Morning Brief — 2026-07-20

Generated overnight on 2026-07-20.

Sources Covered in this Episode

• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  Iran claims it shot down a Polish-made drone
• BBC - Business
  Ryanair profits drop as Iran war puts off passengers and lifts fuel costs
• Financial Times - World
  Segro rejects £13.5bn bid by US rival Prologis in latest takeover twist
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  US Army reportedly deploys new hypersonic missile to Guam
• WSJ - Markets · By Dow Jones Newswires Staff
  Oil Holds Near $90 a Barrel, U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher
• WSJ - Markets · By Adam Whittaker
  Prologis Says Segro Rejected Sweetened $18.2 Billion Offer
• WSJ - US Business · By Adam Whittaker
  Prologis Says Segro Rejected Sweetened $18.2 Billion Offer
• BBC - World
  Why are Ukraine's military recruiters facing violence in their own country?
• NYT - World News · By The New York Times
  Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as Iran War Expands
• WSJ - US Business · By Nina Kienle
  Ryanair Shares Fall After Profit Drops on Lower Fares, Fuel-Cost Headwinds
• Financial Times - World
  Bad cabinet appointments will steal Burnham’s precious hours
• The Intercept - Main · By Nick Turse
  Hegseth’s War Department Slashed Civilian Protection Staff, Brought in AI Assessments
• WSJ - US Business · By Aimee Look
  Koch-Owned Molex Agrees to $6.29 Billion Data-Center Cable Deal With Prysmian
• NYT - Top Stories · By Erika Solomon
  Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  IMCO interview: Tanks can change as fast as the threat does
• Financial Times - Main
  China’s ‘national team’ buys shares worth $9bn to prop up market
• WSJ - Markets
  Stock Market Today: Oil Rises After Weekend of Fighting in Mideast
• NYT - Business · By Katie Robertson
  U.S. Average Gas Price Returns to $4 a Gallon as Iran Crisis Escalates
• Financial Times - Main
  Lockheed to build cheaper Patriot missile to counter drone threat
• WSJ - Markets
  European Airline Stocks Drop After Oil Rises on U.S.-Iran Attacks
• NYT - Business · By Rebecca F. Elliott
  Global Oil Price Crosses $90 a Barrel as U.S.-Iran Conflict Widens
• WSJ - Markets
  Sterling Rises as Burnham to Become U.K. PM
• WSJ - Markets
  Gold Slips After Brent Rises Back Above $90 a Barrel
• NYT - World News · By Mujib Mashal and Pragati K.B.
  India’s CJP Party Leads Protest March to Parliament After Exam Leaks
• WSJ - US Business · By Giulia Petroni
  Oil Climbs as U.S.-Iran Attacks Escalate, With Brent Back Above $90
• WSJ - Markets
  Eurozone Bond Yields Rise as Middle East Hostilities Lift Oil Prices
• Financial Times - Main
  Oil back above $90 as Iran hits tankers
• Hacker News - Main
  EU Exempts Apple Watch and AirPods from Battery Removal Requirements
• WSJ - US Business · By Aimee Look
  Telecom Italia’s Board Backs Poste Italiane’s Nearly $15 Billion Bid
• Financial Times - World
  Samsung Biologics buys Swiss peptide maker for $1.8bn
• NYT - World News · By Stacy Cowley
  Iran shipped billions in oil during the cease-fire.
