🔥 Doomsday Drama 🔥

🗳️ Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration

Soaring prices and anti-foreigner sentiment have become central issues for much of Japan's electorate.

ALJAZEERA

📰 ‘The Drone’ Stories – News That Stays News

Kyiv Post author Pete Shmigel’s collection of short fiction about people caught in the war against Ukraine is a penetrating look into how trauma is processed.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ What really happened when Harry asked for consent to marry Meghan? How the Duke was 'floored' by the Queen's 'cryptic' response... and why others warned the American actress was 'engineering' love

Lady Elizabeth Anson would speak to the late Queen every week on the telephone and she was more than happy to make her feelings about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle known.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The bombshell document about the late Queen that 'worried' Prince William - and how it fuelled speculation over the future of the Royal Family

'The King is dead, Long live the King' is the notorious exemplification of the transfer of power from one monarch to another however planning for the succession is years in the making.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ How the ‘Coldplay cuddle’ brought chaos to a marriage – and a $1.5b company

The now-infamous concert footage of the married tech firm CEO and his HR chief sharing a moment could have serious ramifications for a billion-dollar business.

SMH

🌧️ US House Passes $832 Billion Defense Bill After Defeating Ukraine Aid Ban

Lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to cut Ukraine funding as part of the new defense bill.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Truth about Epstein's client list, why I think he paid someone to murder him, the linked suspicious object and why my sister will be free soon: Explosive interview with Ghislaine's brother IAN MAXWELL

The imposing gates of the Federal Correctional Institute in Florida that houses Ghislaine Maxwell - convicted sex trafficker and former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein - are normally a hive of activity.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Three veteran Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies killed in explosion at training center

The fallen deputies from the 'forceful' Friday explosion at the LASD's Biscailuz Center Training Academy have been identified.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Migrants locked up in notorious El Salvador jail released in Venezuela-US prisoner swap

On Friday, Paola Paiva waited in a hotel near Caracas airport, nervous but giddy with excitement to be reunited with her brother, finally.

SKY

📰 Head of major fast food chain is finally done with California as she decides to move family in huge blow to Gavin Newsom

Lynsi Snyder, 43, revealed this week that ongoing issues in the Golden State was forcing her to relocate her family, as the company plans to move eastward.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Sickening claims are leveled against famous billionaire during his time at mysterious elite men-only forest retreat

Bohemian Grove is an exclusive 2,700-acre campsite on Bohemian Avenue, Sonoma County, California , which hosts the men's-only Bohemian Club.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Jail for former Indonesian trade minister over sugar imports a bitter blow for supporters

Thomas Lembong is respected in Australian political circles for his work as trade minister in 2015-16 under then-president Joko Widodo.

SMH

🌧️ Four dead as South Korea lashed by torrential rain, displacing thousands

Record rainfall is expected to continue hammering parts of South Korea until Monday as more warnings are issued.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Furious father of Bryan Kohberger victim reveals 'weird porn fetishes' that may have driven killer's rampage

Steve Goncalves, whose daughter Kaylee was among the four students murdered, voiced his frustration over the lack of publicly available information since Bryan Kohberger's arrest.

DAILYMAIL

🛢️ Pope Leo declares his first miracle after divine intervention in Rhode Island

Pope Leo XIV has declared his first official miracle, crediting a divine intervention that happened on American soil.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russian Attack on Odesa Kills One, Says Mayor

Flouting Trump’s 50-day deadline, Russian forces continue their stepped-up attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets by destroying an apartment building in Odesa.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Philadelphia Eagles stars finally collect their Super Bowl rings at glitzy event with their WAGs

Eagles players finally received their Super Bowl rings on Friday night as the team held a glitzy event in Philadelphia. The Eagles claimed their second Super Bowl when they trounced the Chiefs.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Kremlin Unleashed? Trump’s Deadline Invites Escalation in Ukraine, Ex-CIA Analyst Warns

Former State Department adviser and CIA analyst Paul Goble says Trump’s 50-day deadline gives Russia the green light for summer offensive.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 18, 2025

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

KYIVPOST

👔 Top Democrat reveals massive operation by FBI to comb through Epstein files and 'flag' any mention of Trump

The president's relationship with the late billionaire pedophile has come under scrutiny again amid the publishing of an alleged letter Trump wrote Epstein in 2003 wishing him a happy birthday.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Justice Dept. Asks Federal Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

NYTIMES

🗳️ Japan Election 2025: What to Know

Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.

NYTIMES

🤖 Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.

Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.

NYTIMES

🌐 Sohei Kamiya Brings Trump-Style Populism to Japan’s Election

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery right-wing populism to Japan’s election on Sunday.

NYTIMES

🔥 The unspoken truth about the baby bust

Why is it so hard to accept that it is happening out of choice?

FT

🤖 Corruption probe shakes Milan’s skyscraper city

A deserted suburb became a glitzy district. Now prosecutors claim a corruption ‘system’ drove the developments that followed

FT

🔥 The rise and fall of Fred Goodwin

A new play tells the story of RBS’s rapid expansion and dramatic collapse. Lionel Barber, who began his career as a reporter in Edinburgh, watched the saga from the start

FT

📰 Science news this week: 'Anti-aging' magic mushrooms and record-breaking internet speeds

July 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Caitlin Clark hands Lexie Hull a drink during WNBA three-point contest... after teammate intervened on her wild night out

Caitlin Clark looked delighted on Friday night as she handed Fever teammate Lexie Hull a drink during the three-point contest.

DAILYMAIL

👔 CNN panel devolves in chaos after liberal guest makes shock claim about Trump assassination attempt

Touré stunned his co-panelists with the comment that prompted gasps and immediate demands for an on-air correction during a segment about the president's health.

DAILYMAIL

👔 US restricts visas for Brazilian officials over Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’

Brazilian President Lula sharply criticizes the US move, calling it 'arbitrary' and 'baseless'.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Mother of Super Bowl champion Bryan Braman's daughters pays devastating tribute after his death at 38

The former NFL linebacker died at the age of 38 earlier this week after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in February.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Florida sees hottest temperatures of summer

Florida is enduring its hottest stretch of the summer, with heat advisories covering much of the state as heat indices soar to between 100 and 115 degrees. Residents and visitors are urged to stay hydrated and seek a well air-conditioned location as the extreme heat is expected to persist through the weekend.

FOXWEATHER

🤖 Florida sweats to hottest temperatures of summer so far with heat index reaching over 110 in spots

Florida is enduring its hottest stretch of the summer, with heat advisories covering much of the state as heat indices soar to between 100 and 115 degrees. Residents and visitors are urged to stay hydrated and seek a well air-conditioned location as the extreme heat is expected to persist through the weekend.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Florida sweats to hottest temperatures of summer so far with heat index climbing to 110 degrees in spots

Floridians are sweating through the hottest stretch of the summer so far, with Heat Advisories covering much of the state and heat indices soaring to as high as 110 degrees.

FOXWEATHER

❄️ Tech CEO placed on leave amid fallout over Coldplay kiss cam footage with female colleague

Andy Byron, of the tech company Astronomer, and his Head of People Kristin Cabot were caught on camera at a Coldplay concert in Boston on Tuesday night.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Astronomer CEO Andy Byron Placed on Leave After Video at Coldplay Concert Exposes Alleged Affair

A video from a concert dominated internet discourse as people joked about a man and woman who appeared very upset to be shown on camera.

NYTIMES

🔥 At least 9 killed, many abducted in ‘bandit’ gang attack in Nigeria

Many women and children were reportedly abducted in the deadly attack in Zamfara State.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 South African cooks join forces to fight hunger on Mandela Day

Chefs and volunteers in Johannesburg have made 67,000 liters of soup to honor Nelson Mandela Day

ABC

❄️ Phillies mascots troll CEO and HR boss who were caught cuddling on Coldplay kisscam

The Philadelphia Phillies had a laugh at the expense of the CEO and HR boss who have gone viral for being caught on camera cuddling at a Coldplay concert.

DAILYMAIL

👔 More hostages to be released from Gaza ‘very shortly’, Trump says

As the president hints that a deal with Hamas could be close, the UN has accused Israel of withholding visas from its aid staff in Gaza.

SMH

⚖️ State senator found guilty in cat burglary case after shocking footage showed her robbing stepmother

Democratic lawmaker Nicole Mitchell, 51, was found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools in court on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Trump administration asks court to release some Epstein documents

The legal manoeuvre comes as Trump sues the Wall Street Journal over a story about his past connections to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

BBC

👔 Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal over Epstein article

The $10bn lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

BBC

👔 Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein article

The lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

BBC

🤖 Huge DNA breakthrough in mysterious case of pregnant woman found dead on Interstate 33 years ago

A woman whose remains were found in a ditch along the interstate more than 30 years ago has been identified.

DAILYMAIL

💒 One of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' A-list guests reveal what couple's $50M wedding was REALLY like

An A-list wedding guests who scored an invite to Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' $50M Italian wedding last month has now revealed what it was really like.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 As the going gets tough in South Sudan, some artisans offer cheap footwear made from rubber tires

Artisans in South Sudan are turning discarded tires into affordable footwear as the country faces a severe economic crisis

ABC

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,241

Here are the key events on day 1,241 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Japan tells its companies in Taiwan: ‘You’re on your own’

FDI has slumped as businesses are warned to take on burden of protecting their staff if Beijing attacks

FT

❄️ US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral

Big screen footage of the two people went viral after reports they were colleagues and at least one was married to another person.

BBC

🗳️ Japan's PM Ishiba faces uphill battle in upper house election with US tariffs and prices rising

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election

ABC

🤖 Judge's humiliating three-word barb shames Blake Lively in case against Justin Baldoni... as actress admits new financial woes

Blake Lively was dealt a sobering admonition by the judge overseeing her court battle with Justin Baldoni.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Natasha Cloud earns huge WNBA All-Star payday amid Trump feud

WNBA star Natasha Cloud earned herself a massive payday on Friday night as she won the Skills Challenge. Cloud held off the Seattle Storm's Erica Wheeler in the final round.

DAILYMAIL

🌀 There’s an area of potential development in the tropics – but it’s nothing to be concerned about

The National Hurricane Center say they are monitoring a broad area of low pressure in the tropics which has a low chance of development over the next week.

FOXWEATHER

🌀 Area of potential development in the tropics catches attention of National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center say they are monitoring a broad area of low pressure in the tropics which has a low chance of development over the next week.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Atlantic tropical disturbance being watched in Main Development Region this week

The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, but the system is unlikely to develop into a significant storm that poses a threat to land.

FOXWEATHER

🏛️ Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch for $10bn over Epstein story

US Justice Department files a motion in Manhattan federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Epstein cases.

ALJAZEERA

⛽ Meghan's damning comment that left Harry gasping and saying: 'You do realise that this is the end?' Royal secrets laid bare by lip readers - from Kate's 'sexy' remark to Harry's whinging

The dialogue is so heart-meltingly sweet, it could come from a Disney movie. On their wedding day, the young prince and his bride are riding in an open carriage, waving to the crowds.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ CEO caught on Coldplay kiss cam could face £30million divorce bill - as livid wife removes her married name on Facebook

A couple caught in a cosy embrace at a Coldplay concert when video of them flashed on the venue's big screen have been revealed to be Andy Byron, 50, and Kristin Cabot, 56.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Truth about Epstein's client list, how he paid someone to murder him, the suspicious object found in his cell and why my sister will be free soon: Explosive interview with Ghislaine's brother IAN MAXWELL

The imposing gates of the Federal Correctional Institute in Florida that houses Ghislaine Maxwell - convicted sex trafficker and former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein - are normally a hive of activity.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Fire captain floods baseball team's field in fit of rage after their ball struck his pick-up truck

The officer was left enraged when a ball flew over a net and struck his pick-up truck, which was parked in a lot across the field.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump Sues Wall Street Journal for Article on Note to Epstein

The lawsuit argues that The Journal falsely claimed President Trump “authored, drew and signed” a lewd birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.

NYTIMES

🔥 Syria, Israel agree US-brokered ceasefire amid Suwayda clashes, envoy says

US ambassador says truce was 'supported' by the US and 'embraced' by Turkiye, Jordan and Syria's neighbours.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Syrian security forces deploy in Suwayda; US-brokers Israel-Syria ceasefire

US ambassador says truce was 'supported' by the US and 'embraced' by Turkiye, Jordan and Syria's neighbours.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Syrian security forces deploy in Suwayda; US brokers Israel-Syria ceasefire

US ambassador says truce was 'supported' by the US and 'embraced' by Turkiye, Jordan and Syria's neighbours.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary warns against EVER doing this job: 'Slow drift into hell'

Kevin O'Leary is sounding the alarm for elite business school grads, warning that one popular career path leads straight to 'hell on Earth.' The Shark Tank star says most students are making a grave mistake.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Sarepta Refuses FDA Request to Stop Shipping Muscular Dystrophy Drug Elevidys

The regulator had asked Sarepta Therapeutics to halt all shipments of its therapy, Ele­vidys, after three patients died from liver failure after taking it or a similar treatment.

NYTIMES

❄️ Woman at center of Coldplay concert cuddling video is married to another powerful CEO

Kristin Cabot appears to have a taste for powerful men, with DailyMail.com confirming that the HR chief is currently married to another CEO - despite being caught canoodling with her boss.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title X, which has long helped low-income women access contraception.

NYTIMES

⚡ Vernon Davis shares heartbreaking message about tragic late brother Vontae

In April last year, ex-Miami cornerback Vontae was found slumped naked on the floor of his gym, having collapsed after taking a shocking cocktail of drugs.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Steve Bannon shares chilling theory about why Murdoch's Wall Street Journal revealed Trump's letter to Epstein

The claim was made during a broadcast before Trump filed a $10billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Viewers disgusted by 'gross' age-gap dating series coming to Netflix

Netflix and former Bachelor star Nick Viall are being slammed by viewers over a 'gross' dating series about age-gap relationships. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Cruel texts 'killer' dentist sent to wife while he was 'poisoning' her AND having an affair read out at murder trial

The Colorado dentist on trial for fatally poisoning his wife had been confronted by her about his infidelity in the months before the mother-of-six's March 2023 murder, jurors heard on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Man dies in horrific accident after making huge mistake during MRI procedure

The 61-year-old was involved in the freak accident on Wednesday at Nassau County Open MRI in Westbury, New York.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Jane Austen’s Books: A Guide

A peerless chronicler of class and romance, the “Pride and Prejudice” author was never prolific. But her work remains remarkably relevant, more than two centuries after her death.

NYTIMES

🤖 Jane Austen’s Best Books

A peerless chronicler of class and romance, the “Pride and Prejudice” author was never prolific. But her work remains remarkably relevant, more than two centuries after her death.

NYTIMES

🇬🇧 Rudd pushes back on US claim that Australia needs to ‘step up’ on defence

“We’re pretty bullish about our contribution,” Australia’s ambassador to the US said amid calls for Canberra to increase defence spending as part of the AUKUS agreement.

