Morning Brief — 2026-07-15

Generated overnight on 2026-07-15.

Sources Covered in this Episode

• BBC - Business
  Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17
• Defence Blog - Main · By Colton Jones
  U.S. Air Force taps consulting giant for secretive quantum research
• NYT - Top Stories · By Olivia Diaz
  House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
• Defence Blog - Main · By Colton Jones
  U.S. Navy taps Maryland firm for critical submarine listening gear
• WSJ - Markets
  U.S. Futures Higher as Inflation Print Boosts Sentiment
• BBC - World
  Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians' bid to legalise cannabis
• NYT - World News · By Qasim Nauman, Eric Schmitt and Jenny Gross
  Here’s the latest.
• NYT - Business · By Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott
  What Trump’s New Iran Blockade Could Mean for Oil Prices
• Financial Times - World
  Miliband trails Mahmood in race to become Burnham’s chancellor
• BBC - World
  Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks
• NYT - Business · By Bernhard Warner
  Tech Investors and Longevity Influencers Back Neko Health’s Mega Round
• WSJ - Markets
  Gold Falls After Tuesday’s Climb as Investors Weigh Inflation Outlook
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  Ukraine says its drone just took down a Russian Mi-28 helicopter
• Financial Times - World
  Annual pay for nannies in the UK home counties nears £60,000
• Financial Times - World
  Thames Water warns over long-term future
• WSJ - Markets · By Megan Cheah
  Asia Stocks Gain on Softer U.S. Inflation; Oil Rises as U.S. Restarts Blockade
• WSJ - Markets
  Oil Rises After U.S. Reimposed Naval Blockade on Iran
• BBC - Business
  Thames Water returns to profit after raising bills
• NYT - World News · By James Wagner
  As Argentina Tries to Win the World Cup, the Rest of Latin America Cheers Against It
• NYT - Top Stories · By Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu
  China’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Control
• NYT - World News · By Verena Hölzl, Phuriphat Dejsuphong, Kittiphum Sringammuang and Sui-Lee Wee
  In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  Finland’s newest export: parts for the F-35 stealth jet
• Financial Times - Main
  ASML raises forecasts as AI boom drives chipmaking demand
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  Germany’s newest fighter jet just made its first flight
• WSJ - Markets
  Eurozone Government Bond Yields Rise, Tracking U.S. Treasury Yields
• NYT - World News · By Koba Ryckewaert
  Six Dead in an Elevator After Fire in Central Brussels
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  From garage to Pentagon: Neros wins $500M U.S. Army drone deal
• WSJ - Markets · By Nina Kienle
  Antofagasta Backs Guidance on Expectations of Higher Copper Output in Remainder of Year
• WSJ - Markets
  Dollar Falls in Wake of U.S. Inflation Data Miss
• Hacker News - Main
  Who's running all those tiny RPKI servers?
• NYT - Top Stories · By Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao
  China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Years
• NYT - US News · By Soumya Karlamangla
  One Dead and Three Missing in San Francisco Bay After Boat Capsizes Near Alcatraz
• Hacker News - Main
  I tricked Claude into leaking your deepest, darkest secrets
• NPR - Top Stories · By The Associated Press
  Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
• Hacker News - Main
  RISC-V Is Inevitable: State of the Union Keynote Argues
• NPR - Top Stories · By The Associated Press
  Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
• Financial Times - Main
  Stripe and Advent make $53bn bid for PayPal
• Financial Times - Main
  China’s economy grows at one of lowest rates in decades
• WSJ - Technology · By James Glynn
  Australia Plans to Govern Use of Water, Power for AI
• NYT - Top Stories · By Trish Bendix
  Late Night Calls Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat ‘an Inheritance Jackpot’
• NPR - World · By The Associated Press
  Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
• Financial Times - World
  Wall Street banks are AI stocks now
• BBC - World
  China economic growth falls sharply, missing target
• NYT - Top Stories · By Ali Vaez
  This Is a Forever War in the Making