• NYT - Top Stories · By Yan Zhuang
  Rubio Says That U.S. Is Still Open to Diplomacy With Iran
• WSJ - US Business · By Drew FitzGerald
  Lockheed Martin Plans Bargain-Rate Patriot Missile to Replenish Low Stockpiles
• WSJ - Technology · By Tracy Qu
  Alibaba Says New AI Model Is Just Second to Anthropic’s Fable 5
• Financial Times - World
  Portfolio construction in the shadow of the AI bubble
• SF Standard - Main · By Kevin Truong
  Clint Reilly, longtime political fixer and Examiner owner, dies at 79
• BBC - Business
  Former academy pupil offers students free haircuts
• Financial Times - World
  Paris and Berlin set year-end deadline for options to reform EU’s diplomatic arm
• Hacker News - Main
  How proprietary formats have become Microsoft’s main tool for lock-in
• BBC - World
  Spanish and Argentinian fans react outside World Cup final
• Hacker News - Main
  Xiaomi-Robotics-1
• Financial Times - World
  FirstFT: Burnham weighs Number 10 overhaul
• Hacker News - Main
  LoRA Speedrun – a public wall-clock leaderboard for fine-tuning techniques
• WSJ - US Business · By Bowdeya Tweh
  FDA Walks Back Finding of Cyclospora Parasite as Outbreak Probe Continues
• NYT - Top Stories · By Maggie Haberman
  Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’
• NYT - Top Stories · By Stephen Castle
  Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Andy Burnham When He Becomes Prime Minister
• Financial Times - Main
  Iran’s currency tumbles as renewed conflict threatens economy
• Financial Times - Main
  Burnham must remember the first rule of government
• Financial Times - Main
  Training AI models might be the chance for a workplace power play
• Financial Times - World
  Sinaloa cartel founder set for $15bn forfeiture order and life sentence
• Financial Times - World
  UK pension insurers raise exposure to opaque private credit
• Financial Times - World
  Burnham urged to use flexibility in fiscal rules to boost investment
• Financial Times - World
  The man running against Benjamin Netanyahu
• Financial Times - World
  What to expect from Burnham’s ‘crucial’ first 100 days as UK prime minister
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  That's a wrap
• Financial Times - Main
  Coffee drinkers turning to whole beans as prices soar, says Lavazza
• Financial Times - World
  Chinese helium ban threatens supplies to Europe
• Financial Times - World
  What has the overhaul of HMRC delivered so far?
• Financial Times - World
  Warsh’s quiet revolution at the Fed
• Financial Times - World
  UK consumers paid to cut electricity use to help manage grid
• Financial Times - World
  Ode to the convertible
• Financial Times - Main
  Morgan Stanley becomes Wall Street’s top bank for AI debt deals
• Financial Times - World
  Cyber attacks expose supply chains as ‘weakest link’
• Foreign Affairs - Main · By Asfandyar Mir
  Pakistan Won the War in Iran
• Foreign Affairs - Main · By Mohammad Javad Zarif
  An Iranian Vision of the New Middle East
• Financial Times - World
  Andy Burnham’s first day
• BBC - World
  Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize
• Politico - Politics News · By By Zoha Qamar
  Will the 2034 cup be in 2035?
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  President Trump: grocer Giant Eagle will lower prices on 'more than' 300 products
• WSJ - World News · By Joyu Wang
  China’s Campaign to Suffocate Taiwan Is Hitting Children’s Choirs and Baristas
• NYT - World News · By Aaron Boxerman, Yan Zhuang, Hari Raj and Eric Schmitt
  Here’s the latest.
• Politico - Politics News · By By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
  Moroccan and Saudi World Cups draw human rights concerns
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  Second Democrat drops out of Maine primary
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Katharine Birbalsingh, ARC
  The West Took Our Culture of Morality for Granted
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Julie Kelly, Substack
  Judging by His Political Enemies, Blanche Is Right Man for AG
• Hacker News - Main
  Claude Fable produced a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture
• NYT - World News · By Aaron Boxerman
  Israel watches tensely as the U.S.-Iran fighting escalates.
• BBC - World
  Test that found source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak was false positive, health officials say
• WSJ - World News · By Shelby Holliday
  U.S. Servicemember Killed in Iraq as Troop Death Toll in Jordan Likely to Rise
• Axios - Main Feed · By Rebecca Falconer
  U.S. strikes Iran again after troop deaths
• NYT - US News · By Sejal Govindarao
  Family of Five Found Dead After Storms Flooded Utah Canyon
• Financial Times - World
  US launches fresh Iran strikes as death toll climbs
• Financial Times - Main
  Spain outplay Messi’s Argentina to reach World Cup summit
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  US military launches strikes in Iran after servicemember killed in Iraq
• NPR - Top Stories · By Glen Weldon
  'House of the Dragon,' Season 3, Episode 5: A not-so-secret door is just a door
• WSJ - Politics · By Heather Somerville
  The Pentagon is finally buying (some) weapons from startups
• WSJ - Technology · By Heather Somerville
  The Pentagon Is Finally Buying (Some) Weapons From Startups
• Politico - Politics News · By By Emily Cadei
  The World Cup's missing country
• NYT - Top Stories · By Bayliss Wagner, Sydney Cromwell and Tim Balk
  In Maine Senate Race, Jackson Sprints Ahead of Pack, as Bellows Drops Out
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ry Rivard
  Will New York, New Jersey do sports together ever again?