SMH

📰 Trump administration asks court to release some Epstein docs

The legal manoeuvre comes as Trump sues a newspaper that wrote about his past connections to Epstein.

BBC

📰 Trump launches blistering statement trashing the Wall Street Journal after slapping news giant with $10 BILLION lawsuit

A shock report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday enraged Trump. Now he's made a drastic move against the company.

DAILYMAIL

🌡️ ‘A sardine can in the Sahara’: In London, the heat is on

After reporting on federal politics from Canberra for 20 years, our new Europe correspondent finds a city sweltering through the effects of climate change.

SMH

👔 Trump sues Wall Street Journal’s publisher and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn

US president files libel case following media group’s report on his alleged correspondence to Jeffrey Epstein

FT

👔 Trump taunts Murdoch as he files $15 billion lawsuit over Epstein story

The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.

SMH

⚽ Alix Earle and NFL star boyfriend Braxton Berrios reveal surprise friendship with fellow sports star

Alix Earle and Texans receiver Braxton Berrios recently enjoyed some summer travels - and revealed a friendship with an unexpected star athlete in the process.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Obama admin assessed Russia played no role in 2016 election result, declassified docs show

The Obama administration knew before and after the 2016 election that Russia did not affect its outcome through cyberattacks, according to a bombshell document released by the Trump administration Friday. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released more than 100 pages of emails, memos and other records cataloguing what she called Obama officials' "conspiracy to subvert President Trump's 2016 victory." DNI Tulsi Gabbard said the documents were part of an effort to subvert Trump's 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.Getty Images Among the documents was a Sept. 12, 2016, Intelligence Community Assessment that determined "foreign adversaries do not have and will probably not obtain the capabilities to successfully execute widespread and undetected cyber attacks" on election infrastructure.

SOTT

🤖 Gabbard Claims Obama Administration Tried to Undermine Trump in 2016

Democrats denounced a report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as politically motivated and error-ridden.

NYTIMES

🛂 Top CEO of huge taxpayer-funded company is forced to step down over his immigration status

The top CEO's surprise resignation was confirmed during a company meeting on Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🇸🇾 Every shop and home burned or ransacked: The Syrian city engulfed in tribal violence

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.

SKY

🇸🇾 Street fighting, looting and '600 dead': Inside city being torn apart by tribal violence

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.

SKY

🇸🇾 Street fighting, looting and '600 dead': On road to city being torn apart by tribal violence

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.

SKY

☀️ Now Trump is blamed for $2bn surge in cost of building reservoir in drought-plagued California

The cost of California's massive Sites Reservoir project has surged by over $2 billion, with planners blaming Trump-era tariffs and pandemic fallout.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Bill Dellinger, Runner and Track Coach Who Mentored Stars, Dies at 91

After running the 5,000 meters in three Olympics, he coached the likes of Steve Prefontaine and Joaquim Cruz at his alma mater, the University of Oregon.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump Administration Requests Release of Epstein Grand Jury Records. What’s Next?

The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.

NYTIMES

👔 Why the Epstein case looms large in MAGA world

A subset of Trump supporters are passionate about the case - and angry at the president.

BBC

👔 Why the Epstein case looms large in MAGA world

A subset of Trump supporters are passionate about the case - and angry at the president.

BBC

🤖 NY Agrees to Settle Ex-Cuomo Aide’s Harassment Claims for $450,000

The former executive aide, Brittany Commisso, accused Andrew M. Cuomo of groping her when he was governor. The state did not admit wrongdoing.

NYTIMES

🔥 Justice Department asks federal court to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case at the direction of President Donald Trump amid a firestorm over the administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier.

PBS

🎵 Robbie Pardlo dead at 46: Grammy-nominated City High member passes away in New Jersey

The talented musician passed away on Thursday, July 17 while surrounded by friends and family in Willingboro, New Jersey.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Rubio Restricts U.S. Criticism of Tainted Foreign Elections

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Trump’s pivot to ‘trade not aid’ leaves African nations wary as they faces tariffs and uncertainty

President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs.

PBS

👔 Trump on defensive as MAGA base questions his Epstein connections and investigation

Nearly six years after he died, Jeffrey Epstein is still at the center of controversy. Part of President Trump's political base is angry over the handling of the files from the investigation into Epstein's sex crimes and his death in a jail cell. John Yang discussed the political fallout with Glenn Thrush of The New York Times and Dave Weigel of Semafor.

PBS

🌍 Earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier continues as more than 800 tremors rattle the catastrophic volcano

Scientists are holding their breath as hundreds of earthquakes rattle one of America's most dangerous volcanoes, which loom over more than three million people across multiple states.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Trump Asked a Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

Also, Americans were released in a prisoner swap with Venezuela. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

NYTIMES

📰 News Wrap: Bolsonaro ordered to wear an ankle monitor

In our news wrap Friday, Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor during his trial, President Trump signed the first major legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies into law, violence between Druze militias and Bedouin clans returned to Syria and flooding killed at least 57 people in Pakistan.

PBS

❄️ Expert issues grim prediction about AI firm whose CEO and HR boss were caught cuddling at Coldplay concert

AI-tech start up Astronomer has been thrust into the limelight this week after a moment of intimacy between CEO Andy Byron and Head of People Krstin Cabot.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 When Getting Fired Is Only the Beginning for Federal Workers

One thing is clear from a reporter’s conversations with laid-off federal workers this year: The cuts have been anything but straightforward and efficient.

NYTIMES

🌐 As State Department office combating human trafficking faces cuts, former leader weighs in

For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In 2023, more than 133,000 victims were identified globally, leading to more than 18,000 prosecutions. Last week, the Trump administration drastically cut that office’s staff. John Yang discussed more with Cindy Dyer, the former ambassador to monitor and combat trafficking.

PBS

🤖 Trump administration files motion to unseal Epstein transcripts

US Department of Justice claims there is ‘extensive public interest’ in the cases targeting the late disgraced financier

FT

🔥 US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns

Bondi says the proposed change gives her discretion over who can own firearms, in a move opposed by gun control groups.

ALJAZEERA

👔 A look at life for small group of refugees allowed in U.S. since Trump took office

Shortly after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump indefinitely suspended refugee admissions to the United States. After months of legal challenges, only a small group of refugees has been allowed into the country. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López has reports on one family’s journey.

PBS

🔥 JFK heir Jack Schlossberg is a sexist scumbag and worthless little pig. The squalid truth of his filthy obsession is horrifying: KENNEDY

Ask not what Jack Schlossberg is talking about, ask why his parents have not had him committed yet. For something is seriously wrong with JFK's grandson.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Epstein files fallout and public broadcasting funding cuts

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the MAGA debate over releasing the Epstein files intensifies and congressional Republicans deliver Trump a win by clawing back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding.

PBS

🤖 Funding cuts will hit rural areas hard. One station manager explains how

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.

NPR

🏛️ E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies.

NYTIMES

🔥 Stephen Colbert on Kenneth Tynan’s Profile of Johnny Carson

From Hollywood to the Hasty Pudding, we waft like smoke from an unfiltered Pall Mall through Carson’s worlds, most of which are gone.

NEWYORKER

👔 Justice Dept. Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

NYTIMES

❄️ US tech firm investigating after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral

Big screen footage of the two people went viral after reports they were colleagues and at least one was married to another person.

BBC

📰 Joy Taylor celebrates some good news with her NFL rookie nephew after Fox firing

Joy Taylor took her mind off her Fox Sports ouster on Thursday night as she spent some time with her NFL rookie nephew, Mason Taylor.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 CBS says Colbert cancelation was financial decision, but timing raises questions

Broadcast TV’s highest-rated late-night talk show, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is being cancelled. Paramount called it a financial decision, but the timing is raising questions. Stephanie Sy discussed the cancellation of the show with NPR television critic Eric Deggans.

PBS

🔥 NASCAR icon Rex White dies aged 95

NASCAR and the NASCAR Hall of Fame confirmed the death on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

📉 Housing market CONTRACTS in dramatic new signal of crisis... one Southern city is at the epicenter

The sunny hotspot is at the epicenter of the worrying trend, seeing more home affected than anywhere else in America.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The 20-year trauma Reese Witherspoon STILL can't get over... as new romance heats up

Reese Witherspoon's romance with German financier Oliver Haarmann is heating up... but is there a problem?

DAILYMAIL

👔 Colombia's Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges

Colombian President Gustavo Preto has arrived in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground

ABC

👔 THIRD witness pleads Fifth in House Oversight investigation of covering up Biden's mental decline

Annie Tomasini, former assistant to President Joe Biden, pleaded the Fifth during a closed-door deposition regarding Biden's mental decline, House Oversight Chair James Comer said Friday. Tomasini, who also served as former assistant to the president and deputy director of Oval Office operations, is the third Biden aide to take Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination in the committee's probe. "There is now a pattern of key Biden confidants seeking to shield themselves from criminal liability for this potential conspiracy," Comer stated in a post to X. "Annie Tomasini ... pleaded the Fifth when asked if Joe Biden, a member of his family, or anyone at the White House instructed her to lie regarding his health at any time," Comer continued.

SOTT

⚔️ EU, U.K. Target Russia With ‘Unprecedented’ Wartime Sanctions Package

European nations aim to stem the flow of foreign funding for Moscow’s war machine.

FP

🇮🇱 Palestinian child shot dead in West Bank by Israeli forces amid land grabs

The 13-year-old was hit with live ammunition near Jenin and reportedly denied medical treatment by Israeli soldiers.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Stephen Colbert Could Never Save Us From Trump

Mocking Donald Trump will not destroy him.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Trump admin loses track of 'dozens' of illegal migrants on El Salvador deportation flight

Hacked data from an airline carrying out Donald Trump's deportations allegedly shows that 'dozens' of migrants that did not appear on manifests published by the U.S. government.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers linked to Mariupol theater bombing

Britain’s foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned in the U.K. with a nerve agent.

PBS

📰 Why Trump’s Epstein Problem Didn’t Go Away

From the daily newsletter: the fracturing of the MAGA base. Plus: how Dartmouth College became the Ivy League’s Switzerland; and what “Eddington” tries to say about America.

NEWYORKER

🤖 Mamdani Meets Jeffries in Brooklyn as He Seeks to Expand His Coalition

No endorsement emerged from the meeting between Zohran Mamdani and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but both said the gathering had been productive.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump sues Wall Street Journal’s publisher and Rupert Murdoch

US president files libel case following media group’s report on his alleged correspondence to Jeffrey Epstein

FT

🔥 Pam Bondi files motions to release secret Epstein and Maxwell grand jury testimony in desperate move to appease Trump

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a motion on Friday to release highly-secretive grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Voice of America employee accused of making threats to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, family

A longtime Voice of America employee was arrested Thursday and accused of threatening to kill far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, her staff and their families — including making a call in which he vowed to shoot the lawmaker "between the eyes" with an AK-47. Seth Jason, 64, of Edgewater, Md., made at least eight threatening calls from the government-funded broadcaster between October 2023 and January this year, the Justice Department alleged in a statement. "I'm looking forward to your book signing. We are all armed and ready to take care of you," Jason said in one message for the Georgia Republican lawmaker, according to prosecutors. "We're coming after you and your staff, and we are locked and loaded. We're going to take you all out," the call continued.

SOTT

🤖 Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador

A deal freed 10 Americans and permanent U.S. residents detained in Venezuela, for more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who were imprisoned in El Salvador after being expelled from the United States.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Hezbollah says it will not give up weapons despite US proposal

Knockback deals potential blow to US diplomat Thomas Barrack’s efforts to help broker Israel-Lebanon peace.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump says no one cares about Epstein. Why won't his base let it go?

One of the narratives at the heart of President Trump's political movement is this: American society is dominated by a shadowy group of elites, and those elites are deeply corrupt. <br><br>Nothing represented that theory more than the case of Jeffrey Epstein.<br><br>He was a man most people had never heard of initially, with a private plane and a private island. Acquainted with the world's most powerful people: British royalty, U.S. presidents.<br><br>A man who ultimately died in jail...by suicide, according to authorities... before the case against him went to trial. Epstein's case and his death bred skepticism and conspiracy theories – especially among supporters of Donald Trump.<br><br>Now, some of Trump's most ardent supporters are attacking his Justice Department's decision not to release all of the files related to the Epstein case.<br><br>Trump says nobody cares about Epstein. But his base won't let it go. <br><br>For sponsor-free episodes of <em>Consider This,</em> sign up for C<em>onsider This+</em> via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org">plus.npr.org</a>.<br><br>Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a>.

NPR

🏛️ Trump says newly signed crypto law will establish ‘American dominance’

White House features crypto industry leaders investigated by the government, as critics highlight Trump&#039;s crypto ties.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Trump delivers on promise to sue Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein birthday card

A shock report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday enraged Trump. Now he's made a drastic move against the company.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Former Libyan prison official accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says

Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was allegedly one of the most senior officials at Miriga Prison in Tripoli where thousands of people were detained. He was arrested Wednesday based on a warrant issued by the court on July 10.

PBS

⚕️ Urgent recall for salad over fears of bacteria that can KILL if eaten

Tuna salad products sold in four states have been urgently recalled over fears of potentially deadly bacteria, health officials announced this week. Consumers are urged to throw products out.

DAILYMAIL

🎂 Trump sues Wall Street Journal over Epstein report

Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal over reports he wrote a salacious birthday message for pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

SMH

🤖 Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Was Losing Millions at CBS Before Cancellation

CBS could not figure out a path to profitability in an entertainment world increasingly dominated by streaming.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Explosion at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility

At least three people have died in an explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's training facility.

SMH

⚔️ Teen Charged With Murder in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine

Sunshine Stewart, 48, was found dead near 100 Acre Island after disappearing while paddle boarding in Union, Maine.

NYTIMES

👔 Obama behind 'treasonous conspiracy' to take Trump down in 2016 with Russia hoax explosive docs claim

Trump 's intel chief Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of explosive documents from the last weeks of the Obama administration - saying it unmasks a 'treasonous conspiracy' against the president.

DAILYMAIL

⚡ Minnesota State Senator Found Guilty in Burglary Trial

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was charged with felonies and accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home. Her party holds a slim majority in the Minnesota Senate.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Donald Trump's push for Mexican Coke could ignite a health nightmare, doctors warn

Experts are sounding the alarm over the dangers of drinking real cane sugar-filled Coca Cola as President Donald Trump continues to demand changes to the recipe.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Yankees star Aaron Judge drops huge bombshell on his plan to retire from baseball

The New York Yankees captain only turned 33 in April but looks as good as ever and has put himself into contention for this year's Triple Crown.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Besides bold letters to world leaders, Trump is working on a subtler tariff strategy

President Trump and his administration have been studying new sectoral tariffs that could cover a broad part of the American economy.

