Florida’s Failed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Inspires Israeli Crocodile Clink
‘Are you thinking of attempting to escape? Think again,’ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks South Dakota Law Prohibiting the Advertising of Abortion Pills
The judge says that South Dakota failed to show the advertisements are ‘integral to criminal conduct.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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New Jersey Budget Funds Gaza Activist Group To Fight Trump Immigration Policy
One of the recipients of $20 million in state funding to provide free legal services includes The American Friends Service Committee, which has a ‘Declaration of Resistance’ on its website.
By ALEX ZDAN
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Bad Officiating, Caitlin Clark debates, and Executive Friction Threaten WNBA’s Milestone Season
As the league celebrates its 30th Anniversary, its biggest star has become ‘political ping-pong’ despite her on-court brilliance.
By GEORGE WILLIS
|Seattle’s Spherical Raccoon ‘Jimothy’ Goes Viral — and Gets a City Proclamation
Many have speculated the raccoon’s appearance is caused by short spine syndrome, a rare congenital disorder.
By JOSEPH CURL
|After $50 Billion Wagered, World Cup’s Best Prop Bet Is Trump Getting Booed at Final
The president will hand the championship trophy to a legendary veteran or to soccer’s next big star.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Hegseth Orders ‘Lessons Learned’ Review of Biden-Era Covid Vaccine Mandate
‘We must do everything in our power to ensure that the Department does not repeat the same mistakes in the future,’ the defense secretary wrote to Pentagon leaders and field commanders.
By ALEX ZDAN
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Arizona Woman Sues Food Delivery Robot Company for Repeatedly Striking and Injuring Her
In another case, a New Jersey man says he plans to sue Uber and an autonomous vehicle company after a robot allegedly struck him while he was riding a bike.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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United Airlines Backs Off From Allowing Free Ticket Changes for Customers Wanting To Avoid Trump Airport
An internal memo had empowered ticketing agents to offer free itinerary changes to fliers who did not want to use an airport bearing the president’s name.
By LUKE FUNK
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Britain’s New Prime Minister Promises the Panacea of a ‘Ten-Year Plan’ That Would Move the Country to the Left
Andy Burnham, on his first day in office and aware that voters are ‘fed up,’ promises to relieve ‘that pressure’ about finances.
By DONALD KIRK
|Rare 2,600-Year-Old Wooden Beams From Israel’s First Temple-Era Discovered at Jerusalem
Researchers say the ancient beams could help them date other findings with ‘much greater precision’ than ever before.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Cuba’s Slow Collapse: Blackouts, Hunger, and a Regime Running Out of Road
With its power grid in collapse, its oil lifeline severed, and nearly a million citizens gone in five years, Cuba is facing what analysts call the worst economic crisis in its history and Washington is treating the darkness as leverage.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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U.S. Completes Another Round of Bombings in Iran After Two American Soldiers Killed in Jordan
Israel says it is prepared to attack Iran with its ‘full force,’ if necessary.
By MATTHEW RICE
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China Bids for Global AI Leadership With Breakthrough Model, Third World Outreach
Speaking at a conference at Shanghai, Xi Jinping said AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation.
By DAVID JONES
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American Military Confirms Two Troops Killed in Iranian Attack in Jordan
They are the first American troop deaths resulting from direct Iranian fire since the early days of the war.
By DAVID JONES
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Darline Graham Announces Run for Full Senate Term With Trump’s Backing
Two sitting congressmen plan to challenge Graham in next month’s special GOP primary.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Democrat Election Strategists Hear Echoes of Republican Tea Party Revolt in New Socialist Wave
The relationships of Democratic Socialists and Tea Party Patriots to their establishment brethren share a similar trajectory, tactics, and central goal — to change Washington from within.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Progressive Troy Jackson Becomes the Presumptive Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race
Maine Democrats’ nominating process for choosing a U.S. Senate candidate this year is a historic one, precipitated by Graham Platner’s exit earlier this month.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Mullin Promises Voter Fraud Crackdown After Trump’s National Address
The head of Homeland Security vows to punish states that don’t implement administration-backed voting security enhancements
By LUKE FUNK
|Democrats Keep It Civil in First Primary Debate for Maine Senate Race, Training Their Eyes on Susan Collins
The new Democratic nominee will be chosen at a nominating convention later this month after Graham Platner dropped out of the race.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Reflecting on Lindsey Graham’s Churchillian Legacy
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A Communications Breakthrough for Autistic Children
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Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Todd Blanche, Seeks Justice for Democrats’ Lawfare Campaign
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BMW Keeps the V8 but Loses Alpina’s Soul
The Vision BMW Alpina is handsome and, refreshingly, keeps a combustion V8 — but it loses the magic of Alpina.
By ROSS ANDERSON
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Paris’s Musée D’Orsay Grapples With Art and Auschwitz by Displaying Masterpieces Orphaned in the Holocaust
A new gallery at the high temple of Impressionism asks ‘To Whom Do These Works Belong’?
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance ‘Odyssey’ Dissenter
Unlike elitist critics, ordinary filmgoers are starting to label Sir Christopher Nolan’s hit epic confusing and underwhelming.
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National Debt Tops 106 Percent of GDP for First Time Since WWII
One budget expert calls it ‘a total bipartisan abdication of making hard choices’ on government spending and taxation.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Mission Not Accomplished: Fed Policy Tweaks Under New Chairman Aim To Nip Inflation in the Bud
The Federal Reserve chairman is giving two days of testimony on Capitol Hill as numbers show a slowdown in inflation in June largely due to a now-defunct peace deal in the Persian Gulf.
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Meta Faces Landmark Lawsuit Alleging AI Tools Targeted Disabled Workers for Layoffs
Because employees on protected leave had less activity for the systems to measure, the plaintiffs argue the AI tools effectively penalized them with lower scores.
By JOSEPH CURL
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12 State Attorneys General Sue To Block Paramount’s $110 Billion Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
The states allege the deal would combine two of Hollywood’s five major studios, giving the merged entity control of a massive amount of content.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Trump Gutted the Education Department, Then Quietly Went on a Hiring Spree To Rebuild It
The administration that declared mass layoffs at the Education Department its ‘final mission’ is now scrambling to hire hundreds back — raising hard questions about whether the demolition was ever a plan at all.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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$3 Million Later, West Virginia’s New Center Aimed at Countering ‘Woke Indoctrination’ Has Enrolled Just One Student
Supporters of the center are not concerned by the low enrollment rate, but say the school should create a new degree program to boost participation.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Nearly 10 Percent of College Students Read and Do Math at a 4th-Grade Level, New Survey Finds
The survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development tested more than 150,000 people of all ages across its 38 member states.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Date Set for Trump’s Bid To Resurrect Troubled Prosecutions Against James Comey and Letitia James
The Fourth United States Appeals Circuit will hear arguments in September over the fate of the two cases.
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Never-Used Court Awakens as Justice Department Seeks Removal of ‘Alien Terrorist’
The Justice Department will provide documents this week to a 30-year-old court recommended by Trump-blasted judge James Boasberg.
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|Republicans ‘Looking at’ Criminal Charges Against Jack Smith for Lying Under Oath About His Prosecution of Trump
Congressman Jim Jordan is weighing a referral of the prosecutor to the Department of Justice.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Blanche Appears on Glidepath to Confirmation After Key GOP Senators Signal Support
The acting attorney general was grilled by senators on Wednesday about his handling of the Epstein files and the future of abortion medication.
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