• Financial Times - World
  Brussels has delivered only a slice of Draghi reforms, report says
• Financial Times - World
  What could go wrong
• Financial Times - Main
  Chipmaker CXMT seeks $10bn in largest China IPO since 2010
• WSJ - Politics · By Olivia Beavers
  Almost three years after he took over as House speaker, Mike Johnson’s job is more overwhelming than ever: “All I do is go from crisis to crisis…”
• NYT - World News · By Stephen Castle
  Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in ‘Targeted Attack,’ UK Police Say
• NYT - World News · By Katrin Bennhold
  Expelled from China
• Financial Times - World
  FirstFT: Ukraine to buy Chinese drone parts with EU funds
• SF Standard - Main · By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
  Donald Luu exits SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce board amid harassment allegations
• WSJ - Economy · By Katrina Northrop
  China’s economic growth cooled more than expected in the second quarter of the year despite robust exports, as local governments and households pulled back spending
• NYT - World News · By Tariq Panja and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
  For Argentina, a World Cup Semifinal Against England Isn’t Just Soccer
• NYT - Top Stories · By Megan Specia
  Missing From Prince Harry’s UK Trip: A Reunion With Prince William
• NYT - Top Stories · By Dana G. Smith and Pam Belluck
  Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Offer New Promise to Diagnose and Predict the Disease
• Financial Times - World
  As good as it gets in banking?
• Financial Times - Main
  Is the US or Europe better off?
• Financial Times - Main
  Trump is driving another nail into the coffin of US science
• Financial Times - World
  Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services
• Financial Times - World
  Unprecedented UK stretch above 30C stokes ‘firewave’ and strains emergency services
• Financial Times - World
  The former Britpop stalwart at the heart of Burnham’s machine
• Financial Times - World
  Airtel Africa taps more bankers for rare London IPO of mobile money business
• Financial Times - World
  Paramount and Disney are chasing a pre-stream pipe dream
• Financial Times - World
  Billionaires who fled California wealth tax risk intrusive residency audit
• Financial Times - World
  Will I be protected from unfair dismissal in six months?
• Financial Times - World
  Britain does not need looser fiscal rules. It needs better ones
• Financial Times - Main
  The race to break China’s metals grip
• Financial Times - World
  Byron Bay’s property market is riding waves at two speeds
• Financial Times - World
  Twilight of the Dons — the decline of Britain’s powerful Oxbridge elite
• Financial Times - World
  BYD can take Toyota’s crown without the US market, says top executive
• Foreign Affairs - Main · By Richard Wike
  The World Is Giving Up on America
• Foreign Affairs - Main · By Enrico Fardella, Sergey Radchenko
  China Is Sabotaging the World That Enables Its Rise
• NYT - Business · By Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
  Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran
• WSJ - World News · By Shelby Holliday
  Trump Reverses 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll, as U.S. Restarts Blockade of Iran’s Ports
• NPR - National · By Nina Totenberg
  Supreme Court Justices give chilling accounts of threats to their safety
• WSJ - Technology · By Raffaele Huang
  China’s DeepSeek Prepares to List Shares in Shanghai Next Year
• WSJ - US Business · By Raffaele Huang
  China’s DeepSeek Prepares to List Shares in Shanghai Next Year
• WSJ - Markets · By Raffaele Huang
  China’s DeepSeek Prepares to List Shares in Shanghai Next Year
• Financial Times - Main
  China Evergrande liquidators warn PwC partners not to use divorce to shield assets
• NYT - Top Stories · By Tim Balk
  An ICE Shooting in Maine Puts Pressure on Senator Susan Collins
• The Hill - News · By The Hill Staff
  US hits 'dozens' of military targets in additional round of strikes
• NYT - US Politics · By Ann E. Marimow
  Takeaways From Justices Kagan and Barrett’s Congressional Testimony on Supreme Court Security
• WSJ - World News · By Mike Cherney
  China Aggressively Patrols Disputed Waters. Now the U.S. Coast Guard Is Moving In.