NPR

📰 Trump sues Murdoch for libel over Jeffrey Epstein letter story

Trump had threatened to force Murdoch to "testify in my lawsuit against him and his 'pile of garbage' newspaper".

BBC

👔 Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of trial

Authorities in Brazil, worried that the former far right president is a flight risk, are imposing new restrictions on his movements. The tough surveillance moves come as President Trump continues to voice strong support for the ex-leader who is facing charges of plotting a coup to stay in power.

NPR

🤖 Area 51 staff 'killed by invisible enemy' while working on top-secret projects

Hundreds of Air Force personnel have died after working at a top secret facility in Nevada due to an 'invisible illness.'

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Parents left scrambling after Iowa church evicts daycare for ridiculous reason

St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Iowa City first told Loving Arms Kids Care that it had to be out by New Year's and finally booted the childcare facility out in June.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Cavinder twins post update on their recovery from boob-job surgery after going under the knife together

The 24-year-old sisters, who wrapped up their collegiate careers last year with the University of Miami, shared with their fans on Wednesday that they were set to undergo the surgery.

DAILYMAIL

🌪️ Chicago, Detroit amid nearly 40 million covered in Saturday severe weather threat

Forecasters are tracking a potential mesoscale convective system that could unleash damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes across parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and surrounding areas over the next 24 hours.

FOXWEATHER

🌪️ Chicago, Detroit amid over 40 million covered in Saturday severe weather threat

Forecasters are tracking a potential mesoscale convective system that could unleash damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes across parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and surrounding areas over the next 24 hours.

FOXWEATHER

🌪️ Detroit, Indianapolis amid over 30 million covered in Saturday severe weather threat

Forecasters are tracking a potential mesoscale convective system that could unleash damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes across parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and surrounding areas over the next 24 hours.

FOXWEATHER

🇷🇺 Shooting at a Central African Republic gold mine run by Russia's Wagner leaves 11 dead

A shooting at a mine site controlled by Russia-linked Wagner mercenary group in the Central African Republic has killed at least 11 people

ABC

👔 Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported migrants in El Salvador

President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported men in El Salvador

President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Mayor sparks outrage after removing Italian-American community's historic flag road markings due to 'safety concerns'

Tensions between local officials and Italian-Americans in Boston are continuing to rise after the mayor removed the community's historic flag road marking because of 'safety concerns'.  

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Who is Handala, the inspiration behind latest Gaza flotilla ship

Handala is the new Freedom Flotilla vessel carrying activists and humanitarian aid to challenge the Israeli blockade.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Taiwan will &#8216;not provoke confrontation&#8217; with China, Vice President Hsiao says

China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened to annex it, by force if necessary. In recent years, Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of the island,&nbsp;sending jets and ships&nbsp;nearby almost daily.

PBS

🌧️ Putin’s Economic Façade Cracks as Debt and War Costs Rise

Russian officials insist the economy is stable – but growing bank failures, labor shortages, and Ukrainian drone strikes suggest otherwise.

KYIVPOST

🚨 El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela

Some 250 Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador were exchanged for 10 Americans held by Caracas.

BBC

👔 Meet Erez Reuvini, the DOJ's fake "whistleblower" trying to sink Emil Boves judicial appointment

Erez Reuvini's account of what allegedly happened at the DOJ in major immigration cases reveals not a whistleblower but another activist with an ax to grind against the administration. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to approve on Thursday the nomination of Emil Bove, a top Department of Justice official, to a judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove's nomination then will head to the full Senate for confirmation. While the president's nomination of Bove, his one-time criminal defense attorney and current principal associate deputy attorney general, at first appeared to be a sure thing, Democrats had other plans. Senator Adam Schiff, as he is prone to do, launched the bad faith operation against Bove last month by rehashing Bove's move to drop the politically motivated case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in February. Schiff further claimed the president would "catapult Emil Bove to the Supreme Court" in the near future. (If only!)

SOTT

🇷🇺 Trump administration dumps huge tranche of Obama documents while the world waits for Epstein files

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified hundreds of Russia hoax documents on Friday as the world is watching for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Florida hit by 'credible' terrorist threat as retired Pentagon commanders are warned they could be 'targets'

The alarming notice was quietly circulated to former senior military personnel who served in Iraq and Syria, and specifically cautioned those now residing in the Sunshine State.

DAILYMAIL

🛂 To Staff Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, ICE Entices Its Retirees

The administration is offering financial incentives to lure back recently departed immigration officers as it works to fill 10,000 job openings.

NYTIMES

🔥 Hollywood icon is unrecognizable as he morphs into mobster for JFK assassination film... can you guess who?

One of Hollywood's biggest names left fans doing a double take as he stepped into the shoes of a real-life gangster for his latest role.  The 71-year-old star was spotted filming in Winnipeg.

DAILYMAIL

🐾 Chaos at The Open as terrifying animal invades broadcast booth and forces PGA Tour star to take cover

An errant animal interrupted the coverage of Friday's round when it found somehow found its way into the booth leaving the PGA Tour star and co-commentator Dan Hicks in a state of panic.

DAILYMAIL

👨‍⚕️ Dirty habit of 18 million Americans linked to 'significant' surge in psychotic episodes

Doctors are growing increasingly concerned that a popular drug could be driving what they report are upticks across the country in rates of people suffering bouts of psychosis.

DAILYMAIL

🇧🇷 Famous stepmom splits from her husband after affair with stepson

Brazilian influencer and DJ Rafaela Pedrotti's marriage ended after her husband found out that she and her stepson were together.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Secret White House meeting opens document floodgates on Trump/Russia hoax

The floodgates holding back long-buried classified documents exposing government efforts to claim Donald Trump conspired with Vladimir Putin to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election might finally be opening. Trump administration officials held an urgent meeting Sunday to discuss "new information on Russiagate," which they might use to build a criminal conspiracy case against Obama and Biden administration political appointees who allegedly weaponized the government against Trump, two Trump administration officials told RealClearInvestigations. The documents are said to contain long-classified information, including a secret 200-page congressional audit that reveals details about how an intelligence community assessment on Russia ordered by President Obama after the 2016 election was framed in a way that portrayed Trump as being beholden to the Kremlin.

SOTT

👔 New U.S. Postal Service head says he doesn't believe in privatizing the mail agency

Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn't believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas.

NPR

🔥 A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Venezuela frees 10 Americans as part of a prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees

Venezuela has freed 10 Americans as part of a larger prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees released from El Salvador, the U.S. and Salvadoran governments said Friday.

NPR

🚨 10 Americans are freed from Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador

Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.

NPR

🚨 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador

Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.

NPR

🔥 Distraught woman reveals simple trick scammers used to con her out of $15,000

Sharon Brightwell from Florida was left devastated after scammers conned her out of $15,000 using her daughters voice.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Major change made to beloved children's snacks as ingredients replaced and three new flavors announced

Welch's Fruit Snacks, a popular snack for kids, is making a significant change to its ingredients just in time for the back-to-school season.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Watch top Biden aide Annie Tomasini refuse to answer questions on health cover up as his doctors plead the fifth

Joe Biden 's former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor Annie Tomasini has plead the fifth during an interview with lawmakers, making her the third Biden aide to do so.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Area 51 veterans plagued by 'invisible illness' after working on top-secret projects

Hundreds of Air Force personnel have died after working at a top secret facility in Nevada due to an 'invisible illness.'

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Major Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador

A deal freed 10 Americans and permanent residents detained in Venezuela for more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who were imprisoned in El Salvador after being expelled from the United States.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump golf club ditches goats — but keeps $240,000 farm tax break

Small herd banished from Bedminster club but hay harvesting to continue, according to New Jersey filing

FT

🤖 Embarrassing REAL reason Stephen Colbert's show was canceled after bosses hatched plot while star vacationed

Colbert's surprise cancelation comes amid claims he got the boot for taking a noble stand against Donald Trump.

DAILYMAIL

🏦 Ultra-based Tucker Carlson vs. the Banks

Over the last half-century, finance industry goblins run amok have wrecked the American middle class, which, at this rate, won't exist at all in twenty years. Millions of young Americans, as a consequence of the 2008 financial collapse alone — the underlying cause of which has gone unremedied, by the way — forever lost any sense of hope of ever affording a house of their own. Depriving the youth of any cause for optimism is no way to run a country. Quite the contrary, it's a recipe for entropy.

SOTT

🔥 MAGA darling Alina Habba makes major admission about her future in Trump's inner circle

Alina Habba gathered her staff on Thursday in a bittersweet meeting she hopes won't be her last as the acting U.S Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 FDA to Ask Sarepta to Stop Shipping Muscular Dystrophy Drug Elevidys

Three patients with a muscle-wasting disease died from liver failure after taking the therapy, Ele­vidys, or a similar treatment.

NYTIMES

💼 Outraged flyer reveals what young child did in business class that 'ruined his flight' - are his complaints fair?

The passenger's experience with an unruly child has divided the internet.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Virginia faces 'dangerous' risk of urban flash flooding amid relentless thunderstorms

Parts of central Virginia are facing the risk of dangerous flash flooding as powerful thunderstorms line up and repeatedly soak the region.

FOXWEATHER

🗳️ Slovenia’s parliament votes to legalise assisted dying

Slovenia will join several other countries that have legalised the practice, including Australia and Belgium.

ALJAZEERA

📰 Trump sues Rupert Murdoch and Wall Street Journal reporters after Epstein letter report

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

SKY

📰 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn after Epstein letter report

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

SKY

📰 Trump suing Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn after Epstein letter report

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

SKY

📰 Trump suing Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

SKY

🌧️ Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles Sheriff’s training facility

Three members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed in an explosion at a training facility.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Critics suggest Colbert firing was politically motivated

"The Late Show" staff and others believe Colbert was ousted over his repeated criticism of President Donald Trump

SALON

🏛️ Is the voting system in the UK fair?

Government wants to lower the voting age, saying it aims to modernise UK democracy.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ ‘Chaos and disorder’: Russian spies named, sanctioned by UK government

The UK government revealed the Russian agents who engaged in the attacks over more than a decade, in a rare exposure aimed at highlighting the scale of the threat to the public.

SMH

❄️ Tech company FINALLY addresses Coldplay concert cuddling between its CEO and HR boss with ominous statement

The artificial intelligence firm whose CEO and HR boss were caught in an embarrassing clinch at a Coldplay concert has broken its silence.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise

A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ Leah Litman on Trump’s Supreme Court

“I think the Supreme Court, in particular, has proven that it is really fine with a lot of what the Administration is doing, and that they are basically willing to bend over backwards and ignore their own rules and procedures to allow the Administration to do what it wants,” Litman says.

NEWYORKER

🌧️ Explosion at Los Angeles police training centre kills three officers

Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said there is &#039;no threat to the community&#039; after the deadly blast closed local roads.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Delta flight sparks travel chaos and a ground stop after landing at JFK

A Delta flight caused travel chaos at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport on Friday afternoon.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?

Many across the world are rounding on Israel&#039;s war on Gaza, with states in the &#039;Global South&#039; leading the way.

ALJAZEERA

👔 In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

NYTIMES

🇨🇳 The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Mining

China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production there is causing downstream environmental concerns in Thailand. We go to Thailand to understand the issue.

NPR

🔥 Stephen King torn apart over 'sickening' Jeffrey Epstein take

There's nothing to see here, folks. At least that's what Stephen King is saying when it comes to the existence of Jeffrey Epstein's rumored client list.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Hungary’s ‘Church Arson’ Claims Echo Russian Disinformation Campaign, Kyiv Warns

Budapest blames Ukraine for a church arson – Kyiv sees Kremlin-style disinfo at play. With a suspect already detained, the focus is on facts, not propaganda.

KYIVPOST

🏦 FDA reverses crucial ban on cancer-causing product as agency caves to protect profits over public safety

The FDA's decision will offer a new lease of life to the company, which came close to filing for bankruptcy following a federal ban in 2022, despite links to cancer.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Boy, 17, suspected of killing paddleboarder is pictured after murder that's filled sleepy town with terror

A teenager arrested in connection with the death of a paddleboarder found strangled and beaten in a Maine nature reserve has been identified by officials after pleading not guilty to her murder.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 The U.S. Can No Longer Stave Off Competition From China

Beijing dominates global trade. But it couldn’t turn that into a geopolitical advantage—until Trump 2.0.

FP

🔍 Horrifying discovery halts work on NFL team's new $2.1 billion stadium

Work on an NFL team's new stadium was forced to come to a grinding halt Friday after workers reportedly made a horrifying discovery at the construction site.

DAILYMAIL

⚡ Startling immune hack that makes tumors disappear could unlock a universal cancer vaccine

Scientists may be on the brink of a groundbreaking medical breakthrough that could transform the way cancer is treated around the world.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Scientists discover changes to the polar vortex that are plunging parts of US into deep freeze

When the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns controlling these cold snaps.

LIVESCIENCE

🏛️ Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria

Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.

PBS

🤖 White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs

The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold.

NYTIMES

⚔️ UN refugee agency warns funding cuts may leave 11 million without aid

Crisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 FP’s Books of the Summer

The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.

FP

🦁 OM System OM-3 review — a camera for wildlife and astrophotographers alike?

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LIVESCIENCE

🗳️ Deep in Trump country, voters want more deportations and less Epstein

After six months in office, Donald Trump’s approval rating is down. While critics say it has been worse than feared, rusted-on supporters say they’d give him at least an “A” on his work so far.

SMH

🇫🇷 ‘The migrants are everywhere’: People smugglers are winning the battle of the beach

Smugglers post sentries in the dunes along France’s coast and launch Channel crossings from up to 10 beaches at a time. Authorities’ tear gas, drones and patrols are no match.

SMH

🔥 CBS cancels Colbert’s Late Show amid pending Paramount-Skydance merger

Despite financial pressures on the late-night TV model, experts say the timing suggests political motives.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Shannon Sharpe settles his rape lawsuit, accuser's lawyer reveals

Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing Shannon Sharpe's accuser, has made a major announcement in the $50 million lawsuit filed against the NFL great in Nevada this year.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Trump administration dumps huge tranche of Obama documents while world waits for Epstein files: Live updates

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified hundreds of Russia hoax documents on Friday as the world is watching for the release of the Epstein files.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Briton was trying to save friend when both died in Portugal, sister says

The sister of a man who drowned in Portugal has said he died while trying to save his best friend in the water.

