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The Never Trumpers on Substack are nearing 1 million subscriptions while beefing up original reporting and churning out YouTube clips. Business is good, but Tim Miller says he’d “gladly not be hitting this milestone” if it m...
https://vanityfair.com/news/story/the-bulwark-is-thriving-in-trump-era The White House on Thursday notified Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she was removed from her position, a spokesperson for the Library of Congress told CNN.
https://cnn.com/2025/05/08/politics/librarian-of-congress-carla-hayden-donald-trump President Donald Trump is considering naming Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as the acting US attorney for Washington, DC, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.
https://cnn.com/2025/05/08/politics/jeanine-pirro-trump-acting-dc-prosecutor First lady Melania Trump honored one of her predecessors, the late first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday with the unveiling of a new US postage stamp at the White House Thursday, heralding Bush’s “forward-thinking vision” and 19...
https://cnn.com/2025/05/08/politics/melania-trump-barbara-bush Leo XIV was forged as much by the outside world as by the United States.
https://cnn.com/2025/05/09/politics/american-pope-prevost-leo-catholics-trump-vance
Economy
It’s a great day to be an Anglophile. But the global economy is still on the verge of a ruinous trade war.
https://thenewrepublic.com/article/195028/trump-uk-trade-accord-tariffs from Washington and beyond
https://thenewrepublic.com/feeds/168326/breaking-news Get the latest news on Canada from Mail Online.
https://dailymail.co.uk/news/canada/index.html 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/ Brands and agencies are adjusting strategies in response to the Trump tariffs and growing recession concerns.
https://adage.com/live-blog/aa-brands-and-agencies-react-to-trump-tariffs-and-economy/
Tech
The mild-mannered mayor is well-liked and well-heeled, but some worry his inexperience bodes poorly for pulling the Golden City out of its political dysfunction. “Lurie genuinely did not understand the machine he was getting int...
https://vanityfair.com/news/story/daniel-lurie-san-francisco-playbook-democrats When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Micr...
https://cnn.com/2025/05/08/tech/bill-gates-giving-money-away-20-years Richard Brody writes about Andre Sennwald’s brief career advancing a visionary view of cinema.
https://newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/rediscovering-a-great-film-critic-of-hollywoods-golden-age Bill McKibben on the tech mogul’s supercomputer Colossus—situated on the edge of a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis—which is raising concern among locals.
https://newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-is-elon-musk-powering-his-supercomputer One diminutive design is aimed at children | Science & technology
https://economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/05/07/companies-have-plans-to-build-robotic-horses
Sports
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/ A fan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against NFL, claiming discrimination and collusion led to quarterback Shedeur Sanders' fall to the fifth round in 2025 draft.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/football-fan-alleges-discrimination-collusion-nfl-draft-shedeur/story?id=121605030 Women have to walk around with “kid gloves on, and California won’t protect women’s sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, saunas, spas and other female spaces. It makes me angry inside.”
https://humanevents.com/2025/05/08/tomiekia-johnson-californias-incarcerated-women-say-keep-men-out-of-our-prison The Daily Caller is a 24-hour news publication providing its audience with original reporting, thought-provoking commentary and breaking news.
https://dailycaller.com/section/sports/ Check out the latest UK and world news headlines on sports, entertainment, celebrities, health, science, TV and more from MailOnline.
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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/ Women have to walk around with “kid gloves on, and California won’t protect women’s sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, saunas, spas and other female spaces. It makes me angry inside.”
https://humanevents.com/2025/05/08/tomiekia-johnson-californias-incarcerated-women-say-keep-men-out-of-our-prison Elon Musk has indicated that his SpaceX rockets could be ready to go to Mars as early as next year, with manned missions coming by the end of the decade.
https://radaronline.com/p/elon-musk-mars-humans-earth-destroyed-sun/ From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on breakthroughs in science, medicine, space, and more, stay informed with the latest innovation news from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/innovation/
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