NewsBrevity & Co. — July 15, 2026

In this briefing: • US CENTCOM Steps Up Iran Strikes as Analysts Warn Tehran Could Extend Shipping Threats to Red Sea • Congress Takes Huge Step Towards Ending Daylight Saving DisasterJacob Wheeler•2 min • What to watch at Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing • Treasury yields rise as investors await latest producer price inflation data • Spain’s anaconda grip crushes French World Cup dream • Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million • 15-year-old girl allegedly shot and killed 5 of her family members with 16-year-old boy, police say • Confirmed Ebola cases top 2,000 in Congo, including 754 deaths • Justice Barrett’s bulletproof vest warning should shame the left’s Supreme Court attackers • When Lawmakers Go Missing, Don’t Blame The Public For Wondering What Happened • A new map traces the sky’s water highways • Would Take Kharg Island if Iran’s Degraded Enough • Jay Clayton, Trump’s DNI nominee, set to appear at Senate confirmation hearing • Wall Street banks smash records on stock trading boom • EU Weighs Social Media Ban for Children Under 13 • Why Europe’s Green Entrepreneurial State Went Bust • What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline) • Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week • Google's AI search fails child-safety tests • OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move