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Stagnant Germany considers unthinkable: Sunday shopping
Wall Street Journal: “We have a terrible economy, poor consumer sentiment,” said Stefan Ghent, managing director of the…
July 19, 2026
‘Pulte got really scared’: Inside White House debate over Trump’s elections speech
Politico: President Donald Trump’s Thursday night speech was far tamer than some of his closest aides feared. Acting…
July 19, 2026
Israel’s $50 million experiment to change U.S. public opinion
Wall Street Journal: Some 60% of American adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to a…
July 19, 2026
CIA operative who spied on U.A.E.—and played role in its AI win
Wall Street Journal: His supporters, often officials who helped America wage the global war on terror and remembered…
July 19, 2026
US launches new Iran strikes as troop deaths raise fear of wider war. Trump silent so far on Iran strategy—AND MORE
CNN: The US military has launched a ninth night of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said Sunday…
July 19, 2026
Leak of San Francisco police drone footage exposes new reality of urban surveillance
Wired: The archive Curry and Robert captured offers a detailed record of SFPD drone operations over about 48…
July 18, 2026
Sara Khan interview: ‘Idiot Muslims silence the moderates within our community’
Telegraph: Khan, who is the daughter of Pakistani Muslims, knows whereof she speaks. She has herself experienced abuse…
July 18, 2026
Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘cult’
BBC: “I’m still struggling to reconcile with the fact that I was abused for years,” Anya says. “You…
July 18, 2026
Germany’s CDU parliamentary leader resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
The Guardian: After writing, in 2015, that “as a gay man and a Christian I find it personally…
July 18, 2026
Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him
The Guardian: The exchange, which is said to have included an expletive aimed at Tony Gallagher, was triggered…
July 18, 2026
They were charged with assaulting ICE agents. The cases are crumbling.
New York Times: The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants,…
July 18, 2026
How presidential travel is ultimate expression of political power
New York Times: Mr. Trump complains that the current planes are old and not as impressive as the…
July 18, 2026
Washington pushes EU to announce import rules rollback
Financial Times: According to three people familiar with the negotiations, the US sent a proposal to European officials…
July 18, 2026
Zelenskyy considers sacking commander-in-chief as protests swell
Financial Times: That person said Zelenskyy was open to removing Syrsky from his post if he could find…
July 18, 2026
Trump to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid
Financial Times: The proposed grants include $2mn to “counter censorship” stemming from EU regulations, including the Digital Services…
July 18, 2026
U.S. launches strikes after Iranian attack kills 2 American soldiers. Supreme Leader says US breaches show Trump’s signature is ‘worthless’—AND MORE
New York Times: Two U.S. soldiers were killed and a third service member was missing after an Iranian…
July 18, 2026
Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says
The Guardian: In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know…
July 17, 2026
Pentagon dangles $400,000 salaries to recruit Wall Street bankers
Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon has spent the past few months amassing a small army of bankers, consultants…
July 17, 2026
China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on U.S. rivals
Reuters: The launch, which comes a month after Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models were abruptly withdrawn by the…
July 17, 2026
Andy Burnham declared leader of UK’s Labour Party, pledges to restore hope
ABC: Burnham brings a more relaxed style of leadership than the rather stern Starmer, and is regarded as…
July 17, 2026