SKY

🚨 Popular vegetable linked to terrifying outbreak sweeping the US as FDA warns of hospitalizations

The FDA has issued an alert over a frozen vegetable that has been linked to a food outbreak that has hospitalized four Americans across ten states.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Slovenia Bans Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir for “Genocidal Statements”

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich incite “serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians,” the government said.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 LA Mayor Karen Bass's shocking connection to mom who 'faked ICE raid for GoFundMe cash' exposed

Migrant mom Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, claimed she was snatched by ICE agents, but has since been charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Virgin Atlantic forced to respond after luggage was 'covered with human waste' at major US airport

Virgin Atlantic passengers landing in John F. Kennedy International Airport earlier this week were shocked to be greeted with a rancid smell at the carousel.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Intriguing identity of brunette woman caught on camera next to cuddling CEO and HR boss at Coldplay concert

The mystery brunette woman who laughed through embarrassment as her CEO and HR boss were captured in a viral clinch at a Coldplay concert has been unmasked.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Legal expert reveals Trump's chances of success if he sues Murdoch over Epstein letter

The president has promised to sue longtime publisher Rupert Murdoch 's 'a*s off' in response to the Thursday report.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Hugh Hefner's widow makes shock decision to ditch his last name eight YEARS after the Playboy founder's death

Crystal Hefner, the widow of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, has officially taken legal steps to change her name, nearly eight years after her husband's death.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Livvy Dunne opens up on her feud with New York Times after 'sex sells' photoshoot

Dunne, 22, was left furious in 2022 when The Times published a profile on the then-LSU gymnast with a headline that read: 'New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells'.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Michael Jordan receives some bad news in Greece as he's seen puffing on cigar without wife Yvette

Michael Jordan has been vacation in Greece with his wife, Yvette, but even in the Aegean Sea, billionaire sports heroes are still susceptible to bad news, as the six-time NBA champ learned this week.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump Threatens to Sue Wall Street Journal for Publishing Letter to Epstein

For decades, Trump had a strong friendship with Epstein, a disgraced financier and child sex trafficker.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal releasing all captives in Gaza

Abu Obeida says there will be no guarantee of a return to partial deals if Israel leaves the negotiating table again.

ALJAZEERA

🛂 Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force

Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.

NYTIMES

🇨🇳 Zoo CEO branded 'as bad as Joe Exotic' booted after secret plot to import pandas from China outraged staff

Tanya Peterson has announced she will step down from her job as the CEO of the San Francisco Zoo after a year of scandals and a campaign to oust her from the top spot.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The World Is Entering a Dark New Era of Hydroterrorism

International institutions need to start treating water as a national security flashpoint.

FP

🤖 After Chernobyl, Jonestown?

Guyana taps into the dark tourism trend by opening the site where cult members purportedly drank the Kool-Aid.

FP

🔥 Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey Epstein

The journalist talks about his interviews with the infamous abuser, and the political fallout from the White House’s attempt to close his case.

NEWYORKER

📰 Wrestling legend Buff Bagwell loses his leg after a car crash in harrowing health update

The sad news was broken by his friend, Steve Stasiak, on Facebook, who shared an emotional update on the 55-year-old Bagwell from his hospital bed.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Dubois-Usyk 2: Londoner ‘on a different level’ before title fight

&#039;Young lion&#039; Daniel Dubois faces unbeaten Oleksandr Usyk in heavyweight title showdown at Wembley on Saturday.

ALJAZEERA

🌲 Unearthed 'forest footage' that may be crucial missing piece of Kohberger murder puzzle... prompting family friend's 'sick to stomach' admission

It was around that time that a teenage Kohberger began using drugs, which escalated into a years-long heroin addiction.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 Massive volcano near 3m Americans rocked by 800 earthquakes

Scientists are holding their breath as hundreds of earthquakes rattle one of America's most dangerous volcanoes, which loom over more than three million people across multiple states.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Organizers Call for Shutdown of Immigrant Jails as Trump Expands Incarceration

Despite public outrage, Trump is doubling down on deportation policies designed to incarcerate 100,000 immigrants.

TRUTHOUT

📰 Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons

Paramount, the network’s parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”

NYTIMES

🤖 'Fresh Air' goes out to the ballgame

After a memorable All-Star game, today we listen back to some favorite baseball interviews from the <em>Fresh Air </em>archives: conversations with Jamie Moyer, Mike Piazza, Tony La Russa and Brad Ausmus.

NPR

⚔️ Iraq makes 'decisive findings' about drone attacks without identifying who targeted its bases

Iraq has announced findings from its investigation into drone attacks on military bases during the recent Israel-Iran war

ABC

⚔️ The Director Ari Aster Explains His COVID-Era Western “Eddington”

Ari Aster’s neo-noir Western involves a gun-toting sheriff, COVID, the George Floyd protests, and a mysterious A.I. data center. The writer-director talks with Adam Howard.

NEWYORKER

🇬🇧 If AUKUS Is Toast, What Should Australia Do Next?

Amid Elbridge Colby’s review of the submarine deal, three books consider the future of the alliance itself.

FP

✊ Trump Admin Seeks 1-Day Sentence for Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

The Trump administration is effectively seeking impunity for the police in the killing that sparked nationwide protest.

TRUTHOUT

📰 Wrestling legend Buff Bagwell loses his leg in harrowing health update from 2020 car crash

The sad news was broken by his friend, Steve Stasiak, on Facebook, who shared an emotional update on the 55-year-old Bagwell from his hospital bed.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Costco unveils unexpected new perk for members... but only at select locations

Select shoppers have the opportunity to take advantage of a new Costco perk.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Interview: How Latin America Must Prepare for Threat of Russian Disinformation Campaigns

Kyiv Post spoke to Matteo Pugliese, PhD, an Italian expert on Russian disinformation campaigns working to combat Russian information operations in Latin America and around the globe.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Hulking American realtor trashed airport immigration hall for disgracefully petty reason

New Yorker Emmanuel Hernandez faces deportation from Colombia over his disgraceful behavior.

DAILYMAIL

💥 After the Floods, a Pain So Vast It Makes Texas Feel Small

The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.

NYTIMES

🤖 Beyonce concert leads to chaos with post-show STAMPEDE that injures 11 as the outrageous cause is revealed

Beyoncé fans looking to get home after a concert this week in Georgia were beset by panic and widespread injuries after a stampede ensued at a nearby rail station.

DAILYMAIL

👔 The Epstein link Trump CAN'T deny: 1992 video shows pair partying at Mar-a-Lago… as 'birthday card' scandal explodes

As the public waits for the Epstein 'files' to become public under President Trump's order, his friendship with the late pedophile has resurfaced.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Supermarket vegetable linked to terrifying outbreak as FDA warns of hospitalizations

The FDA has issued an alert over a frozen vegetable that has been linked to a food outbreak that has hospitalized four Americans across ten states.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Explosion at Los Angeles Training Center Kills 3 Sheriff’s Deputies

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Academy center.

NYTIMES

🔥 Felix Baumgartner death: Witnesses heard loud boom before crash

Felix Baumgartner&#039;s fatal paragliding crash was preceded by large boom as it spun to the ground, according to witnesses.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Suni Lee finally breaks silence on dating links to New York Knicks star OG Anunoby

The 22-year-old Lee, a six-time Olympic medalist, was the subject of the rumors after repeated visits to Knicks games across the course of the last NBA season.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Will a return to risk-taking rouse animal spirits?

The drive to deregulate in the UK, US and Europe could unleash growth — or sow the seeds of the next crash

FT

🔥 Today host Dylan Dreyer announces shock separation from husband of 13 YEARS Brian Fichera

Today Show co-host and meteorologist Dylan Dreyer announced in a shock Instagram post Friday that she is divorcing her husband of over a decade, Brian Fichera.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump has new billionaire best buddy...and he's set to be even more powerful than exiled Elon Musk

A new billionaire has seemingly entered MAGA world, and could be more powerful than exiled 'First Buddy' Elon Musk.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Why is Taiwan training for war with China?

The increase in Taiwan’s annual drills against invasion from mainland China is crossing paths with civilian life.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Cambodia continues raids on scam centers, bringing arrests in past 3 weeks over 2,100

Cambodia has intensified its crackdown on online scam centers, arresting over 2,100 suspects since June 27

ABC

🔥 South African cooks join forces to make 67,000 liters of soup to fight hunger on Mandela Day

Chefs and volunteers in Johannesburg have made 67,000 liters of soup to honor Nelson Mandela Day

ABC

🌍 Catastrophic volcano near 3m Americans rocked by 800 earthquakes as experts wait with bated breath

Scientists are holding their breath as hundreds of earthquakes rattle one of America's most dangerous volcanoes, which loom over more than three million people across multiple states.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye

Support from the PKK and Turkiye&#039;s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Harry and Meghan have 'no plans' ever to move back to Britain - despite his aides meeting the King's in 'secret' peace summit

Prince Harry has 'no plans' ever to move back to Britain despite recent hopes of a reconciliation with King Charles , the Mail can reveal.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ A W.N.B.A. Star Loves These Sneakers. She Gets Fined for Wearing Them.

When an upstart women’s shoe brand made a sponsorship deal with Courtney Williams, a Minnesota Lynx all-star, it put the hugely popular league in an awkward position.

NYTIMES

🌐 US withdraws from WHO pandemic response reforms

Washington says amendments to global health regulations risk interfering in US &#039;sovereign right to make health policy&#039;.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Germany's death spiral

A meditation on managed decline by bureaucratic means. Woe to the vanquished, for their children will speak in the tongue of their gaolers and build temples to their own erasure. Censorship, collapse, and the quiet death of a once leading nation: The internet was supposed to set speech free, but in Germany it only made censorship more systematic. Section 130 of the Criminal Code — the primary "hate speech" provision — now sweeps up not only Holocaust denial and Nazi symbols but also broad categories of "inflammatory speech," with immigration, identity, and memory politics often in the crosshairs. The numbers are Kafkaesque: tens of thousands of posts flagged under the Network Enforcement Act, and thousands of cases annually filed for Volksverhetzung (incitement of the people), a term that, while grounded in law, grows elastic in practice. German authorities urge platforms to suppress what they call "harmful disinformation," especially in election cycles. The irony? The same state...

SOTT

🌧️ Trump sprang Ukraine surprise on NATO states - Reuters

Several bloc members reportedly only learned they were supposed to fund American weapons for Kiev when it was announced by the US president. Several NATO member states were not notified in advance that they would be asked to fund new arms deliveries to Ukraine under US President Donald Trump's latest proposal, Reuters has reported, citing European officials. On Monday, Trump pledged to provide more US-made weapons to Kiev through a new scheme funded by European NATO members. "We're not buying it," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with the bloc's secretary-general, Mark Rutte. "We will manufacture it, and they're going to be paying for it." Trump noted that the plan is seen by Washington as a business opportunity. Rutte said six countries - Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and Canada - were willing to take part in the arms procurement scheme. However, high-ranking sources at the embassies of two of those countries told Reuters they only learned of their...

SOTT

⚔️ The Epstein Enigma

"It would make [Epstein] a story with which we have to be persistent and steady in our demands; but also cautious, and methodical, and discerning." — Naomi Wolf Do you detect the signs of Rope-a-Dope in Mr. Trump's recent blasts against the Epstein mess? It must be obvious that anything he says will be violently opposed by his Democratic Party enemies. So, now he's got them slavering for release of the Epstein files, whatever they are, or rather, whatever's left after former FBI Director Christopher Wray &amp; Co. curated them, shall we say. (They had many years to get it done.) I'm not the first to point out that the president's most rabid enemies ignored the Epstein case during the entirety of "Joe Biden's" four-year ectoplasmic visitation in the White House. (They were up to their eyeballs siccing Fani Willis, Letitia James, and Alvin Bragg on Trump.) "Squad" stalwart Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said the other day that she was "too busy" to delve into Epstein. Everybody else from...

SOTT

📰 US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites: Intel assessment

The intelligence-gathering saga and (highly politicized) efforts to ascertain just how much of Iran's nuclear program was truly destroyed during the US attacks on Iran called "Midnight Hammer" on June 22 continues. And now NBC is reporting that it was likely much less damage inflicted on two among the three facilities than previously thought. "One of the three nuclear enrichment sites in Iran struck by the United States last month was mostly destroyed, setting work there back significantly. But the two others were not as badly damaged and may have been degraded only to a point where nuclear enrichment could resume in the next several months if Iran wants it to, according to a recent U.S. assessment of the destruction caused by the military operation, five current and former U.S. officials familiar with the assessment told NBC News." The assessment was issued in a briefing to some US lawmakers, as well as American defense officials and even allied countries in recent days, officials...

SOTT

🔥 12-Day War: Alastair Crooke's anti-disinformation revelations

Alastair Crooke's revelations about the Iranian victory and the ceasefire declared by the United States change our perception of this 12-day war. No, Israel is not in a position to dominate the Middle East. As the thick smoke of Orwellian disinformation and deception from World War I begins to clear, former British diplomat Alastair Crooke, going against the grain of Western Goebbelsian propaganda, reveals some disturbing information [ 1 ] . According to Alastair Crooke, massive cyberattacks and drones originating from Azerbaijan and Erbil - the capital of the autonomous province of Iraqi Kurdistan, in alliance with the renegade terrorist group MEK (Mujahideen-el Khalq) - along with powerful US ground and satellite software, were a key part of Israel's perfidious attack on Iran.

SOTT

🔥 Rep. Ro Khanna Pushes Bipartisan Bill Calling for Release of All Epstein Files

Khanna also responds to the stripping of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

TRUTHOUT

👔 When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Why Is Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Getting Canceled?

Maybe the “Late Show” decision is purely financial. But after Paramount’s cave over “60 Minutes,” it is hard to trust.

NYTIMES

🌐 Global crypto assets hit $4tn as industry wins backing of US lawmakers

Investors bet passing of Genius Act and other legislation will send billions of Wall Street dollars into digital assets

FT

🇩🇪 Germany and EU allies push for ‘tougher, stricter’ asylum rules

Berlin calls itself ‘locomotive’ of European crackdown on immigration, expelling 81 Afghans before meeting.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 Elizabeth Warren floats shadowy conspiracy about sudden Colbert cancelation

The Massachusetts Democrat to X to float the idea that the move was linked to Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media on Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Arsenal seal Madueke signing from Chelsea in divisive move

Arsenal has signed England international Noni Madueke from Chelsea despite widespread criticism from club&#039;s fans.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Horror after man wore long metal necklace into room with rapidly-spinning MRI machine

The 61-year-old man suffered gruesome injuries after he was sucked into an MRI machine while wearing a long metal necklace at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island.

DAILYMAIL

🌡️ Tuvalu residents prepare for world’s first planned migration of an entire nation — and climate change is to blame

A first-of-its-kind lottery for residents of Tuvalu who want to move to Australia due to climate change threats is closing today, with more than 5,000 applications received.

LIVESCIENCE

✊ Protesters demand Malaysia reject US ambassadorial nominee Nick Adams

Protesters in Kuala Lumpur demanded Malaysia reject US ambassadorial nominee Nick Adams.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Inside Hollywood's most toxic feud: As Justin Baldoni and co-star Blake Lively sue and countersued, an explosive new show reveals why it's turned into all-out war

Two rich and unfeasibly gorgeous film stars locked in a drama, with the end credits unlikely to roll any time soon.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles police training facility

Federal agents are investigating, but it was not immediately clear what caused the blast.

