These pages are a modest attempt to provide up-to-date news that is relevant to the areas of mathematics, education, computer science or information technology. Reader should keep in mind that old links often disappear.
8/29/2025
TechNews for the week: August 29; August 27; August 25;
Ukraine/Russia war
Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia;
Frustrated, Trump signals pause in his Ukraine peace effort; Russia’s Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting;
Why Haven’t Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing;
Ukraine drone hits Russian nuclear plant, sparks huge fire at Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal;
Germany will take part in security guarantees for Ukraine, vice chancellor says;
Russian-backed head of Donetsk says Moscow must capture canal from Ukraine to solve water crisis ;
Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle; 5 reasons Putin will never end his war in Ukraine;
US and Russian officials discussed energy deals alongside latest Ukraine peace talks;
Russian strikes pummel Kyiv, killing at least 12 and damaging E.U. building in fiercest attack since Trump-Putin summit;
UK, EU summon Russian ambassadors over Kyiv strikes that killed at least 18;
Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany; Russia turns a Ukrainian nuclear city into a stronghold of fear;
Survey: 3 in 4 say Putin wouldn’t honor any Ukraine peace deal;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Is Defiant; Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained;
The War in Israel Over Serving in War;
Widespread protests held in Australia to support Palestinians;
Netanyahu says Israel didn’t conduct a ‘Dresden bombing’ in Gaza. But it did;
Israeli forces kill 5 journalists in Gaza; Israel acknowledges mistaken killing of civilians in hospital airstrike;
Israel Says It Attacked Gaza Hospital to Destroy Camera Placed by Hamas;
Israel says it will scale back presence in Lebanon if Hizbollah disarmed;
Syria says Israel takes some territory around Mount Hermon despite talks; Israel to remain in Syria, says Israeli defense minister;
Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment, Israelis protest;
Israeli Tanks Advance On Gaza City As Trump Prepares To Chair Meeting; Netanyahu: Major moves in the West Bank just beginning;
Jonathan S. Tobin (Jewish News Syndicate): the whole world is wrong about Israel;
Emmanuel Macron hits back at Benjamin Netanyahu over ‘murderous’ Gaza war;
After being reinstated to World Zionist Congress, Betar US to pursue ADL;
Trump to hold White House meeting on ‘comprehensive plan’ for managing postwar Gaza;
Half of US voters think Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, per Quinnipiac poll;
Israel launches air strikes and ground raid near Damascus;
UN votes to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission after US push; UK blocks Israeli officials from its biggest defence show;
U.S. denies visas to Palestinian officials ahead of U.N. General Assembly;
Turkish FM declares Israel trade ban, airspace closure;
International Events
China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity; North Korea’s Kim will meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade;
Modi seeks closer ties on Asia tour to offset fallout from US tariffs;
South Korea president avoids tension at Oval Office meeting;
Donald Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un again as he hosts South Korean president;
Thai prime minister removed by court, triggering power scramble;
Singapore, UAE and other small nations to launch trade partnership;
West frets over China's interest in Vietnam tungsten mine;
Australia accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks, expels its ambassador;
Iran's supreme leader: Problems with US under Trump insoluble;
Greece enacts one of the most radical plans in Europe to stamp out unauthorized arrivals;
France summons US Ambassador Kushner over 'unacceptable' letter about rising antisemitism;
EU asserts ‘sovereign right’ to regulate tech after Trump threat;
Denmark summons U.S. diplomat after report of influence campaign in Greenland;
US naval build-up near Venezuela stokes tensions in Latin America;
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals;
Some countries are suspending postal deliveries to the U.S. Here’s why;
Immigration
Drowning in cases, an immigration lawyer is ‘tired of losing.’ And his phone keeps ringing;
Federal judge temporarily bars Kilmar Abrego García’s deportation to Uganda;
ICE Hunts Down Immigrants by Spying on Their Wire Transfers;
Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago;
Trump administration moves to bar states and nonprofits, such as Red Cross, from helping undocumented immigrants after disasters;
D.C. takeover
What’s really going on in D.C.? White House videos compete with bystanders’;
Trump, Moore feud erupts amid threat of Baltimore crackdown;
Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests;
As of Friday morning, 300 of the 719 people arrested in D.C. as part of the federal crackdown on crime were migrants;
Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites;
U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.’s Union Station;
D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge;
National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties; National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C.;
Grand jury declines to indict D.C. man arrested for throwing a sandwich at federal law enforcement;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse;
Trump, Gabbard revoked security clearance of top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit with Putin;
Search of Bolton’s Home Shows Uneasy Mix of Retribution and Law Enforcement;
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown;
Chicago leaders denounce Pentagon plans for military deployment in city as unlawful, unnecessary;
Trump knocks ‘incompetent’ Chicago mayor amid threats to deploy troops to city;
Illinois Democrat: ‘No justification’ for Trump troop deployment in DC, LA;
Trump administration wants to use military base near Chicago as launchpad for potential ICE operations;
The fallout from the Alina Habba ruling has begun;
In public letter, FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk Katrina-level disaster;
Trump administration places several FEMA employees on leave after they signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership;
Pence group warns Trump on China policy: White House ‘mocks the rule of law’ with TikTok account;
Trump says he could rename Department of Defense to Department of War soon;
CDC Director Susan Monarez is being ousted weeks after confirmation to lead health agency;
CDC director refuses to resign, as her lawyers accuse RFK Jr. of ‘putting millions of American lives at risk’;
White House Says New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, but She Refuses to Leave; 4 CDC leaders resign over ‘weaponizing of public health’;
White House picks top RFK Jr. deputy to be acting CDC director; CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives;
In Trump’s Second Term, Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream;
Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid; Vought to oversee ‘closeout’ of USAID, Rubio says;
Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive;
Texas Lawmakers Back Citizen Lawsuits to Stop Mail-Order Abortion Pills;
New trial ordered for Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols case;
Florida Paints Over Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting;
Congress actions
Initial release of Epstein files raises more questions than answers; Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public;
House committee subpoenas Epstein estate, requesting ‘birthday book’ allegedly prepared by Maxwell and any ‘client list’;
New GOP bill is latest push to extend federal control of D.C. police;
GOP-led House committee is investigating allegations that D.C. police faked lower crime rate data, echoing Justice Department probe;
Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over ‘blue slip’ controversy;
Republicans skeptical but quiet on Trump’s attempt to fire Fed board member;
GOP Health chair Bill Cassidy vows Senate oversight after CDC shake-up;
CDC official in resignation letter says HHS policies ‘do not reflect scientific reality’;
Schumer demands RFK Jr. firing over CDC chaos;
GOP sets out to fulfill Trump’s wishes on crime bill;
Government shutdown showdown with GOP puts Democrats in a bind;
Trump action and proclamations
How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions;
President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld;
Donald Trump Threatens To Investigate Chris Christie After Former New Jersey Governor Criticizes Him On ABC’s ‘This Week’;
Trump threatens broadcast networks in late-night social media posts; Donald Trump takes swing at Seth Meyers, NBC over 'Late Night' contract;
Trump signs executive orders cracking down on cashless bail and flag burning;
Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete;
Trump moves to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, saying there’s ‘sufficient cause’ for removal;
The Trump administration’s new weapon against foes: Mortgage filings;
After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals; Trump flexes unprecedented executive control over economy;
Trump faces MAGA backlash for saying he plans to let 600,000 Chinese students into US;
President Trump played reality television host — as his cabinet members offered praise;
Trump says he has raised $1.5B since 2024 election;
Trump revokes Kamala Harris’s Secret Service detail, which had been extended by Biden;
Trump orders classical architecture for federal buildings;
Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers;
Emerson College Polling survey: Trump approval down, voters against deploying National Guard to assist ICE;
DOGE government actions
Whistle-Blower Says DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk;
Court news and legal issues
Federal appeals court strikes down Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic policy; Tariffs Issued Illegally;
Supreme Court Announces Presidential Power Review; Gorsuch and Kavanaugh warn lower court judges in Trump cases;
Judge Blocks Trump From Pulling Funding to 34 More ‘Sanctuary Cities’;
Trump-appointed judge deals legal blow to administration, dismissed lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench;
Federal judge blocks Kari Lake from firing the director of Voice of America;
Louisiana urges Supreme Court to reject race in redistricting;
Campaign issues
Texas Senate passes Trump-backed election map; NAACP asks court to block new Texas congressional map;
How Redistricting Wars Could Give the G.O.P. Up to 7 Seats; Red vs. Blue: Who’s Next in the Redistricting Fight;
Gov. Moore says he is looking into redistricting Maryland: ‘All options are on the table’;
Missouri’s Republican governor calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional districts;
Judge Orders Utah Republicans to Redraw Illegal Congressional Maps;
Sherrod Brown faces emboldened crypto industry in comeback bid;
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in Iowa;
Key takeaways from Tuesday’s special elections in Iowa and Georgia;
MAGA movement eyes expansion into governor mansions;
Trump floats an unusual Republican National Convention before the midterms;
Confirmation News
Trump nominates personnel chief to be U.S. ambassador to India;
Jan 6th consequences
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge;
Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Medicare will require prior approval for certain procedures;
Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer; FDA limits approval for new coronavirus vaccines to those considered high risk;
RFK Jr: FDA rescinds emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines;
Which COVID-19 vaccines are FDA approved in US; What vaccines can, and should, I get this fall;
CVS and Walgreens Clamp Down on Covid Vaccines in Many States;
A lab made a promising discovery in cancer research. Then its funding was frozen;
A small change in how you walk may help reduce knee pain;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Donald Trump’s assault on US nuclear watchdog raises safety concerns;
CrowdStrike Report: Attackers Increasingly Targeting Cloud, AI Systems;
Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios;
The UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate;
We Are Still Unable to Secure LLMs from Malicious Inputs;
Baggage Tag Scam; Math and science
SpaceX wants to launch Starship from Cape Canaveral. Elon Musk’s rivals are not pleased;
SpaceX Scrubs Critical 10th Test Launch of Mars Rocket; Musk’s Starship finally carries out successful space mission after multiple failures;
Texas A&M University, Aegis Aerospace Collaborate For Permanent Lab On International Space Station;
Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map;
Simple chemistry helps explain the origin of life, new study suggests;
This was world’s most armoured dinosaur – then evolution did something strange;
Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone;
Oak Ridge Lab Develops Semiconductor-Based Circuit Breakers;
IBM And AMD Plan Quantum-Centric Supercomputing;
Supreme Court Ruling Imperils NIH Research Grants;
RFK Jr. links SSRIs and mass shootings. What does science say? Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging they colluded to favor ChatGPT in the App Store over his chatbot Grok;
Elon Musk's xAI sues former employee over allegedly taking info to OpenAI;
Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it;
AT&T strikes $23B deal to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar;
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift;
Silicon Valley Pledges $200 Million to New Pro-A.I. Super PACs;
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Will Stop Publishing a Print Newspaper; AI and Chatbot issues
Who owns the copyright for AI work?
