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Politics
The politically savvy democratic socialist has reached out to Michael Bloomberg, and power broker Kathryn Wylde says he’s “calling up everybody I ask him to.” Still, Gristedes owner John Catsimatidis will be a tough sell: ...
https://vanityfair.com/news/story/john-catsimatidis-on-zohran-mamdani The NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte goes all in on strategic self-abasement while meeting with his American “Daddy,” Susan B. Glasser writes.
https://newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/a-week-for-the-ages-in-the-annals-of-trump-suckuppery President Donald Trump got upset during a Cabinet meeting when a reporter asked about Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ recently released a report confirming Epstein died by suicide in prison and also said there’s no evidence he kept a ...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/video/jeffrey-epstein-trump-cabinet-meeting-digvid Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, following da...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/epstein-files-handling-bondi-frustrations The agency of mask-wearing officers who aren’t afraid to smash windows, detain lawmakers, and pluck nonviolent undocumented immigrants off the street is about to become the best-funded federal police force.
https://cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/ice-cbp-police-los-angeles-immigration
Economy
President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of five more countries Wednesday, adding to the growing list of US trading partners for whom he has set new tariff rates.
https://cnn.com/2025/07/09/economy/tariff-letters-trump Most Republicans support President Trump’s agenda for a thriving American cryptocurrency economy. However, a handful remain hostile towards the industry, particularly on the issue of cryptocurrency kiosks.
https://humanevents.com/2025/07/07/philip-labonte-trumps-crypto-revolution-is-under-threat-from-within-the-gop Argentina's economy is a far cry from what so-called “experts” predicted when they warned that President Javier Milei’s leadership would devastate the country.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/08/experts-warned-free-markets-ruin-argentina-dead-wrong/
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/07/09/epa-chief-lee-zeldin-describes-a-big-beautiful-win-for-taxpayers-n2191419 Welcome to Zero Hour, where it’s always later than you think. America was convinced tech would complete our mastery of the world. Instead we got catastrophe—constant crisis from politics and the economy down to the spiritual f...
https://theblaze.com/podcasts/zero-hour-with-james-poulos/
Tech
Molly Fischer on a new book by Matt Richtel, a journalist for the New York Times, which enters the debate over whether smartphone use has caused a mental-health crisis among American teen-agers.
https://newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/how-we-grow-up-understanding-adolescence-matt-richtel-book-review In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system, Bill McKibben writes.
https://newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment The key will be to develop technologies at prices attractive to China and India | By Invitation
https://economist.com/by-invitation/2025/07/09/vinod-khosla-on-how-the-anti-green-agenda-could-help-climate-tech Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, has begun pushing antisemitic tropes in its responses to some users’ queries, weeks after Musk said he would rebuild the chatbot because he was unsatisfied with some of ...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/08/tech/grok-ai-antisemitism Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years leading Elon Musk’s social media company.
https://cnn.com/2025/07/09/tech/linda-yaccarino-steps-down-x-ceo
Sports
Other celebrities at the storied Wimbledon tennis tournament include Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, and Leslie Mann.
https://vanityfair.com/style/story/wimbledon-2025-celebrities-stars Professional poker players and sports bettors, and a handful of members of Congress, are demanding a change to the massive tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, arguing that a provision tucked int...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/gambling-tax-trump-agenda-bill Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ Red Bull says Christian Horner has been released from his role as longtime team principal of its Formula 1 team
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Space
FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ Discover our dedicated Safer Spaces hub to help parents, carers, children and teens who have concerns about using social media and video games safely.
https://hellomagazine.com/hubs/safer-spaces/ PLUS: GAO finds poor coordination, vacancies impeding Pentagon space operations, and NIH capping publisher fees to make publicly funded research more accessible.
https://nationaljournal.com/s/728985/ This is where Africa’s AI tribe comes together! We’re building a vibrant, connected space for pros, enthusiasts, and learners to swap ideas, grow skills, and spark collaborations that power the continent’s AI revolution.
https://iafrica.com/category/community/ The many male-only spaces of Cairo and my journey to fatherhood.
https://slate.com/life/2025/07/parenting-dads-fatherhood-becoming-baba-book.html
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