herald, NBC News, CBS News, AP

Companies Launch AI Safety Initiative: NVIDIA, WSJ, CNBC, Reuters, Insider

YouTube Premium Adding Peacock: YouTube, CNBC, Engadget, Axios, Variety

Trivia Tuesday: What was former President John F. Kennedy's secret service code name?
Last Week’s Q: What tiny animal frightens elephants? 
Last Week’s A: Bee
Read More: Live Science, NY Times, QZ, Encyclopedia.Com