Is There an AI Bubble?; The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too;
Nvidia Unveils New Chip For Humanoid Robots, Self-Driving Cars;
US Data Center Developers Shift Away From Renewable Energy;
Amid community opposition, Alabama hyperscale data center project hits a speed bump;
Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s push for Elon Musk’s xAI data center;
Inside Virginia’s AI-driven streamlining of regulations; Colorado delays implementing first-in-the-nation AI law;
State Legislators Moving To Regulate AI In Mental Health Arena;
Texas A&M University Partners With Meta To Launch Disaster-Response AI Tools;
Mount Sinai Develops AI Tool For Cancer Image Analysis;
We tested which AI gave the best answers without making stuff up. One beat ChatGPT; SC News and Politics
Hicks: Mace not only reads the room, and the electorate, but can see the writing in the sky;
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to let it enforce transgender bathroom ban;
Supreme Court’s NIH Diversity Grants Ruling Have Impact On South Carolina Universities;
Banking news
Trump moves to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook; Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks;
Trump says he has fired Fed governor Lisa Cook. She says he has no ‘authority’ to fire her;
Trump is trying to fire a Fed governor. Here's what happened when other countries' presidents did the same thing;
Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block effort to remove her, in a case that could decide central bank independence;
Hassett likely to be Trump’s pick for Fed chief, though Warsh is more qualified, CNBC survey finds;
US judge sets quick schedule in Fed Governor Cook's lawsuit over firing;
US banks lobby to block stablecoin interest over fears of deposit flight; Crypto groups push back against banks’ attempt to tighten stablecoin law;
Federal Reserve’s Christopher Waller says he could back jumbo rate cut if US economy weakens sharply;
Tariff news
Federal appeals court strikes down Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic policy; Tariffs Issued Illegally;
Tariff revenue will cut US deficits by $4tn over next decade, fiscal watchdog says;
Trump Warns of 200% Tariff on China if Beijing Curbs Magnet Exports;
US Tariffs on India Double to 50% in Response to Russian Oil Purchases;
Japan’s top trade negotiator cancels trip to U.S. over trade deal issues;
Business and Economics
U.S. GDP Growth Revised to 3.3% in Q2, Withstanding Tariff and Interest Rate Challenges;
Core inflation rose to 2.9% in July, highest since February;
Fears of a French Government Collapse Send Its Borrowing Costs Soaring;
Trump’s war on wind, solar rattles clean energy industry; Trump’s crusade against wind power is throwing an industry into turmoil;
Energy Secretary Extends Order Requiring Michigan Coal-Fired Plant To Continue Operating;
NEC Director Kevin Hassett on Intel deal: It’s possible government will take stake in more companies;
Trump Administration Eyes Equity Stakes in Top Defense Contractors After Intel Deal;
Nvidia Tops Estimates With $46.7 Billion Revenue, Data Center Sales Surge;
Finance
How Trump’s tax law will affect your state returns, in 4 charts; Tax rate for ultrarich drops dramatically after GOP tax cuts;
10 Big Medicare Changes in 2026: Higher Premiums, Drug Price Drops, and Looming Program Cuts;
As Medicaid cuts loom, North Carolina shows the stakes;
More Than 60% Wouldn't 'Survive Financially' If Social Security Benefits Are Cut;
Sports
Coach Deion Sanders says athletes should stop choosing colleges that offer a short-term payday;
Colleges Turn To Fees And Branding To Fund Athletics;
What Women’s Baseball Will Look Like;
Other news and history
As Trump Targets the Smithsonian, Museums Across the U.S. Feel a Chill;
Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Most on the committee oppose him;
This World-Renowned Negotiator Says Trump’s Secret Weapon Is Empathy;
George Will: Too many college students;
Education:
Universities Report Record Enrollments Despite Financial Constraints; Public schools in a bind amid enrollment declines;
The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think; The Most Unemployed Majors Today: What College Students Need to Know;
White House aims to end millions in grants to colleges with high Hispanic populations;
Administration Seeks “Nothing Less” Than $500M From Harvard; At Harvard, Trump administration cuts hit young scientists hard;
Harvard Already Implementing Some Reforms As Negotiations With White House Continue;
US says Trump order barring Harvard foreign students not retaliatory;
University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Navigates Additional Budget Cuts; Higher Ed Shifts Leave Colorado University With Fewer Grants;
University Of Chicago Announces $100M In Budget Cuts; Some Graduate Students Lose Teaching Roles At Columbia;
5 Charts Breaking Down Trump’s Funding Freezes Against Universities;
Fallout for universities that struck deals with Trump raises questions, concerns; UC Regents Weigh Settlement After UCLA Grant Cuts;
Albright College Touts “Remarkable” Turnaround As It Borrows $15 Million From Endowment;
FAFSA Updates for 2026-27 Application: What Families Should Expect This October;
Education Department Continues Freeze On IBR Loan Forgiveness;
Administration Next Reviewing Racial “Proxies” In Admissions;
Federal Grants For Foreign Language Study Remain Uncertain;
Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Students, as His Administration Blocks Them;
Trump administration plans new four-year time limits for foreign students in US;
GMU President Refuses to Apologize for Diversity Efforts, Lawyer Calls Ed. Dept. Claims ‘Absurd’;
Virginia Senate Blocks Appointees To George Mason University Board;
Some Programs for Black Students Become ‘Illegal D.E.I.’ Under Trump;
After Texas relents, Trump seeks to widen ban on in-state tuition for non-citizens;
Indiana Education Secretary Confirmed As New Higher Ed Commissioner;
Illinois Public Universities To Begin Offering Contraception, Abortion Medication;
Law Firm Threatens Brown University Climate Researchers;
Colleges Strive To Meet Manufacturing Job Demands; Educators Highlight Qualities Of Sustainable Drone Programs;
Cal Poly Pomona Postpones Job Fair Over Border Agency Inclusion;
Ohio State University Restricts Public Dorm Decorations;
Lawmakers Propose Bill To Ban Concealed Weapons On College Campuses;
Survey Reveals College Students’ Mental Health Challenges;
Survey: Teens Show Limited Understanding Of Climate Change; Survey Finds Young Adults Place Less Value On Math Skills;
Poll: Americans’ Support For AI In Schools Declines; Student and Teacher AI Use Jumps Nearly 30% in One Year;
For $65,000 a year, a teacher-less AI private school comes to Virginia;
8/22/2025
TechNews for the week: August 22; August 20; August 18;
Ukraine/Russia war
Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine; 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin; No Deal, but No Consequence for Putin;
Trump, Putin signal no concrete agreement on Ukraine, take no questions after breaking off summit early;
What Was the Trump-Putin Meeting Even About;
Trump drops Ukraine war ceasefire demand, in a reversal that aligns him with Russia’s Putin, splits with European allies;
Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line;
Zelensky Says He’ll Meet With Trump After U.S.-Russia Summit Yields No Deal;
Top European and NATO leaders will join the Trump-Zelensky meeting Monday, presenting a united front;
No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage; Trump’s rush for Ukraine peace deal may leave details up to Putin;
Trump Tells Zelensky to Forgo Regaining Crimea and Joining NATO Ahead of White House Meeting;
Trump pledges ‘a lot of help’ to Ukraine as Zelensky, European leaders visit White House; Key Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky;
Trump offers ‘assurance’ he won’t send ground troops to Ukraine but suggests U.S. will offer support to European nations;
What could Article 5-like guarantees look like for Ukraine; Trump ‘opened his mouth and deposited checks his a‑‑ can’t cash’;
Trump caught on hot mic saying Putin wants to ‘make a deal for me’ ; 5 takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting;
It’s One Thing to Promise Ukraine Security. It’s Quite Another to Deliver;
In Donbas, Ukrainians hold out as Russia besieges, bargains for their land;
Can Zelensky (or anyone) Trust Trump? Ukraine’s Fate May Depend on the Answer;
Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine following Trump-Zelensky meeting;
Russia won’t commit to Putin-Zelensky meeting; Russia says it must be included in any Ukraine security guarantees;
Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is;
Russia launches far-reaching attacks after D.C. talks; What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can;
Trump raises prospect of Ukraine attacks on Russia: ‘Impossible’ to win without attacking invader country;
A new giant Ukrainian cruise missile is rumored to carry a 1,000-kg warhead for strikes 1,800 miles deep inside Russia;
Russia signals slow-walk on Trump deal with Ukraine; Russian airstrikes hit a U.S. factory in western Ukraine;
A Ukrainian startup develops long-range drones and missiles to take the battle to Russia;
Ukrainian drone strikes push up Russian petrol prices ;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel's Smotrich launches settlement plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state; UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law;
Far-right Israeli minister pays surprise visit to jailed Palestinian leader and taunts him;
U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry;
Israel Says Iranian Agents Recruited Dozens of Its Citizens;
Mass protests erupt in Israel as IDF readies plans to occupy Gaza City; Protests Highlight Growing Discontent With Netanyahu and the Gaza War;
Israel pulls Australian officials' visas over Palestinian recognition; Norway's Wealth Fund Drops Six Companies Over West Bank Ties;
Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000;
Abbas forms committee to draft constitution for ‘Palestine’; Egypt warns Israel that mass displacement of Gazans is a ‘red line’;
Israel to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of Gaza City invasion;
Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state;
State Department fires top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs after internal debates over Middle East policies;
Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State; UK summons Israeli ambassador over approval of settlement project;
Famine confirmed in Gaza City region and is projected to spread within weeks;
International Events
China military parade to show off hypersonic missiles and autonomous weapons; China's Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president;
Taiwan raises defence spending by 23% under US pressure to counter China threat;
Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms;
Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine;
Inside Syria’s battle to dismantle Assad’s narco-state;
Tough US stance casts gloom over plastics pollution deal after Geneva flop;
Trump called Orban to win his support for Ukraine joining EU;
About $524 billion will be needed over the next decade to fix Ukraine’s infrastructure;
Trump admin imposes sanctions on four ICC officials;
Ivory Coast election protests grow after ex-Credit Suisse head Tidjane Thiam barred;
Bolivia heads to a runoff after an election ends two decades of ruling party dominance;
Air Canada to resume flights after reaching deal with union to end strike;
Facing Trump’s Threats, Mexico and Canada Draw Closer.;
Trump’s ambiguity is the worst of all worlds;
Immigration
The Last Refugees Let Into the U.S. Wonder if Their New Country Wants Them;
NYC student, 7, and family detained by ICE: ‘Should be getting ready for school’ ;
These Afghans are eligible for asylum in Canada. ICE won’t release them;
ICE Wrongly Suggests Lawmaker Doxxed Agents, and Racist Threats Follow;
US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe;