• Hacker News - Main
  Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  Trump to Iran: 'We're going to hit them very hard'
• Axios - Main Feed · By Barak Ravid
  Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikes
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Bhaskar Sunkara, The Guardian
  Platner Doesn't Mean Dems Should Reject Outsiders
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Nicole Russell, USA Today
  Graham Proved Principle, Bipartisanship Can Coexist
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Michael Goodwin, New York Post
  Mamdani's Policies Give Nothing but a Cold Shoulder
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Chris Hughes, American Prospect
  Silicon Valley Needs Washington After All
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Maximillian Garely, The Spectator
  Trump Accounts are Good Economics
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
  Second ICE Shooting Incident This Week
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
  Notes for Next Time
• Financial Times - Main
  Trump’s return to war with Iran offers no clear path to victory
• Politico - Congress · By By Chris Marquette and Erica Orden
  What's in store for Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing
• NYT - World News · By Laura Chung
  Former Child Care Worker in Sydney Facing Over 300 Abuse Charges Is Identified
• BBC - World
  China detains US scientist who studied North Korea nuclear tests
• Axios - Main Feed · By Mike Allen
  UAE's big bet on AI
• NYT - US News · By David Ovalle and Hamed Aleaziz
  Man in Florida Fatally Hit by Truck While Fleeing ICE, Official Says
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  Rubio to host diplomacy meeting 'critical to advancing' US economy
• WSJ - US News · By Jim Carlton
  This California Town Voted Its Council Out of Office. They’re Refusing to Leave.
• Hacker News - Main
  TS-2026-009: Insecure argument handling in Tailscale SSH permitted root access
• BBC - World
  Seven Britons among those killed in Spain wildfires
• BBC - US/Canada
  ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings
• WSJ - World News · By Feliz Solomon
  Pressure Builds Over Israel’s Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners
• WSJ - World News · By Shelby Holliday
  The U.S. and Iran Reckon With Shrinking Options to End the War
• WSJ - Markets · By Gregory Zuckerman
  Blockbuster Stock Sales Are Threatening to Overwhelm the Bull Market
• NYT - Business · By Ivan Penn
  Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States
• Axios - Main Feed · By Rebecca Falconer
  New Mexico AG, federal DOJ clash over Epstein records
• NYT - Top Stories · By Allison McCann, Devon Lum, Tim Ouillette, Aric Toler and Leanne Abraham
  Videos Detail Moments Surrounding Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine
• TechCrunch - Venture Capital · By Marina Temkin
  OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
• NYT - US Politics · By Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger
  U.S. War Against Iran Enters a New Phase
• Hacker News - Main
  Solving 20 Erdős Problems with 20 Codex Accounts Running in Parallel
• Hacker News - Main
  Vancouver PD website features Quick Escape button that wipes itself from history
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  EU considers social media ban for children
• BBC - Business
  Xbox workers stunned after jobs 'bloodbath'
• WSJ - Technology · By Meghan Bobrowsky
  Meta Workers Accuse It of Using AI to Conduct Discriminatory Layoffs
• The Hill - News · By Joseph Choi
  Healthcare - Democrats, Protect Our Care to launch $5M ad campaign attacking GOP health cuts
• SF Standard - Main · By The Standard Staff
  Update: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, killing one and leaving three missing in the Bay
• Politico - Congress · By By Meredith Lee Hill and Adam Wren
  Vance to meet with House Republicans Wednesday
• Axios - Main Feed · By Kate Santaliz
  House GOP's reconciliation 3.0 push hits early road bumps
• NYT - Top Stories · By Maggie Haberman and Julian E. Barnes
  Trump Says His Thursday Speech Will Focus on Election Security and Voting Machines
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  Man in Florida killed by truck while fleeing ICE agents
• NYT - Top Stories · By Devlin Barrett
  As Confirmation Hearing Nears, Todd Blanche’s Role in Epstein Case Draws Scrutiny
• NYT - Top Stories · By Sally Goldenberg and Ed Shanahan
  Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages Is Backed by Key N.Y.C. Official
• BBC - World
  Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
• The War Zone - Main · By Howard Altman
  Will USAF Tankers Getting The Boot From Israel’s Biggest Airport Impact Combat Capabilities?
