Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cuts The Guardian - US · Jul 11
‘A slap in the face’: small farmers say Trump is turning his back on them The president wooed farmers in his campaign, but now the USDA is yanking funding, citing ‘DEI’ and wasteful spending The Guardian - US · Jul 11
Woman Gets Pulled Over By An Undercover Officer. Then She Has An Emotional Breakdown: ‘What He Did Was Entrapment’ 'Ma’am, why are you running...?' Motor1 · Jul 11
Is Mitch McConnell secretly deceased? The senator’s health is shrouded in mystery after he was hospitalized. Why can’t we get a clear answer? The Guardian - US · Jul 11
More non-college-educated men are living at home and falling out of the labor market, thanks to rising rents and forcing a decline in marriages “Very real economic forces” are “limiting the options for non-college-educated men,” said Gabrielle Penrose of the American Institute for Boys and Men. Fortune · Jul 11
For 250 years, work defined American identity. That era Is ending AI is not just disrupting jobs. It is destabilizing the work-centered identity that helped define American life, forcing us to invent something new. Fortune · Jul 11
Meta added a privacy-safety feature to its AI glasses but is reportedly testing a ‘super-sensing’ prototype Meta's new feature disables its smart glasses' camera if users tamper with the LED recording light. Fortune · Jul 11
One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months Susquehanna is offering master's and Ph.D. interns up to $86,000 for a 10-week summer, plus free housing, complimentary meals, and other perks. Fortune · Jul 10
Trump's Freedom Fuel Isn't Just About Cheap Gas. It's Testing Whether Politics Can Influence Pump Prices. A small network of gas stations has become the latest front in the debate over inflation, energy prices and the government's role in shaping consumer costs. International Business Times · Jul 10
Sen. Mitch McConnell's Hospitalization Proves Again That Gerontocracy Sucks McConnell is no outlier: The U.S. Senate is the oldest directly elected upper legislative chamber in the world. Reason · Jul 10
Ohio county struggling to care for 16 siblings rescued from squalor amid ‘unprecedented child welfare crisis’ The local prosecutor said the cost of medical care required for one of the defendants alone would have bankrupted Vinton County The Independent UK · Jul 10
CISOs pressured to stay silent about cyber attacks need evidence-led governance for protection CISOs are facing growing pressure to stay quiet about cyber incidents despite stricter regulatory demands for transparency. TechRadar · Jul 10
The United States’ 250-year experiment has come to an end Letters: Responding to Jonathan Freedland’s article, Ged Parker says the damage to US democracy of Donald Trump’s power grab is unlikely to be reversed. Plus letters from Chris Flowers and Patricia Lay-Dorsey The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
The New FDA Food Traceability Rules Could Change the Way Grocery Recalls Reach Your Family Foodborne illness outbreaks create panic for consumers trying to protect their families from dangerous groceries. Historically, tracing a contaminated head of lettuce back to the original farm took several agonizing weeks. The federal government recently finalized strict new traceability rules to completely modernize the national food supply. These regulations require… Grocery Coupon Guide · Jul 10
The Independent UK · Jul 10 Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts Cuba's vintage cars have largely vanished, but they are now being replaced by small electric tricycles
Reason · Jul 10 States Will Soon Face Huge Penalties for Their Food Stamp Mistakes More than $1 of every $10 in SNAP benefits went to people who didn't qualify in 2025.
Reason · Jul 10 Florida Police Officer Used Mass Surveillance Network to Stalk Romantic Interest Newly published dashcam footage shows a sheriff’s deputy driving recklessly to pull over an actress he’d met while working on the set of the TV show Bad Monkey.
International Business Times UK · Jul 10 Are Aliens Real? NASA Chief Confirms Secret Photos of Unexplained Objects NASA's Jared Isaacman confirmed the agency has unexplained UAP imagery, fueling alien life debates. He urged scientific curiosity, noting Mars samples could prove past microbial life.
Latin Times · Jul 10 70% of Americans Say Immigration Benefits the U.S., Even As Favorability Dips From Record Highs The decline was driven largely by Republicans, whose positive view of immigration fell from 64% to 50%
Latin Times · Jul 10 Chicago's ICE Presence Got Quieter. The Arrest Numbers Didn't. ICE arrests keep climbing on Chicago's Southwest Side even as the raids get quieter, with legal aid requests nearly doubling in weeks.
International Business Times UK · Jul 10 'Significant Disagreement Within the FBI': Ex‑Agent Claims Nancy Guthrie Investigation Is in Turmoil Retired FBI agent Steve Moore says there is 'significant disagreement' inside the bureau over key evidence in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation.
The Conversation · Jul 10 Why better-off cities and towns see more benefits from data centers than rural regions The fierce backlash against data centers shows no sign of easing up.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10 Once again Trump brought his wrecking ball to the Nato summit, and once again the alliance survived. But for how long? As the US president swung between threats to take Greenland and promises of help for Ukraine, pledges of a ‘stronger Nato’ were lost in the wind, says Paul Taylor, senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre
The Times of India · Jul 10 How a secret CIA operation in 1953 set the stage for decades of tension between Iran and United States US-Iran hostility stems from a 1953 CIA-backed coup which removed Prime Minister Mossadegh. Britain's oil dispute with Iran triggered the crisis and led to economic pressure. The Shah's rule, supported by the US, fostered growing opposition and anger. This historical distrust fueled the 1979 revolution and subsequent US embassy hostage…
The Guardian - US · Jul 10 Graham Platner is out. Troy Jackson should replace him Democrats need a candidate who can speak to working-class, inland and rural Mainers. A logger from the North Woods seems like the obvious choice