amid the geopolitical backdrop - Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Market Open

US President Trump said he was "considering a massive attack greater than anything before" and was close to making a decision.

 https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-stocks-declined-heavy-selling-nasdaq-following-alphabet-and-tesla-earnings-while-oil

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The WNBA Aligns with the Radical Left and Attacks Caitlin Clark’s Fans Labeling Them Racist

https://joehoft.com/wnba-aligns-radical-left-attacks-caitlin-clarks-fans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wnba-aligns-radical-left-attacks-caitlin-clarks-fans

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 ANOTHER ONE: Indian Illegal Alien Trucker with Valid California CDL Busted Hauling Nearly $3 Million in Stolen Military-Grade Powder – Now in ICE Custody

 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/another-one-indian-illegal-alien-trucker-valid-california/

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Over 19 Million Eggs Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced a recall on 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs spanning across multiple brands and products.1 This is due to a potential Salmonella Enteritidis contamination.

According to the FDA notice, the affected eggs were produced and distributed from farms in Texas from June 6 through July 3, 2026, with sell-by or best-by dates ranging from July 20 through August 17, 2026. The eggs were shipped to both foodservice and retail, including grocery chains like Kroger and Brookshire Grocery. The following states are impacted by this recall: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

 https://www.eatingwell.com/eggs-recalled-salmonella-july-2026-12025128?hid=45a7958525a4f3c6ca5f265d7553db5b0937e672

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 Top Israeli Minister: Best For Us If US Fights Iran While Israel Sits Out New Round of War

 Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, an extremist, made this comment at a conference: “The State of Israel has no interest in joining the contained confrontation between Iran and the United States.” He added, “The current situation is the best one for us.” He said that “[We] must remember that the ultimate goal of Israel, and not necessarily the United States, is to undermine and weaken the regime in Iran – to the point of overthrowing it.”

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US preemptively bombed Iran in February because the Trump administration knew that if Iran was attacked [by Israel], it would retaliate against the United States and that Israel was determined to strike Iran.

 https://needtoknow.news/2026/07/top-israeli-minister-best-for-us-if-us-fights-iran-while-israel-sits-out-new-round-of-war/?utm_source=aweber

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Deaths Now Outnumber Births In 17 US States

The number of states recording more deaths than births has more than quadrupled from much of the 2010s...

  Natural population growth is slowing across much of America.

According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, 17 states recorded more deaths than births between July 2024 and July 2025, up from only four states during much of the 2010s.

Using U.S. Census Bureau data, Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld created this map showing natural population change in every state.

Pennsylvania recorded the nation’s largest natural decline (-10.7K), followed by West Virginia, Maine, and Michigan. Most states with natural decreases were concentrated in the Northeast and Appalachia, regions that include several states with some of the country’s oldest populations.

Florida also recorded more deaths than births, yet remained one of America’s fastest-growing states because of migration.

The South remained the engine of natural population growth. Texas (+158K), Georgia (+29K), and North Carolina (+15K) posted strong gains. California (+110K) and New York (+43K) also recorded far more births than deaths despite slower overall population growth.

America’s Population Is Increasingly Shaped by MigrationNatural population change tells only part of the story.

Several states with more deaths than births, including Florida, Maine, and Pennsylvania, can still grow overall when migration offsets their natural decline. Others continue losing population even after attracting newcomers.

Meanwhile, states such as Texas, North Carolina, and Arizona benefit from both natural population growth and migration, helping drive some of the country’s fastest population gains.

As America’s population ages and birth rates remain historically low, natural population growth is becoming less common. For a growing number of states, migration—not births—is now the primary driver of population growth, making migration trends increasingly important to their long-term demographic outlook.