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Morning news brief Trump issues new orders to limit birthright citizenship, Iran shares details of an agreement with Oman to reopen Strait of Hormuz…
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China’s Export Boom Rolls On Despite Trade Backlash
China’s factories are finding eager buyers abroad even as weak consumer spending and a prolonged property slump weigh on growth at home. source http…
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NPR News: Student shoots multiple people at a high school in Thailand, authorities say
Student shoots multiple people at a high school in Thailand, authorities say The shooter was a student and deaths and injuries were reported.
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NPR News: Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online
Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late T…
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Business
Why So Many C.E.O.s Are Getting a Chief of Staff
The position as a trusted sounding board is in high demand as business gets more complex — and everyone wants to get in on the latest bureaucratic fa…
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NPR News: Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fau…
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NPR News: Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat
Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employe…
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NPR News: Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous? The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be markete…
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NPR News: Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of m…
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NPR News: MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here's what to know
MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here's what to know For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer…
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NPR News: Nauru, the world's 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero
Nauru, the world's 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of …
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Business
A Currency Trader at Heart, Bessent Bets on Japan’s Yen
Coordinated intervention allowed Japan to support its currency without selling off its U.S. debt holdings. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04…
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NPR News: U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen aft…
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Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s…
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NPR News: Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing
Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal…
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NPR News: A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing
A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters…
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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without…
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NPR News: Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending
Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold o…
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Business
Carmakers Go Back to the ’80s With Turbo Engines
A hyped technology from four decades ago, turbocharging is now standard in almost half of all cars sold in the United States, largely to help meet ef…
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NYT > U.S. News
How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA moveme…
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