BBC

🌩️ How a Video Studio Embraced A.I. and Stormed the Internet

The Dor Brothers are indie filmmakers whose viral videos are generated entirely by artificial intelligence.

NYTIMES

❗ Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency over plot to kill government officials

A new state of emergency has been declared in Trinidad and Tobago after authorities accused a criminal network of plotting to kill government officials and attack public institutions.

SKY

❗ State of emergency declared in Caribbean country over 'assassinations plot'

A new state of emergency has been declared in Trinidad and Tobago after authorities accused a criminal network of plotting to kill government officials and attack public institutions.

SKY

🌧️ Three killed in explosion at LA sheriff's training center

At least three Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies were killed in an explosion at a training center on Friday morning, at a site that hosts the department's arson explosive detail, including bomb squads.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump pushes for 15%-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods

US president also rejects reducing 25% sectoral duties on cars from the bloc, say diplomats

FT

🤖 Jennifer Aniston's new man shares bizarre 'past life' revelation after being hypnotized on Maury

Jennifer Aniston's new beau Jim Curtis isn't just a hypnotherapist and spiritual healer, he also believes he was a Native American in a past life - Daily Mail can reveal. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 The United States Can’t Have a Manufacturing Renaissance Without Innovation

Trump’s cuts and erratic policies are undermining the foundation of American competitiveness.

FP

👔 EU’s €2 Trillion Budget Bazooka – What Is It About?

Brussels also proposed a more than €200-billion fund for investments and aid abroad – welcomed by humanitarian groups after the deep cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump.

KYIVPOST

💉 Scientists discover Pfizer COVID jab linked to major eye damage

A team of researchers in Turkey have discovered multiple signs of stress in the eye after patients took Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Long-term changes could have severe implications.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Google, Costco and more popular sites crash as massive internet outage sweeps US

A massive internet outage has hit the US, knocking dozens of popular websites offline.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

NPR

⚔️ G20 finance ministers reach consensus on key economic issues

US set to shift its approach towards G20 when it takes over group&#039;s rotating presidency from South Africa in December.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Explosion at possible Los Angeles law enforcement training exercise leaves three people dead, official tells the AP

An explosion early Friday killed three people and is being investigated at least preliminarily as a possible training accident, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

PBS

🌧️ Explosion at Los Angeles law enforcement training facility leaves 3 people dead, officials say

A Friday blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriff&rsquo;s Department training facility killed three members of its arson and explosives unit, marking one of the department's worst losses of life from a single incident, the sheriff said.

PBS

🌧️ Ukraine Hints at Its Version of DOGE to Slash Red Tape

Ukraine’s new first deputy prime minister wants to launch a cost-cutting consultancy – much like Elon Musk’s controversial “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”

KYIVPOST

🌧️ 3 Deputies Are Killed in Explosion at Los Angeles Training Center

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Academy center.

NYTIMES

👽 In a cosmic first, astronomers spot a new planet system being born around an alien star

Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to how our own solar system was born.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Can YOU spot the man with the moustache? Mind-boggling optical illusion has a second hidden person in it - so, can you see him?

Dr Dean Jackson, a biologist and BBC presenter, has shared a strange illusion on TikTok , which reveals a hidden man when rotated.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Tom Cruise, 63, and 'new love' Ana de Armas, 37, look smitten on yacht as insider dishes on romance

Tom Cruise and his 'new love' Ana de Armas showed their romance was heating up during a yacht break in Menorca this week.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Courtney Stodden breaks down in tears over past 'abuse' as she struggles with sobriety

What struck her the most is the memory of her first husband, the much-older Doug Hutchison - a 65-year-old actor whom she calls her former 'groomer' - giving her alcohol.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Most U.S. adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds

About two-thirds of U.S. adults expect the new tax law will help the rich, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Most &mdash; about 6 in 10 &mdash; think it will do more to hurt than help low-income people.

PBS

📰 New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Citing intelligence assessments, NBC News and Washington Post report that only Fordow site was destroyed in US attack.

ALJAZEERA

❗ Why do US prosecutors want a one-day sentence for Breonna Taylor shooting?

Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed in her home during a botched police raid in March 2020.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Jerry Seinfeld fans left in shock as star's past relationship with a teen 20 YEARS his junior resurfaces

Seinfeld fans resurfaced an old picture of the actor when he was 38 years old alongside his then-18-year-old girlfriend.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Virgin Atlantic forced to respond after luggage was 'covered with poop' at major US airport

Virgin Atlantic passengers landing in John F. Kennedy International Airport earlier this week were shocked to be greeted with a rancid smell at the carousel.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? NATO's wars

All of you Vietnam vets and draft resisters will recognize where this column's headline is coming from. Oh yes, this ain't the late 1960s anymore, so it's time to revamp it - no AI needed - and expand it: from now on, be assured everyone in the wild, wild West will be forced to fight and/or endure three overlapping NATO wars. War number 1 It's Europe v. Russia, of course. Not proxy anymore: hot 'n nasty, direct. Considering the advanced rottenness of the whole Ukrainian front, new fronts are already proliferating: the South Caucasus; clandestine ops in the Baltic Sea; MI6 recruiting frenzy across Central Asia; fresh terrorism ahead in the Black Sea, especially Crimea. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson succinctly nailed it: we are already on WWIII. Actually we are already deep in the extended preamble to WWIII. Circus Ringmaster in D.C. and the billionaires/donor class behind him are of course clueless. Re-reading Keynes - The Economic Consequences of the Peace - is an absolute must like...

SOTT

💵 Truth about Harry and Meghan's money: Her ignominious downgrade revealed by ALISON BOSHOFF as friends tell how they're funding their $4million a year life

When she started posting links on the ShopMy e-commerce site, some thought that this was going to prove an irresistible source of serious income for the Duchess of Sussex.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 How Bryan Kohberger's chance encounter with a pretty young waitress in a Greek vegan restaurant set the stage for the murder of four Idaho students: JAMES PATTERSON reveals killer's sinister motivation

In court in America, Bryan Kohberger, 30, has pleaded guilty to the murder of students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves, the Idaho Four.

DAILYMAIL

⛔ India Exploring Energy Alternatives Amid Looming Russian Oil Sanctions

India has benefited from a glut of cheap Russian oil since 2022. New Delhi may now have to find alternative sources as new EU sanctions and looming American sanctions threaten its supply from Moscow.

KYIVPOST

⚽ Meet Hally Leadbetter: Golf partner to A-list stars who just beat the Kelce brothers and wants to shake up the sport

While golf is in Leadbetter's family's blood, a career in the sport was not where she thought her life would take her when she was a teenager.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Earth's magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding why

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

LIVESCIENCE

🔬 Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades share a common origin says new study

The trio of star clusters Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades do not just randomly lie in the same region of space. Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades: The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the same star system. A team of astrophysicists at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences in Zanjan, Iran, and the University of Bonn have found evidence that these three star systems are not just located in roughly the same region of space but also developed in the same way. These results were recently published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. When the stars twinkle in the night sky, you can see the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) and Hyades right next to one another with the naked eye, not far from the central "star" in Orion's Sword. It isn't really one star but rather the Orion Nebula Cluster - and thus the third of a group of star clusters. However, the clusters in this...

SOTT

🔥 Trump’s call to release Epstein transcripts panned as “desperate move”

Trump called for the release of grand jury transcripts knowing they would reveal little that is new, critics charge

SALON

🔥 How Trump’s ICE may draw the wrong recruits

In years past, agents were largely motivated by allegiance to the Constitution. Not anymore

SALON

🇮🇳 WNBA star sends crude sexual message to her glamorous rival on orange carpet before All-Star party

On Thursday night, the league's biggest names - including the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese - gathered for the start of the two-day event in Indianapolis.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Tragic last act of superyacht crew member before she was knifed to death in ship's engine room is revealed as boyfriend pays tribute

Paige Bell, 20, from South Africa , was found dead in the engine room of the luxury motor boat Far From It on July 3 when the boat was moored in the Harbour Island resort.

DAILYMAIL

💸 WATCH LIVE: Trump signs law creating regulations for dollar-linked &#8216;stablecoin&#8217; cryptocurrencies

One of the bills would regulate a type of cryptocurrency called stablecoins.

PBS

💸 WATCH: Trump signs law creating regulations for dollar-linked &#8216;stablecoin&#8217; cryptocurrencies

The GENIUS Act sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for stablecoins, which are tied to assets like the U.S. dollar to reduce price volatility compared with other forms of cryptocurrency. It passed both the House and Senate with wide bipartisan margins.

PBS

🏦 Trump appointees pushed more marble in Federal Reserve building renovation White House now attacks

The Fed's architects said the central bank had wanted glass walls to reflect the Fed as a transparent institution, but three Trump appointees to a local commission felt marble best fit the building's historic character.

PBS

🤖 Distraught family claimed beloved mom had been kidnapped by ICE...but now the sinister truth has emerged

A California woman faked her own abduction by ICE agents as part of a scheme to collect donations on GoFundMe, the Department of Justice said.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ EU, UK Target Russian Oil in Tough New Ukraine War Sanctions

EU and UK have acted to pressure Russia: will Trump support the US’s allies? AFP

KYIVPOST

🔥 Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick set to launch UNC docuseries after Hard Knocks controversy

The NFL great, 73, was set to be recorded at work by the iconic Hard Knocks HBO series ahead of his hugely anticipated step into the college game, but they scrapped it.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Why Trump must avoid a special prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein case at ALL costs to escape MAGA's wrath

Legal experts tell the Daily Mail that it would be in the president's best interest to avoid a special counsel if he wants to put the Jeffrey Epstein scandal behind him.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny

The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

NYTIMES

🔥 The Moves That Make ‘Chicago’ and ‘A Chorus Line’ So Special

To celebrate the shows’ golden anniversaries, the Broadway star Robyn Hurder demonstrates what makes their choreography so special.

NYTIMES

🔥 Fury as Netflix rival hikes prices by 40%... making it more expensive than other streamers

Love Island fans: your favorite TV show is about to get more expensive.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Shock impact of Epstein scandal on Trump's presidency... and the cabinet member now on the brink, revealed in new Daily Mail poll

The Daily Mail poll - conducted three days after the release of the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein - reveals a significant change among Trump's base supporters.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner&#8217;s fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground

The city&rsquo;s mayor confirmed the death of 56-year-old Baumgartner, who was renowned as the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound.

PBS

🇬🇧 Teenage killer raped and murdered best friend before carrying out the unthinkable

Daniel Bartelt, who was 19 at the time, killed 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student Jessie Blodgett in the summer of 2013.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Why has there been a surge in water pollution?

After years of protest, promised action, and bill increases, it would be reasonable to expect the sewage scandal to have improved.&#160;

SKY

🤖 Sports memorabilia dealer Brett Lemieux found dead just hours after bombshell counterfeit confession

Brett Lemieux, 45, founded prominent sports memorabilia site MisterManCave, which he claimed had sold millions of counterfeit items in a bombshell confession this week.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Before Trial

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against him be dropped.

NYTIMES

🔥 Endurance athletes that carry Neanderthal genes could be held back from reaching their peak

A Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to ​​a 50% lower probability of achieving elite athletic performance.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Man Utd close on Mbeumo deal with medical imminent

Manchester United are on the verge of signing Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford with a medical understood to be imminent.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Urgent nationwide recall for popular summer food that may contain PLASTIC that could slice throats

The US Department of Agriculture has warned of 24,000 pounds of a popular summer food being recalled over fears that it may contain pieces of plastic that could slice throats.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Voters Want a Third Party. They Just Don’t Want Musk in Charge of It.

Nearly two in five Democratic-leaning voters would consider joining a non-Musk-led third party.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Dozens Disappeared on El Salvador Deportation Trips, Flight Logs Reveal

“We pretty much have no idea if they are in CECOT or someplace else,” said one immigrant rights advocate.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Romans loved to wear socks and sandals — could that be the reason for the massive shoes found at Magna fort?

Archaeologists aren't "baffled" by giant shoes but see them as a way to test different theories about how Roman soldiers coped with new environments along Hadrian's Wall.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Bryan Kohberger victim's father shares harrowing new details of her final moments and brutal injuries

Kaylee Goncalves' parents spoke out hours after an Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order in the case - and days before Bryan Kohberger is set to be sentenced for her murder.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Bargain store staple set to close location as it launches 50% off sales amid retail apocalypse

Shoppers are scoring clearance items for 50 percent off at a soon-to-be-closed store.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Margot Robbie enjoys drinks with pals in London before leaving diners shocked by her touching gesture

Margot Robbie flashed a dazzling smile as she enjoyed brunch and drinks with pals at Bondi Green restaurant in London's Paddington this week.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Clint Dempsey offers his verdict on Donald Trump's Chelsea stunt... and how the USMNT changed this summer

Following Chelsea's 3-0 win over PSG in the Club World Cup final, Trump shocked the soccer world when he remained on stage during the team's trophy lift at MetLife Stadium.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ New video shows Chris Martin cringe at sight of embarrassed CEO caught cuddling HR boss during Coldplay concert

New footage captured Coldplay frontman Chris Martin 's cringing reaction to a tech CEO and his HR boss being caught in an embarrassing clinch at his show.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Moment horrified tourists desperately provide first aid after famed daredevil Felix Baumgartner fatally crashed his paraglider into Italian swimming pool packed with children

Horrified tourists and staff at Le Mimose del Club del Sole holiday village were seen crowding Baumgartner as he lay poolside in images courtesy of Corriere Adriatico

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ 5 House Democrats Join Most Republicans to Pass $832 Billion Military Bill

"If we want to actually cut spending, this is a good spot to start,” said Pramila Jayapal, who voted against the bill.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Top Biden aide Annie Tomasini pleads the fifth on his mental health 'cover-up' as scheme widens

Joe Biden 's former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor Annie Tomasini has plead the fifth during an interview with lawmakers, making her the third Biden aide to do so.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump launches most ferocious attack on 'numbskull' Fed Chair Jerome Powell yet with NEW threat

President Donald Trump is pounding on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, this time branding the Fed chair a 'numbskull' for refusing to quickly lower rates.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Zelensky Discusses Mirage Pilot Training, Air Defense Systems With Macron

The Ukrainian president said he also addressed the UK and French-led “coalition of the willing” post-war peacekeeping mission to Ukraine during his recent call with his French counterpart.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Crew told Diageo chair her role as CEO was untenable days before exit

Drinks group chief had asked the board to quell speculation about her job

FT

🇮🇳 Controversial soccer star Korbin Albert, who was slammed by Megan Rapinoe over anti-LGBTQ post, marries NFL kicker

Soccer star Korbin Albert, 21, who found herself embroiled in controversy last summer, married the Indianapolis Colts star, 26, in a beautiful lakeside ceremony on July 7.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ How Tech CEO who cozied up to HR colleague at Coldplay concert gushed about her for being 'perfect'... as he faces backlash for 'lashing out' at staff

The tech firm CEO seen cozying up to a female colleague at a Boston Coldplay concert is facing fresh backlash about prior allegations that he 'lashed out' at employees in a previous job

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump trolls Colbert after CBS firing and predicts which 'moron' late-night host is next on the chopping block

President Donald Trump trolled Late Show host Stephen Colbert after CBS pulled the plug on the long-running show.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow&#8217;s energy revenue and spies are targeted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the new measures, describing them as a &ldquo;timely and necessary&rdquo; step amid intensified Russian attacks.