• BBC - World
  US Congress takes next step to make daylight saving time permanent
• BBC - World
  How a former 'street kid' is key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry
• The Hill - News · By Rebecca Beitsch
  Durbin says Blanche told him DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund was 'a mistake'
• The Hill - News · By Sylvan Lane
  Warsh's hill debut
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Amanda Silberling
  Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
• The Hill - News · By Max Rego
  Confidence in US institutions mired near record low: Gallup
• BBC - Business
  I changed jobs 10 times in 10 years to get the career I wanted
• The Hill - News · By Miranda Nazzaro
  The brewing battle for physical AI
• BBC - Business
  Buy Now Pay Later rules to bring refunds and rejections
• NYT - Top Stories · By Peter Baker
  At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate
• BBC - Business
  Heating oil customers to get compensation after price hikes
• WSJ - Technology · By Rebecca Ballhaus
  U.A.E. Rewarded With Coveted AI Chips for Supporting U.S. War in Iran
• WSJ - World News · By Rebecca Ballhaus
  U.A.E. Rewarded With Coveted AI Chips for Supporting U.S. War in Iran
• The Hill - News · By Max Rego
  Anthropic launches free Claude for Teachers
• NYT - World News · By Isabella Kwai
  Inky Mark, Former Canada MP, Arrested After Police Find 439 Guns and Cannon in His Home
• NYT - Business · By Colby Smith
  Warsh Reiterates Fed’s Pledge to Get Inflation Down but Doesn’t Specify How
• WSJ - US News · By James Freeman
  Opinion | Defunding Denier
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ali Walker
  How to keep a soccer team alive in exile
• NYT - Business · By Tony Romm
  White House Cheers Inflation Data While Iran War Sparks New Price Surge
• NYT - World News · By Zane Irwin
  Iran’s Cyberattackers Tracked Phones of U.S. Military Personnel in the Mideast, Data Suggests
• The Hill - News · By Filip Timotija
  US military resumes Strait of Hormuz naval blockade
• Hacker News - Main
  LeMario: Training a JEPA World Model on Super Mario Bros
• BBC - US/Canada
  'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Captain Sully reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | Rubio Takes On the International Criminal Court
• The Hill - News · By Rachel Frazin
  NY imposes moratorium on large data centers
• NPR - World · By Michelle Aslam
  Rep. Ro Khanna on being detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Lucas Ropek
  OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move
• The Hill - News · By Sophie Brams
  Kagan, Barrett push Supreme Court budget with boosted security in rare testimony
• NYT - Top Stories · By Christina Morales, Jenna Russell and Jacey Fortin
  Colombian Immigrant Killed by ICE in Maine Had Legal Status, Father Says
• SF Standard - Main · By Kerry Crowley
  ‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Valkyries’ surprise championship push
• NYT - US News · By Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
  ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Shootings in Maine and Houston
• The Hill - News · By Niall Stanage
  5 takeaways as Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan testify on Capitol Hill
• BBC - World
  From Wimbledon towels to Scotch: What India-UK trade deal could mean for shoppers
• NYT - World News · By Lynsey Chutel and Sanam Mahoozi
  Iran’s Former Leader Denies Times Report
• WSJ - World News · By Alexander Osipovich
  Ukraine Sea Drone Sinks Russian Ship Near Compound Said to Be Linked to Putin
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | The Price of Politicizing the Supreme Court
• WSJ - Politics · By Maya Davis
  The House passed legislation supported by President Trump to make daylight-saving time permanent year-round, advancing a longstanding effort to end the twice-a-year time switch nationwide
• Politico - Congress · By By Meredith Lee Hill and Kelsey Brugger
  House Republicans home in on $80B reconciliation package
• WSJ - US Business · By Molly Reinmann
  Hollywood Writers Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Deal
• NYT - US News · By Alena Cerro
  ‘Sully,’ ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Pilot, Announces Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Kirsten Korosec
  OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit
• WSJ - US Business · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | New York’s Data Center Self-Sabotage
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | The Meaning of the Warsh Task Forces
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | New York’s Data Center Self-Sabotage
• WSJ - Markets
  Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Looks to Build on Tuesday Rally
• Hacker News - Main
  Probably check on your smart appliances
• WSJ - US News · By Michelle Hackman
  ICE Suspends Traffic Stops After Two Shooting Deaths
• NYT - Top Stories · By Madeleine Ngo
  ICE Shootings Put Spotlight on Lack of Body Cameras
• WSJ - Technology · By Peter Navarro
  Opinion | Peter Navarro: America Can Break China’s Choke Hold on Critical Minerals
• WSJ - US News · By Peter Navarro
  Opinion | Peter Navarro: America Can Break China’s Choke Hold on Critical Minerals
• WSJ - Markets · By Peter Navarro
  Opinion | Peter Navarro: America Can Break China’s Choke Hold on Critical Minerals
• Politico - Defense · By By Nahal Toosi, Paul McLeary and Megan Messerly
  No end in sight for new Iran war
• NYT - Top Stories · By Michael S. Schmidt and Devlin Barrett
  Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign
• NYT - Top Stories · By Matthew Haag
  An Elite N.Y.C. Public School Admitted 777 Students. Only 3 Were Black.
