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Capital One cites money laundering review in Trump-related suit
Bloomberg: Capital One Financial Corp. said it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s real estate company in…
August 1, 2026
Trump dings longtime ally Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case
Politico: The president said he disagreed “100%” with the top Washington prosecutor after her office abandoned vandalism charges…
August 1, 2026
Data centers have politics problem — and industry knows it
Politico: As opposition to the AI projects gains momentum, industry supporters say they have ceded the narrative to…
August 1, 2026
Trump threatens to revive $1.8 billion fund for allies over Blanche standoff
New York Times: The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm…
August 1, 2026
Trump’s fixation on Arctic ships led to billions in no-bid contracts
New York Times: The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s…
August 1, 2026
Migrants say hunger, hostility drove them back from Spain’s Ceuta to Morocco
Reuters: “We came to make progress, not to be fooled,” said Brahim, a bakery worker from Fez who…
August 1, 2026
US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market
Financial Times: The US Treasury intervened in yen exchange rates on Friday, marking the first time Tokyo and…
August 1, 2026
Massive US tungsten discovery could run into Nasa roadblock
Financial Times: The tungsten discovery is detailed in a resource report seen by the FT following a recent…
August 1, 2026
Last day of factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
Washington Post: Managers had informed Klima and other union leaders in January that Conn Selmer was closing its…
August 1, 2026
Spain pushes migrants back to Morocco as fallout deepens over mass border breach
Washington Post: Sánchez, whose government this year is rolling out a historic legalization plan for hundreds of thousands…
August 1, 2026
US warns citizens across Middle East as Trump and Iran issue new threats. U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel—AND MORE
CNN: The US is planning new strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, officials said. The scope…
August 1, 2026
He helped China repress Uyghurs. He says he’s a victim, too.
New York Times: Mr. Zhang related the pressure of participating in China’s security apparatus: endless shifts, sleeping in…
July 31, 2026
How Leopold Aschenbrenner, ‘golden child’ of AI trade, was laid low
Financial Times: Leopold Aschenbrenner made his name on his ability to predict the future. But the trader dubbed…
July 31, 2026
George Santos accused of ‘manipulative activity’ in prediction market trades
Washington Post: The former congressman agreed to pay $35,000 to settle charges by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,…
July 31, 2026
House push to integrate defense industries of Israel, U.S. draws scrutiny
Washington Post: “It compromises our sovereignty and hurts our national security by limiting our options,” said Sen. Chris…
July 31, 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta
Associated Press: Some migrants swam several miles through the sea and faced down authorities who tried to turn…
July 31, 2026
OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
Reuters: The new breakouts were uncovered during the company’s publicly announced investigation into how one of its agents…
July 31, 2026
Chinese military researchers tap US AI models to train defence systems
Reuters: Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U.S. artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic…
July 31, 2026
Trump to appeal judge’s ruling denouncing I.R.S. suit as exercise in self-dealing
New York Times: The notice of appeal and a request to pause the judge’s order, both filed in…
July 31, 2026
China smarter about subsidies than everybody else
Financial Times: US techies might retort that they do better without state help. Maybe so. But there is…
July 31, 2026