PBS

🤖 Maine mom sees twin toddlers killed by hit and run driver eight years after she saw son, 5, die in waterfall horror

Mollie Egold is facing a triple tragedy after losing her toddlers Bradley and Noah, two, just eight years after losing her son William in 2017.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Fan favorite TV show loses another star as insider claims 'nobody is safe' in shakeup

Producers are said to be open to bringing him back at a later date.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Evil socialite who slaughtered two young brothers while racing her Mercedes makes entitled new demand from jail

Rebecca Grossman is once again blaming others as she faces a civil lawsuit after murdering two young brothers while speeding in her Mercedes.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Petrifying moment man tries to open Delta plane's door in mid-air as he fights with the flight crew

Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines was diverted to Cedar Rapids at around 6pm on Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🏦 Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope

The central bank is poised to hold interest rates steady this month, but there could be a path to cut as early as September.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump claim he 'never wrote a picture in his life' backfires amid Epstein birthday sketch outrage

Donald Trump and his supporters are firing back at a salacious report alleging the president drew a naked woman in a letter to Jeffrey Epstein, writing 'may every day be another wonderful secret.'

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 UK police to take no action against Kneecap after ‘terrorism’ investigation

Irish trio calls probe &#039;state intimidation&#039; after band member taken to court over pro-Palestine message at Glastonbury.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church

Since ending a ceasefire in March, Israel has regularly launched far deadlier strikes across Gaza against what it says are Hamas militants, frequently killing women and children.

PBS

📰 Daily Cartoon: Friday, July 18th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Summer barbecue safety warning after nurse 'nearly burns to death' in her own garden: 'It could happen to anyone'

A nurse has issued a warning about the perils of fire pits and barbecues after she almost burnt to death in an accident that saw her skin melt off her body.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Distraught family claimed beloved grandma had been kidnapped by ICE...but now the sinister truth has emerged

A California woman faked her own abduction by ICE agents as part of a scheme to collect donations on GoFundMe, the Department of Justice said.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why is Trump’s MAGA base in revolt over Epstein?

Donald Trump&#039;s MAGA base appears to be in revolt over his administration&#039;s Epstein findings.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Chiefs coach reveals the embarrassing error Patrick Mahomes made as a rookie in Kansas City

For all of Patrick Mahomes ' success with the Kansas City Chiefs, it can be easy to forget that the soon-to-be 30-year-old quarterback was once a backup struggling to learn the position.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Moment horrified tourists desperately provide first aid after famed wingsuit daredevil Felix Baumgartner fatally crashed into Italian swimming pool packed with children

Horrified tourists and staff at Le Mimose del Club del Sole holiday village were seen crowding Baumgartner as he lay poolside in images courtesy of Corriere Adriatico

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Trump talks tough on Russia, but will he follow through?

Trump’s threats over oil and missiles mark a shift on Ukraine - but without allies, they may be empty talk.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time

The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama, and deported eight men earlier this month to South Sudan, also an African country.

PBS

👔 Pam Bondi, the Trump loyalist swallowed up by the Epstein affair

The US attorney-general’s stance has disappointed the president’s Maga base

FT

⚔️ The tragic daredevils who came a cropper before Felix Baumgartner: From Eiffel Tower 'parachute' jumper to ageing scion of the 'Flying Wallendas'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Inventor Franz Reichelt died in 1912 when he jumped off the Eiffel Tower in the misguided belief that his homemade parachute would work.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Spooked Jimmy Kimmel's F-word rant over Colbert cancelation as his own late night show circles the drain

Jimmy Kimmel slammed CBS on social media for canceling his colleague, Stephen Colbert's show, as the genre of late night faces a bleak future.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ 'Horrific incident' at sheriff training facility in LA - at least three people dead

At least three people have been killed after a "horrific incident" at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility, officials have said.

SKY

🌧️ Three dead after 'horrific incident' at sheriff training facility in LA

Three people have been killed after a "horrific incident" at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility.

SKY

🤖 Serena Williams fans scream she's 'too thin' in racy bikini snaps from steamy yacht shoot

Serena Williams had fans divided with her latest Instagram drop - a sultry set of bikini snaps taken aboard a yacht. While plenty praised her look, others were quick to sound off about her weight.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Hugh Hefner's widow makes shock decision eight YEARS after the controversial Playboy founder's death

Crystal Hefner, the widow of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, has officially taken legal steps to change her name, nearly eight years after her husband's death.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Urgent nationwide recall for 24,000lbs of chicken over fears it contains shards of PLASTIC that could sever throats

The US Department of Agriculture has warned of 24,000 pounds of chicken sausage being recalled over fears they may contain pieces of plastic after consumers reported issues.

DAILYMAIL

⚽ Livvy Dunne reveals agonizing medical condition that ended her Olympic dreams

The former LSU star, who took up the sport aged 3, has become one of the richest and most recognizable gymnasts in the world. But Dunne's Olympic dreams died when she was around 16.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Final Destination horror as packed ferris wheel catches fire sending terrified families screaming

A visit to an agricultural fair Cuiabá, Brazil ended in a nightmare for 54 people who were trapped on 14 cabins after a Ferris wheel's base got caught on fire. No injuries were reported.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump’s NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making

The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media.

NYTIMES

🔬 Revealed: What your day of birth REALLY says about you, according to science

Using data from more than 2,000 children, the researchers from the University of York investigated the link between a child's day of birth and their destiny.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump&rsquo;s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein&rsquo;s 50th birthday.

PBS

👔 NFL coach Jim Harbaugh: I've met seven presidents... here's why Donald Trump stood out so much

Of the seven U.S. Presidents, four First Ladies and one Pope Jim Harbaugh has been lucky enough to meet, it was Donald Trump who stood out to the second-year A Chargers head coach.

DAILYMAIL

🎬 Bond girl who acted opposite Sean Connery is unrecognizable at 88, who is she?

Born in Rome, the Italian actress got her start in the 1950s and forged a movie career that spanned both Europe and the United States.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 US rejects WHO pandemic response measures

Decision could hamper global co-operation for future health crises

FT

📰 I've seen the footage... Trump's alleged Epstein 'birthday letter' is just the start of this crisis. It could destroy his political career: DAN HODGES

If you believe Donald Trump, the letter published today in the Wall Street Journal, purporting to be from him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is 'fake news'.

DAILYMAIL

👨‍⚕️ 3 Polish doctors convicted in 2021 death of pregnant woman

Three Polish doctors have been convicted for their roles in the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, known as Iza, from sepsis

ABC

🤖 WNBA star Paige Bueckers finally confirms the identity of her girlfriend

Fans have been speculating over Buecker's relationship status for months after following a trail of social media breadcrumbs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump’s War

Trump announced weapons for Ukraine and gave Putin 50 days to agree to a ceasefire or face sanctions. Critics call it a dangerous delay and a “license to kill.”

KYIVPOST

🦁 Best underwater cameras 2025 — take photos of marine and freshwater wildlife and fauna

The best cameras for marine observation, surveying and recording your underwater adventures — just in time for Prime Day.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ Mysterious migraines after heart surgery may finally be explained

Short-lived lesions sometimes appear in the brain following heart surgery — and now, a new trial hints that they might be linked to migraines and visual auras. More work is needed to know if they signal more serious risks, like stroke.

LIVESCIENCE

🌐 Global superstar with 14 Grammys under her belt looks unrecognizable in childhood snap... can you guess who?

The beloved performer has released 11 studio albums and kicked off her professional music career at age 16 with a self-titled album nearly two decades ago.

DAILYMAIL

🌌 Spaceballs star Rick Moranis, 72, does not look like this anymore

Rick Moranis hasn't been seen on screen in a theatrical feature film in nearly three decades.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable

Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.

FP

⚔️ Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.

Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.

FP

🥳 The Seeds of Democratic Revival Have Already Been Sown

The party is getting pummeled. But it can fight back.

NYTIMES

🔥 Migrant clashes erupt in northern France with rocks launched at riot cops and fires blazing in the street as police try to stop launch of small boat bound for Britain

Dramatic pictures and video show a group throwing rocks in the direction of the officers early on Friday, while fires blazed in the road near a park in Gravelines.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Watch first-of-its-kind robot elephant go bowling

Researchers have unveiled a miniature robot elephant with special 3D-printed "tissues" that allow for more complex and natural movements. A video shows the elephant grasp a flower with its trunk and kick a bowling ball.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Watch this cute robot elephant go bowling — it's the first 3D-printed robot of its kind

Researchers have unveiled a miniature robot elephant with special 3D-printed "tissues" that allow for more complex and natural movements. A video shows the elephant grasp a flower with its trunk and kick a bowling ball.

LIVESCIENCE

🛢️ Chevron Buys Hess After Beating Exxon in Dispute Over One of World’s Hottest Oil Projects

Chevron completed its purchase of Hess after prevailing in a legal dispute with Exxon over one of the most promising oil projects in the world.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Gaza Gov’t Media Office Says Israel Systematically Destroys Water Infrastructure

The office says Israeli forces have destroyed 720 water wells, depriving more than 1.25 million people of clean water.

TRUTHOUT

🌊 Bryan Norcross: Louisiana flood threat continues as the tropics remain dry

The large-scale atmospheric pattern looks to become more conducive for tropical development in early August, but we&apos;ll see. In the meantime, another system like this week&apos;s disturbance could develop in the northern Gulf or off the Southeast coast, but nothing is expected in the deep tropics.

FOXWEATHER

📰 Raising Healthy Children

This newsletter was created with the goal of helping others, and over time, I've received many messages from people with important questions I'd love to answer. However, writing each article takes a considerable amount of time — just as an example, I've spent the past month working on the final installment of the DMSO series, and it's still not quite finished. Because of this, I'm not always able to respond individually to every inquiry I get. While I truly wish I could, the most practical solution I've found is to host monthly open threads. These provide readers with a space to ask any outstanding questions — especially those left over from previous content — and I make it a priority to respond. Having all the questions in one place also makes it easier for others to benefit from those answers as well. For each of these open threads, I like to tie in a topic I've been meaning to discuss — usually something I've been thinking about but haven't felt warrants a full-length article....

SOTT

🇬🇧 “Our First Country Is Palestine,” Say Refugees in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp 

“It’s not possible to stay for hundreds of years as refugees; we need a just solution,” says a Palestinian from Yarmouk.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Stephen Colbert&#8217;s &#8216;Late Show&#8217; canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert gaining viewers so far this year and winning his timeslot among broadcasters, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.

PBS

📰 I've seen the footage... Trump's Epstein 'birthday letter' is just the start of this crisis. It could destroy him: DAN HODGES

If you believe Donald Trump, the letter published today in the Wall Street Journal, purporting to be from him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is 'fake news'.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Ahead of Trial

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against Mr. Bolsonaro be dropped.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 How Israeli-backed gangs in Gaza are extorting starving civilians

Israeli-backed criminal gangs in Gaza are looting aid trucks carrying food meant for hungry civilians.

ALJAZEERA

🌌 Felix Baumgartner, Professional Daredevil, Dies Paragliding at 56

Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” Mr. Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

NYTIMES

🌌 Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56

Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” Mr. Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

NYTIMES

💨 Alan Bergman, Half of a Prolific Lyric-Writing Team, Dies at 99

With his wife, Marilyn, he wrote the words to memorable TV theme songs and the Oscar-winning “The Way We Were” and “The Windmills of Your Mind.”

NYTIMES

🔥 Moscow’s Recognition of the Taliban Will Backfire

Recognizing Afghanistan’s extremist leaders will fuel radicalism.

FP

🇮🇳 Caitlin Clark has a drink taken off her by concerned teammate on wild night out - days after injury scare left her in tears

The Indiana Fever superstar was spotted enjoying a wild night out at an Indianapolis nightclub as she toasted the beginning of the WNBA's All-Star weekend in style - perhaps a little too much.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ The 18 Russian spies who mounted series of attacks on UK unmasked

Dozens of Russian spies have been sanctioned by the government - including those responsible for targeting Yulia Skripal five years before her attempted murder in Salisbury.

SKY

🎖️ UK sanctions senior Russian intelligence officers over cyberattacks

The UK sanctions three units of the Russian military intelligence GRU agency and 18 of its officers.

ALJAZEERA

⚕️ Shed weight and sculpt your body in just 28 days with the personalized pilates program that blitzes fat FAST

SHOPPING: You could experience a huge difference in your health and wellbeing when you join the 28-day pilates challenge that's customized to your specific needs.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ GOP’s foreign aid vote will cost lives — and they don’t care

Their decision to claw back $9 billion in funding will be catastrophic

SALON

🗳️ Brazil&#8217;s former President Bolsonaro ordered to wear an electronic ankle monitor

Bolsonaro is currently on trial at the Supreme Court accused of leading an alleged attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2022 election in which he was defeated by left-wing president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva.

PBS

⚔️ ‘Israel is calling the shots in many ways’ says Al Jazeera reporter

Fighting grips southern Syria as Israel warns against intervention, posing a major challenge to the Syrian government.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Brazil police raid former president Jair Bolsonaro’s home, headquarters

Raids come as Trump threatens Brazil with tariffs over Bolsonaro trial for seeking to overturn election loss.

ALJAZEERA

⛔ Brazil authorities raid Bolsonaro’s home, require him to wear monitor

Authorities accuse Bolsonaro of working with US to impose Brazil sanctions, as Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Scientists uncover shocking new link between beloved American drink and deadly strokes

The alarming new findings come amid an unexplained surge in strokes among young Americans.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 It's the marriage taboo every woman dreads discussing. Many swear they'll never do it. Now one brave wife speaks out

When Talia Koren told her boyfriend of three months she had something important to discuss while they were relaxing in his Bay Area apartment, he understandably looked a little concerned.

DAILYMAIL

📰 How well did Trump and Epstein really know each other? A timeline

A recent newspaper report claims Trump wrote Epstein a salacious birthday letter back when the two were friends.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 Is the U.S. Stock Market a Riskier Investment Than Emerging Global Markets?

While the U.S. stock market has rebounded, the combination of the Trump tariffs, a volatile dollar and an erratic bond market has begun to shake global investment thinking.

NYTIMES

🌫️ Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star

A monster exoplanet as big as 10 times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the stellar gas and dust surrounding a young star, thanks to the telescope tag team of Gaia and ALMA.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 American Idol exec and her husband lay murdered inside mansion for FOUR DAYS before being found... despite 911 call on day of burglary

Chilling new details have emerged over the murders of American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca in their lavish $5 million Los Angeles home earlier this month.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ NFL star reveals the 'real' reason Mike Williams suddenly retired from football at age 30

It emerged on Thursday that the wide receiver had called time on his career - in a shock move that came just days after the Chargers gave a worrying update on his health.

