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Inside Trump’s plan to give Pentagon a stake in Venezuela’s oil riches. ‘A new form of U.S. colonialism’?
Wall Street Journal: The substance of the agreement appears to be in direct conflict with Venezuela’s 1999 constitution, which states that the country’s oil reserves…
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Treasury bars some reporters from G20 finance meeting
New York Times: Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the…
‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up president’s mess
The Guardian: “He is, bar none, the worst treasury secretary in the history of the United States,” said Steve Schmidt, a former political…
Trump’s DHS is using obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
The Guardian: This time, DHS utilized a different method that didn’t require approval from a judge, only a sign-off from a DHS official. It…
‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
SCMP: “A very large damages claim can itself impose a significant financial and psychological burden on a defendant and potentially have a…
Estonia’s spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place – revolution could come overnight’
Telegraph: “There are certainly voices which express that he should keep going, but I think the voices which, let’s say, urge [him] to maybe…
Warsh puts Fed on collision course with Trump ahead of midterms
Financial Times: For years, Trump piled pressure on Warsh’s predecessor as Federal Reserve chair, Jay Powell, to lower rates. Since he…
Beyond the Scale: Men turn to cosmetic clinics to complete weight-loss transformation
Reuters: “I was looking at myself and I was feeling really good. I’m thinner and I feel like who I am, but I would look in the mirror and I…
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find
Reuters: In their report, Dalee Sambo Dorough, a lawyer from Alaska and former chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and Miriam Cullen, a…
Modi hedging against Trump, one deal at a time
New York Times: In the past year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has zigzagged around the world at a breathless pace, pursuing new…
Influencers have lot to say about politics. Many are quietly paid for it.
New York Times: There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states…
Jobs drama as China’s AI doubles get ready for close ups
Financial Times: The economic consequence could be dramatic. China’s short drama industry employs 690,000 people directly, according to a 2026…
Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate
Politico EU: The German government’s plan is set to involve direct measures against Russian entities, while the EU moves forward with…
Did AI write this? It’s getting harder to tell
Financial Times: Writers point out that the tics commonly attributed to AI all appear in human writing and that both detection software and…
British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says
CNN: British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday to the United Kingdom, according to a spokesperson with the…
At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be barrier to being hired
CBS: In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other…
NATO and Moscow must increase dialogue to avoid accidental war, Russian envoy says
Politico EU: NATO officials must strengthen military contact with Russia to reduce the growing risk of all-out war caused by miscalculation,…
Social media and myth of big tobacco moment
New York Times: Mr. Kyriakoudes, who is working on a history of cigarettes, said that the states’ deal with Meta this week might be a largely…
Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves
CNN: “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim…
Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
CNN: Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at a Louisiana airport, DHS said. He was still in custody as of Friday afternoon, according to the…
China feared to be spying on RAF from five-star hotel
Telegraph: The Chinese-owned hotel – a stone’s throw from the border of Britain’s military complex in Cyprus – allows guests a bird’s-eye view…
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