• BBC - World
  Norway opens new memorial for victims of 2011 massacre
• Politico - Politics News · By By Alex Nieves
  LA’s next mega-event test: The coming climate Olympics
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ry Rivard
  NJ Transit achieves its World Cup goooal!
• WSJ - Markets · By Hannah Erin Lang
  Everyday Investors Are Over the Mag Seven and Into New AI Darlings
• WSJ - World News · By Michael R. Gordon
  Jordan Becomes New Flashpoint in U.S.-Iran War as Troop Deaths Rise
• WSJ - World News · By Natasha Dangoor
  London Needs 1.1 Million Homes. Its 1940s Planning Rules Stand in the Way.
• SF Standard - Main · By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
  Ex-commissioners fear City Hall will pack watchdog group with loyalists
• NYT - World News · By Emma Bubola
  Tears in Argentina for Lionel Messi’s ‘Last Tango’
• BBC - World
  ‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent
• Hacker News - Main
  Moonshine: Lets you stream games from your PC to any device running Moonlight
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Pete Hegseth’s tribute to killed U.S. servicemembers
• WSJ - US News · By Chao Deng
  Recess Is Disappearing. Parents Are Pushing to Bring It Back.
• WSJ - Technology · By Lindsay Ellis
  These AI-Native Companies Have Tiny Staffs and Fewer Bosses
• Politico - Politics News · By By Shia Kapos
  Chicago passed on the World Cup but has other sports plans
• BBC - World
  Moment fans in Madrid celebrate World Cup win
• NYT - World News · By Tariq Panja
  Did This World Cup Change Soccer Forever?
• NYT - US Politics · By Neil Vigdor and Christopher Maag
  Trump Relents From Spain-Bashing to Present Its Team the World Cup Trophy
• Politico - Politics News · By By Gregory Svirnovskiy
  Did World Cup permanently change ticket-price politics?
• WSJ - Markets
  Oil Rises on Rising Concerns Over Supply Disruptions in Middle East
• Axios - Main Feed · By Ben Geman
  Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalates
• WSJ - US Business · By Lauren Thomas
  Buyout Firm Truelink Nears $1 Billion Deal for Coffee Syrup Maker
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ry Rivard
  New York, New Jersey to examine whether World Cup funds were money well spent
• WSJ - Politics · By Brian Schwartz
  Usha Vance gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance’s office announced, the first time in more than 150 years that a sitting second lady had a child while her husband was in office
• NYT - Top Stories · By Alexandra E. Petri
  JD and Usha Vance Welcome Fourth Child
• BBC - World
  This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry - he couldn't
• BBC - Business
  Are you a parent missing out on £27 a week? Here's how to check
• BBC - US/Canada
  JD Vance announces birth of baby boy with wife Usha
• Politico - Playbook · By By Adam Wren, Dasha Burns and Will Steakin
  Playbook Special Edition: Meet Our New Authors
• BBC - Business
  My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  Usha Vance gives birth to a baby boy
• RUSI - Publications · By Rosalind Roberts,[object Object]
  Andy Burnham’s International Debut: Key Challenges and Opportunities
• Politico - White House · By By Associated Press
  JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy
• Politico - White House · By By Ali Walker, Sophia Cai, Ry Rivard and Aitor Hernández-Morales
  The ‘hopeless, bad people’ just won Donald Trump's World Cup
• BBC - US/Canada
  In pictures: Joyous fans gather across the US and Canada to watch World Cup final
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  Maine secretary of State drops out of Senate race
• NYT - World News · By Katrin Bennhold
  A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani
• BBC - World
  Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber and BTS perform at colourful World Cup half-time show
• SF Standard - Main · By Jennifer Wadsworth
  Former SF Port director, now Sausalito’s city manager, arrested on burglary charge
• Axios - Main Feed · By Maria Curi
  Top Pentagon official blasts OpenAI's Dean Ball
• NPR - National · By Adriana Martinez-Smiley
  America's 250th carries somber note for forcibly displaced Indigenous groups
• Axios - Main Feed · By Alex Thompson
  AOC channels Obama's "Hope and Change" message
• TechCrunch - Main · By Anthony Ha
  Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup
• BBC - World
  Watch: Torrential rain hits New York and New Jersey triggering flash floods
• Hacker News - Main
  Biggest Probabilistic Computer Turns Noise into Answers
• Politico - Politics News · By By Sophia Cai
  It's Giuliani (extra) time
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Spot the pol!
