* Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay  The New York Times
* US reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  CNN
* Lawmakers, families of 9/11 victims react to plea deal with terrorists: 'Slap in the face'  Fox News
* Pentagon announces plea deal with 9/11 mastermind, 2 of his accomplices  The Times of Israel
* 9/11 planners strike plea deal with US  The Hill


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* CrowdStrike is sued by shareholders over huge software outage  CNBC
* CrowdStrike sued after update caused global outages, likely more to come  KXAN.com
* CORRECTING and REPLACING Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. and Certain Executives  Business Wire
* CrowdStrike Hit With First Investor Suit Over Massive Outage (2)  Bloomberg Law
* Shareholders Sue CrowdStrike After Outage Prompts Stock Price to Plummet  PCMag


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* Meta earnings recap: Stock climbs as advertising drives revenue beat, while Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending  Business Insider
* Meta's advertising growth is proof that hefty AI spending is already paying off  CNBC
* Meta beats Q2 expectations but warns of 'significant' spending expansion in 2025  Yahoo Finance
* Meta’s AI Costs Surge as Digital Advertising Revenue Grows  The Wall Street Journal
* Meta Says It Will Continue Spending, as Growth Surges  The New York Times


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* 1 person dead in Colorado's Stone Canyon Fire burning near Lyons  CBS Colardo
* Alexander Mountain Fire in northern Colorado: Live wildfire updates Wednesday  FOX 31 Denver
* One dead in Colorado blaze as fires ravage US west  Yahoo! Voices
* Live updates: Alexander Mountain Fire at 6,781 acres  Coloradoan
* WATCH: 3 wildfires burning on Colorado Front Range: Here's what you need to know  9News.com KUSA


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* Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  Federal Reserve
* Watch live: Fed chair Powell gives September rate cut signal traders were hoping for  CNBC
* Fed opts to hold rates steady — but a cut could come in September  CNN
* Fed keeps interest rates steady. But cuts aren’t far off.  The Washington Post
* Live: Analysis of Fed Rate Decision, Powell News Conference  Bloomberg


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* Jasper fire chief protected his town from the worst wildfire in a century — even as his own home burned  CBS News
* Wildfire Melts Cars, Turns Homes To Ash In Jasper  The Weather Channel
* Town Famous for Royal and Hollywood Guests Is Ravaged by Wildfires  The New York Times
* Jasper fire: Images show destruction from wildfire in Canada  BBC.com
* King Charles and Queen Camilla mourn wildfire damage in ‘truly magical place’ of Jasper  The Globe and Mail


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* Amazon responsible for product recalls, says US  BBC.com
* Amazon forced to recall 400K products that could kill, electrocute people  Daily Mail
* Amazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site, agency finds  CBS News
* Amazon’s hugely beneficial product-safety loophole just evaporated  Yahoo Finance
* Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform  WLWT Cincinnati


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* With Harris in the race, 'double haters' are on the decline: From the Politics Desk  NBC News
* Opinion | What the Polls Tell Us About Harris vs. Trump  The New York Times
* New Poll Shows Harris With Five Point Lead over Trump in Oregon  Willamette Week
* Kamala Harris Wipes Out Trump’s Swing-State Lead in Election Dead Heat  Bloomberg
* Harris dares Trump to debate her as she campaigns in Atlanta: "Say it to my face"  CBS News


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* Tim Walz has friends in Congress. They say his political chops could help Harris as VP.  NBC News
* Potential Harris VP pick ripped for ‘weird’ socialism comparison to 'neighborliness'  Fox News
* One Word Has Elevated Minnesota’s Governor to the Democrats’ V.P. Wish List  The New York Times
* Why Kamala Harris should choose Tim Walz as her VP  MSNBC
* Progressives urge Harris to consider Beshear, Walz for VP, not Shapiro  The Hill


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* Senate passes the most significant child online safety bills in decades  NBC News
* Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content  The Associated Press
* These 3 senators voted against children online safety bills  The Hill
* Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online  CNN
* Senate passes landmark bills to protect kids online, raising pressure on House  The Washington Post


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