American Military Confirms Two Troops Killed in Iranian Attack in Jordan
They are the first American troop deaths resulting from direct Iranian fire since the early days of the war.
By DAVID JONES
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National Debt Tops 106 Percent of GDP for First Time Since WWII
One budget expert calls it ‘a total bipartisan abdication of making hard choices’ on government spending and taxation.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Israel’s UN Ambassador: Mamdani, Not Netanyahu, Should Be Arrested
‘Instead of focusing on his responsibilities as mayor and confronting the rising wave of antisemitism in his city, he has chosen to incite hostility,’ Israel’s envoy says.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Hegseth Orders ‘Lessons Learned’ Review of Biden-Era Covid Vaccine Mandate
‘We must do everything in our power to ensure that the Department does not repeat the same mistakes in the future,’ the defense secretary wrote to Pentagon leaders and field commanders.
By ALEX ZDAN
|Arizona Woman Sues Food Delivery Robot Company for Repeatedly Striking and Injuring Her
In another case, a New Jersey man says he plans to sue Uber and an autonomous vehicle company after a robot allegedly struck him while he was riding a bike.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|United Airlines Backs Off From Allowing Free Ticket Changes for Customers Wanting To Avoid Trump Airport
An internal memo had empowered ticketing agents to offer free itinerary changes to fliers who did not want to use an airport bearing the president’s name.
By LUKE FUNK
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History Offers Cautionary Tale for Pols Pushing Permanent Daylight Saving Time
A similar measure was passed into law in 1974 but repealed later that year as Americans encountered the reality of dark winter mornings.
By DAVID JONES
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Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Lettuce
The fast-food chain’s lettuce supplier says it is removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the market.
By LUKE FUNK
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Revised Rule Imposes Self-Sufficiency Test for Immigrants Seeking Residency in America
Anyone applying for a green card in America will have to prove they don’t need public assistance in order to qualify for permanent status.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Trump’s Billionaire Ambassador Rankles Venetians With Superyacht Diplomacy Tour
Contributing to anger over the American display of opulence is a costly Italian state security operation to protect the ambassador.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Rumored ‘Reverse ‘Megxit’ Could End Spell End of Harry and Meghan’s California Dreamin’ — and Beginning of British Comeback
The reunion between the Sussexes and the king and queen could set the stage for a royal detente.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Pentagon Confirms First Combat Strike by Seaborne Drones
The sinking of Russia’s Moskva marked the beginning of a new age of drone warfare at sea.
By ALEX ZDAN
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Andy Burnham Injects New Optimism as He Takes Control of Britain’s Ruling Labour Party
The U.K.’s next prime minister inspires left-leaning party members with an acceptance address that is long on promises but short on details and skips foreign policy issues.
By DONALD KIRK
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Russia Detains Anti-Putin Blogger Amid Stepped-Up Crackdown on Dissent
The arrest came on the same day an opposition candidate was convicted of a crime that bars him from running for office.
By LUKE FUNK
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Firing of Ukraine’s Defense Minister Shocks Nation, Delights Foes
Russian war bloggers are celebrating the removal of a young Ukrainian who had put Russia’s war effort on the back foot.
By JAMES BROOKE
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Mullin Promises Voter Fraud Crackdown After Trump’s National Address
The head of Homeland Security vows to punish states that don’t implement administration-backed voting security enhancements
By LUKE FUNK
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Democrats Keep It Civil in First Primary Debate for Maine Senate Race, Training Their Eyes on Susan Collins
The new Democratic nominee will be chosen at a nominating convention later this month after Graham Platner dropped out of the race.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Trump Declassifies Intelligence Documents, Says China Hacked Voter Data for 220 Million Americans and ‘Deep State’ Covered It Up
The president used the address to call on Congress to pass his SAVE America Act.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Fetterman Threatens To Leave Democratic Party If It Becomes the ‘Anti-Israel Party’
Fetterman said it would be immoral for him to be registered with a party that does not support the Jewish state.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Republicans’ Third Budget Reconciliation Bill Clears First Hurdle as Conservatives Withhold Judgment
The nearly $100 billion reconciliation bill is getting the cold shoulder from fiscal hawks in both houses of Congress.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Todd Blanche, Seeks Justice for Democrats’ Lawfare Campaign
By JOSH HAMMER
Trump Correct on Iran’s Nuclear Threat, NATO Chief Confirms, in Major Concession Ignored by Liberal Press
By LAURENCE ELDER
Meloni’s Push To Reform Italy’s Voting System Will Survive Narrow Defeat in Parliament
By ROSARIO IACONIS
AOC Blames Baby Boomers for Woes of Millennials and Generation Z
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The Dodge Durango Is the Testosterone-Boosted Version of an SUV
The 15-year-old model is not showing its age.
By GARY GASTELU
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‘The Odyssey’ Is a Turgid Ode to Inclusivity That Isn’t So Inclusive of Homer
Christopher Nolan’s latest cinematic epic is flat and disjointed and squanders its star power.
By MARIO NAVES
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The Value of the Fedora in the Trucker Hat Era
The fate of headwear shows how men’s fashion has both lost its mind and its dignity.
By VIVEK NAGRANI
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Mission Not Accomplished: Fed Policy Tweaks Under New Chairman Aim To Nip Inflation in the Bud
The Federal Reserve chairman is giving two days of testimony on Capitol Hill as numbers show a slowdown in inflation in June largely due to a now-defunct peace deal in the Persian Gulf.
By LUKE FUNK
|Meta Faces Landmark Lawsuit Alleging AI Tools Targeted Disabled Workers for Layoffs
Because employees on protected leave had less activity for the systems to measure, the plaintiffs argue the AI tools effectively penalized them with lower scores.
By JOSEPH CURL
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12 State Attorneys General Sue To Block Paramount’s $110 Billion Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
The states allege the deal would combine two of Hollywood’s five major studios, giving the merged entity control of a massive amount of content.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Christmas in July: Why Stores Are Putting Out Fall and Winter Displays Earlier Than Ever
Blame tariffs, Middle East turmoil and spot prices for unseasonable floor displays.
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$3 Million Later, West Virginia’s New Center Aimed at Countering ‘Woke Indoctrination’ Has Enrolled Just One Student
Supporters of the center are not concerned by the low enrollment rate, but say the school should create a new degree program to boost participation.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Nearly 10 Percent of College Students Read and Do Math at a 4th-Grade Level, New Survey Finds
The survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development tested more than 150,000 people of all ages across its 38 member states.
By JOSEPH CURL
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White Students Are Now a Minority in American Schools, New Analysis Finds
Latino students have seen the sharpest rise in numbers since 2000, growing to 18.4 million enrolled students from 10.2 million.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Republicans ‘Looking at’ Criminal Charges Against Jack Smith for Lying Under Oath About His Prosecution of Trump
Congressman Jim Jordan is weighing a referral of the prosecutor to the Department of Justice.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Blanche Appears on Glidepath to Confirmation After Key GOP Senators Signal Support
The acting attorney general was grilled by senators on Wednesday about his handling of the Epstein files and the future of abortion medication.
By MATTHEW RICE
|E. Jean Carroll Is $5 Million Richer — and Sets Her Sights on the Bigger Prize of Another $83 Million From Trump
The longtime columnist for Elle magazine crows that ‘The Eagle has Landed’ and may soon claim even more from the 47th president.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Going Dark: Police Departments Across Country Encrypt Radios, Alarming Press Freedom Groups
Police officials say encryption is essential to protect the sensitive personal information that flows routinely over dispatch channels.
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