Trump administration plans ‘continuous vetting’ of all 55 million foreigners with legal U.S. visas;
Federal judge orders Florida to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in 60 days;
Court Reinstates Trump Admin’s TPS Termination, Upholding A “Major Victory” For DHS;
U.S. demands deposits of up to $15,000 of visitors from Malawi and Zambia;
These 3 African countries have agreed to take US deportees;
D.C. takeover
Traffic Stops, Gun Busts and a Soccer Game: Feds Try City Policing in D.C.;
Restaurant attendance takes a dive in DC after Trump’s police actions;
Bondi backs off initial order to take over D.C. police, issues new directive that keeps chief in place;
Republican-led states to send hundreds more National Guard troops to D.C.; More National Guard Soldiers Head to D.C. and Prepare to Carry Weapons;
Trump seeks $2 billion to beautify D.C. in latest effort to control city affairs;
Trump, GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation;
California Attorney General: Trump Violated The Posse Comitatus Act In Deploying National Guard And Marines In Los Angeles;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
The US Navy is building a drone fleet to take on China. It's not going well;
Top Air Force general forced out in Hegseth’s latest shake-up of Pentagon;
Hegseth’s expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit; Pentagon attacks Washington Post over report on Hegseth’s security costs;
Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials;
A top scientist was included in Tulsi Gabbard’s removal of 37 national security officials’ clearances;
Trump administration purge of national security agencies widens with firing of DIA chief Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse;
In March Trump revoked security clearances for Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney among others;
Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted —an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda;
Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress;
Greene rips State Department move to halt Gaza visitor visas;
Are Cracks Appearing in Trump’s Antitrust Approach; Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says;
Jeanine Pirro boasted of working to help Trump and GOP while at Fox News, unredacted documents show;
Jeanine Pirro says her office will no longer pursue gun charges for people carrying rifles, shotguns;
Pirro Orders Office to Maximize Criminal Charges on Street Arrests;
Government’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, texts;
Hundreds of CDC employees receive permanent layoff notices;
IRS plans to bring back workers it pushed out but now needs;
FBI searches former Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s suburban Washington home;
The Retribution Phase of Trump’s Presidency Has Begun;
Spanish-language reporter detained by Trump administration sues for release;
A decades-old rule lets drivers set speed limits on US roads. That could be changing;
North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says;
This housing development in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas only accepts white residents, sparking legal concerns;
Congress actions
Senator Begins Child Safety Investigation Into Meta’s A.I. Bot;
Rep Rob Bresnahan’s (R-PA) Stock Trades Draw More Scrutiny After Key Votes;
Republican civil war erupts over earmarks in funding bills;
Justice Dept. to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says;
Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat;
Schumer: Trump attack on mail-in voting ‘not based in fact or reality’;
Speaker Johnson vows to fight California Democrats’ ‘illegal power grab’, but not Texas's;
House Republican calls for ‘action’ from Johnson to end redistricting; Crockett on redistricting: Republicans ‘are cheaters all day, every day’ ;
Republicans in Congress take a harder line on negotiations with Putin;
House Plans CISA 2015 Reauthorization;
Trump action and proclamations
For Trump it's all about flashy summits; Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment;
Trump’s Selective Stance on Justice: Redemption for Some, Scorn for Others;
Trump says he has ‘solved’ 7 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them; Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden;
After criticisms of his summit Trump criticizes ‘fake news,’ Democrat, Zelensky in series of posts;
Trump ‘bela’ post is new ‘covfefe,’ stirs Newsom into action;
Jack White blasts Trump over ‘vulgar’ Oval Office makeover following Zelensky meeting;
White House slams Jack White for calling Trump Oval Office ‘gaudy’;
President Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on “how bad slavery was.”;
White House targets ‘woke’ Smithsonian content in new list that includes exhibitions on race, slavery, immigration and more;
Trump threatens ‘harsh measures’ if convicted GOP election denier Tina Peters not freed;
Trump executive order may criminalize protest Supreme Court ruled was protected in 1989;
Trump says he wants to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines;
Trump Says US Won’t Back Solar, Wind Projects Hurting Farms;
Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play;
Trump says he may extend TikTok ban deadline again;
Court news and legal issues
Supreme Court makes major announcement;
Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to grants for the National Institutes of Health;
Judge hands Trump administration partial win in Alligator Alcatraz fight;
Judge Temporarily Halts Texas’ Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School;
Manhattan Judge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts;
Third federal judge rejects DOJ’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts, saying public interest doesn’t outweigh secrecy;
DOJ releases full transcript, audio from interview with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell;
Federal judge rules Alina Habba, Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney in New Jersey, is not serving lawfully;
Habba knocks Grassley after judge rules she lacks legal authority;
Businesses incorporated in Texas can ban lawsuits from all but their biggest owners;
Judge expands Paxton’s restraining order against O’Rourke over Texas Dems fundraising;
Campaign issues
Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass; Tensions escalate in Texas after return of Democratic lawmakers who fled state;
Texas House approves election map favored by Trump after Democrats return to state, moving it closer to final passage;
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats roll out a new map to counteract a GOP plan to redraw districts in Texas and other states;
California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push;
California House Democrats push through redistricting plan to counteract Texas GOP ahead of 2026 midterms;
Trump’s redistricting push meets local GOP resistance in Indiana;
Trump doubles down on ending mail-in ballots at Zelensky press event;
Eight states and Washington, D.C., allow all elections to be conducted entirely by mail;
Eric Adams Adviser Suspended From Campaign After Giving Cash to a Reporter;
Chip Roy headlines Freedom Caucus departures that could transform House GOP;
RNC elects Trump ally Joe Gruters as new chair;
Trump organization NY fraud trial
Appeals court voids $500 million fine in N.Y. civil case against Trump but upholds fraud finding;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Inside the fight to stop US from destroying $10M of contraceptives;
Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids;
CDC funding changes inject ‘chaos’ into local health programs; White House restores stalled CDC research funds;
Hundreds of HHS staffers call on Kennedy to stop misinformation in wake of CDC shooting;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Russian Hackers Leveraging Vulnerability in Older Cisco Software; Investigators Link Russia to Attack on Federal Courts' Computers;
Microsoft Stops Providing Advance Threat Notices to China;
Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data;
Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File;
Eavesdropping on Phone Conversations Through Vibrations;
AI Agents Need Data Integrity; Math and science
NOAA releases fall weather predictions for every state as La Niña looms;
Innovative mapping tool reveals hidden wetlands and enhances conservation efforts;
How one scientist used ‘a billion butterflies’ to predict the weather;
Rare gold coin minted for Egyptian Queen unearthed in Jerusalem;
Earliest evidence of mating between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals found in Israel;
New Chinese Floating Turbine May Soon Break Power Records;
Quantum Computing Accelerates Drug Discovery For Cancer Targets;
Britain Drops Demand for Apple to Create Encryption 'Backdoor';
Companies Address Motion Sickness In Self-Driving Cars;
How manipulating the inflation rate played out in Argentina; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters;
MSNBC is becoming MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World;
Half of Americans say journalists ‘losing influence’ on society;
Rescissions mean public media can’t fund warning system grants;
Russia Restricts Calls Using Telegram, WhatsApp, Citing Extortion;
Google & Meta sign $10 billion cloud deal spanning over six years;
SpaceX makes big spectrum land grab;
Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit;
Life-Sized Holographic Police Officers In Seoul Helping To Reduce Crime Rate;
Masimo Corp Sues US Customs over Apple’s Clever Blood Oxygen Fix;
Elon Musk set to take on Microsoft with new company;
You can delete sent text messages on Android now; AI and Chatbot issues
Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off;
ChatGPT-5 Gives You Real Choices After All; The new ChatGPT has some AI fans rethinking when to expect ‘superintelligence’;
Microsoft, OpenAI Launch GPT-5 Model Suite;
This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again;
Mark Zuckerberg Shakes Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again; Meta Freezes AI Hiring as Surging Costs Raise Concerns;
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg discussed potential financing of OpenAI takeover bid;
Gen-AI Therapy Chatbot Shows Promise For Treating Patients With Depression, Anxiety, Disordered Eating;
How New Jersey’s AI assistant saves the state time and money; Louisiana Businesses, Universities Embrace AI Partnerships;
Hyundai Leverages AI In New Manufacturing Plant;
Nvidia Halts China Chip Production as Beijing Warns Over Security;
Not just electricity — water supplies will be taxed by data centers;
Administration Set To Use $2B In CHIPS Act Funds On Critical Minerals;
SC News and Politics
Rep. Mace introduces bill to remove degree barriers for federal cybersecurity roles;
Banking news
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries climb to record $9.13 trillion in June;
S&P affirms U.S. credit rating as tariff revenue to offset fiscal slippage;
Trump's interest rate demands put 'fiscal dominance' in market spotlight;
Trump calls for resignation of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in his latest effort to bend the U.S. central bank to his will;
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook says she will not be ‘bullied’ into resigning;
Crypto groups accuse banks of attempting to ‘relitigate’ stablecoin law;
Fed's Expansive Experiment in Strategy to Get a Reboot at Jackson Hole; Powell Sends Strongest Signal Yet That Interest Rate Cuts Are Coming;
Tariff news
Goldman economist, uncowed by Trump attack, plans to 'keep doing' as before;
Trump says tariffs are going to be enough to pay down national debt Treasury says it won't even covering monthly interest costs;
Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near;
China turns against Nvidia’s AI chip after ‘insulting’ Howard Lutnick remarks;
U.S. and E.U. Agree on Details of Trade Deal; Spain and Switzerland CANCEL their F-35 fighter jet orders;
Tariff Policies Boosting Puerto Rico’s Manufacturing Sector, Data Shows;
Global postal services halt US parcels as de minimis tariff deadline nears;
