{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Cited Current","home_page_url":"https://citedcurrent.com","feed_url":"https://citedcurrent.com/feed.json","description":"Evidence-first reporting on global affairs, security, foreign policy, and crypto.","language":"en","items":[{"id":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/aldi-s-4-almond-butter-is-part-of-a-broader-9bn-us-expansion-report-says-158ab287","url":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/aldi-s-4-almond-butter-is-part-of-a-broader-9bn-us-expansion-report-says-158ab287","title":"Aldi’s $4 almond butter is part of a broader $9bn US expansion, report says","summary":"The BBC says the German discount grocer is targeting urban US markets such as Manhattan, while questions remain about whether its model can compete with Walmart.","content_text":"According to the BBC report, Aldi is using a $4 almond butter offer as part of a $9bn push into the US market, with a focus on urban hubs including Manhattan. The report also raises, but does not resolve, the question of whether Aldi’s discount model can match Walmart’s position in the market. This is a developing report based on a single source and is not independently confirmed here. [0f926de6-593c-4083-b077-67379648fb97]","date_published":"2026-07-12T05:12:05.333+00:00","date_modified":"2026-07-12T05:12:05.333+00:00","tags":["Geopolitics"]},{"id":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/argentina-beat-switzerland-in-extra-time-to-reach-world-cup-2026-semifinal-again-a631f916","url":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/argentina-beat-switzerland-in-extra-time-to-reach-world-cup-2026-semifinal-again-a631f916","title":"Argentina beat Switzerland in extra time to reach World Cup 2026 semifinal against England","summary":"Al Jazeera reports Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in the quarterfinals, booking a Wednesday semifinal with England. The match result is based on a single supplied source and should be treated as developing rather than independently confirmed.","content_text":"Argentina needed extra time to beat Switzerland 3-1 in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinals, according to Al Jazeera, and the win set up a semifinal against England on Wednesday. Because only one source document is supplied, the result and matchup are attributed entirely to that report and should be treated as developing. [66426353-b965-43c2-94dc-ba9d3d2f358c]","date_published":"2026-07-12T04:22:03.377+00:00","date_modified":"2026-07-12T04:22:03.377+00:00","tags":[]},{"id":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/argentina-beat-switzerland-3-1-after-extra-time-to-reach-world-cup-semi-finals-12716d6a","url":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/argentina-beat-switzerland-3-1-after-extra-time-to-reach-world-cup-semi-finals-12716d6a","title":"Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 after extra time to reach World Cup semi-finals","summary":"France24 reports Argentina advanced in a quarter-final that ended 3-1 after extra time, with Switzerland down to 10 men; some color and causal framing in one version are not independently confirmed by the paired source.","content_text":"Argentina reached the World Cup 2026 semi-finals after a 3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals, and both supplied versions say Switzerland were reduced to 10 men. One source also says Embolo’s dismissal left Switzerland at a numerical disadvantage and that Argentina’s experience and depth proved decisive, but those descriptive details are not confirmed by the paired source.","date_published":"2026-07-12T04:12:16.89+00:00","date_modified":"2026-07-12T04:12:16.89+00:00","tags":["Geopolitics"]},{"id":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/irgc-says-it-has-closed-the-strait-of-hormuz-until-further-notice-4e46703e","url":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/irgc-says-it-has-closed-the-strait-of-hormuz-until-further-notice-4e46703e","title":"IRGC says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice","summary":"Iran’s state broadcaster said the IRGC Navy ordered the temporary closure and warned vessels against using what it called an “illegal route,” while a separate report placed the move in the context of wider US-Iran conflict.","content_text":"Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it has temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice,” according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB. The IRGC said foreign interference would be met with a firm response, claimed several vessels ignored warnings to alter course, and said one vessel was stopped after warning shots were fired. A separate report mentioned the closure in the context of US strikes on Iran, but did not add independent confirmation of the closure itself. These accounts remain developing and are not independently verified in the supplied material.","date_published":"2026-07-12T04:12:02.086+00:00","date_modified":"2026-07-12T04:12:02.086+00:00","tags":["Geopolitics"]},{"id":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/toronto-festival-shooting-leaves-two-dead-injuries-disputed-9d89c193","url":"https://citedcurrent.com/stories/toronto-festival-shooting-leaves-two-dead-injuries-disputed-9d89c193","title":"Toronto festival shooting leaves two dead, injuries disputed","summary":"Reports agree that two people were killed at a Toronto street festival. The number of wounded and details about the police response vary across early accounts.","content_text":"Multiple reports say two people were killed in a shooting at a Toronto festival or street festival. One report says several others were wounded, while another says four were injured. The wording on police response also differs across the sources available here.","date_published":"2026-07-12T04:09:48.493+00:00","date_modified":"2026-07-12T04:09:48.493+00:00","tags":["Geopolitics"]}]}