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Julie Bort
  OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning
• NYT - Top Stories · By Greg Jaffe
  Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
• WSJ - Politics · By Zlati Meyer
  Trump’s Iran blockade resumes, Kevin Warsh says the Fed has ’no tolerance’ for high inflation, and the most expensive dinosaur sold for $50.1 million. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
• The War Zone - Main · By Joseph Trevithick
  Trump’s Threat To Strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Bunker’s “Front Door” Underscores Targeting Challenges
• Politico - Congress · By By Kyle Cheney
  Jack Smith obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress
• BBC - US/Canada
  Millions in Canada swelter as heatwave continues to move east
• Politico - Congress · By By Kelsey Brugger
  House votes to make daylight saving time permanent
• WSJ - US Business · By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
  Opinion | No Pain, No Gain in Iran Blockade
• WSJ - World News · By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
  Opinion | No Pain, No Gain in Iran Blockade
• Politico - Congress · By By Chris Marquette
  Oversight panel sets date to depose Leon Black in Epstein probe
• Hacker News - Main
  Microsoft has released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes
• WSJ - Markets · By Dimitri Burshtein
  Opinion | Wealth Taxes Would Hit the Young Hardest
• WSJ - Markets · By Jay Rogers
  Opinion | Debanking Suddenly Leaves Banks Legally Exposed
• WSJ - World News · By Gene Simmons
  Opinion | EU and Big Radio Gun for Musical Artists
• NYT - US Politics · By Olivia Diaz
  Lindsey Graham’s Sister, Darline Graham, Is Sworn In to Finish His Senate Term
• WSJ - Markets
  WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.35% to 97.15
• NYT - US News · By Neil Vigdor
  With World Cup Semifinals Starting During the U.S. Workday, Fans Get Creative
• NYT - US Politics · By David Gelles
  Climate: An extraordinary White House meeting
• WSJ - Politics · By Yoko Kubota
  A new bill that had been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham would give Trump fresh authority to impose tariffs on the largest importers of Russian energy
• WSJ - Technology · By Robbie Whelan
  IBM Loses $69 Billion of Market Value in One Day in Latest AI-Fueled Selloff
• Hacker News - Main
  Dependabot version updates introduce default package cooldown
• NYT - Business · By Rob Copeland and Stacy Cowley
  Big Banks Smash Earnings Records, but ‘Tectonic’ Risks Loom
• WSJ - Politics · By Heather Somerville
  Startup Mass-Producing Cheap Killer Drones Wins $500 Million Army Contract
• WSJ - Technology · By Heather Somerville
  Startup Mass-Producing Cheap Killer Drones Wins $500 Million Army Contract
• WSJ - Markets · By Oyin Adedoyin
  Why High Credit Card Delinquencies Aren’t Showing Up at the Big Banks
• BBC - World
  Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
• NYT - World News · By Sui-Lee Wee
  Bloomberg Loses Landmark Libel Case in Singapore
• BBC - US/Canada
  Watch: Moment Darline Graham is sworn in to senate seat
• WSJ - Markets
  Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
• WSJ - US News · By Rebecca Picciotto
  New York City Officials Inspecting Other Buildings After Midtown High Rise Buckled
• WSJ - US News · By Lydia Wheeler
  Key Moments: Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan Testify Before Congress
• WSJ - Markets
  Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
• WSJ - Markets
  Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
• NYT - Top Stories · By Bret Stephens
  Lindsey Graham’s Choice
• WSJ - Markets
  Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
• NPR - Top Stories · By Russell Lewis
  Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Spot the pol!
