## Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

Authored by abcnews.go.com

But Kerr County officials took nearly six hours to heed this call.

"The Guadalupe Schumacher sign is underwater on State Highway 39," the firefighter said in the dispatch audio.

"Stand by, we have to get that approved with our supervisor," a Kerr County Sheriff's Office dispatcher replied.

The first alert didn't come through Kerr County's CodeRED system until 90 minutes later.

When CodeRED was first introduced by Kerr County and the City of Kerrville in 2014, a government press release claimed it could "notify the entire City / County about emergency situations in a matter of minutes.".

The IPAWS system allows local officials to broadcast emergency messages and send text blasts to all phones in the area.

"It's just another avenue for us to notify people when we have an emergency," replied Emergency Management Coordinator William "Dub" Thomas. »

### Russian propaganda outlets reportedly ordered to target Trump after he criticised Putin

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Trump, from his position of ‘I am the only one who can talk to Putin’, is turning into another version of Biden.

Agentstvo.Novosti writes that Trump was actively attacked by Kremlin bots on VKontakte, a Russian social media site.

In particular, Trump expressed doubt for the first time that the Russian ruler wanted peace and said that Putin talks a bunch of nonsense. »

### Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo sensation, celebrates her first birthday

Authored by nbcnews.com

CHONBURI, Thailand — Pudgy internet sensation Moo Deng turned 1 Thursday and, like a true icon, she remains unbothered, moisturized and happy in her lane.

“I love Moo Deng so much,” said Swindall, who was on her third trip to Thailand to see her favorite animal.

Fortunately for her fans, Moo Deng will likely have a many more birthdays, since pygmy hippos can live up to 50 years. »

### Putin could plunge UK into total blackout unless undersea cables are protected

Authored by inews.co.uk

Britain's network of 45 undersea cables provide essential power and communication services but are vulnerable to sabotage from a hostile state and would take months to repair.

The UK has some 45 cables connecting Britain to other countries that carry essential power supplies and vast quantities of data including financial information.

Iain Grainger, CEO of the International Maritime Contractors Association, has urged the Government to invest in a ‘strategic fleet’ to protect UK undersea cables (Photo: IMCA). »

### Poland Is Buying an Insane Number of Tanks from South Korea

Authored by nationalinterest.org

One of the most potent systems it is purchasing is South Korea’s K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank (MBT).

However, on July 2, Warsaw finalized a $6 billion export agreement with South Korea’s government to receive an additional batch.

The K2 Black Panther from South Korea will help Warsaw deliver that message in language Russian President Vladimir Putin is certain to understand. »

## In pictures

## Also in the news

#### Russian Labor Ministry Denies Plans to Recruit 1M Indian Workers in 2025

#### Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.

#### Million Victories secures almost $40m in funding round

#### London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’

#### PBS 'not on the table' to escape concerning pharmaceuticals tariff