12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

SOURCES:  CNBC — Stock market news for July 13, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/12/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  CBS News — Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee  https://www.cbsnews.com/world/  Fox News — Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to Senate as GOP rushes to protect fragile majority  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lindsey-grahams-sister-appointed-senate-gop-rushes-protect-fragile-majority  NPR — His office said Graham died Saturday night after a brief and sudden illness  https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/  IndexBox — June CPI Report Preview: Inflation Data Release on July 14, 2026  https://www.indexbox.io/blog/june-cpi-report-preview-inflation-data-release-on-july-14-2026/  Yahoo Finance — The Latest Inflation Data Will Drop on July 14  https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/latest-inflation-data-drop-july-143801630.html  NPR — States sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster merger  https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5879286/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-lawsuit  CNN — States sue to block Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery takeover  https://edition.cnn.com/  Al Jazeera — Bangkok pub fire kills 27, wounds dozens: What we know  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/13/bangkok-pub-fire-kills-27-wounds-dozens-what-we-know  NPR — Investigators probe a fire at a music bar in Bangkok that killed at least 27 people  https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/g-s1-133238/fire-breaks-out-at-a-pub-in-bangkok-killing-at-least-27-people-officials-say  Al Jazeera — Argentina beat Switzerland to set up World Cup 2026 semifinal with England  https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/12/argentina-defeat-switzerland-to-set-up-england-semifinal-at-world-cup-2026  NPR — Messi and Argentina survive another close call to reach the World Cup semifinals  https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5888612/2026-world-cup-fifa-argentina-switzerland-quarterfinal  Wikipedia — Portal: Current events  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events  Yahoo Finance — Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as chip stocks tumble  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-monday-july-13-dow-sp-nasdaq-113249278.html  CNBC — Stock market news for July 8, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  CNBC — Stock market today: Live updates  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  ABC News — What to know about the World Cup semifinals  https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/world-cup-semifinals-teams-playing-schedules-biggest-stars/story?id=134678330  Al Jazeera — FIFA World Cup England vs Argentina: What to know ahead of second semifinal  https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/13/argentina-england-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-prediction-messi-kane-venue  CNN — Sam Neill, Jurassic Park actor, has died  https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/entertainment/sam-neill-jurassic-park-dead-intl-hnk  NBC News — Sam Neill, actor known for 'Jurassic Park,' dies at 78  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/sam-neill-actor-jurassic-park-dies-new-zealand-rcna587240  ScienceDaily — Scientists Stunned as Bumble Bees Solve a Classic Intelligence Test  https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/strange_offbeat/— 12 to KNOW Automation