4/21/26 GPL News Brief

Actions Speaks Louder Than Words

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 23rd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says she died [https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-today-show-mom-missing-dd60daedf24a341da5f2df56fb7cdfe5] LA warehouse fire continues to burn as officials warn residents of air quality issues [https://abcnews.com/US/la-warehouse-fire-continues-burn-officials-warn-residents/story?id=134131771] U.S. and Iran Offer Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/23/world/iran-us-trump-lebanon?smid=url-share] Will Israel undermine America’s peace with Iran? [https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/21/will-israel-undermine-americas-peace-with-iran] As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/jd-vance-iran-negotiations.html] America’s Big Mistake in Iran [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/06/us-iran-war-air-strikes/687664/] Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/] Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees’ keystrokes after an internal leak [https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-training-data-leak-exposed-employee-activity-across-company-2026-6] Recent rain gives Corpus Christi a 9-month reprieve on projected water crisis [https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/23/texas-corpus-christi-water-crisis-delayed/] What to Know About Europe’s Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe [https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/] French police launch manslaughter probe after children die in car in 43C heatwave [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-heatwave-france-drown-deaths-b3001151.html] Senate Republicans say it’s time to give Trump a reality check [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-senate-republicans-lunch-00971303] Senate votes to halt Iran war despite Trump’s push for peace deal [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/23/senate-votes-halt-iran-war-00972648] Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war [https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-costs-trump-senate-hegseth-4648071a31afceaa55638c69ea021fd8] House Republicans slam Trump’s ‘risky and uncoordinated’ military funding strategy [https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/22/congress/blasting-trumps-defense-funding-tack-00970353] Giannis Antetokounmpo traded to Heat on eve of NBA Draft: Live updates, grades, reaction, timeline and more [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nba-draft-2026-live-updates-round-1-tracker-results-giannis-antetokounmpo/NJNyRbgefCcT/] Caitlin Clark blasts officials for ‘ridiculous’ tech, inches closer to suspension [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7385419/2026/06/23/caitlin-clark-blasts-officials-technical-foul-suspension/] Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cup tournaments with goal against Uzbekistan [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/23/sports/ronaldo-world-cup-record-portugal/] Messi shows why he’s the GOAT with record-breaking goals [https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49146756/lionel-messi-world-cup-goals-record-argentina-austria-analysis] Those 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 Globally xx 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 Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

How Long?

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 22nd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Read British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Resignation Speech in Full [https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/read-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-speech/] Starmer says he’ll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/world/keir-starmer-resignation/] How UK’s Keir Starmer went from election landslide to downfall [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-uks-keir-starmer-went-from-election-landslide-to-downfall] The Man Who Couldn’t Do It [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/keir-starmer-british-prime-minister-turnover/687658/] The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade [https://www.wired.com/story/uk-loses-its-sixth-prime-minister-keir-starmer/] Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war [https://apnews.com/article/united-states-iran-war-nuclear-negotiations-4bbde727c7095c4ad9da0285ca79f1e1] First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends With High Hopes and Big Challenges [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/europe/iran-us-peace-talks.html] Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to pressure states into election changes [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/homeland-security-grants-election-changes] Trump touts ‘BEST ECONOMY EVER’ in Father’s Day message [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5933394-trump-economy-fathers-day/] Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career [https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/21/tulsi-gabbard-her-guru-mysterious-messages-that-helped-shape-her-political-career/] Trump Admin Blames and Arrests Alleged Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems [https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-algae-paint-trump-admin/] Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-donor-contract-reflecting-pool.html] ABC rallies The View fans in fight for free speech amid FCC investigations [https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/abc-the-view-fcc-comment-free-speech-b3000695.html] The Hothead Golfer Who Held His Nerve to Win the U.S. Open [https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/wyndham-clark-us-open-sam-burns-104d0ed3] Economist and former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan dies aged 100 [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/alan-greenspan-nbc-news-fed-washington-commanders-new-york-b3000574.html] Alan Greenspan, Fed Chairman Through Prosperity and Crisis, Dies at 100 [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/alan-greenspan-dead.html] Clive Davis, Grammy-Winning Record Producer and Music Executive, Dies at 94 [https://variety.com/2026/music/people-news/clive-davis-dead-producer-music-executive-1236787329/] Clive Davis, Music Executive Who Signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, Dead at 94 [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-arista-dead-obituary-203584/] Clive Davis, music executive and champion of legendary pop artists, has died at 94 [https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-3214743/clive-davis-obituary?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=bsky.app] Those 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 Globally xx Jalon 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 Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

