Behind Argentina’s Shield: A Jewish Legacy Meets an Egyptian Coach’s World Cup Meltdown
Fifty years later, the iconic crest remains a source of pride for the designer’s son.
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Appeals Court Blocks Portion of Florida ‘Stop Woke Act’ Restricting Professors’ Speech on Race, Gender
Trump-appointed judge says the law is a ‘breathtaking assertion of power.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Abbott Orders Investigation Into Texas Hospital for Advertising Birth Tourism
The governor says Texas will not ‘permit our healthcare system to be used as a magnet for birth tourism’ as medical center pulls ads and Spanish website.
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Oregon Asks Court To Block Paramount Skydance’s Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery
The state’s attorney general is trying to force Paramount to hand over information about its lobbying activities.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Chronic Stress May Age the Immune System, Study Finds
Scientists traced a biological chain reaction running from specific brain regions through the gut and into the bone marrow of mice.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Number of Americans Using Weight Loss Drugs Leaps to Record High
A declining obesity rate is being linked to wider use of GLP-1s, such as Wegovy and Zepbound..
By LUKE FUNK
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Socialism Pays: New York City Council Committee Mulls Giving Mamdani, Members Huge Raises
Under the proposal, the mayor would get a $47,000-a-year raise, while council members’ pay would jump $27,000.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Karma on the Pitch: Belgium Boots U.S. From World Cup After Trump’s FIFA Intervention Was All for Naught
America’s embarrassing loss leaves plenty of questions to answer about the team’s future.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce Law Requiring App Stores To Verify Users’ Ages
Critics say the law ‘deputizes app stores to police’ access by minors to protected speech.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Princes Harry and William Avoid Each Other at London as Mystery Deepens Over Whether Prodigal Prince Will See King
The Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales both spent Wednesday at London appearing at separate charity events.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Today Trump Meets Zelensky, Who Now Seems To ‘Have the Cards’ as Ukraine’s Military Prospects Brighten
Putting Putin on the back foot is key to forcing the Kremlin to accept real peace talks, an official at Kyiv says.
By JAMES BROOKE
|‘They Are Cancer’: Trump Declares Ceasefire With Iran Over After Tehran Strikes U.S. Bases in Retaliation for American Attacks
The escalation began with Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting large-scale U.S. strikes that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said were justified.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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NATO Summit Begins With New Defense Spending, and Trump Complaints
European leaders are trying to highlight a growing military investment to meet increased defense spending.
By LUKE FUNK
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Infantino’s Role as FIFA Leader Jeopardized By Trump-Balogun Fiasco
Union of European Football Associations plans to back a candidate to defeat the incumbent in the next election.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Prince Harry Loses $67 Million Lawsuit as His Trip Back to London Takes Another Turn for the Worse
The verdict comes after a public spat with the Crown over whether the prodigal prince could stay at Buckingham Palace.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Maine Democratic Party Director Says Platner’s Team Is Attempting To ‘Put Their Thumb on the Scale’ for Replacement Nominee
The party leaders say they will create a ‘transparent’ and ‘fair’ process to replace Platner if he decides to drop out of the race.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Allies Insist McConnell Is Alive and Talking, but Demands Grow for ‘Proof of Life’
Three McConnell allies say the longtime Republican Senate leader is cognizant and communicative after allegations of a ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ scenario raised by far-right activist Laura Loomer.
By MATTHEW RICE
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New York Times Under Fire for Failing To Corroborate Allegations Against Platner
Critics are accusing the paper of ‘journalist malfeasance.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Maine Democrats Scramble for New Senate Nominee as Platner Is Mum on Plans
The responsibility to choose a new nominee will fall to leaders of the state Democratic Party — as long as Platner drops his bid in the next week.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Platner’s Biggest Supporters Call on Him To Abandon Senate Bid Following Rape Allegation, Saying No One Will Back Him If He Stays
Senate Democrats say zero dollars will be spent in Maine should Platner not quit within the next few days.
By MATTHEW RICE
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World Cup Tourism Sheds New Light on America’s ‘Multicultural Miracle’
By MICHAEL BARONE
Could Marine Le Pen, Cleared To Run for President, Be Preparing To Cede the Race?
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The Supreme Court Gives America a New Roe v. Wade
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Apple Hopes a Surge of New Products Will Fix Core Problems
The tech giant is pinning its hopes on its first foldable and a new anniversary iPhone, but no new iPad.
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A Union Leader Who Bonded More With His Comrades Than With His Family
Alan Reuther’s biography of his father Roy Reuther shows how an activist’s profound commitment to social and political causes exacted a toll on those in his household.
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Starchitects Gather in Spain Seeking To Build Calm Out of Chaos
The UIA World Congress of Architects featured the Lionel Messi of architecture, yet unlike the World Cup, the story at the event wasn’t corruption but the absence of it.
By SEBASTIAN DOGGART
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Half of Americans Struggle To Pay for Gas and Groceries, Poll
More than 90 percent of Americans say the country is facing an affordability crisis.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Warsh Finds Support From European Central Bank Leaders on Ending Forward Guidance
The new Federal Reserve chairman says signaling possible rates changes in advance limits options for the central bank.
By LUKE FUNK
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Warsh Sets Up Five Task Forces To Make Changes to Federal Reserve Operations
As interest rates hold steady, the newly installed chairman said he is not committing to holding post-meeting press conferences.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Warsh’s First Press Conference as Fed Chairman Could Offer Clues About His Promised Reforms
With interest rate cuts expected to be off the table for at least the near-term, the markets will look for signs of guidance for future rate decisions.
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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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White Students Are Now a Minority in American Schools, New Analysis Finds
Latino students have seen the sharpest rise in numbers since 2000, growing to 18.4 million enrolled students from 10.2 million.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Spanberger Removes Virginia Tech Rector for Alleged Ethics Violations as She Moves To Reshape University’s Governing Body
The shake-up comes amid a search for a new president of the public university.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Trump Tries Last-Gasp Appeal After Judge He Called a ‘Bully’ Curtly Orders Payment of $5 Million to E. Jean Carroll
The 47th president appears to be angling for a high court verdict overturning the entire $100 million payout owed to the advice columnist.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Justice Jackson, Gracing Cover of ESSENCE, Attacks ‘Narrow’ Justice Thomas for Endorsing ‘Return’ to Racist Supreme Court Ruling
The high court’s recent ruling on birthright citizenship featured a remarkable clash between the Supreme Court’s two black jurists.
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|Jack Smith Denounces Trump’s ‘Attack on the Rule of Law,’ Speculates That Criminal Indictment ‘Could Happen’
Justice mistakenly emailed a copy of the special counsel’s Mar-a-Lago report to lawyers for a woman accused of leaking it herself.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Mamdani Targets Trump Immigration Policies in Independence Day Speech
The powerful, he charged, believe that America ‘belongs only to those with the right accent, or the right shade of skin.
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