• NPR - National · By Anastasia Tsioulcas
  A cavalcade of international stars headlined the World Cup's first-ever halftime final show
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  State Department issues warning to Americans living and traveling abroad
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Kate Park
  What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  Epstein survivor on Blanche meeting: 'We were gaslit'
• NYT - World News · By Mitra Taj
  Earthquake in Peru Kills 6 and Displaces Hundreds
• The Hill - News · By Sudiksha Kochi
  This week on the Hill: House eyes week jam-packed with major bills
• The Hill - News · By Helen Huiskes
  High-profile Trump nominees pose test for outgoing Republicans
• Politico - Politics News · By By Sophia Cai
  All the president's guests
• Hacker News - Main
  A new Intel Itanium (IA-64) emulator that boots Windows
• The Hill - News · By Ashleigh Fields
  Warner rails against Trump’s primetime speech: ‘This guy is not looking for a secure election’
• NYT - Top Stories · By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
  Misery in the Epicenter of Cyclospora: ‘A Baseball Bat to Your Abdomen’
• WSJ - World News · By Peter E. Harrell
  Opinion | The Tariff Danger in Graham’s Russia Sanctions Bill
• WSJ - US Business · By Peter E. Harrell
  Opinion | The Tariff Danger in Graham’s Russia Sanctions Bill
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | A New Lawsuit on School Gender Lessons
• Politico - Politics News · By By Sophia Cai and Ry Rivard
  A very Infantino-coded show
• The Hill - News · By Ryan Mancini
  Energy secretary: US 'will continue to assure flow of traffic' through Strait of Hormuz amid reignited Iran war
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | Europe’s Air Conditioning Rebellion
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | Trump, Iran’s Assassins and John Bolton
• WSJ - US News · By The Editorial Board
  Opinion | A Climate Coup at the National Academies of Science
• WSJ - Technology · By Andy Kessler
  Opinion | The Case for Preventive Healthcare
• WSJ - World News · By Mary Anastasia O’Grady
  Opinion | Colombia’s Answer to Donald Trump
• WSJ - US Business · By Bob Greene
  Opinion | How Coke Filled the World’s Cups
• WSJ - US News · By Cory L. Andrews
  Opinion | Social-Media Regulation Doesn’t Belong in Court
• WSJ - Technology · By Cory L. Andrews
  Opinion | Social-Media Regulation Doesn’t Belong in Court
• The Hill - News · By Filip Timotija
  US service member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iran drone: Centcom
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  The World Cup final came to town. The town grew 8 times larger.
• Politico - Politics News · By By Aude Van Den Hove
  FIFA's soccer-agent rules survive EU court ruling … for now
• The Hill - News · By The Hill Staff
  Live updates: Iran war rages after another US soldier killed in Iraq; Trump attends World Cup Final
• The Hill - News · By Tara Suter
  Warner tells Margaret Brennan he was 'disappointed' with CBS for covering Trump's elections speech
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  The awkward encounters ahead of Trump
• Politico - Politics News · By By Jonas Loesel
  Europeans say ugh to half-time show
• TechCrunch - Gadgets · By Anthony Ha
  Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?
• Hacker News - Main
  Orion Browser by Kagi
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Spot the pol!
• Hacker News - Main
  HomeLab #1: MikroTik as a Home Router
• Politico - Politics News · By By Adam Wren
  'They're trying not to pay their bills': Sherrill unhappy with FIFA as World Cup wraps up
• NYT - World News · By Raja Abdulrahim
  Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs
• Politico - Politics News · By By Ali Walker
  Spain or Argentina? Politicians are divided on the World Cup final
• BBC - Business
  Thames Water lenders preparing legal challenge in event of Burnham nationalisation
• NYT - World News · By Cassandra Vinograd and Marc Santora
  Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War
• BBC - World
  Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities
• BBC - World
  Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast
• WSJ - Technology
  Opinion | New York Is Fighting the Wrong Energy Battle
• WSJ - US Business
  Opinion | New York Is Fighting the Wrong Energy Battle
• WSJ - US News
  Opinion | MIT Didn’t Rise Up to Protect Jewish Students
• Politico - Politics News · By By Alfred Ng
  Mamdani’s NYC World Cup jerseys beat the bots
• WSJ - Technology
  Opinion | AI Can Be the Fast Track to Grid Reliability
• WSJ - US Business
  Opinion | AI Can Be the Fast Track to Grid Reliability
• WSJ - World News
  Opinion | No Satisfaction in the U.K.
