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* **Western Wildfires Grow Deadly:**
At least 16 active and a dozen contained fires have engulfed the state of California. The blazes range from mild to deadly, and some have even spread to as many as nine neighboring states. Check out the striking photos [here](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carr-fire-20180726-story.html).
* **Tweets, Trouble, Trump:**
Special Council Robert Mueller thinks President Trump's tweets may support an obstruction of justice case. Mueller objects, most notably, to Trump's criticisms of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI Chief James Comey. In typical fashion, Trump responded to Mueller on Twitter. More on Trump and the latest [scandal](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/trump-tweets-mueller-obstruction.html).
* **Thousands of Immigrant Children Returned to Parents, But Many Still Separated:**
The White House reported Thursday night that more than 1,800 immigrant children were reunited with their parents on Deadline Day. Nevertheless, a little over 700 children remain in custody. A federal judge will stage a hearing Friday to determine whether the Trump Administration honored its promise. For more on this story, [click here](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/26/feds-race-against-clock-reunify-immigrant-families-caught-border/844107002/).
* **Papa John Sues Papa John's**
The company’s former CEO John Schnatter filed a lawsuit against the pizza chain on Thursday, asking for access to company files. On July 11, [reports](https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/07/11/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-allegedly-used-n-word-on-conference-call/#483fa4224cfc) surfaced that Schnatter used a racial pejorative during a conference call. Schnatter still owns over 20 percent of the company but resigned as CEO and was removed from all marketing after the scandal. For more on this story, check out [CNNMoney](https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/26/news/companies/papa-johns-lawsuit-john-schnatter/index.html).
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Sting has sold his catalog of more than 600 songs for $300 million to Universal Music. The deal gives the label the rights to all of his work, including “Every Breath You Take," as well as all future royalties.
Miller Lite is opening the first branded bar in the metaverse, by way of Decentraland, as a way to advertise during the Super Bowl this year without buying an expensive TV commercial slot. Sofia Colucci, global vice president of Miller Family of Brands, joined Cheddar to talk about the new marketing concept. "We have a lot of great partnerships with NFL teams throughout the year but were shut out of advertising during the Super Bowl game, so this pushes us to think creatively and also think of what feels really relevant right now," Colucci said. "There's no question that there's a lot of excitement with the metaverse, and we wanted to participate but in a way that felt right for Miller Lite."
Plans to add affordable housing to a development in Yellow Springs, Ohio, were squashed after comedian Dave Chappelle and other community members spoke out against the project. Chappelle threatened to pull the plug on his local comedy club and restaurant projects if the development had been approved.
Jason Moser, Senior Analyst at The Motley Fool, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to talk about the big takeaways from Disney's Q1 report, which showed the company nearing 130 million Disney+ subscribers as parks revenue ticks up.
The airline industry is seeing a major consolidation as Frontier and Spirit Airlines have agreed to merge in a deal valued at $6.6 billion dollars. Frontier will control just over 51% of the company, and Spirit will control the other 48%, creating what would become the fifth-largest airline in the U.S. The deal was approved over the weekend, with Spirit CEO Ted Christie saying that the merger aims to create an aggressive, low-fare competitor focused on consumer-friendly pricing. John Grant, Senior Analyst at OAG explains the gravity of the merger, and the wider impact it could have on competition and the airline industry as a whole.
Cheeze, Inc. is a media platform that hopes to help photographers to tell stories through the use of NFT’s. Simon Hudson, founder and CEO of Cheeze, Inc. joined Cheddar News to explain the process as well as teasing its "Women of Authenticity" display for Women’s History Month. "We've made it very simple and focused very hard on reducing all of the friction to bring their items to the blockchain." Hudson explained. He also addressed reports that cloud software giant Salesforce could be getting into the NFT marketplace.
President Biden's push for electric vehicles is doing more than trying to hold off climate change as it also hopes to revive American manufacturing jobs. The latest company to open an EV charging production plant in the U.S. is Australia-based Tritium, looking to open its new Lebanon, Tennessee, facility in the fall of 2022. It's expected to create at least 500 jobs in the region and reach a production capacity of 10,000 charging units per year. Jane Hunter, CEO and executive director of Tritium, joined Closing Bell to discuss the plant, production capacity, and working with the Biden administration. "The policies that they put in place have directly driven demand for our fast charging products," she said. "Discussions that we have are just incredibly positive because this administration wants to have an electric superhighway that runs all across the country so that it's open equitably for all people to drive electric vehicles."
