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Joe Biden splashed out over $50,000 of taxpayers cash on a visit to Robert De Niro’s hotel chain – as part of a massive $8million travel expenses bill.
https://radaronline.com/p/joe-biden-splashed-fortune-taxpayers-cash-robert-de-niro-hotel/ Joe Biden’s team 'covered up' his dementia by sending the former president on a series of lavish global trips in an attempt to keep him out of White House.
https://radaronline.com/p/joe-biden-team-covered-up-dementia-global-trips-white-house/ Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer has claimed the pedophile confessed the truth about Donald Trump’s connection with him nine days before his mysterious prison death.
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-confession-days-before-died-truth-trump-dirt-files/ "When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk said in the announcement.
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/05/elon-musk-new-america-party-rift-donald-trump/84480422007/ A new fund earmarks $10 billion for states that paid for border barriers or other security measures under President Joe Biden.
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/05/trump-budget-bill-states-border-security/84463777007/
Economy
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, travel brands are using AI tools, social media trends and partnerships to entice consumers to spend.
https://adage.com/brand-marketing/travel/aa-travel-brands-attract-customers-amid-declines/ The second biggest consumer spending event of the year for retailers, it will also foreshadow behavior brands can expect to see during the critical holiday shopping period.
https://adage.com/brand-marketing/retail/aa-back-to-school-uncertain-economy/ The U.S. ad business lost jobs in June for the seventh consecutive month. The overall economy added 147,000 jobs.
https://adage.com/datacenter/aa-june-2025-jobs-report-advertising-employment/ President Donald Trump has promised that the “big, beautiful bill” passed by the Senate and being considered by the House of Representatives will be one of the most successful pieces of legislation in American history.
https://cnn.com/2025/07/03/business/trump-big-beautiful-bill-business-economy Airstrikes and sanctions leave the country poor. They do little to halt its nuclear development | Finance & economics
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/03/inside-irans-war-economy
Tech
Elon Musk on Tuesday hammered US President Donald Trump's proposed spending bill as a "disgusting abomination" as tensions between the pair burst into the open following the tech billionaire's White…
https://france24.com/en/live-news/20250603-musk-blasts-trump-mega-bill-days-after-farewell Elon Musk on Saturday said he had launched a new US political party to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country's "one-party system".
https://france24.com/en/americas/20250705-elon-musk-announces-creation-of-his-new-america-party Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
https://france24.com/en/france/ 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/ The world of data is innovating rapidly, and keeping up can be difficult. Participants at Ad Age's Data-Driven Marketing Playbook conference explored emerging solutions for marketers' top challenges.
https://adage.com/technology/data/aa-marketers-solve-data-strategy-challenges/
Sports
Former MLB World Series champion Ryan Klesko now helps kids reach baseball’s elite amateur levels. How? A personalized approach. Here's his advice.
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/2025/06/30/mlb-star-ryan-klesko-advice-youth-sports/84398714007/ Check the NY Daily News collection of photo galleries featuring sports photography, news photos, celebrities, autos and pics from around the world.
https://nydailynews.com/tag/photos-and-videos/ 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/ Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
https://guardian.co.uk/preference/edition/us Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/bobby-jenks-2-time-star-closer-world-series-123508027
Space
After two of the world’s most powerful men, US President Donald Trump and his formerly close aide, multibillionaire Elon Musk, clashed on social media this week, allies on both sides worry about the…
https://france24.com/en/americas/20250606-can-t-be-good-for-either-side-allies-fear-fallout-from-trump%E2%80%93musk-feud 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/ The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has released stunning first light images capturing 10 million galaxies in a single frame.
https://vox.com/future-perfect/418023/vera-rubin-observatory-space-astronomy-asteroids-telescope A general aviation aircraft committed what ended up being five different violations over the protected airspace on Saturday.
https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14878823/Fighter-jet-airspace-violation-plane-Trump-Bedminster-New-Jersey.html Discover our dedicated Safer Spaces hub to help parents, carers, children and teens who have concerns about using social media and video games safely.
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