America (Could Be) Beautiful

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 18th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Exclusive: Trump administration ramps up effort to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/denaturalization-cases-citizenship-justice-department] Read the full text of Trump’s preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war [https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/06/18/read-the-full-text-of-trumps-preliminary-us-iran-agreement-end-the-war] Read Trump’s 14 point Iran peace deal in full after US announces signing of agreement [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-peace-deal-14-points-mou-ceasefire-b2998050.html] Cruz: ‘Giving billions of dollars to lunatics’ in Iran ‘is not a good idea’ [https://thehill.com/homenews/5929040-cruz-iran-deal/] Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’ [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html] Vance Issues Blunt Warning to Israel as He Defends Trump’s Deal [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/18/world/iran-war-trump-us-deal] JD Vance Spreads 3 Big Lies About Iran’s Nuclear Program Under Deal [https://newrepublic.com/post/212063/jd-vance-lies-iran-nuclear-program-deal] Iran Has Humiliated Trump [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/iran-trump-war-defeat-deal/687595/] Six people suffer skin burns and peeling after acid attack in Jersey City as juvenile arrested, police say [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/six-injured-acid-attack-jersey-city-b2997508.html] Trump administration can replace Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, appeals court says [https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-national-parks-washington-slavery-exhibit-appeal-6996253ba77a2a3ac1a5f6732576980b] Hegseth Announces Review of U.S. Troops in Europe and Scolds NATO Allies Over ‘Shameful’ Response to Iran War [https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/hegseth-us-troops-europe-review-nato-allies-criticism-iran-war/] Star-studded ceremony welcomes Obama Presidential Center to Chicago – live [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/18/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling-tps-mangione-iran-latest-updates] Presidents Line Up for Obama’s Long-Awaited Center in Chicago [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/obama-presidential-center-chicago.html] Fox’s World Cup problem: Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370877/2026/06/18/fox-world-cup-zlatan-ibrahimovic-alexi-lalas/] Those 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 Globally xx 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 Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Get To Congo

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 17th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Kash Patel ‘jumped the gun’ with announcement of UFC plot arrests, sources say [https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-white-house-ufc-attack-secret-service] Trump says oil reserves would run out in 4 weeks without Iran deal, risking ‘bedlam’ [https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5928618-iran-deal-oil-reserves-g7/] Vance: Iran ‘could have access to’ $300B reconstruction fund [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5924963-vance-iran-300b-reconstruction-fund/] Trump says $300B fund to rebuild Iran is ‘Fake News’ [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5925541-trump-iran-300b-funding/] Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn’t work out [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/trump-vance-iran-deal-nuclear-g7.html] A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/us-iran-agreement-deal-text.html] All the Sad Hawks [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/iran-war-hawks-grief/687583/] Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-employees-absolutely-hate-mark-zuckerbergs-hackathon-idea/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending-bktb_c3edf9ee-42e5-4d37-988d-820b5c0d1158_cygnus-personalized] 3 bodies discovered inside auctioned off home that was sold 'as is' [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/paul-sally-anne-cash-three-skeletal-remains-found-inside-foreclosed-burlington-connecticut-home-new-owner-makes-discovery-after-auction-state-police-investigate-deaths-not-considered-suspicious-as-community-seeks-answers-about-victims-cincinnati] Barack, Michelle Obama reflect on new presidential center, greatest White House legacy [https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/barack-michelle-obama-reflect-new-presidential-center-greatest/story?id=133929295] Yoane Wissa gives DR Congo first ever World Cup point in draw with Portugal [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/17/portugal-dr-congo-world-cup-2026-group-k-match-report] DR Congo’s night of fire, flair and fimbu summed up the joy of the World Cup [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370771/2026/06/17/dr-congo-portugal-draw/] Those 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 Globally xx 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 Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

It's Not Easy

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 16th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Iran says Israel must withdraw from Lebanon to sign tentative deal to end war with U.S. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-war-united-states-israel-lebanon-deal-9.7237094] Eight crew dead as US air force B-52 bomber crashes in California [https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/16/eight-crew-dead-as-us-air-force-b-52-bomber-crashes-in-california/] The US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, though it still trails other similar nations [https://apnews.com/article/infant-mortality-cdc-d0da666b52330ba91acccf25e0c62c22] Trump promised clear water. The reflecting pool went green. [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/16/reflecting-pool-green-algae-spreads-00963411] On the Country’s 250th Anniversary, the American People Are in a Sour Mood [https://www.pewresearch.org/2026/06/12/on-the-countrys-250th-anniversary-the-american-people-are-in-a-sour-mood/] The Obamas Unveil First-Ever Joint Commissioned Portrait By Njideka Akunyili Crosby [https://www.essence.com/entertainment/the-obamas-joint-portrait-opc/] Those 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 Globally xx 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 Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]