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These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine - The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

Fed's Cook claimed second residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims - NPR

Fed Gov. Lisa Cook referred to a condo she bought in 2021 as a "vacation home" in a loan estimate, which could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud.

WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a "vacation home" in a loan estimate, a characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump… [+1878 chars]

NPR

Thousands fill London streets for "Unite the Kingdom" rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson - CBS News

Thousands of demonstrators packed London streets Saturday for a march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

More than 100,000 demonstrators packed London streets Saturday for a march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The "Unite the Kingdom" rally got underway as much smaller numbers of count… [+3875 chars]

CBS News

Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement - The Verge

Spotify Lossless is clearly better than a normal stream, but improvements over “high quality” audio are subtle.

<ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul> Lossless is clearly better than a normal Spotify stream, but improvements over high quality audio are subtle. Lossless is clearly better than a normal Spotify s… [+7264 chars]

The Verge

Box Office: 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Already Biggest Anime Opening Ever - Variety

'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle' posted the biggest opening day ever for an anime movie, beating 'The Long Walk' and 'Downton Abbey 3.'

Anime is back on top of the box office, with “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” earning $33 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,315 locations. That’s the biggest opening… [+4868 chars]

Variety

Trump says he's ready to put 'major sanctions' on Russia if NATO nations do the same - CNBC

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but has so far held off from doing so.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is "ready to do major Sanctions on Russia" once all NATO countries have started "to do the same thing" and pause their purchases of oil from Moscow. He also u… [+1797 chars]

CNBC

With Donald Trump's UK state visit days away, Mandelson blame game begins - BBC

There is growing disquiet over the roles of Starmer, his chief of staff and Whitehall vetting in the saga.

"What a week. What a mess." A senior Labour MP is not the only one in disbelief at the latest - you couldn't make it up - mishap for this government. How Downing Street handled revelations about Lor… [+13462 chars]

BBC News

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombardment, forcing families to flee - BBC

A wave of heavy aerial attacks in recent days have triggered a surge in civilian displacement.

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent and Israeli air strikes hit Beach camp in western Gaza City on Sunday Israeli forces have stepped up their assault on Gaza City with a wave of heavy air strikes, m… [+5253 chars]

BBC News

Boxing's biggest fight is streaming on Netflix — and it could KO pay-per-view - Axios

Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford's fight could change the landscape of boxing's business.

State of play: Netflix is quickly becoming boxing's new arena. The streaming service dipped its toe in the arena last November's Jake PaulMike Tyson fight that drew 60 million viewers worldwide and d… [+1966 chars]

Axios

Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI - AP News

FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings. He raised eyebrows hours after Kirk's killing when he posted on X th…

WASHINGTON (AP) Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that the subject in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The t… [+9526 chars]

Associated Press

Why foreign travelers are avoiding the U.S. - Axios

Foreign tourists are put off by the tariffs, anti-foreigner rhetoric and aggressive immigration enforcement.

Like a lot of Canadians, Jorge Aranda stopped coming to the United States this year. "I don't want to pretend that everything's OK," he tells Axios. Why it matters: Many international travelers say … [+3548 chars]

Axios

Curfew is lifted and calm returns to Nepal in wake of mass protests that killed at least 51 people - AP News

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead. Off…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) Nepalese authorities lifted the curfew in the countrys capital and surrounding areas on Saturday as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nations first woman … [+2350 chars]

Associated Press

How a young mom is "living, not just surviving" after incurable cancer diagnosis - CBS News

Elissa Kalver was diagnosed with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer at 34. Since then, she has founded a nonprofit and worked to live life to the fullest.

Elissa Kalver was 34 when she found a lump in her breast. She had no family history of cancer and had just welcomed her first child. She assumed the lump was a cyst. But when she went to get it check… [+6814 chars]

CBS News

China Launches Anti-Dumping Probe Against Some US Chips - Bloomberg.com

China launched two investigations targeting the US semiconductor sector ahead of planned talks between the two nations on trade and other issues.

China launched two investigations targeting the US semiconductor sector ahead of planned talks between the two nations on trade and other issues. The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Satu… [+334 chars]

Bloomberg

Deion Sanders on Colorado loss: I take responsibility for foolishness we called football - NBC Sports

Colorado coach Deion Sanders lost again on Friday night, and afterward he was stunned by how badly his 1-2 team is playing.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders lost again on Friday night, and afterward he was stunned by how badly his 1-2 team is playing. It wasnt good. Im at a loss for words, Sanders said. No one could have tol… [+1146 chars]

NBCSports.com

Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know - NPR

If you're not over 65 or have certain risk factors, it might be hard to get one but not necessarily impossible. Here's what to know about the confusing and fast-changing rules for getting the shot.

