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Tory peer’s free speech group urged Vance to lobby UK govt
Financial Times: In a briefing document seen by the FT, the Free Speech Union (FSU) last year urged…
August 20, 2026
Politicians who once championed data centers are now bashing them
Wall Street Journal: A growing voter outcry over data centers that strain resources and fuel a technology capable…
August 20, 2026
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
BBC: Cofnas said he was under investigation by Ghent University “for discriminating against Arday”. The university said a…
August 20, 2026
US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran—AND MORE
Reuters: U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on…
August 20, 2026
Hidden debt that Apple owes to CIA
Wall Street Journal: Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not…
August 19, 2026
‘It’s bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s hands-on role in her husband’s Pentagon
New York Times: Mrs. Hegseth was for years Mr. Hegseth’s producer at Fox News as he built a…
August 19, 2026
Pentagon orders Harvard to audit foreign academic, financial partnerships
The Harvard Crimson: The Defense Department wrote in a press release that the audit is aimed at protecting…
August 19, 2026
Most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited since returning to power: Poll
Reuters: The four-day poll, completed on Monday, found that half of Trump’s own Republicans believe the president allows…
August 19, 2026
FTC warns retailers on using private consumer data to raise prices
Wall Street Journal: Merchants have become increasingly skilled at using consumers’ personal data, including their online shopping habits…
August 19, 2026
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion as America’s borrowing binge continues
New York Times: This year alone, the United States is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion…
August 19, 2026
China’s arctic Silk Road is now reality — and US cannot do much about it
EuroAsia and the World: China did not gain the Arctic because the ice melted, nor because it belongs…
August 18, 2026
Former Fauci aide admits hiding emails to thwart pandemic inquiry
Washington Post: David M. Morens — who worked under Fauci from 2006 to 2022 — pleaded guilty to…
August 18, 2026
Scientists scramble for private cash in response to fresh funding turbulence
Wall Street Journal: University researchers are navigating more turbulence in federal funding. After last year’s cuts and disruptions,…
August 18, 2026
Inside big tech’s frantic race to quell growing backlash to AI
Wall Street Journal: Tech companies are holding listening sessions, offering guaranteed jobs and writing big checks to win…
August 18, 2026
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
Reuters: Megan O’Neill, a deputy attorney general for California, told the eight-person jury that Meta’s business model was…
August 18, 2026
ICE bars its workers from wearing Meta’s smart glasses on job
New York Times: In a memo about the policy on Tuesday, ICE said it considered the glasses, which…
August 18, 2026
Trump fired watchdogs. Their replacements have different mission.
New York Times: President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant…
August 18, 2026
Threatening friends and courting enemies in Trump’s ‘upside-down world’
New York Times: The president’s hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for…
August 18, 2026
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in SUV trunk to accompany him
CNN: A former right-wing television host, who began working for Trump after crediting him with saving her life,…
August 18, 2026
Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC
CNN: The administration “has waged a retaliatory campaign against ABC for a single reason: it disapproves of what…
August 18, 2026