• NYT - World News · By Tariq Panja
  The U.S. Braced For the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead.
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Anne Kim, Washington Monthly
  ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Sean O'Grady, The Independent
  Has Donald Trump Finally Jumped the Shark?
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By David Marcus, FOX News
  Socialism, El-Sayed Face Reality in Blue-Collar Michigan
• Politico - Politics News · By By Aaron Pellish and Andrew Howard
  Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Why Spain's right is ready to cheer
• NYT - US News · By Sejal Govindarao
  In Arizona’s Primaries, Democrats Fight Over a House Seat They Need Badly
• Axios - Main Feed · By Andrew Pantazi
  Trump's DOJ turns to a never-used court for its next deportation fight
• WSJ - US Business · By Ben Fritz
  Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Proves Hollywood’s Top Directors Are Franchises Now
• WSJ - World News · By James Marson
  Zelensky Seeks to Quell Growing Discontent Over Ouster of Defense Minister
• Hacker News - Main
  HMD Touch 4G
• WSJ - US Business · By Drew FitzGerald
  Boeing Needs to Shore Up Finances Before Launching New Airplane Design, CEO Says
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Did MAGA ever really fall in love with the world’s game?
• WSJ - Technology · By Peter Rudegeair
  The CEO Trying to Fix PayPal Has a New Option: Sell It for Billions
• WSJ - US Business · By Peter Rudegeair
  The CEO Trying to Fix PayPal Has a New Option: Sell It for Billions
• The Hill - Policy · By Addy Bink
  Paying cash without pennies is confusing. That could soon change
• The Hill - Opinion · By Ben Austin, opinion contributor
  Students need education, not indoctrination
• Politico - Politics News · By By Sophia Cai
  Ireland's World Cup play
• NYT - Business · By Brooks Barnes
  Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Brings in $124.5 Million at the Box Office on Opening Weekend
• NYT - World News · By Eric Schmitt
  The U.S. Is Sending More Warplanes to the Middle East, Officials Say
• NYT - US News · By David Ovalle
  Man Killed by Truck After ICE Encounter in Florida Was Visiting From Mexico
• NYT - US Politics · By Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu
  Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them
• TechCrunch - Main · By Kirsten Korosec
  TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules
• WSJ - US Business · By Raffaele Huang
  The Key to Solar and Wind Power Is Battery Storage, and China Is Dominating
• NPR - World · By Lauren Frayer
  Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister?
• Politico - Politics News · By By Aitor Hernández-Morales
  Following Messi's lead, Milei bids to separate stadium and state
• The Hill - Policy · By Niall Stanage
  6 big World Cup political moments as Argentina faces Spain
• NYT - Top Stories · By Devlin Barrett and Hamed Aleaziz
  Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
• Politico - Politics News · By By Andrew Howard
  Maine Democrat Shenna Bellows drops out of race to replace Graham Platner
• WSJ - Technology · By Cristina Roca
  U.S.-Iran Fighting Escalates
• WSJ - World News · By Cristina Roca
  U.S.-Iran Fighting Escalates
• Politico - Politics News · By By POLITICO Staff
  Spot the pol!
• WSJ - Technology · By Allysia Finley
  Opinion | Chinese Election Interference? What About TikTok?
• WSJ - World News · By Allysia Finley
  Opinion | Chinese Election Interference? What About TikTok?
• Politico - Playbook · By By Eli Okun
  Maine Dems scramble for a Collins competitor
• Politico - Politics News · By By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
  FIFA anti-discrimination partner warns against Olympic-style transgender ban
• Hacker News - Main
  C64 Basic Dungeon Crawler: Goblin Attack (C64 Basic Part 8)
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Heather Digby Parton, Salon
  Marco Rubio Goes to War Against Global Justice
• SF Standard - Main · By Jennifer Wadsworth
  Mamdani-inspired tax on SF’s empty grocery stores is off the ballot, but not off the table
• NYT - US News · By Shaila Dewan
  D.H.S. Won’t Name Agents Who Kill. Local Police Agencies Are More Open.
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Anthony Ha
  ‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’
• BBC - World
  The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles
• NYT - Top Stories · By E.J. Dionne Jr.
  Don’t Let This Useless Debate Distract You, Democrats
• Hacker News - Main
  Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
• BBC - Business
  Is Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas?
