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## [Young Galaxy Cluster](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/young-galaxy-cluster/)

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes us 4.4 billion years in the past with this July 3, 2026, image of a young galaxy cluster, MACS J0553.4-3342. The cluster is composed of two actively merging sub-clusters, roughly equal in mass. Each sub-cluster is anchored on an immensely bright and massive elliptical galaxy, easily identifiable as the […]

[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/young-galaxy-cluster/)Official sourceJul 16, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC

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## [Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and opens its search app to third-party integration](https://the-decoder.com/google-rebrands-notebooklm-as-gemini-notebook-and-opens-its-search-app-to-third-party-integration/)

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## [Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36dnz1zez5o)

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## [Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/g-s1-133961/why-orthodox-jews-are-opposing-the-new-daylight-saving-bill-in-congress)

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[NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5896223/kalshi-trump-white-house-teleprompter-operator-bet)Jul 16, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

### [Federal officials probe whether White House teleprompter profited off Trump's words](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5896223/kalshi-trump-white-house-teleprompter-operator-bet)

It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.

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[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/16/ava-duvernay-netflix-birthright-citizenship)Jul 16, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

### [Ava DuVernay to make Netflix documentary 14th on birthright citizenship](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/16/ava-duvernay-netflix-birthright-citizenship)

The film-maker behind Selma and 13th will focus on the 14th amendment for a new film out later this year as Donald Trump targets those protected by it Ava DuVernay announced on Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the civil war, and has come under…

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[Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968564/wildfires-new-evacuation-order-boston-bar-area/)Jul 16, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

### [Wildfires force new evacuation order for Boston Bar area](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968564/wildfires-new-evacuation-order-boston-bar-area/)

The Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires are both thousands of hectares in size and have previously triggered other evacuation orders in the area.

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[BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v0xe5elzyo)Jul 16, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

### [At least 1 dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v0xe5elzyo)

The same area devastated by floods last year - causing more than 130 deaths - is once again being targeted by life-threatening floods.

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[BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvnyr75r48o)Jul 16, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC

### [Investigation into parking tickets for drivers queuing at petrol stations](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvnyr75r48o)

It's part of a wider crackdown from the consumer regulator into potentially unfair practices by private parking operators.

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[Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968537/village-pemberton-evacuation-alert-out-control-wildfire/)Jul 16, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

### [Village of Pemberton on evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968537/village-pemberton-evacuation-alert-out-control-wildfire/)

The Signal Hill fire was reported late on Wednesday afternoon, about five kilometres south of Highway 99, and is currently estimated to be 10 hectares in size.

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[WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/swatch-gold-moonswatch-solves-the-problem-of-the-nightmare-royal-pop-launch/)Jul 16, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC

### [Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal Pop Launch](https://www.wired.com/story/swatch-gold-moonswatch-solves-the-problem-of-the-nightmare-royal-pop-launch/)

Swatch’s latest MoonSwatch is the Mission to the Moon 1969, a limited-edition model with components crafted from Omega’s 18K Moonshine Gold. To get one, you'll have to join a lottery.

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[TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ubers-14-8b-delivery-hero-deal-would-nearly-double-its-global-footprint/)Jul 16, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

### [Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global footprint](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ubers-14-8b-delivery-hero-deal-would-nearly-double-its-global-footprint/)

Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion all-stock deal that would nearly double the company’s global footprint and create one of the world’s largest food delivery platforms outside China.

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[Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968202/canada-cyclosporiasis-cases-us-outbreak/)Jul 16, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

### [Where cyclosporiasis cases stand in Canada as U.S. parasite outbreak rages](https://globalnews.ca/news/11968202/canada-cyclosporiasis-cases-us-outbreak/)

Cyclosporiasis is an illness of the intestines caused by a parasite called cyclospora, which is only spread through eating food or drinking water that contains the parasite.

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