Business and Economics
Manufacturing Production Stalled In July, Data Shows;
White House says jobs surging among U.S.-born. Here’s what economists say;
The under-the-radar job market update that could shake up stocks and the Fed this week;
US credit spreads hit lowest level this century after sharp rally;
S&P 500 companies are wrapping up one of the strongest earnings seasons on record;
Dow jumps 800 points to record, S&P 500, Nasdaq soar as Powell's Jackson Hole finale fuels bets on September rate cut;
Wage growth is looking bleak for white-collar workers. But healthcare and hospitality workers are still booming;
Social Security Recipients Struggle: Nearly One-Third Cut Back on Essentials Amid Rising Costs;
China’s corporate bonds win record share of top credit ratings; China considering yuan-backed stablecoins to boost global currency usage;
China Plans Major Overhaul Of Petrochemicals Sector; Report Finds Chinese EV Industry Spending More On Overseas Factories;
Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Intel;
German economy shrank 0.3% in second quarter as US tariffs slowed exports;
About 30 percent of Delaware’s revenue in 2024 came from franchise taxes;
IRS Makes It “Harder” For Wind, Solar Energy Projects To Receive Federal Tax Credits;
Data center owners urge US Treasury to keep renewable energy subsidy rules;
Trump Administration Discusses Taking 10% Stake in Intel;
Trump says Intel’s CEO has agreed to give the U.S. government $10 billion, 10% of company;
UChicago gets federal grant to expand U.S. semiconductor, chip production;
OpenAI in Deal Talks That Would Value the Company at $500 Billion;
Activist Ancora reportedly pressuring CSX to explore a deal or fire CEO;
Bessent Banking on Crypto Sector to Buy US Treasurys; After Bashing Janet Yellen’s Approach to Debt Issuance, Bessent Keeps It For Now;
Crypto group backed by Trump sons hunts for bitcoin companies in Asia;
Finance
As Medicaid cuts loom, North Carolina shows the stakes;
How Trump’s tax law will affect your state returns, in 4 charts;
Why Hands-Off Investing Pays Off;
Sports
The SEC just made college football tougher — a big-time schedule shakeup is coming in 2026;
Other news and history
Trump Has No Idea How to Do Diplomacy;
Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years;
Is Laura Loomer the Maga world’s Trump-whisperer? Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument;
Bill Ackman’s New Pet Project Is a School That Embraces AI and Rejects DEI;
He Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming;
This 1848 painting has uncanny insight into American conspiracy thinking;
Education:
Survey: Most Students Express Confidence In Higher Ed, With Room For Improvement;
Data Reveals College Application Trends For 2024-25; Demand For International Student Enrollment Remains High;
International Student Enrollment Likely To Drop Amid Visa Delays, Travel Ban;
Increasing Number Of Ph.D. Holders And Faculty Leave Academia;
North Carolina State University Welcomes Large Freshman Class; Alabama A&M University Marks Enrollment Milestone;
Over 6,000 student visas revoked for crimes and overstays;
Proposal Would Remove Some Public Workers From Student Loan Forgiveness Program For “Illegal” Activities;
Education Department Limits Work-Study Funds For Students Involved In Political Activities;
New Loan Forgiveness Rules Could Affect School Staff; Colorado College Students Graduating With Less Debt,;
Texas Students Navigate Confusion Over In-State Tuition Order;
University Of Nebraska President Donates Bonus To Support Campus Programs;
Tribal Colleges That Operate Mostly On Federal Funds Uncertain Of Future;
UChicago Pauses Ph.D. Admissions in Humanities, Social Sciences Due To Budget Pressures;
University Of Iowa Cancels Two Summer Writing Programs Due To Budget Constraints;
Education Dept. says it’ll pull funding from five Virginia districts over gender policies;
Georgia Colleges Roll Back DEI Initiatives; HHS terminates California sex education grant over ‘gender ideology content’;
Education Department finds George Mason University improperly used race in hiring, seeks apology from president;
Education Department Investigates Haverford College;
Oklahoma will test some incoming teachers with ‘America-first’ exam;
Law Schools See Racial Disparities In Admissions And Bar Passage;
Trump Wants Universities to Show Him the Money, or No Deal; Court Orders CUNY To Release Endowment Records;
Hefty Payment Appears To Be Administration’s Bedrock Provision For Deal With Targeted Universities;
UCLA Faculty Oppose $1 Billion Fine Over Antisemitism Claims; UCLA’s Jewish community unite against Trump’s $1B demand ;
UCLA Pauses Faculty Hiring, Consolidates IT Amid Financial Challenges;
University Of Iowa Launches Revenue And Efficiency Committee;
Saint Augustine’s University brings its accreditation back from the brink — again;
Virginia Wesleyan University Will Change Name To Batten University;
Connecticut’s Education Board Mandates Technical Education And Career System Compliance;
Indiana Higher Ed Board May Approve State Education Secretary As New Commissioner;
Howard University president to exit after two years; institution’s former leader to return as interim;
Coalition Calls On Universities To End Campus Surveillance;
University Of Texas System Will Dissolve Faculty Senates To Comply With Senate Bill;
Higher Ed Board Chair favors keeping interim leader of North Dakota colleges;
Florida’s Virtual Schooling In Juvenile Detention Raises Concerns;
Harvey Mudd College Expands Job Shadow Program; Texas A&M University-Kingsville Launches Skilled Trades Academy;
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners;
Report Measures Reliability Of AI Teacher Assistants; Why South Korea’s AI rollback in classrooms is a cautionary tale for the US;
AI Tool Aims To Enhance Student Writing;
Summer Program Seeks To Mitigate Disparities In Math, Science;
General And Special Education Researchers Debate Kentucky Math Guidelines;
8/15/2025
TechNews for the week: August 15; August 13; August 11;
Ukraine/Russia war
Zelensky rejects Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine cede territory to Russia; Russians cheer Putin’s Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on Ukraine;
European allies back Ukraine’s borders after Donald Trump floats land swap with Russia;
Vance: ‘We’re done with the funding of the Ukraine war business’; EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future;
Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks;
The DIY cage armor in Ukraine keeps getting weirder, wilder — and more 'Mad Max';
Western trainers who haven't fought anything like the Ukraine war are readying Kyiv's soldiers to fight the Russians. Oddly, it works;
Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin; Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks;
Ukraine scrambles to roll back Russian advance in the east ahead of summit ;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza Has Skeptics in Highest Levels of Israel’s Military;
Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza;
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wants forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza alongside its settlement;
Religious Zionism Party mulls toppling gov’t as Smotrich says he’s ‘lost faith’ in PM;
Netanyahu says Israel will move ‘quickly’ to seize new areas of Gaza;
Palestinians Displaced in West Bank by Israeli Settlers Ask: Where Can We Go?;
Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows;
Australia to recognize a Palestinian state, joining France, Canada and U.K;
UN chief calls Israeli plan to take control of Gaza City a 'dangerous escalation';
Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive After Global Backlash; Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover plan satisfies no one but himself;
The ‘Day After’ Plan for Gaza That Netanyahu Doesn’t Want to Talk About;
Israel steps up Gaza City bombing after Netanyahu vow to expand offensive;
Israel’s justice minister rejects High Court demand that gov’t justify war policy;
Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks;
Israeli Hostage Families Call for Nationwide Walkout;
Israel said to be in talks with war-torn South Sudan about taking in Palestinians from Gaza;
Netanyahu allies turn on army chief as Gaza rift deepens; Ministers Take Jabs at Israel’s Military Chief as Gaza Plan Stokes Tension;
Terse State Dept human rights report skips Biden admin references to alleged Israeli ‘war crimes’;
Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm;
Israeli gunfire kills least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave;
Far-right Israeli minister vows settlement push to ‘bury’ Palestinian state;
With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High;
International Events
The Quiet Technocrat Who Enacts Putin’s Ruthless Agenda;
China reopens Covid toolbox in battle against Chikungunya virus;
Footage shows two Chinese ships colliding while chasing Philippine boat;
Philippines Condemns China After South China Sea Collision Captured on Video;
China says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship near the disputed Scarborough Shoal;
Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s Military Elite;
South Korea's military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population drops;
Fistful of dollars and rice for Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club;
Trump has big plans for Pakistani oil. That’s news to Pakistanis;
Rahul Gandhi among opposition leaders detained during protest against India election panel;
Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace pledge at White House summit with Trump;
Serbia's police intervene to end standoff between ruling party supporters and anti-government protesters;
European governments are scrambling to stop the destruction of the contraceptives;
France, Germany and UK ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran if talks don't resume;
The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back;
US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump;
U.S. escalates human rights criticism of South Africa and Brazil;
Trump ally Erik Prince plans to keep personnel in Haiti for 10 years to fight gangs and collect taxes;
NASA Plan For Nuclear Reactor On Moon Raises Legal Questions;
Immigration
The Dark History That Predates Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’;
An ICE facility has detainees sleeping on the floor. A judge says no more;
Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans;
US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies;
D.C. takeover
Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control. Data shows violent crimes have been on a decline since 2023;
Trump to place D.C. police under federal control and deploy National Guard to city’s streets, vowing a crackdown on violent crime;
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue; The thing Trump’s generals feared about him could now be arriving;
Trump Deploys National Guard for D.C. Crime but Called Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’;
FBI agents dispatched to fight local crime in D.C., while Trump vows to 'immediately' clear out the city’s homeless;
A peace vigil sits near the White House. A congressman wants it gone;
National Guard troops to hit DC streets as AG Pam Bondi leads police department;
Trump must provide written notification to Congress within 48 hours outlining his rationale for taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department;
DC Council rips Trump’s ‘manufactured intrusion on local authority’; How D.C. crime became a symbol — and a target — for MAGA and beyond;
Trump Misstates Washington Crime Data to Justify Takeover; Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police beyond 30 days;
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest;
Man who hurled sandwich at law enforcement in D.C. charged with Assaulting Federal Agent;
Bondi says alleged DC sandwich thrower was DOJ employee;
Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C.; D.C. Federal Deployment Ramps Up as Protesters Converge on Police Checkpoint;
