Republicans Promise To Make Abdul El-Sayed the Poster Boy for His Party’s Leftward Swing
GOP ads are already featuring El-Sayed’s supporters talking about ‘unrest in the streets’ and how America ‘deserved’ 9/11.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Firing of Comey Sparked FBI Probe Into Whether Trump Was Acting as an Asset of Russia’s Putin
‘Oxferd Comma,’ was an offshoot investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, was disbanded in 2019.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Federal Court Upholds Florida’s Ban on Children Attending Drag Shows
The majority calls the law a ‘straightforward’ regulation of ‘obscenity.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Preakness Pushes Back Start Date in Last-Ditch Move To Salvage Triple Crown Status
The 2027 race will return to a renovated Pimlico Race Course 22 days after the Kentucky Derby.
By GEORGE WILLIS
|LIV Golf CEO Confirms “Lead Investor” for 2027, But Long-Term Future Unclear for Players, Fans
Players will get larger equity shares and more control though most seem unclear about what will happen next, including the end of the current season.
By GEORGE WILLIS
|Michigan Civil Rights Commission Says Hair Salon Violated Law With Facebook Post Referring Transgender Clients to Pet Salon
The commission says the salon must take down the Facebook post and pay the attorney fees of the individuals who complained.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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A Capitol Hill Hail Mary: Ted Cruz Fasttracks Federal Overhaul To Salvage College Sports
A $48 million compromise in the Protect College Sports Act earns critical endorsement from the SEC and Big Ten.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Head of Company Hit by Rogue AI Model Backs Consequences for Attacks, Warns Against Tech ‘Kill Switch’
Hugging Face’s CEO is ambivalent about proposed legislation to allow Homeland Security to throttle or even terminate an artificial intelligence model during a ‘loss-of-control scenario.’
By ALEX ZDAN
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The Death of the Triple Crown? Churchill Downs and NYRA Push Preakness Out of Six-Race Series
Pimlico is left in the dust as a new era of 3-year-old horse racing offers a $5 million prize.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Aging Like a Fine Wine: Divers Prepare To Recreate 162-Year-Old Guinness Beer Found in Shipwreck Off English Coast
‘Project Jurassic Beer’ aims to pair the yeast of yesteryear to a modern-day sibling to formulate a perfect match to the original brew.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
|Leftists Penetrate Key Air Base Near Seoul in Challenge to Korean-American Military Alliance
Washington’s new ambassador to Korea takes on Seoul’s left-leaning government, which a year earlier allowed investigators to raid the base without notifying the American command.
By DONALD KIRK
|Pope Leo Returns From Summer Vacation to Emerging Crisis Over Role of ‘Unstoppable’ Latin Mass and Threats of Further Schism
‘Groups that are not in full communion with the See of Rome’ could benefit from the rift in the Catholic Church.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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America Pressures Baghdad To Disarm Pro-Tehran Militias, but New Leader’s Persuasive Powers May Be Lacking
Prime Minister Zaidi is ‘between the American hammer and the Iranian anvil,’ an Iraq-watcher tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
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Jailed Myanmar Political Dissident’s Meeting With Red Cross Official Fuels Hopes for Her Eventual Release
Nobel laureate in peace Aung San Suu Kyi, now under house arrest, looks in good health in photographs released by the military regime.