• WSJ - Markets · By Hannah Erin Lang
  Cooling Inflation, Surging Bank Earnings Power Stocks
• NYT - US Politics · By Robert Jimison
  Lindsey Graham’s Death Leaves Fate of Russia Sanctions Bill Uncertain
• WSJ - Markets · By Anvee Bhutani
  Strong Bank Earnings, Cool Inflation Data Lift U.S. Stocks
• WSJ - Markets · By Gina Heeb
  Big Banks’ Profits Surge After a Red-Hot Quarter on Wall Street
• Vox - Main · By Caitlin Dewey
  The ICE crackdown never ended
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ry Rivard and Matt Friedman
  Mikie Sherrill confronts FIFA in New Jersey turf battle
• NYT - Business · By Claire Moses
  Chipotle Is Bringing Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food to Monterrey, Mexico
• Washington Post - World · By Victoria Craw, Suzan Haidamous, Maegan Vazquez
  Trump retreats from shipping toll in Strait of Hormuz
• Axios - Main Feed · By Madison Mills
  Altman warns of "hiccups" with new flagship Sol model
• Politico - Politics News · By By Gabriel Gavin
  Bastille Day party turns sour in Brussels
• WSJ - Economy · By Bob Tita
  Spending on new factories, warehouses and other industrial sites has been damped by rising costs
• NYT - World News · By The New York Times
  U.S. and Iran Reignite War Over Strait of Hormuz
• BBC - US/Canada
  Supreme Court justice describes wearing bulletproof vest and 'swatting' hoax at home
• NYT - Business · By Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small
  T. Rex Fossil Sells for $50.1 Million, Putting the King Back On Top
• WSJ - Economy · By Matt Grossman
  Americans got a break on inflation in June, with better deals at the gas station and cooler price increases across much of the economy
• NPR - National · By Nina Totenberg
  Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan discuss security funding on Capitol Hill
• BBC - World
  Wife describes moment husband nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane
• NPR - National · By Carol Bousquet
  Questions continue about ICE shooting in Maine
• NYT - Business · By Christina Jewett
  Public Health Groups Sue F.D.A. Over Flavored E-Cigarette Policy
• NPR - Politics · By Samuel King
  Gov. Hochul orders a pause on data centers in New York for up to a year
• WSJ - Economy · By Nick Timiraos
  Chairman Kevin Warsh pledged to lawmakers that the Fed will bring inflation down, saying members of its rate-setting committee “have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation”
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Chamath Palihapitiya, CNBC
  People Buying Into Media Lies End Up in a Cul-de-Sac
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Jim Newell, Slate
  Graham Finally Had Exactly What He Wanted
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Paris Apodaca, Daily Caller
  Dark Cloud Over Home Sales--and BlackRock Is Involved
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Byron York, DC Examiner
  Illness, Death and Primaries Change Face of GOP Senate
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By David Dayen, American Prospect
  Maine's Hybrid Nomination Can Harness Energy
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Jason Brodsky, The Spectator
  You Can't Negotiate With Iran
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Michael Gordon, Wall Street Journal
  Raising Military Stakes Risks Escalation in Iran
• WSJ - Markets
  Big Banks’ Profits Surge in Red-Hot Quarter
• NYT - World News · By Max Bearak, Jenny Gross and Michael Levenson
  Trump Drops Plan to Tax Ships in Strait of Hormuz as Fighting with Iran Escalates
• BBC - US/Canada
  What we know about fatal ICE shooting in Maine
• WSJ - US Business · By Patrick George
  EV Maker Lucid Hires Firm to Advise on Turnaround
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Anita Jain, Washington Monthly
  Cory Doctorow Is Making Peace With AI
• NYT - Business · By Jason Karaian, Katie Robertson and Jenny Gross
  Oil Price Dips From High After Trump Changes Plans for Shipping Fees
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Kara Kennedy, The Free Press
  The Humiliation of Prince Harry
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Jay Cost, DC Examiner
  Roberts' Risks: Justices Aren't Policymakers or Historians
• BBC - US/Canada
  Watch: 'It smells like a dumpster' - Stinky corpse flowers make rare bloom
• NPR - Top Stories · By Lee V. Gaines
  How do young people feel about AI? 7 teens weigh in
• NPR - National · By Scott Detrow
  Former immigration official assesses the tactics behind Trump's immigration crackdown
• Hacker News - Main
  How I use HTMX with Go
• NPR - Top Stories · By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
  In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops
• Politico - Politics News · By By Annabelle Dickson
  Burnham: New law strikes at 'cover-up culture' over soccer disaster
• WSJ - World News · By James T. Areddy
  China Holds U.S. Seismologist on Espionage Charges
• Politico - Defense · By By Connor O'Brien
  Senate Dems block defense bill in protest of Iran war