D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration as federal government seeks to exert more control over city's police department;
Bondi Tightens Trump’s Grip on D.C. Police and Names ‘Emergency’ Commissioner;
Judge: D.C. police chief remains in command, but Trump can demand help on immigration;
Federal Raids Target D.C. Homeless Camps; Immigration crackdown in DC prompts outrage and fear among neighbors;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Trump's Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million to develop;
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service;
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote;
Pentagon: Hegseth supports women’s right to vote; Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army;
White House and IRS officials clashed over sharing immigrants’ tax data before the agency head was ousted;
Nearly Every US State Has Lost Social Security Field-Office Staff This Year;
Trump says Qatari jet could be ready for use as Air Force One in 6 months. Experts are deeply skeptical;
Trump hasn’t applied to the National Capital Planning Commission to build his ballroom;
Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head;
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show;
FEMA joins other federal agencies in canceling union contracts;
Trump’s tax law is even better for rich people than originally thought. Here’s how much more the top 10% stand to gain;
White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums; White House Will Enforce MAGA History in Smithsonian Museums;
Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency;
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living for free in Coast Guard commandant's home in highly unusual arrangement;
Democrats press Noem to drop disaster funding approval policy;
DOJ reacts after major legal blow by Trump-appointed judge that withholding the NED money violated federal law.;
Gabbard goes after Clapper, declassifying emails on Russia hacking report;
Flattery, Lobbyists and a Business Deal: Crypto’s Richest Man Campaigns for a Pardon;
DeSantis planning second Florida immigration detention facility;
Proposed bill in New York would limit political activity for tax-exempt nonprofits;
Congress actions
Senate Democrat: Trump ‘playing dictator,’ pushing democracy to ‘brink’;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump’s answer to numbers he doesn’t like: Change them or throw them away;
Trump says he will host this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The class includes Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and Kiss.;
Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to replace bank’s economist over tariff predictions;
Law Firms That Settled With Trump Are Asked to Help on Trade Deals;
Trump issues Social Security proclamation; Trump claims credit for fixing Social Security as it barrels to insolvency;
DOGE government actions
Judge denies Justice Department’s request to release Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts;
Court news and legal issues
Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies;
Whole Maryland court sued by Trump admin sounds alarm DOJ may try same tactic against appellate judges when POTUS doesn't get his way;
Judge is skeptical of DOJ lawsuit against entire Maryland federal bench;
Appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors;
Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid;
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s broad birth control mandate exemptions;
Campaign issues
Texas Senate passes GOP-friendly House map; Abbott announces second special session as Texas Democrats plan return;
Sherrod Brown Is Trying for a Senate Comeback;
Confirmation News
Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner endorses suspending monthly jobs reports;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Trump admin orders federal agencies to scrub all worker COVID vaccination records;
FDA may pull authorization for Pfizer COVID shot for kids under 5; FDA regulator reinstalled less than two weeks after White House ouster;
Scientists: mRNA Vaccine Research Cuts Undermine U.S. Innovation;
Gates Foundation commits $2.5 billion to 'ignored' women's health;
Costco will not sell abortion pills after pressure from conservatives;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
August Crypto-Gram newsletter, Cybercrime, vulnerabilities, backdoors and more;
Hackers Attack Federal Judiciary's Electronic Case Filing System; Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System;
DOJ Seizes $1M in Bitcoin from Russian Ransomware Gang;
Why states should scrutinize the Justice Department’s requests for voter rolls;
Trump’s Revenue-Sharing Deal With Chip Makers Marks Historic Shift In Handling Of Sensitive Technologies;
New York City Mayor Eric Adams uses free internet program to expand police surveillance;
Automatic License Plate Readers Are Coming to Schools;
AI Applications in Cybersecurity; The “Incriminating Video” Scam; Trojans Embedded in .svg Files; AT&T reached a $177M settlement over data breaches: Will you get a payment; LLM Coding Integrity Breach;
Idaho attorney general joins multi-state crackdown on illegal robocalls;
SIGINT During World War II; Math and science
Why the death of this star is very, very strange;
NASA To Focus On Space Exploration Over Climate Science; NASA Installs Sun Shields On Roman Space Telescope;
A Discovery in China Rewrites Human History: 300,000-Year-Old Teeth Suggest Interbreeding Between Homo sapiens and Homo erectus;
Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Sulawesi;
In ancient teeth, clues of human evolution — and perhaps a new species;
Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest;
Study Finds Unpredictability In San Andreas Fault Earthquakes;
Research Highlights Significant Changes In Arctic River Nitrogen Chemistry; Study Links Climate Change To Decline In Tropical Birds;
Indians U School Of Medicine Receives NIA Grant For Alzheimer’s Research;
Texas A&M Researchers Develop Self-Healing Plastic Stronger Than Steel;
Scientists reported a major advancement in the aim to decode the brain signals;
MSU Researchers Developing Whole-Body Biometric Recognition For Drones;
Government data is now in question. Here’s where macro investors are turning to fill the gaps;
There's A Way To Make Economic Data More Accurate, But You're Not Going To Like It;
Trump Order on Grants Puts Politics Above Peer Review, Researchers Say; When we stop funding science, we hurt our future; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Volunteers fight to keep ‘AI slop’ off Wikipedia; Reddit Limits Access from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine;
Russia restricts WhatsApp, Telegram calls in push to control internet;
Musk threatens legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations, i.e. low ranking of Grok in App Store;
Judge rules Musk must face OpenAI’s claims of ‘years-long harassment campaign’;
The cofounder of xAI is leaving the company. He says he's learned 2 main things from Elon Musk;
Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome for $34.5B;
Tech is changing the government procurement landscape;
Computer Science Graduates Navigate Job Market Challenges;
'False reporting!' DOJ threatens reporter for refusing to print irrelevant quote;
Your Windows PC has a secretly useful backup tool - here's how to access it; AI and Chatbot issues
The State of AI 2025;
Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.; New chatbot on Trump’s Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him;
GitHub CEO says Microsoft's memo about evaluating AI use is 'totally fair game';
Elon Musk's Grok Account Briefly Suspended On X? What AI Chatbot Said;
Nvidia Unveils New World AI Models; DeepSeek delays launch of new model amid Huawei chip setback;
Tesla Shuts Down Dojo AI Supercomputer Project, Reassigns Engineers;
US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China;
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Discusses AI’s Impact On Future Jobs; AI Advancements Prompt Global Political, Economic Shifts;
21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work;
Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies;
The godfather of AI has a tip for surviving the age of AI: Train it to act like your mom;
Banking news
Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure;
Private Equity is Out of Control and Looting America. This Prosecutor Says We Can Fix It;
Labor Department rescinds 2021 statement on alternative assets in 401(k)s;
China targets 2 Lithuanian banks as EU relations sour over Ukraine;
New York Attorney General James sues Zelle parent company, alleging it enabled fraud;
Tariff news
Gold Market Is Shaken by Unexpected U.S. Tariff Ruling; Trump says gold will not be tariffed reversing a previous ruling;
Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of AI chip sales to China; Now Trump is tariffing American companies, too;
Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To;
In India, Trump's tariffs spark calls to boycott American goods;
US-China Trade Truce Extended 90 Days; China cracks down on foreign companies stockpiling rare earths;
South Africa to offer US a revised trade deal on Tuesday;
Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs;
Scott Bessent’s revealing admission about Trump’s tariffs;
Business and Economics
U.S. consumer prices rose 2.7 percent in July from a year ago; U.S. Inflation Report Shows Effects of Trump’s Tariffs;
S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs as Stocks Surge After CPI Report Boosts Rate-Cut Hopes;
Wholesale inflation spikes, putting Fed in tricky position; US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels;
Donald Trump pushes ahead with plans to take Fannie and Freddie public; Bill Ackman suggests merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac;
UBS cuts oil price forecast, sees Brent sliding to $62/bbl by end-2025;
China Aims to Boost Consumption With Loan Subsidies;
China's economy slows as industrial production, retail sales both miss targets; Jobless rate climbs to 5.2% in July;
US licenses Nvidia to export chips to China after CEO meets Trump; Bessent Sees Nvidia, AMD China Agreements as a Model for Others;
Trump Wants to Take Over the Fortune 500. What Can Go Wrong; Administration Holding Talks On Acquiring Stake In Intel;
U.S. companies are repurchasing their stock shares at a record pace;
Mark Cuban says companies should be taxed more for buying back their own shares;
Meta says it will lay off more than 11,000 staff as Mark Zuckerberg claims the company is 'deeply underestimated';
Administration Pushes Nuclear Power Expansion; Trump Administration Plans To Tighten Solar, Wind Subsidy Rules;
Trump Promised a Golden Age. Then a Montana Lumber Plant Closed Down;
Tech Grads Struggle As AI Reshapes Hiring, Job Prospects; The end of the mega-employer;
Oracle Lays Off Workers Amid AI Investments;
SpaceX gets billions from the government. It gives little to nothing back in taxes;
Crypto Stocks Gain as Bitcoin Trades Near Its All-Time High;
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial sets up $1.5bn ‘crypto treasury’;
Eric Trump joins World Liberty Financial treasury company before WLFI token launch;
Financial companies from Bank of America to Fiserv plan stablecoins under new law, but experts say hurdles remain;
Crypto stock jumps 182% after Peter Thiel buys stake; Crypto exchange Bullish surges 84% in IPO debut;
Finance
Leadership Turnover in the IRS Could Lead To Delays; Bessent ousts 3 more IRS executives, asserting greater control;
Social Security Is Turning 90. Here Are 6 Myths About It That Won’t Go Away.;
Fewer Than 3% of Tax Filings Can Use the New 'No Tax on Tips' Provision;
You're Going to Pay More for Medicare in 2026: Here's What You Can Do;
Most Americans Get This Wrong About Medical Debt After Death;
Sports
Michigan football hit with fines, suspensions for sign-stealing scandal;
Other news and history
JD Vance went kayaking for his birthday. Secret Service had the river level raised;
How much is the president pocketing off the presidency?
How Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America; The lost art of admitting what you don’t know;
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels;
Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you;
Education:
LinkedIn Ranks Top US Colleges For Career Success;
Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education;
Education Department Proposes New Data Reporting Requirements For Colleges;
Courts Challenge Trump Administration’s Higher Education Policies; University Leaders Push Back Against Trump Administration Policies;
Elite Universities Adapting To Administration’s Higher Education Policy Changes;
Top US colleges sued in class action over ‘early decision’ admissions;
Newsom calls Trump's $1 billion UCLA settlement offer extortion;
DOJ Requests Judge to Toss Harvard Lawsuit On Proposed Foreign Student Ban;
Trump Officials Press Case Against Harvard, and Add a New Investigation;
Trump Administration Threatens to Take Over Harvard’s PatentsThreatens to Take Over Harvard’s Patents;
Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump;
University Of California Admissions Data Highlight Enrollment Trends, Changes;
Applicants approach elite colleges with greater trepidation amid fights with Trump;
DHS Proposal Could Limit International Student Visas; Stanford Continues Legacy Admissions Despite New Law;
As Trump Pushes International Students Away, Asian Schools Scoop Them Up;
Market Conditions Forced July Cuts at Public and Private Colleges;
Princeton Announces Many Families Will Pay No Tuition; University of Chicago Pauses Admissions For Some Programs;
Governors State University Faces loss of revenue with Trump pullback on student visas;
Colorado Re-Engaged Program Faces Challenges Drawing Adults Back To College; CSU Pueblo Expands In-State Tuition To 10 States;
Florida’s universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis;
Texas State University System Temporarily Dissolves Faculty Senates;
University Of Nebraska Announces Faculty Buyout Program To Address Budget Gaps;
University Endowment Tax Could Leading To Hiring Freezes, Financial Aid Cuts;
Texas Lawmakers Create Overseer to Ensure Colleges Follow Laws;
New York’s Free College Program Attracts Thousands; New York Governor Celebrates Community College Program Milestone;
Group Drops Lawsuit Against Service Academies’ Admissions Policies;
Student Loan Default Risks Increase Post-Pandemic; Student Veterans Face Delays In GI Bill Benefits;
The Government Will Chip In Up To $50 a Month For Some Student Loans Under New Repayment Plan;
New Law Limits Federal Loans Based On Graduate Earnings;
DOJ Accuses GWU Of “Deliberate” Indifference To Antisemitic Discrimination On Campus;
Education Department investigating 4 Kansas school districts over trans student policies;
NYU Students’ Amazon, Google Jobs Video Draws Racist Backlash;
California Schools Pilot AI Tools For Classroom Instruction; Stanford Study Reveals AI Usage Trends In K-12 Education;
AI Model Training Offers New Career Paths; AI Impacts Job Prospects For New CS Graduates;
Carnegie Mellon University Creating New Venture Into AI-Assisted Math; San Francisco Schools Implement New Math Curriculum;
New York Students Improve English, Math Scores;
Fake University Websites Exploit Generative AI;
Schools brace for MAHA changes to lunches;
Draft ‘MAHA’ plan to improve kids’ health leaked. Here’s what’s in it;
8/8/2025
TechNews for the week: August 8; August 6; August 4;
Ukraine/Russia war
Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement;
Russian-occupied Ukraine runs out of water; Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at railway station in Volgograd region;
Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war; For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals;
Trump and Putin plan to meet on Ukraine as early as next week, with a possible Zelensky meeting to follow;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
U.S. Pro-Israel lobbying costs, campaign donations up in 2025, in one case by 375%;
Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza; Israel’s support for clans in Gaza puts tribal strongman in spotlight;
Thousands including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visit Temple Mount in Jerusalem;
U.S. and Israeli Officials Float Idea of ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal;
Israeli government votes to remove its attorney general, a Netanyahu critic who was chief prosecutor in his corruption case;
Israel threatens to expand military offensive in Gaza; Netanyahu reportedly approves full military occupation of Gaza;
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) West Bank belong to Israel ‘by right’;
Israel, Facing Anger Over Starvation in Gaza, Tries to Shift the Focus; Why Israeli media covered Gaza’s hunger crisis for the first time;
Israeli government and army chiefs split over Gaza strategy; IDF orders evacuation of Gaza City area cleared twice before;
Netanyahu Says Israel Wants to Take Military Control of All of Gaza; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza;
Norway to review $2tn oil fund’s investments in Israeli companies;
Germany, long opposed to E.U. pressure on Israel, suspends arms shipments;
International Events
China Is Choking Supply of Critical Minerals to Western Defense Companies;
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel; China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam;
With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes,’ China Wages All-Out War on a Virus;
South Korea to offer visa-free entry to Chinese tourists from late September;
Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet;
Kremlin: Russia no longer bound by self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles;
Covert Iran-Russia Talks on Nuclear Tech Revealed by Leaked Documents;
Russia and UAE double down on trade, testing U.S. limits;
Japan clinches landmark $6.5 billion warship deal with Australia to counter China; Frustration mounts as Japan questions details of Trump’s trade ‘deal’;
India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump’s Threats; Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war on Ukraine;
Trump threatens 'substantial' tariff hike for India if it continues to buy Russian oil;
Narendra Modi tells Indian farmers he will ‘never compromise’ in face of 50% US tariffs;
Lebanese government tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hizbollah;
Trump Orders Military to use force against Latin American Drug Cartels;
Vast supplies of U.S. food aid are stranded, with some at risk of expiring;
U.S. visa bonds would charge some foreign travelers $15,000 deposits;
Immigration
Advocates cry foul as Stockton police cite day laborers for loitering;
Appellate Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda;
ICE crackdown imperils Afghans who aided U.S. war effort, lawyers say;
Purdue student from South Korea released from ICE detention facility;
ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants;
Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families; ICE ending age limit for prospective officers;
Penske Truck Rental ‘did not authorize’ DHS use of its trucks in immigration raid;
Ossoff report 510 ‘credible reports of human rights abuse’ against immigrant detainees;
Judge Orders Halt to Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Trump to replace IRS Commissioner Billy Long; Bessent will run tax agency in the interim;
Top aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to oust a senior White House liaison from the Pentagon;
Pentagon seeks to slash red tape for mass drone production; Hegseth eyes lifting ‘Shark Attack’ training practice ban for Army recruits;
Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report;
Trump administration fires ex-acting FBI director seen as champion of rank-and-file staff;
Amid hurricane season, FEMA staffers reassigned to support deportations;
FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies;
Trump officials aim to divert money meant for buying wilderness land;
Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety;
US federal employees are facing a barrage of intimidation and harassment;
Rubio orders US diplomats to launch lobbying blitz against Europe's tech law;
Federal agencies stepped up arrests in D.C. at Trump’s order. Now Trump threatens takeover of city after DOGE worker was attacked;
Following Trump’s order, agencies have stepped up law enforcement in D.C.;
Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance; Trump, Vance blast ‘fake news’ Epstein meeting;
Planned dinner for Trump officials to discuss Epstein appears to have been moved amid media scrutiny;
DOJ opens grand jury probe of claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 election;
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by Office of Special Counsel;
Justice Dept. subpoenas N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James about Trump fraud probe;
Smithsonian to restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’;
Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans;
Pennsylvania won’t share SNAP data with Trump Administration;
Trump administration allows six more states to bar SNAP benefits for processed food;
In One of the Country’s Poorest States, Crippling Budget Cuts Loom;
Violent crime nationally declined by 4.5 percent in 2024;
Trump’s megabill could deplete Social Security’s trust funds faster;
America’s CEOs come to the White House bearing gifts and flattery. The administration has rolled out industry-friendly policies;
Congress actions
Senators begin recess after giving up on nominations deal; Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart;
Cruz introduces weather radio modernization bill after voting to rescind funds for NOAA;
Two Senators Have A New Proposal To Fix Social Security; Senators pitch $1.5 trillion investment fund for Social Security: What to know;
House Republicans issue subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein files; Prosecutor who negotiated Epstein's sweetheart deal left off subpoena list;
House Republican: Johnson needs to ‘show some leadership,’ end redistricting ‘chaos’;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official; Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side;
Facing facts about Trump and the jobs numbers; Trump seeks to celebrate tariffs, reassure on economy;
Trump redoubles attack on federal jobs data, calls numbers ‘political’; Trump ‘has convinced himself’ jobs data manipulated for election;
Trump Calls Into CNBC to Tout High Poll Numbers, Cites Analyst Who Immediately Refutes Him: ‘2nd Lowest on Record’ | Video;
Trump orders Commerce Department to begin work on new census that does not count undocumented immigrants;
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint;
Trump claims the U.S. gave $60 million in Gaza aid. It’s $3 million so far;
White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives and crypto companies;
Trump Says JPMorgan, Bank of America Refused His Business;
Trump administration plans to scale back human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, leaked documents show;
Elon Musk donates $5 million to Trump super PAC;
Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation; Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Companies’ Donations;
Trump, pharma industry discuss boosting medicine spending abroad to cut US prices;
Trump’s tactics are bending the criminal justice system to his agenda;
Court news and legal issues
Supreme Court Grants Over 20 Emergency Rulings for Trump;
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders;
Appeals court scraps Boasberg’s contempt order against Trump officials;
Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn't followed ;
Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters;
In 2019 Supreme Court Bared Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering;
Ghislaine Maxwell urges judge to reject Trump bid to release grand jury transcripts;
Confirmation News
Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for D.C.; Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU;
Grassley places holds on 3 Trump Treasury nominees;
Election politics
Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map; Texas Democrats flee state to block GOP from overhauling House map;
Texas governor says he will attempt to expel Democrats who fled if they do not return, escalating tensions over congressional map;
Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 new seats in redistricting Texas; F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State, Cornyn Says;
Texas Republican governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight;
Hochul opens door to disbanding New York’s independent redistricting commission;
How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House in 2024;
Pennsylvania reports show Machine malfunctions rarely get in the way of voting;
Trump: Vance ‘probably favored at this point’ for 2028 nomination;
Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennesse;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Kennedy targets vaccination injury program; RFK Jr. announces end to some mRNA contracts, including for flu, covid;
Raw milk tied to over 21 illness cases, 7 hospitalizations in Florida;
Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals;
How to find out if you are allergic to penicillin;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare; China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips;
First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies;
Meta Bans 6.8M WhatsApp Accounts for Links to Scam Operations;
The Semiconductor Industry and Regulatory Compliance;
Google Project Zero Changes Its Disclosure Policy; Math and science
Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy confirms fast-track plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon;
Astronauts Train Robots For Planetary Missions; Danish Researchers Develop Dual-Environment Drone;
This nuclear reactor fits on a truck bed and may soon be sold all over the U.S. Is it safe;
One gene reveals clues to why humans thrived and Neanderthals didn’t;
Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching;
Scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of starfish that turn to goo;
‘Tombs of the giants’: 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' predate Egyptian pyramids;
4,000-Year-Old High: Unveiling Betel Nut Use in Southeast Asia's Burial Grounds;
Researchers Develop Nanoparticles For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment; U Michigan Developing At-Home Patch For Skin Cancer Detection;
The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says;
Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works;
At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery;
Some Mathematicians Don’t Believe in Infinity; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
After Skydance Doesn’t Deny ‘Side Deal’ With Trump, Sen. Warren Repeats Call for Investigation Into Potential ‘Criminal Behavior’;
Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement;
How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk map;
VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post;
Who is Charlamagne tha God? Trump reacts to radio host's Epstein-MAGA remark; AI and Chatbot issues
Meta Offers $250 Million Compensation Package To AI Talent;
OpenAI releases pair of open reasoning models; OpenAI releases open models to compete with China’s DeepSeek;
OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Enterprise to US federal agencies for $1 a year;
AI Contractors at Meta Could See Users' Personal Data, Including Selfies;
Anthropic Expands Enterprise AI Training Through Partnerships With AWS, Others;
The tech CEO trying to stop AI from killing the internet; Apple CEO Rallies Staff Around AI Prospects;
Google Agrees To Power Reduction Deals With Utilities;
GOP Senators Request Evaluation Of Chinese AI Security Risks;
India tech giant TCS layoffs herald AI shakeup of $283 billion outsourcing sector;
U Mich Researchers Work On AI Sensor Development To Improve Cardiac Arrest Response;
The 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list; SC News and Politics
Nancy Mace (R) is running for governor of South Carolina;
SC Republican for governor Norman says state's only Black congressional district should be gerrymandered out;
Charleston's lawsuit against 'Big Oil' gets dismissed in victory for fossil fuel industry;
Banking news
Iran revives plan to drop four zeros from falling currency;
Bank of England cuts rates to 4% in tight vote;
Trump will nominate White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to sit on Federal Reserve board through January;
Trump's Fed pick wanted to upend its protection from politics;
Trump Orders Clampdown on ‘Debanking,’ a Personal Gripe;
Tariff news
Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit; Trump’s tariffs take effect, potentially upending global trade and prices;
EU-US tariff deal not finished yet, say Europeans unhappy with Trump’s terms; Japan says US promises to fix double tariff oversight;
Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs;
Trump homes in on energy in trade talks, but specifics are scarce;
Trump raises tariffs on imports from India to 50 percent in bid to stop India from buying Russian oil;
Trump warns companies they will pay double for computer chips unless they ‘build in the United States’;
Administration Announces 100% Chip Tariff With Exemptions For US Manufacturers;
Trump threatens pharma tariffs of up to 250 percent;
Business and Economics
Monday, Dow jumps 580 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq have best day since May as Wall Street bounces back;
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since 2021;
Nasdaq Closes at Record High as Major Indexes Post Solid Weekly Gains;
Tech Companies Questioned Over H-1B Visa Use Amid Layoffs; The H-1B visa is a gateway to the American dream;
Homeowners taking houses off market as buyers refuse higher prices;
Compass-Zillow legal battle could send the US market down a similar path to Europe;
US trade deficit hits nearly 2-year low; tariffs exert pressure on service sector;
China's exports outpace imports, pushing trade surplus to smallest since April to $98.24B in July;
Blowout South Korea Stock Rally on a Knife-Edge Over Tax Plans;
U.S. drilling rigs drop for 14th time in 15 weeks;
OPEC Plus Will Increase Oil Output; BP makes its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil;
Why nuclear is the center of the stock market's energy trade in 2025;
Bank of America joins the crackdown on future-dated private equity jobs;
Berkshire Hathaway earnings take $3.8bn hit from Kraft Heinz stake writedown;
Caterpillar warns of $1.5bn tariff hit as trade tensions dent earnings ;
Apple to pledge additional $100 billion investment in U.S., White House says;
Amazon Web Services Gives Administration $1B Coupon For Digital Transformation Services;
US companies deny record number of shareholder votes;
Tesla grants Musk $29B ‘good faith’ share package; Tesla, Elon Musk sued by shareholders over Robotaxi claims;
Jane Street not co-operating with I-T probe;
Boeing defense union goes on strike;
Gen Z's career cliff is worse for men; AT&T just made it official: Workplace loyalty is dead;
12 engineering and architecture jobs you can get without a bachelor's degree, and how much they typically pay;
Intel Faces Difficulty With Key Manufacturing Process For Next Chip; Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign immediately;
Justice Department Requires Broad Divestitures to Resolve Challenge to UnitedHealth’s Acquisition of Amedisys;
Maryland Seeks To Bolster Solar Energy Projects Across The State;
Trump’s sons launch investment vehicle to target a US manufacturer; Don Jr. And Eric Trump Back New SPAC Targeting American Manufacturing;
Palmer Luckey’s new crypto bank touts its political connections;
Cryptocurrency group Ripple buys stablecoin platform in $200mn deal;
Finance
Morgan Stanley: Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Cuts Are Creating a New Stock Market Divide;
Trump expected to sign order on private assets in 401(k)s;
EPA Moves To Cancel $7B In Grants For Solar Energy;
Does it matter if your bank shares your political views;
Sports
After the House v. NCAA Settlement: Will college athletes be able to gain real power by 2035;
President Trump's executive order on college sports: Here's what it actually means;
NFL, Disney reach new TV deal. Here’s what it means for ESPN, the league, networks and RedZone;
How this 80-year-old still runs ultramarathons — and breaks records;
Other news and history
Trump Is Economically Illiterate; Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils;
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era;
Corruption: Trump and GOP;
What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans;
Why skipping your dog’s walk is a bigger deal than you think;
Education:
Survey: Parents Favor Four-Year Colleges For Children’s Education; Lower-Income Students See Decline In College Earnings Boost;
Report Highlights Underemployment Among Recent Graduates; Federal Crackdown On Universities Impacts Community Colleges;
Senate Appropriators Reject Trump’s Deep Education Cuts;
Many Students Mistakenly Assume Ineligibility For Financial Aid; Student Loan Borrowers Are Getting Seriously Behind on Their Debt;
FAFSA Launches Test Version Early; New Changes Will Expand Uses Of College-Savings Plans;
Rural Students Experience College Enrollment Barriers; Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars;
Alabama Launches Direct Admissions Initiative; Universities Enhance Support For Graduate Students;
US Visa Delays Alter International Student Enrollment Trends;
Survey Highlights Educational And Employment Opportunities For DACA Recipients;
UC must reconsider policy barring undocumented students from jobs, court rules;
Administration Freezes Over $300M In Funding For UCLA; Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding;
$100 million in Federal Funding Freeze Affects New Mexico Higher Education;
Cornell Nearing $100M Settlement With Administration Over Alleged Campus Antisemitism;
Connecticut Will Exempt Public Colleges And Universities From Spending Cuts;
University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Plans $27.5 Million Budget Cut; Stanford Plans Job Cuts Due To Budget Challenges;
University Of Utah’s Board Approves Discontinuing 81 Academic Programs;
Iowa Board Of Regents Proposes Higher Ed Policy Changes;
Trump’s Deals With Top Colleges May Give Rich Applicants a Bigger Edge;
Trump Administration to Require Universities to Submit Data on Applicants’ Race;
Columbia, Brown To Disclose Admissions, Race Data Under New Deal; DOJ Declares Slew of DEI Practices Unlawful in Memo;
George Mason University Board Votes To End DEI Efforts, But Takes No Action Against President;
University of Virginia Appoints Interim President After Ouster;
Alumni Criticize Universities Over Email Account Termination;
Union Files Intent To Strike At University Of Minnesota;
Virtual Labs Revolutionize Science And Healthcare Education; Universities Working To Mitigate Special Educator Shortage;
Alcorn State University Partners With AWS To Integrate AI, ML Into Curriculum;
OpenAI Chairman Encourages Students To Keep Pursuing Computer Science Degrees;
Google Offers Free AI Tools To University Students;
Popular AP Precalculus Course Expands Access To Advanced Math;
Faculty Latest Targets of Big Tech’s AI-ification of Higher Ed;
Universities Only Meeting Fraction Of AI Training Demand;
AI Training Academy For Teachers Set To Open In NYC;
New Hampshire Education Groups Develop Roadmap For AI Integration;
Pre-College STEM Program Unveils New Lab In Boston;
Study: AI teacher tools display racial bias when generating student behavior plans;
8/1/2025
TechNews for the week: August 1; July 30; July 28;
Ukraine/Russia war
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia;
In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures; Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg as Putin attends scaled-down Navy Day;
Trump sets new deadline of 10 or 12 days for Russia to act on Ukraine; Russian air strikes on prison facility kill 19 in southeastern Ukraine;
Russia intensifies deadly attacks on Ukraine despite Donald Trump’s ultimatum;
Russia claims capture of Chasiv Yar after 16-month battle, Ukraine denies;
