META To Pay Texas $1.4B; Abbot Keeps Border Barrier; Hamas Leaders Taken Out; House to Remove TikTok

The situation in the Middle East changed rapidly, as a result of two unexpected events. But it is not yet known in what direction things will go.

The conflict between the Venezuelan people and the government continues to intensify. With support for the people from the gangs in Venezuela, it is still not clear, whether Maduro will be able to take control of the election this time.

House Speaker Mike Johnson thinks that, it's a shame that, the White House is remaining silent, regarding the deviant performance, during the Olympic opening ceremony.

Meta and the State of Texas have reached an agreement. And both parties were pleased with the outcome. The State of Texas received a substantial payout, and Meta is pleased, that they are no longer facing legal action.

And in other news regarding Texas, the Appeals court overturned a lower court order, for the removal of the barrier, from the Texas Rio Grande .

Congress took further steps to force, Tik Tok-related products to be uninstalled, from internal devices at the House of Representatives.