By DONALD KIRK
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Ireland Rejected Israeli-Made System, Now Prime Minister’s New Jet Lacks Ability To Help Pilots Land in Fog: Report
The technology helps pilots land in inclement conditions instead of having to divert to other airports.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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El-Sayed, Stevens Vote for Democratic Senate Nomination in Michigan Is Too Close To Call
The progressive doctor and moderate congresswoman both say they are waiting for additional results to come in.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Progressive El-Sayed Wins Democratic Nomination in Michigan Senate Race
The Michigan Senate race has become a bellwether for the future of the Democratic Party.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Susan Collins To Vote Against Blanche for Attorney General, Saying He Has Overseen a Department That Is ‘Increasingly Political’
Collins raises concerns about the ‘anti-weaponization fund’ and the president’s immunity from IRS audits.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Palestinian Author Supportive of October 7 Attacks Gets New Book Deal Amid Concerns Antisemitism Has Notched Up to Normal
The re-issue of two books by Susan Abulhama suggests the art world is leading the way against Jewish participation in society.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
|Congressman Max Miller, Accused of Domestic Violence, Demands Ethics Committee Open Investigation Into Him
On Tuesday, Miller’s attorney admitted to accidentally releasing a nude photo of the congressman’s two-year-old daughter as part of a tranche of documents meant to prove his innocence.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Meta’s Workforce Academy Heralds a Renewed Emphasis on the Dignity of Labor
By SALENA ZITO
Iran or Not, the Dow Just Broke Another Record
By LAWRENCE KUDLOW
Ascendant Socialist Movement Nurtured by Years of Boutique Radicalism Within the Democratic Party Elite
By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
Fauci’s Refusal To Answer Questions Matches Hubris of America’s Botched Response to Covid
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Animal Spirits Unleashed on the Small Screen
‘Monsters of God’ and ‘The Shards’ both explore the fallout of outlandish Americans acting on their baser instincts.
By TOM DEIGNAN
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Tony Bennett Centennial Concerts Celebrate an Unrivaled Songbook
Events honoring the legendary late crooner showcased his deep cuts, most notably ‘Firefly,’ a punchy, fast-moving, two-beat tongue-twister of a tune.
By WILL FRIEDWALD
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‘Teenage’ Kicks for Everyone but the Audience
Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ re-imagines Billy Wilder’s ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ but is an exercise in arrant indulgence.
By MARIO NAVES
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Economy
Small Watch Company Becomes Face of Battle Against Trump Tariffs
A company co-founder says the tariff policy has been highly erratic and has left small businesses like his struggling.
By LUKE FUNK
|Democrats Fume as Oil Companies’ Profits Surge Amid the War in Iran
The companies attribute the windfall to good management but Democrats accuse them of gouging consumers with $4-a-gallon gas blamed on the war.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Federal Reserve Weighs Shift to Electronic Payments as Gen Z Gawks at Check-Writing
One advocate for checks says business and consumers still need and use them.
By LUKE FUNK
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Number of Amazon Workers on Food Stamps Triples as Company Spends $200 Billion on AI
‘No one who works for a company making billions in profits should be living in poverty,’ Senator Bernie Sanders says.
By JOSEPH CURL
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History Professor Sneaks Hidden Text Into Assignment, Discovers Near Universal Cheating in Midterm Exam
‘I just got tired of reading AI responses,’ Alcorn State professor Jason Gibson tells the Sun.
By LUKE FUNK
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Hillel Scrambles Amid Backlash After Jewish Campus Org Defends Harvard in Antisemitism Case
The top Jewish campus organization walked back a brief in support of Harvard just a day after Hillel’s attorneys filed the document in federal appeals court, saying the document had not been cleared.
By JENNIFER DOHERTY
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Justice Department Investigates Harvard’s Financial Aid Program for Alleged Discrimination Against Americans
The review focuses on whether the university is illegally using foreign donations, particularly those from China, to provide financial aid to students on the basis of their national origin.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Blanche Pledges To Make Post-Dobbs Abortion Restrictions ‘Permanent’ in ‘Every Single State’
The likely soon-to-be attorney general has faced questions from anti-abortion rights groups about the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Jack Smith Agrees To Testify About Trump in Bid To Thwart Criminal Charges
The special counsel, who refuses to plead the Fifth against self-incrimination, will appear before lawmakers as the prospect of a prosecution looms.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Todd Blanche, After Confirmation Battle, Could Face Recusal From Looming Prosecution of Jack Smith
The top gun at the Department of Justice previously represented President Trump across three criminal cases.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Texas Mothers Challenge Ten Commandments Law, Arguing It Violates State’s Parental Rights Amendment
The plaintiffs are trying a new strategy and arguing the law conflicts with the state’s constitution after a federal appeals court found that it does not violate the First Amendment.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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