If you want a COVID shot, it can be frustrating to try to get one right now. That's because the Food and Drug Administration has narrowed its approval for this year's shots to only certain groups: t… [+5926 chars]

NPR

Families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year - NBC News

Tax credits made Affordable Care Act plans accessible to middle-class families. Enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of 2025, which could result in major price jumps.

Leighanne Safford and her husband, Lorry, pay just $278 a month for health insurance. But starting Jan. 1, their monthly premium could jump to as much as $1,800. Saffords family is among the million… [+8403 chars]

NBC News

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy - AP News

As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first to try to protect residents in the data-cente…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) With the explosive growth of Big Techs data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the ener… [+6779 chars]

Associated Press

New Nato mission to bolster eastern flank after Russia drone incursion - BBC

France, Denmark and Germany will send jets to Poland after Russian drones flew into its airspace.

More Nato countries will move troops and fighter jets eastwards after more than a dozen drones entered Polish airspace on Wednesday. Denmark, France and Germany have joined a new mission to bolster … [+4164 chars]

BBC News

ICE agent shoots dead man who tried to drive at agents, officials say - BBC

The driver, Silverio Villegas-Gonzales, was pronounced dead in hospital shortly after the incident.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed a man near Chicago on Friday after he allegedly drove his car at a group of agents. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Securit… [+1447 chars]

BBC News

Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter - AP News

Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building. City of Billings Assistant Administrator Kevin Iffland said the incinerator is p…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings… [+2621 chars]

Associated Press

New Nintendo Direct kicks off the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary and brings slate of new announcements - Nintendo

Highlights Include Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Resident Evil Requiem, Hades II, the return of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, and more Today’s Nintendo Direct showcased a broad variety of games from Nintendo and its global publishing …

<li>Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary: A range of titles for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, as well as a new animated movie and other activities, will commemorate 40 years since the original… [+21929 chars]

Nintendo.com

Kawhi Leonard Story Gets Murkier, More Damning - Blazer's Edge

More investors from the Clippers emerge.

The smoke around the fire that is Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers potential cap circumvention violation keeps getting thicker. Last week sportswriter and podcaster Pablo Torre alleged tha… [+2299 chars]

Blazer's Edge

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues ' satire has aged into ironically earnest classic rock - AV Club

What began as a deadpan send-up of cock rock's end has become a kind of ironically iconic rock myth in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.

It’s been more than 40 years since Rob Reiner’s mockumentary classicThis Is Spinal Tap introduced pop culture to its most enduring fictional rockers, the eminently quotable long-haired bozos of the E… [+5106 chars]

The A.V. Club

L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection - The Washington Post

The child contracted measles before being old enough to vaccinate, officials said — adding that the case highlights the importance of community immunity.

Los Angeles County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated after a school-age child died of a rare measles-related complication, years after recovering from the illness. The child ha… [+376 chars]

The Washington Post

Apple’s new product roadmap makes October event seem likely - 9to5Mac

Will Apple hold an October event this year? Its roadmap of rumored new products coming soon certainly makes an event seem likely.

Apples September event happened earlier this week. But now that preorders for new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods models have all started, its time to look ahead to the next batch of new products, a… [+2859 chars]

9to5Mac

Now That NASA Found Signs of Life on Mars, It's Clear Trump Made a Massive Error - Futurism

Donald Trump is our planet's number one obstacle to following up on NASA's blockbuster findings about life on Mars.

NASA's interim leader Sean Duffy didn't make it through a single sentence in his announcement that the agency's Mars Perseverance rover had spotted "potential biosignatures" on the Red Planet last ye… [+4105 chars]

Futurism

Apple iPhone 17 event recap: iPhone Air preorders, Apple Watch 11, AirPods Pro 3, more - ZDNET

ZDNET has rounded up everything announced at this week's Apple event - from iPhone 17 preorder deals to the Apple Watch Ultra 3, AirPods Pro 3, and more.

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple pulled back the curtain on its latest product lineup during its "Awe Dropping" keynote in Cupertino this week. The hour… [+3228 chars]

ZDNet

LIGO is 10 years old: black-hole breakthroughs will ‘only get better’ - Nature

A decade after the pair of observatories first detected gravitational waves, researchers are drawing up ambitious plans for its successors.

Nature.com

The Sunward Glow in the Hubble Image of 3I/ATLAS is Ten Times Longer Than It is Wide - Avi Loeb – Medium

In a new analysis (accessible here ) of the Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that I co-authored with my…

Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025. The brightness contours feature an elongation of scattered sunlight towards the Sun and not away from it as previous… [+6224 chars]

Medium