Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Sources for this digest
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Iran Strikes Kuwait's Main Airport, Killing One and Injuring Dozens, Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire
  • Fox News World“US ally Kuwait condemns 'brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks' after airport was hit”
  • BBC News“One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport”
  • BBC World“One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport”
  • PBS NewsHour“Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S.”
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US House Votes to End Iran Hostilities in Rare Bipartisan Rebuke of Trump War Powers
  • Fox News Politics“Trump suffers rare House defeat as bipartisan vote moves to withdraw troops from Iran conflict”
  • BBC News“US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump”
  • BBC World“US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump”
  • NPR News“House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran”
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Ukraine Strikes Oil Terminal and Navy Base Near St. Petersburg as Russia Hosts Major Economic Forum
  • Starbeacon“Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of 'Russian Davos'”
  • The New York Times“Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event”
  • BBC News“Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens”
  • BBC World“Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens”
  • PBS NewsHour“News Wrap: Ukraine strikes oil depot deep inside Russia”
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Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu 'Crazy' in Heated Phone Call Over Beirut Strikes
  • BBC World“'Crazy' phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks”
  • NPR News“Trump confirms calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says they still get along”
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Israeli Strikes Kill Nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah Fires Rockets Across Border
  • BBC News“Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border”
  • BBC World“Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border”
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US and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes as Gulf Region Tensions Escalate Despite Ceasefire
  • The Guardian“One killed and 63 hurt in Iran attack on Kuwait airport as Trump says ceasefire talks ongoing”
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Trump Administration Uses Forced Labor Law to Justify Tariffs, Resists Court-Ordered Refunds
  • The New York Times“Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs”
  • The New York Times“Trump Administration Fights Court Order to Refund Some Tariffs”
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Federal Reserve Chair Powell Signals September Rate Cut Is Possible
  • WSJ Markets“Powell says labor market not a source of significant inflation pressure”
  • WSJ Markets“Fed’s Powell says rate cut ‘on the table’ as soon as September”
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SpaceX Sets IPO Price at $135 Per Share, Poised to Exceed Saudi Aramco as Largest Ever
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Alphabet Plans to Raise Up to $80 Billion in Stock to Fund AI Infrastructure
  • The Guardian“Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree”
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Trump Signs Order Removing Civil Service Protections from 8,000 Federal Employees
  • NPR News“Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers”
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Trump Administration Tightens Medicaid Work Requirement Exemptions for People with Serious Illnesses
  • The New York Times“Trump Administration Announces Stricter Rules for Medicaid Work Requirement”
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Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Use Congressional Map Ruled Racially Discriminatory by Lower Court
  • SCOTUSblog“Court clears the way for Alabama to use its preferred congressional map”
  • SCOTUSblog“Supreme Court permits Alabama to use congressional map struck by lower court as racially discriminatory”
  • SCOTUSblog“Court asked to bar Alabama from using state’s preferred map”
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Ebola Outbreak in Congo Expands as Testing Shortfalls Limit Response
  • The New York Times“Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.”
  • The New York Times“As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments”
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Studies Show GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs May Reduce Cancer Risk by Up to 30%
  • The Guardian“Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest”
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Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing Federal Oversight of AI Models
  • The New York Times“Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models”