• NYT - Top Stories · By Andy Newman
  Before Lettuce Felled Thousands, a Cilantro-Linked Cyclospora Outbreak Sickened New Yorkers
• NYT - Business · By David Yaffe-Bellany and William K. Rashbaum
  The ‘Bad Blood’ Between Polymarket’s Shayne Coplan and Kalshi’s Tarek Mansour
• BBC - World
  Runners complete 'world's coolest marathon' on drifting North Pole ice
• The Hill - Opinion · By Lindsay Lieberman, opinion contributor
  My client lost her life savings to a romance scammer. Then she got a tax bill.
• TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence · By Kate Park
  Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
• NYT - US News · By Jason Horowitz
  Sánchez will attend the World Cup final, and so will his vocal critic, Trump.
• The Hill - Opinion · By Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor
  The best human landing system is the one that can beat China to the moon
• Hacker News - Main
  Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years
• WSJ - Technology · By Anissa Gardizy
  Big Blue Blues
• NPR - Politics · By Ayesha Rascoe
  Georgia official discusses Trump's claims about election security
• BBC - Business
  Anger as water supply misery continues for second day
• SF Standard - Main · By David Huang
  More children, more problems: How families with three, four, and five kids make it in SF
• SF Standard - Main · By Alison Lee
  Don’t shame your teens about their AI use
• SF Standard - Main · By Astrid Kane
  San Francisco’s sushi scene has a Michelin problem
• SF Standard - Main · By Danny Emerman
  Will Richard hit the rookie wall hard. The Warriors need him to break through it
• The Hill - Opinion · By Dominick Delpech, opinion contributor
  Democrats' real vulnerability is on crime, not economics
• NYT - Business · By Lora Kelley
  Step Into the ‘Zone of Genius’ (Before A.I. Takes Your Job)
• Axios - Main Feed · By Marc Caputo
  GOP midterms strategy: Make it a "hate election"
• BBC - US/Canada
  Grandmother, 82, wins law change so she can enjoy Happy Hour at care home
• Defence Blog - Main · By Colton Jones
  Greece is arming up with U.S.-made kamikaze drones
• Defence Blog - Main · By Colton Jones
  U.S. Air Force wants ground launcher for drones and missiles
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
  Satellite image appears to confirm destroyed Tu-95 at Engels base
• NPR - Politics · By Tamara Keith
  Trump said the election system is broken. What do swing voters make of the claim?
• NPR - Politics · By Ayesha Rascoe
  $600,000 for a presidential pardon? Inside the growing industry of clemency lobbying
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Sara Pequeno, USA Today
  Dems, Stop Vying for GOP Voters. It's a Lost Cause
• NPR - Politics · By Ayesha Rascoe
  Politics chat: How much faith can you have in the country's election systems?
• Hacker News - Main
  I burned all my tokens researching how to save tokens
• Vox - Main · By Shayla Love
  How to slow down time when life keeps speeding up
• The Hill - Opinion · By David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler, opinion contributors
  Tying laws to specific cases can do more harm than good
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Barnini Chakraborty, Examiner
  Dems Still Searching for Identity 2 Yrs After Biden's Exit
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Rep. Ryan Zinke, DC Examiner
  Trump Hates War But Loves Winning. Iran Is Learning
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Shane Harris, AMAC
  SAVE Act Is Solution to Shocking Election Integrity Disclosures
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Mike Bski, X
  Dear Bernie: Socialism Has a Long History of Failure
• Real Clear Politics - Main · By Jesus Mesa, Newsweek
  How Donald Trump Won the World Cup
• Hacker News - Main
  Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3
• Axios - Main Feed · By Mike Zapler
  Gas prices are rising again — and so is GOP grief in the midterms
• NYT - US News · By Danny Hakim
  Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
• Hacker News - Main
  I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned
• WSJ - World News · By Emma Tucker
  The Secret Mission Behind the U.A.E.’s AI Breakthrough
• Vox - Main · By Jonquilyn Hill
  Hollywood’s outsize influence on baby names
• WSJ - World News · By Ryan Dubé
  The U.S. Saw an Investment Boom in Venezuela. Now It’s a $37 Billion Problem.
• WSJ - World News
  A Portrait of a Beach City Defying Russia’s Attempts to Ensnare It
• NPR - Top Stories · By Jordan Rau
  Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show
• BBC - Business
  Chinese firm seeks compensation over British Steel nationalisation
• Hacker News - Main
  What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard
• Defence Blog - Main · By Dylan Malyasov
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