• NYT - Top Stories · By Robert Jimison
  Senate Democrats Block Defense Bill Over War in Iran
• The Hill - Policy · By Alexander Bolton
  Senate Democrats block $1.15 trillion defense authorization bill
• TechCrunch - Apps · By Sarah Perez
  Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Lucas Ropek
  Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out
• BBC - World
  'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Amanda Silberling
  The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone
• WSJ - Politics · By Sadie Gurman
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• BBC - World
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• Politico - Congress · By By Mia McCarthy
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• BBC - US/Canada
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• BBC - US/Canada
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• Washington Post - Business · By Rachel Lerman, Federica Cocco
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• BBC - US/Canada
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• Axios - Main Feed · By Josephine Walker
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• BBC - World
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• BBC - US/Canada
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• BBC - World
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• The Intercept - Main · By Natasha Lennard
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• Axios - Main Feed · By Barak Ravid
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• Axios - Main Feed · By Barak Ravid
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• NPR - Top Stories · By Ari Daniel
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• TechCrunch - Startups · By Dominic-Madori Davis
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• The Hill - Opinion · By Robby Soave, opinion contributor
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• BBC - Business
  Port of Dover works to avoid summer travel chaos
• NYT - US Politics · By Ann E. Marimow
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• WSJ - US Business · By Paul Farhi
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• NYT - Business · By Eric Lipton and John Yoon
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• ProPublica - Main · By Holly McDede
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• The Hill - Opinion · By Carlos Alvarado Quesada, opinion contributor
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• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Sarah Perez
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• The Hill - Policy · By Rebecca Beitsch
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• NYT - US Politics · By Ann E. Marimow
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• Wired - AI · By Ej Dickson
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• WSJ - World News · By Mauro Orru
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• WSJ - Politics · By John McCormick
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• WSJ - Technology · By Asa Fitch
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• The Hill - Opinion · By Michael Rubin, opinion contributor
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• Politico - Defense · By By Connor O'Brien
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• NYT - World News · By Annie Karni
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• NPR - National · By Tonya Mosley
  Investigative journalist reports on the abuse inside ICE's largest detention facility
• Washington Post - World · By Mary Ilyushina
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• BBC - World
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• NYT - World News · By Abdi Latif Dahir
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• WSJ - US Business · By Allison Pohle
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• WSJ - US Business · By Robbie Whelan
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• WSJ - Markets · By Robbie Whelan
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• Politico - Congress · By By Meredith Lee Hill and Mia McCarthy
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• NPR - Top Stories · By Josie Fischels
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• NPR - Top Stories · By Stephan Bisaha
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• NYT - US Politics · By Ann E. Marimow
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• NYT - Business · By Colby Smith and Ben Casselman
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• The Hill - Opinion · By Leon Aron, opinion contributor
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  Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
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• NPR - Politics · By Greg Rosalsky
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• ProPublica - Main
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• NPR - Politics · By Kat Lonsdorf
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