DAILYMAIL

⛔ UK Sanctions Russian Spies ‘At the Heart of Putin’s Malicious Regime’ in Major Cyber Crackdown

The UK hits over 20 Russian GRU officers and cyber units with sanctions for attacks on Mariupol, the Skripal poisoning plot, and a campaign of cyber sabotage across Europe.

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Hero schoolboy cries as he tells jury how he saved girlfriend when her parents 'tried to strangle her in honor killing'

Isiah told the court in Washington how he punched his girlfriend Fatima Ali's father (right) in the head to stop the attack outside of Timberline High School on October 18 last year.

DAILYMAIL

👔 The rigorous diet and exercise regime behind Melania Trump's enviable physique

Melania Trump was a globetrotting supermodel before finding love with future president Donald Trump at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 What Trump's 'birthday card' to Epstein said as he threatens to sue WSJ and Rupert Murdoch: Live updates

Donald Trump has furiously denied allegations published in The Wall Street Journal that he wrote a raunchy birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Netflix scraps string of blockbuster film franchises in major movie clear out - including award-winning animation, legendary horror and film series dubbed 'sexiest ever'

Don't worry though, you have around two weeks until these programmes and popular blockbusters are taken off the streaming service.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers who targeted Mariupol theater

The U.K. has sanctioned Russian military intelligence officers and units linked to a deadly 2022 theater bombing in Ukraine

ABC

🏛️ German leader Merz says his government has a 'stable foundation' despite a dispute

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his coalition has a &ldquo;stable foundation&rdquo; and has achieved a lot in its first 10 weeks

ABC

🇺🇸 Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world

As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Does the BRICS currency threaten the dollar?

'DE-DOLLARISATION' FEARS Some people may wonder why the US President has been acting out in recent months, threatening to impose tariffs at times in a seemingly excessive manner. Economists and political analysts suggest that one of the main reasons for Trump's economic rhetoric is the United States' concern that BRICS countries are initiating a strategic plan to undermine the dollar, a process some observers refer to as "de-dollarisation''. The BRICS grouping comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as a few other countries that have joined in the past couple of years.

SOTT

🛢️ Chevron Buys Into One of World’s Hottest Oil Projects

Chevron completed its purchase of Hess after prevailing in a legal dispute with Exxon over one of the most promising oil projects in the world.

NYTIMES

👮 Why WSU police chief refused to give Brian Kohberger a job after face-to-face meeting... months before he was caught for Idaho murders

WSU's campus police chief interviewed Brian Kohberger for a job while he was a criminology student.... months later he'd find out he was the Idaho 4 killer.

DAILYMAIL

📰 I've seen the footage... Trump's Epstein 'birthday letter' is just the start of this crisis. It could destroy him: DAN HODGES

If you believe Donald Trump, the letter published today in the Wall Street Journal, purporting to be from him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is 'fake news'.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 How Superman Handles a Lois Lane Interview

James Gunn, the screenwriter and director of “Superman,” narrates a sequence featuring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan.

NYTIMES

🎖️ Britain hits back at Russia with biggest spy sanctions in history - exposing reckless Kremlin operatives at heart of Putin's regime

In an unprecedented sanctions package to expose agents operating in the shadows, 18 spies and three Russian military intelligence agency (GRU) units have been named.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 James Gunn Didn’t Want to Make ‘Superman.’ What Changed His Mind?

His hit reboot is meant to kick off years of new projects from the rebranded DC Studios. But for a long time, Gunn couldn’t figure out the character.

NYTIMES

⚔️ TSA issues warning about 'no-gos' for carry-on luggage - despite restrictions being lifted in some airports

TSA is reminding travelers of crucial restrictions following the axing of a longtime security policy.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ House gives final approval to Trump&#8217;s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won't be the last.

PBS

⚖️ Transgender athlete sues Princeton University over 'emotional and physical harm' at track meet

According to the lawsuit, Schreiner attempted to compete in the women's 200 meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational as one of nearly 150 racers who were not attached to a university or club.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Mariners cult hero All-Star Cal Raleigh weighs in on Coldplay kiss cam scandal: 'Need the Big Dumper?'

Baseball's All-Star break couldn't stop the Seattle Mariners social media team from picking up a 'W' on Thursday night, thanks in large part to Cal Raleigh's nickname: Big Dumper.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind

We need to reckon with what ChatGPT is doing to the classroom and to human expression.

NYTIMES

👔 Bill that cuts foreign aid and public broadcasting heads to Trump's desk

It now heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. "THIS IS BIG!!!", he said after it passed.

BBC

⛔ Top Russian University Opens Master’s Program in Sanctions Dodging

The two-year course offered by the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow aims to produce experts in international corporate compliance and sanctions risk management.

KYIVPOST

👔 What is Trump's vein condition and how serious is it?

The US president has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, according to the White House.

BBC

⚔️ Trump Tariffs on Russia Could Hurt Wary U.S. Farmers

President Trump’s plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on Russian goods could raise the cost of urea, a key fertilizer in corn and other row crops.

NYTIMES

🔥 Why is our universe made up of matter and not antimatter ?

Researchers at Cern may be one step closer to answering why our universe favors matter over antimatter Why didn't the universe annihilate itself momen...

UM

🇨🇦 Mount Thor: The mountain with Earth's longest vertical drop

Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a terrifying escarpment with an average overhang of 15 degrees from vertical.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ MIT's new AI can teach itself to control robots by watching the world through their eyes — it only needs a single camera

The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses visual data.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ On the road in war-torn Gaza

Mohammed Saad sits with others inside a homemade cart pulled by a car carrying several passengers, waiting to travel to Gaza City in one of the “uncomfortable and extremely expensive” means of transportation used to get around the Strip.

UN

⚔️ Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan

Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,&nbsp;said on Friday.

UN

🇸🇾 Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed

Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.

UN

🌧️ As war rages on in Ukraine, organised crime is taking new forms

Almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, criminal groups in Ukraine are adapting their business models amid displacement, rising trafficking risks and an increased demand for synthetic drugs, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.&nbsp;

UN

🎵 Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility,’ Guterres says on International Day

In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations is celebrating with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting, where Secretary-General António Guterres presented the 2025 Mandela Prize.&nbsp; &nbsp;

UN

🌧️ UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains

Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting political tensions threaten to erode confidence unless implementation accelerates, the top UN envoy for the country said on Friday.

UN

🌐 ‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America

Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties.&nbsp;&nbsp;

UN

🔥 UN80 initiative should be ‘inclusive and transparent’, recognises General Assembly

The General Assembly on Friday adopted by consensus a resolution on the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system.&nbsp;

UN

🎵 Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day

In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations is celebrating with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting, where Secretary-General António Guterres presented the 2025 Mandela Prize.&nbsp; &nbsp;

UN

📰 World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war

The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.&nbsp;

UN

⚔️ Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza

The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday.

UN

❄️ Devastating way Stephen Colbert learned about Late Show cancelation after blasting 'big fat bribe' to Trump

Stephen Colbert began his talk show as usual from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. But he shocked the audience by telling them he needed to tape an alternate cold open.

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Woman who filmed viral moment CEO and HR director were caught on Coldplay kisscam taunts the couple with cheeky swipe

Grace Springer, 28, was recording from the crowd when Andrew Byron and Kirstin Cabot appeared on the big screen together at Boston's Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.

DAILYMAIL

📰 DAN HODGES: This one line in Donald Trump's squalid 'birthday letter' to Epstein could end him. No wonder he's claiming it's a scam

If you believe Donald Trump, the letter published today in the Wall Street Journal, purporting to be from him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is 'fake news'.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 People in their EIGHTIES are using surrogate mothers to become parents, shocking new figures reveal

Shocking figures reveal that people aged 80 and over are using surrogates to extend-or start-their families, much to campaigners' anger.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Woman fights for life after being dragged from tent and mauled by bear during adventure tour 

The tourist suffered 'deep wounds' after the bear tore her scalp and sank its teeth into her back.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ WATCH: Ukrainian Drone Zips Low Over Moscow Suburbs

Moscow region locals shared videos of what appears to be a Ukrainian drone flying overhead as officials confirmed a Ukrainian drone strike.

KYIVPOST

👔 Trump threatens to sue over article about Epstein. And, what's next for public media

President Trump has threatened to sue the Wall Street Journal over an article alleging ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And, Congress has passed the rescission package affecting public media and foreign aid.

NPR

🔥 NFL legend Drew Brees set for broadcasting comeback with Netflix Christmas game

An NFL legend Drew Brees is set for a broadcasting comeback via one of Netflix's Christmas Day games. The broadcaster previously joined NBC in 2021.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Indian state blames cricket team for deadly stampede

Karnataka state authorities singled out RCB, its partners and the state cricket for their mismanagement of stampede.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 Indian state blames RCB cricket team for deadly IPL stampede

Karnataka state authorities singled out RCB, its partners and the state cricket for their mismanagement of stampede.

ALJAZEERA

🛡️ NATO Can Seize Russia’s Kaliningrad ‘Faster Than Ever,’ Says US General

Kaliningrad, a heavily militarized strip of Russian land between Poland and Lithuania, has long been considered a potential flashpoint in the event of a broader NATO-Russia conflict.

KYIVPOST

🇧🇷 Baba Vanga and Living Nostradamus made same prediction for 2025 - and it could change EVERYTHING

Baba Vanga, from Bulgarua and the Living Nostradmus, from Brazil, have both accurately predicted major world events between them such as the pandemic and the death of Princess Diana.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Funeral for Gaza church attack after international condemnation

Palestinians gathered to mourn those killed in the Israeli attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Exxon fails in bid to torpedo Chevron’s $53bn Hess deal

Arbitration panel dismisses ExxonMobil’s claim to contested assets in Guyana

FT

🤖 Chevron seals $53bn Hess takeover after Exxon fails to torpedo deal

Arbitration panel dismisses ExxonMobil’s claim to contested assets in Guyana

FT

🚨 Japan's Sakurajima Volcano erupts with 3km ash cloud, days after repeated earthquakes in area

A massive eruption was seen at the at the Minami-dake summit of the Sakurajima Volcano in Japan on July 17, confirmed Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA). The eruption was marked with dense ash plumes, reaching nearly 3,300 meters (3.3 kilometres) high from the surface of the ground. "As of 11:00 today (18th), the eruption alert level for Miyakejima was lowered to 1," read the JMA official report. Videos of the eruption have also surfaced on various social media platforms including X.

SOTT

🗳️ Should Teens Vote?

We examine the voting age around the world.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Israel bombed Syria with “no real consultation”

Akiva Eldar on Israel’s attack on Damascus – framed as protecting Syria’s Druze community.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Snoop Dogg becomes Swansea City co-owner in rivalry with Wrexham

American rapper and artist Snoop Dog has become co-owner of Wrexham&#039;s rivals Swansea City in the English Championship.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

Clashes have erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in southern Syria

ABC

🇩🇪 Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals to their homeland in 2nd flight since the Taliban's return

Germany has deported 81 male asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, its second deportation since the Taliban regained power there

ABC

👔 Taiwan will 'not provoke confrontation' with China, vice president says

Taiwan's vice president says the self-ruled democracy will not provoke a confrontation with China and seeks to communicate with Beijing on the basis of parity and respect

ABC

🔥 Officials try to identify 18 bodies in deadly Iraq shopping mall fire

Officials in Iraq are struggling to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly fire at a shopping mall

ABC

⚔️ China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines

China&rsquo;s Education Ministry has issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines, following what it describes as a series of criminal incidents targeting Chinese nationals

ABC

⚽ In Liberia's version of baseball, there are no bats and no men

Kickball is beloved among women in Liberia, where many sporting activities are male-dominated

ABC

🤖 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement discovered in Czech Republic — and it's awash in gold and silver coins

A 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement containing coins and jewelry has been discovered in the Czech Republic.

LIVESCIENCE

🛢️ Chevron Wins Green Light to Buy Into One of World’s Hottest Oil Projects

An arbitrator cleared the way for Chevron to buy Hess, allowing the energy giant to acquire a piece of one of the most promising oil projects in the world.

NYTIMES

🤖 Gaza surgeries halted due to “malnutrition and low equipment”

Dr Victoria Rose, a surgeon who has worked in Gaza, explains why she had to stop operating on malnourished children.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 How fat jabs could leave you with permanent hair loss: I have spent 20 years treating hair thinning and this is what you're doing wrong, the 'miracle' drugs to avoid... and what actually works: DR STEFANIE WILLIAMS

Rosie Green gets the lowdown on the common causes - and the best treatments - from leading dermatologist Dr Stefanie Williams.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Gazprom Hacked: Ukrainian Intel Attacks Heart of Russia’s Energy Empire

Ukraine’s HUR cyber unit struck Gazprom’s network, disabling systems, wiping key data from 390 subsidiaries, and causing severe technical and financial damage.

KYIVPOST

🔥 NPR CEO Katherine Maher discusses the future of public radio

NPR CEO Katherine Maher answers questions on the future of public radio as Congress strips over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

NPR

❄️ I woke up in a police cell fearing I'd killed my daughter in a drunken rage. The truth was almost as bad... but I still denied I was an alcoholic. Don't make my mistake: SERENA PALMER

Slowly I slid into consciousness and blinked, confused, at the cold, grey room in which I found myself. Where was I? A hotel? A stranger's bedroom? I had no idea.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Meghan Markle's Netflix flop fails to make the top 300 shows: Duchess of Sussex's With Love, Meghan was watched by just 5.3m viewers and ranks at No 383 for this year

The lifestyle show produced as part of Meghan and Harry's $100million deal with the streamer was a relative flop, new official figures reveal.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russian Losses in Ukraine: 1,039,830 Troops Wounded, Eliminated as of July 18

Daily updates from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) regarding frontline developments and casualty figures amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Xi warns Chinese officials against over-investment in AI and EVs

President launches blunt attack on cadres who encourage reckless development then ‘pat their buttocks’ and walk away

FT

📰 Multiple volcanic eruptions reported near Erta Ale crater in Ethiopia

Volcanic eruptions have been reported in Ethiopia's Afar region, with activity recorded in four separate locations near the Erta Ale crater since Tuesday, local media have confirmed. According to the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), the eruptions occurred within a 15-kilometre radius of the main Erta Ale crater, one of the country's most active volcanic sites. Visible ash plumes have been reported in the area, which, according to regional officials, began on Tuesday and has continued into the week, prompting close monitoring of the sites. The Afar Regional Tourism Bureau has confirmed the eruptions, stating that no casualties or damage to nearby communities have been reported. "Erta Ale volcano erupted again yesterday, July 15 and today, July 16, 2025. The eruptions that occurred in four places are producing thick smoke and are sinking to the ground," said the Bureau in a Facebook statement.

