12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Thursday, July 9, 2026.

SOURCES:  CNN — Live updates: US and Iran trade strikes for second day after Trump said ceasefire is 'over'  https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/world/live-news/iran-war-trump  WORLD Radio — Thursday morning news: July 9, 2026  https://wng.org/podcasts/thursday-morning-news-july-9-2026-1783538285  CNN — Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for three weeks and his team won't say why  https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalization-health  Forbes — What We Know About Mitch McConnell's Health  https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnell-has-been-hospitalized-for-weeks-what-we-know-about-his-health/  CNN — Manhattan high-rise at risk of partial collapse  https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/live-news/nyc-pfizer-building-evacuations  NBC News — Buckling Manhattan high-rise deemed 'stable' for now  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buckling-beams-manhattan-high-rise-construction-trigger-mass-evacuatio-rcna353343  CNBC — SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 on Tuesday. Here's what it means for the stock  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/06/spacex-joins-the-nasdaq-100-on-tuesday-what-it-means-for-the-stock.html  Yahoo Finance — SpaceX Joins the Nasdaq-100 Today. History Says the Stock Will Do This Next  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-joins-nasdaq-100-today-090800330.html  Anadolu Agency — Morning briefing: July 9, 2026  https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/morning-briefing-july-9-2026/3992624  NPR — Politics: NATO Summit  https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/  Al Jazeera — Global economy to grow 3 percent in 2026, IMF says  https://www.aljazeera.com/  AllAfrica — All of Africa Today - July 9, 2026  https://allafrica.com/stories/202607090085.html  Yahoo Finance — Stock market today: Nasdaq rises, Dow and S&P 500 retreat  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/live/stock-market-today-wednedsay-july-8-230111117.html  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for July 9  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  TradingKey — PepsiCo (PEP) Earnings Preview July 9, 2026  https://www.tradingkey.com/analysis/stocks/us-stocks/262012922-pepsico-pep-earnings-preview-july-9-2026-q2-tradingkey  AlphaStreet — PepsiCo Q2 2026 Earnings Preview — July 9  https://news.alphastreet.com/pepsico-q2-2026-earnings-preview-july-9-street-expects-2-21-eps/  ESPN — Argentina 3-2 Egypt: Lionel Messi scores in stunning comeback  https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49303740/world-cup-2026-today-blog-08-06-2026  FIFA — Argentina v Egypt 3-2 Result & Highlights  https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289288/400021528  DailyGood — News That Inspires - July 9, 2026  https://www.dailygood.org/  Smiley Movement — Positive Headlines To Make You Smile: 6 July 2026  https://smileymovement.org/news/positive-headlines-to-make-you-smile-6-july-2026— 12 to KNOW Automation