WORLDWaiting for Moses: Africa’s sons in Russia’s warRussia's war in Ukraine is leaving African families to count the cost.Al Jazeera·July 9, 2026
WORLDAs Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures InvestorsCrews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be completed on time.NY Times·July 9, 2026
WORLDMbappe and Dembele net as France beat Morocco to reach World Cup semifinalFrance beat Morocco 2-0 in quarterfinals at FIFA World Cup 2026 and will meet Spain or Belgium next.Al Jazeera·July 9, 2026
WORLDGuehi a doubt for Norway game and Rice ill with bugEngland defender Marc Guehi is managing a slight hamstring injury and could miss Saturday's Norway quarter-final.BBC News·July 9, 2026
WORLDOpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6OpenAI's latest family of models promises improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.TechCrunch·July 9, 2026
WORLDFrance downs Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinalMorocco was no match for France, which lost 2-0. The French, one of the pre-tournament favorites, move on to the World Cup semifinals against either Spain or Belgium.NPR·July 9, 2026
WORLDAs U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iran, Prospect of All-Out War RisesAmerican officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.NY Times·July 9, 2026
WORLDThe ChatGPT browser is already deadOpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year after launching it. Atlas was announced in October, but as part of its wave of news about ChatGPT Work today, the company confirmed that it will be "sunsetting" Atlas and is targetThe Verge·July 9, 2026
WORLDThe floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half offBluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some variation of the same basic (and often small) design. Thankfully, through July 10th Woot has the Anker Soundcore Boom 2 on sale for $69.99, which is $20 cheaper than the discounted prThe Verge·July 9, 2026
WORLDMeghan will not appear at public events during Harry UK tripIt is not known whether Meghan will still visit the UK for any private visits, following reports she may be coming with the children.BBC News·July 9, 2026
WORLDGrading the USMNT's World Cup: Did Pochettino, Pul...At this summer's World Cup, the U.S. did its homework, aced the quizzes, and then failed the final exam. How should we grade its World Cup?ESPN·July 9, 2026
WORLDWhat went wrong for Coco Gauff at WimbledonAfter a groundbreaking run, Coco Gauff was upset by Karolina Muchova in the Wimbledon semifinals on Thursday. We break it down.ESPN·July 9, 2026