SOTT

🔥 Trump fires Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, which sure looks desperate

The move shows he has no idea how to bring MAGA to heel

SALON

🤖 Waterspout over Mobile Bay, Alabama

Video taken from the Bellefontaine area on the west side of Mobile Bay - video thanks to Amy Cottrell.

SOTT

🤖 The secret Greek Island tourists haven't ruined yet - where food, accommodation and activities are a fraction of the cost

While holidaymakers crowd into Mykonos and Santorini, one little-known Greek island remains a well-kept secret - and it's quietly becoming a paradise for those looking to escape the chaos.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Trump’s New Order on Epstein Files, and Colbert’s Canceled ‘Late Show’

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

NYTIMES

🔥 Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropical moisture drives weekend flood threat across eastern US

Top weather news for Friday, July 18, 2025: Tropical moisture will enhance a sprawling weekend flood threat stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. New video emerges of magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Alaska and Utah &apos;firenado&apos; is rated an EF-2 twister.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Can Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell, US Federal Reserve chair?

Trump questions Fed Chair Powell&#039;s tenure, hints fraud, yet experts view removal improbable due to legal constraints.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ A Libyan accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says

The International Criminal Court says that a Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes has been arrested

ABC

🏛️ Peppa Pig toy boss sacked from his £160k job after threatening his boss with a pen faces losing his home after being hit with £280k court bill

Mark Dowding, chief financial officer and company secretary of Character Group PLC, home of Peppa Pig soft toys, was sacked from his £160k-a-year salary job in September 2017.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Prince Harry is 'bullied' by public who ignore his 'trauma', Belgian Princess says

Talking in It's Reigning Man with host Daniel Rosney, Delphine, who lives in Brussels, said she follows Prince Harry's circumstances in the news because of her admiration for Princess Diana.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Instant karma! Road rage thug gets his comeuppance when he attacks motorist… who is a Muay Thai boxer

A thug suffered instant karma when he started a fight with a motorist, who turned out to be an experienced Muay Thai boxer.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Scientists pinpoint two key factors which increase dementia risk more than any other - one is frighteningly difficult to avoid

Previous studies have shown that preventing vision loss, treating depression and doing plenty of exercise are all ways of reducing the risk.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 Earthquake hits Naples 'like a bomb', with people fleeing into the streets as city is rocked by its most powerful tremors in 40 years

The quake measured the same magnitude as an earthquake recorded in the region on March 13, the strongest to hit the region in 40 years.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Pressure builds in Malaysia to reject Trump’s pro-Israel pick as ambassador

Nick Adams, known for criticising Islam, was nominated for the role of US ambassador to the Muslim-majority country.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 With Trump as pilot, America is experiencing emotional turbulence

For your safety — and that of your fellow Americans — pay attention to what's happening

SALON

🌧️ Eurotopics: Yulia Svyrydenko - Ukraine’s New Prime Minister

What the European press is saying about the choice of Yuilia Svyrydenko to head Ukraine’s wartime government.

KYIVPOST

📰 Death toll nears 600 in Syria's Sweida as Israeli airstrike hits outskirts, Bedouin displacement intensifies

DAMASCUS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from this week's deadly clashes in southern Syria's Sweida province has risen to nearly 600, as tensions continued Thursday amid an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Sweida, state-run media and a war monitor reported. According to Syria's official news agency SANA, an Israeli warplane launched a new air raid targeting the vicinity of Sweida city, a day after Israeli strikes hit military and symbolic state sites in Damascus. No immediate casualties were reported from Thursday's strike. The escalation comes as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 597 people had been killed since July 13, when fighting erupted between local Druze armed groups and Syrian government forces, sparking what the watchdog described as one of the deadliest episodes of intra-Syrian conflict in years.

SOTT

🔥 Kremlin Says ‘Illegal’ EU Sanctions Will Backfire

Brussels agreed its 18th package of sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s military offensive on Ukraine, targeting Russian banks and lowering a price cap on oil exports.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Royal experts try Meghan Markle's rosé wine on PALACE CONFIDENTIAL - and the results may surprise you

Meghan Markle released her wine on July 1 and it sold out within an hour. Luckily, the Palace Confidential team got their hands on a bottle, allowing the Mail's Royal experts to try it for themselves.

DAILYMAIL

💥 33 killed in 2 days by lightning in Bihar, India

At least 33 people died this week in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar after being struck by lightning during monsoon storms. Local officials announced the news, specifying that dozens of people were injured. According to the state disaster management department, the victims were mostly farmers and laborers working outdoors and the lightning struck between Wednesday and Thursday. Bihar state disaster management minister Vijay Kumar Mandal said officials in affected districts had been instructed to "sensitize the public to take precautions after a lightning warning." The state government announced compensation of 4 million rupees ($4,600) for the families of those killed by lightning. At least 243 people have died from lightning in 2024 and 275 last year, according to state government statistics. The eastern region of India, including Bihar, is prone to annual floods that kill dozens and displace hundreds of thousands during the peak monsoon season.

SOTT

🔥 The White Lotus creator Mike White drops HUGE hint legendary actress could return to the HBO series

The filmmaker, 55, enjoyed a chat with the actress, 58, who had a voice cameo in the second season, at Sun Life Organic in Brentwood.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Security guard buried alive after 85ft sinkhole opens up in Russian Arctic

A female security guard has been 'buried alive' after a 85ft sinkhole suddenly opened up beneath her. Aruzat Lukyanenko, 59, vanished two and a half weeks ago while working inside a small metal booth on a mining site in the Russian Arctic. Rescuers, who have been unable to dig deep enough to find her, have now called off the efforts at a depth of almost 70ft. It comes amid fears the heavy digging equipment could trigger a deadly new collapse at the copper and nickel ore mine. The sinkhole is estimated to be at least 85ft deep, enough to fit a nine-storey tower - but may be even deeper.

SOTT

🔥 Michael Jackson's daughter Paris, 27, enjoys topless swim with producer fiancé Justin, 46, in California

The model, 27, looked relaxed as she enjoyed the sunshine and a dip in the water with producer Justin, 46.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Floods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan

Relentless rain began on Wednesday, causing flooding in several cities and across vast rural stretches in the province of Punjab.

NYTIMES

🤖 Aid groups prepare for a “big beautiful” spike in poverty

In the coming years, Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will deprive millions of people of public assistance

SALON

🇺🇸 Thousands of leather shoes, bags and sword scabbards discovered during dig in medieval harbor in Norway

Thousands of pieces of leather discovered in an Oslo harbor are giving archaeologists insight into everyday life in medieval Norway.

LIVESCIENCE

🌟 The Sophisticated Kitsch of Blackpink

Also: “The Gospel at Colonus” at Little Island, Golden Age celebrity photos at MOMA, Soledad Barrio’s flamenco at the Joyce, and more.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Three Conspiracy-Theory Theories

Trump rode the paranoid style of MAGA politics to power. Has he discovered that he can’t control it?

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Mini Crossword: Friday, July 18, 2025

Jeans spec that can be high, mid, or low: four letters.

NEWYORKER

😷 “Eddington” Is a Lethally Self-Satisfied COVID Satire

In Ari Aster’s dark comedy, Joaquin Phoenix plays the sheriff of a New Mexico town riven by political clashes and pandemic anxieties.

NEWYORKER

⛔ How Dartmouth Became the Ivy League’s Switzerland

The school has attracted attention for its refusal to join the higher-ed resistance and, perhaps not coincidentally, for its avoidance of any direct sanctions by the Trump Administration.

NEWYORKER

🗳️ The Trophy Abs and Soul Ties of “Love Island USA”

The Peacock reality show, filmed in Fiji, offers a parallel America in which nearly naked contestants attempt to pair up and the audience votes on the winning couple.

NEWYORKER

👔 UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

NYTIMES

🔥 Ask your kids' camps these key questions about heat and flood safety, experts say

Camps in nature can be great for kids, but they can also expose campers to floods, wildfires and heat. Here are the top questions experts say people should ask camps about safety.

NPR

🤖 Outrageous moment widow TWERKS against her late husband's open coffin during his funeral

A funeral in Peru took a jaw-dropping turn when a widow was caught on camera twerking against a life-sized cut-out of her late husband leaning against his open coffin.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Trainer of Russian Boxing Star Killed in Mali While Fighting for Wagner

HUR said Igor Nesterov who was the trainer of Russian boxer Oleksandr Povetkin was killed in Mali while fighting as a mercenary with the Wagner PMC.

KYIVPOST

💵 U.S. politicians want to reshore manufacturing. But what makes it so special?

One hope for reshoring manufacturing is it could help revitalize the heartland. NPR's Planet Money team dives deep into the economic theory and evidence behind this idea.

NPR

🔥 Flimmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression'

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

NPR

🔥 Filmmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression'

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

NPR

🌧️ Two park rangers recall being the first to clean Mt. Rushmore

In this StoryCorps, two park rangers recall being part of a team specially trained to brave the heights and wash the four faces of the presidents on Mt. Rushmore — something no one had ever attempted.

NPR

🇮🇱 Who Are the Druse: The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

NYTIMES

📰 Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status

Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about their suburban Philadelphia high school have inflamed a debate.

NYTIMES

🎬 A Movie About the Year America Went Fully Berserk

From the director of “Midsommar,” a nightmare vision of our national descent.

NYTIMES

👔 NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making

The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Tariffs on Russia Could Hurt Wary U.S. Farmers

President Trump’s plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on Russian goods could raise the cost of urea, a key fertilizer in corn and other row crops.

NYTIMES

📰 Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris

Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”

NYTIMES

🥳 ‘Democrats Don’t Need to Become G.O.P. Lite’

The party is getting pummeled. But it can fight back.

NYTIMES

👔 One of These BRICS Is Not Like the Others

President Trump’s attacks on the group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia and China, have put one member — India — in an uncomfortable spot.

NYTIMES

✊ As Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure

President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

NYTIMES

🤖 ‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘Chicago’ at 50: Who Won?

The slinky jailbirds and Broadway hopefuls in these two classic shows have been fighting it out since 1975.

NYTIMES

🤖 Truemed, a Start-Up Run by an RFK. Jr. Aide, Gives Tax Breaks for Meat and Mattresses

The start-up, called Truemed, helps people buy meat and mattresses with money that isn’t subject to federal income tax. But does the tax break apply?

NYTIMES

🤖 Heath Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows

Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major private insurers.

NYTIMES

👔 What did Trump tell supporters to 'not waste Time and Energy' on? Take our quiz

This week, President Trump didn't want to talk about a thing. If you know what that thing is, you'll get at least one question right. Plus: Emmys! Babies! Tennis!

NPR

🤖 A playbook is forming for younger candidates. The results have so far been mixed

Calls for generational change and dissatisfaction with the status quo have been at the center of campaigns by younger candidates. While that has lifted some to victory, others have fallen short.

NPR

🔥 What the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will change for students, schools and colleges

School vouchers are going national and the federal student loan system is getting an overhaul. Here's what to know.

NPR

👔 Congress hopes to raise heat on Russia amid souring relations between Trump and Putin

A bipartisan coalition has joined forces to push aggressive new sanctions on Russia and believe the souring relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has created a new opening.

NPR

🔥 How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.

NPR

⚕️ ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

NPR

❄️ Coldplay kiss cam footage of billion-dollar tech firm CEO and female colleague cozying up sends internet into a frenzy

Andrew Byron, the head of the AI startup Astronomer, was broadcast onscreen at Boston's Gillette Stadium with his arm around the company's HR chief Kristin Cabot

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Israel kills 26 in Gaza attacks, using ‘drone missiles packed with nails’

Gaza City and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, have been hit by Israel.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇱 Israel kills 30 in Gaza attacks, using ‘drone missiles packed with nails’

Gaza City and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, have been hit by Israel.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇱 Israel kills 35 in Gaza attacks, using ‘drone missiles packed with nails’

Gaza City and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, have been hit by Israel.

ALJAZEERA

⛔ EU hits Russia with fresh sanctions aimed at banking and energy

Measures include ban on financial transactions with Russian lenders and use of Nord Stream gas pipelines

FT

🔥 What is chronic venous insufficiency; how serious is Trump’s condition?

Trump’s physician confirmed no signs of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.

ALJAZEERA

✊ ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests across US against Trump policies

A national day of action has been held to oppose what many see as a rollback of civil rights and liberties.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Zelensky Taps Ex-Defense Chief Umerov as Security Council Secretary

President Zelensky appointed the former Defense Minister to the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, replacing Oleksandr Lytvynenko.

KYIVPOST

🎖️ Iran calls Israeli aggression against Syria dangerous escalation

Iran has strongly condemned Israel's military attacks on Syria, calling them deliberate acts of aggression. Iranian UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani on Thursday described these actions as a dangerous escalation by a regime occupying parts of Syria in blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter. Iravani made these statements during a UN Security Council meeting addressing the situation in Syria.

SOTT

🇰🇵 North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex

ABC

🌧️ Russia ‘Cancels’ 2025 ‘Army’ Military-Technical Forum – or Has It?

Ukrainian and other Western commentators say Moscow has scrapped this year’s exhibition, while Russian media say it will now be “exclusively for a professional audience.”

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Pregnant woman with seafood allergy forced off plane over tuna dish on in-flight menu after air steward said he 'wouldn't be dictated to'

Abbey Holling (pictured), 24, and her mother were left stranded in Corfu after 'vile' easyJet staff allegedly ignored her concerns about her life-threatening airborne allergy.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ EU hits Russian oil, shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war

European Union says move amounts to one of the strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date linked to the war.

ALJAZEERA

🇬🇧 Could Australia follow UK’s ‘shock’ move to lower voting age to 16?

The UK’s proposed changes are designed to boost participation and trust in the electoral system, but opinion is split over whether under 18s should – or would – cast ballots.

SMH

🔥 Colbert says The Late Show will end after 33 years

Network CBS called it a financial decision tied to the "challenging backdrop in late night" TV.

BBC

🤖 Hailey Bieber reveals the toll that stress has put on her body amid husband Justin's money issues

The Rhode founder, 28 - who recently responded to rumors that Justin will use her Rhode millions to pay Scooter Braun - jumped to her Instagram stories on Thursday to open up about her health.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 UN talks with Cypriot leaders fail to reach deal on new border crossings

Negotiations aimed at reuniting the divided island have been stalled since 2017.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 UN experts cast blame on Rwanda and Uganda. What are they doing in DRC?

M23 rebels take &#039;instructions&#039; from Kigali, as Kampala &#039;doubles&#039; army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump-Driven Chaos Comes to U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Waves

In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Albany and Newark, confusion has reigned as prosecutors are fired or walk out, and U.S. attorneys serve in limbo while awaiting confirmation.

NYTIMES

👮 Who Gets to Wear a Mask?

The tension over masked federal immigration agents expanded on Long Island, where police officers are now permitted to mask up — but no one else is.

NYTIMES