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Here is the GPL News Brief for July 13th 2026:Now, you know good and well why I picked this song today.Here Is Today’s Stories:Mitch McConnell Breaks Silence With Statement and Photo Amid Questions About Health StatusMcConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silenceLindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, medical examiner saysLindsey Graham’s journey from a pool hall to the heights of political powerThe Last of the Three AmigosLindsey Graham’s Sister Named to Fill His Senate SeatU.S. ICE agent shoots and kills motorist in Maine, senator saysTrump says he is ‘taking over’ the Strait of HormuzHundreds of economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact and job displacement risksStates Sue to Block Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.California and 11 other Democratic states are taking the Trump-approved Warner-Paramount merger to court.Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finalsWorld Cup semifinals: What you need to know, predictions, oddsThe World Cup’s final four are FIFA’s four top-ranked teams. Is this a coincidence? Not exactlyThose are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx Jalon👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously).Good News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on AppleThe Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up!Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast.👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe