Food Policy: Federal data says ultra-processed foods make up 55% of adult calories and nearly 62% for kids, as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former FDA chief David Kessler push to revoke the 1958 GRAS loophole that lets companies self-certify additives. Energy & Foreign Policy: Fresh shipping attacks tied to the US-Iran fight are rattling Red Sea and Gulf of Oman routes, pushing oil higher near $90 and raising uncertainty for global energy supplies. AI & Courts: A judge refused to block California’s AI transparency law, dealing Musk’s xAI an early setback in a First Amendment challenge over training-data disclosures. US Politics: Tuesday primaries showed Democrats split between progressives and moderates, with Connecticut’s Luke Bronin beating longtime Rep. John Larson and Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan winning the Senate primary. Elections & Governance: A Siena poll has Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 49-39 in New York’s governor race. Tech & Infrastructure: Google is making the Dominican Republic the hub of “Americas Connect,” expanding redundant undersea internet capacity for the region. Public Health & Agriculture: Florida citrus greening may get a boost from an RNA-based therapy aimed at restoring orange groves. Weather & Astronomy: A total solar eclipse hits Aug. 12, but the US won’t see totality—Ohio gets only a partial view.