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EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor appeared visibly emotional during Prime Minister's Questions - triggering speculation that she had been asked to step down.
https://express.co.uk/news/politics/2076604/clear-sign-rachel-reeves-crumbling-body-language-decoded The Chancellor saw her welfare cut savings vanish in a U-turn by the Prime Minister, leaving her with a blackhole to fill with taxes.
https://express.co.uk/news/politics/2076355/rachel-reeves-feel-sorry-poll Diane Abbott stands defiant, joining a group of Labour MPs in a bold move against a controversial decision that could reshape political landscapes.
https://express.co.uk/news/politics/2076687/palestine-action-advocate-diane-abbott-labour-rebels-terror-ban The latest UK & World Politics news, along with leading opinion and analysis. Follow our live blogs for rolling coverage of breaking political events as they happen.
https://mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials from across the country scramb...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/02/politics/fema-critical-funding-disaster-response
Economy
Tears in the Commons led to turmoil in the markets as Rachel Reeves's emotional moment sent shockwaves through the UK economy, leaving many in suspense.
https://express.co.uk/news/uk/2076676/rachel-reeves-crying-live-shades
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/07/02/mamdani-thinks-nyc-has-the-money-for-low-cost-grocery-stores-because-he-made-this-big-error-n4941394 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/ 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
Travis Tanner says he first began using ChatGPT less than a year ago for support in his job as an auto mechanic and to communicate with Spanish-speaking coworkers. But these days, he and the artificial intelligence chatbot — whi...
https://cnn.com/2025/07/02/tech/chatgpt-ai-spirituality Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees, its third round of cuts in recent months, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
https://cnn.com/2025/07/02/tech/microsoft-layoffs-9000-employees 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/ Sales of Tesla electric cars fell 13% in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/tesla-sales-fell-13-months-anti-musk-sentiment-123409243
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/ The Gold Cup heads into the semifinals, where the USA will face off against Guatemala.
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2025/07/02/usmnt-vs-guatemala-gold-cup-tv-time-results-score/84446375007/ Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw is close to joining an exclusive club.
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/07/02/clayton-kershaw-3000-strikeouts-live-updates-how-to-watch-dodgers/84443855007/ 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/ 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
Space
The European Space Agency (ESA) has detected what could be only the third known object to enter our solar system from interstellar space
https://express.co.uk/news/science/2076667/scientists-say-object-possibly-from-another-star-system-headed-towards-earth 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/ “Stephen Ireland, who targeted me with endless abuse on here because I oppose the chemical castration of children and the removal of protected spaces for women and girls, has just been sentenced to 30 years in jail for child rap...
https://humanevents.com/2025/07/02/uk-lgbtq-activist-who-tormented-jk-rowling-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison-for-child-rape 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/ 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
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