Trump Orders Submarines Closer to Russia in Rare Nuclear Threat;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
U.S. Conducts Rare Raid in Syria, Killing a Senior Islamic State Leader; Netanyahu, Trump appear to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas;
Israel allows airdrops of food into Gaza amid pressure over mounting starvation;
Israeli Military Officials Say No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid;
The countdown begins: Israel’s deadline for "illegal" Bedouin villages; Keir Starmer to recall cabinet as calls grow for UK to recognise Palestinian state;
Netanyahu to Christian leaders: No starvation in Gaza; Israel lets more aid trucks into Gaza, under pressure over hunger crisis;
Graham says Israel should take Gaza by force then start over again; How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza;
UN meets to urge support for two-state solution but US, Israel boycott;
Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza; Gaza’s death toll passes 60,000, health officials say;
U.K. Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood in September, Barring Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire;
Marjorie Taylor Greene became the first Republican lawmaker to call the Gaza crisis a “genocide.”;
Yemeni Jew immigrates to Israel, now only four Jews remain;
Fewer than one in four Aussies views Jews positively;
Canada to Recognize Palestinian State at the U.N. General Assembly;
US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members for ‘undermining’ peace;
IDF launches wave of strikes after Hezbollah attempts to rebuild in Southern Lebanon;
Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated;
Rep. Khanna, progressives push for U.S. recognition of Palestinian state;
International Events
Hague court says Hungary failed obligations by not arresting Netanyahu;
China proposes global body to govern artificial intelligence; The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China;
Taiwanese voters reject motion to recall opposition lawmakers ;
Donald Trump blocks Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te from New York stopover After China Intervened;
Thailand and Cambodia Agree To Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens;
US imposes sweeping new sanctions on Iran oil trading network;
Germany prepares huge orders for jets, armored vehicles;
Trump covets rare earth riches, but Greenland plans to mine its own business;
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland;
More Freedom, Less Violence: Some States Look to European Prisons;
US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans;
Officials informed that Trump program 'intended for white people' only;
Brazil to double down on Brics in defiance of Donald Trump;
Immigration
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Illinois and Chicago over 'sanctuary city' policies;
Farmers are facing a fork on Trump's immigration highway;
Trump Administration Plans Changes to Skilled Worker Visas and Citizenship Tests;
Thomas Kinkade’s family denounces DHS use of painting, weighs legal options;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Competing Conspiracy Theories Consume Trump’s Washington; White House tightens its grip on Jeffrey Epstein messaging;
New Reports on Russian Interference Don’t Show What Trump Says They Do;
Trump CIA chief: Brennan, Comey and Hillary Clinton could face indictment;
GOP stops short of backing Gabbard, Trump on arresting Obama officials;
The US Army fired its new missile system that rattles China in a Western Pacific first;
Hegseth team told to stop using polygraph tests to root out people leaking to news media after complaint to White House;
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals; Hegseth team lashes out at Pentagon’s ‘Signalgate’ review;
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.;
Hegseth rerouting Pentagon funds to refurbish Qatari jet into Air Force One; The numbers behind the potential Qatari 747 gift;
Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders;
Americans Aren’t Sold on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Law;
Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef;
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change;
Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful;
Top DOJ antitrust officials fired as tension grows in a Trump administration monopoly-fighting office;
DOJ: Epstein, Maxwell grand juries heard testimony from just 2 witnesses;
Top FDA vaccine regulator hired under Trump ousted following conservative criticism;
The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work;
In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases;
Smithsonian removes mentions of Trump's two impeachments from National Museum of American History;
Trump clashes with the Smithsonian; Tracking MAGA’s remolding of arts and culture;
Trump plans to overhaul the East Wing to build a $200 million ballroom, one of the biggest changes to the White House in a century;
There is a robot in Washington that signs the president’s name;
FAA struggles to retain air traffic control recruits in a system with ‘hostile’ training;
Southwest flight drops 500 feet in evasive action, injuring 2 crew members;
Congress actions
Ahead of Shutdown Deadline, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Spending;
Maxwell demands immunity after subpoena from House Oversight Committee;
Durbin demands recordings of Ghislaine Maxwell-Department of Justice talks; Oversight leaders expected to attend Ghislaine Maxwell deposition;
Jeffrey Epstein files: Democrats turn to obscure rule;
Hawley introduces bill to provide $600 tariff rebates to adults and children; GOP senators reject Trump’s pitch to use tariff revenue for ‘rebates’;
Senate panel advances funding bill with $1 billion for Ukraine;
Jewish Democratic senators lead pressure on Trump to address Gaza crisis;
Record number of Senate Democrats vote to block weapon sales for Israel; Republican infighting expands to an unusual place: Israel;
Senate panel advances bill to ban congressional stock trading; Trump goes off on Josh Hawley over insider trading bill;
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) vows discharge petition for stock trading ban;
Senate Democrats launch investigation into RFK Jr. firing of CDC vaccine panel;
Airlines urge senators to reject bill limiting facial recognition;
Thune: Recess appointments on table as Senate faces backlog of nominees;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump to inaugurate his family business’s new golf course in Aberdeenshire on trip to Scotland;
For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach;
Trump memo allows federal workers to persuade coworkers their religion is ‘correct’ ;
Trump says Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre and other young women from Mar-a-Lago spa;
Virginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her;
Trump demands drug companies lower prices before end of September;
Trump, Term-Limited, Amasses $200 Million War Chest for Political Ambitions;
Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts;
Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now;
Trump orders firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after large revision to jobs report casts doubt about labor market;
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Manipulated,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official;
DOGE government actions
DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations;
Court news and legal issues
Trump notches winning streak in Supreme Court emergency docket deluge; Kavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders;
Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants;
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood;
Trump’s tariffs face major legal challenge in appellate court;
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads with Supreme Court, Trump to intervene in criminal case;
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyer Says She Will Only Testify for Immunity or Clemency;
Justice Department files formal complaint against Judge Boasberg over deportation case s rullings;
GOP bullish on dismantling Voting Rights Act;
How Trump’s crackdown on law firms is undermining legal defenses for the vulnerable;
Federal judges speak out about ongoing threats in rare panel session;
Confirmation News
Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate; Senate confirms Trump nominee Emil Bove as federal judge;
Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez to lead CDC;
Senate confirms Jan. 6 denier Joseph Kent to head counterterrorism center;
Election politics
Texas plan to redraw maps could protect GOP House majority;
Texas map would add five safe Republican seats. What it means for the midterms; the new map;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
US Health, Tech Officials to Launch Data-Sharing Plan;
Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows;
Trump administration halts, then releases, NIH research funding;
Medicare and Medicaid plan to experiment with covering weight loss drugs, including Ozempic and Zepbound;
Number of Texans receiving out-of-state abortions quadrupled between 2021 and 2023;
Trump to bring back presidential physical fitness test in US schools canceled by Obama;
Is your heart aging faster than you? Here’s how to check its biological age;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Cyberattack Grounds Flights on Largest Airline in Russia; Aeroflot Hacked;
Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day; Cyberattack hits U.S. Fermi Lab in breach linked to Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability;
State and local governments need a unified approach to cybersecurity;
Hackers Disclose Data on Users of Controversial 'Tea Dating' App;
Measuring the Attack/Defense Balance;
Cheating on Quantum Computing Benchmarks; Spying on People Through Airportr Luggage Delivery Service;
That Time Tom Lehrer Pranked the NSA; Bluesky thread for the story; Math and science
SpaceX’s Influence On NASA Grows; SpaceX Investigating Cause Of Global Starlink Outage;
NASA’s New Radar Mission Launched From India. Here’s What It Will Do;
Project Kuiper Could Challenge Starlink In South Africa;
A study has revealed that a fault line that stretches across North America may have been quietly building up;
Scientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep; A 'vibrant oasis' of chemical-eating creatures found in the deep Pacific;
How Australian farmers defied climate doom;
Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Is Effective But Underused, Researchers Say;
Monogram Technologies Completes Autonomous Robotic Knee Replacement; Robotic Hands Gain Human-Like Sensation Using AI;
GM Expands Use Of Additive Manufacturing;
Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Sony Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement Over Video Games;
The Fact Checker rose in an era of false claims. Falsehoods are now winning;
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces shutdown following funding loss; AI and Chatbot issues
Altman Warns Against ChatGPT for Confidential Communications;
Mark Zuckerberg just shared his vision for 'personal superintelligence.' Read his letter;
Nvidia Chips Are Front and Center in China at Crucial Moment in the A.I. Race;
Robots Dominate China’s AI Summit; Skild AI Unveils New AI Model For Robots;
AI start-up Anthropic open to Mideast funds in talks to double valuation to over $150bn;
A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars;
Tech Giants Encounter Obstacles With AI Expansion; Startup Develops AI System To Cut Data Center Power Consumption;
Mayo Clinic Using Supercomputer With Nvidia’s AI Technology For Disease Diagnosis;
Sanofi And UT Austin Develop AI Model For mRNA Efficiencydescription;
AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicles Mimic Human Driving Behavior;
AI And Robotics In Agriculture Gain Traction; Startup Using AI And Robotics To Enhance Fish Processing;
Google Initiates AI Licensing Talks With Publishers;
Why cities are turning to AI for property assessments;
OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT;
Amazon just funded a streamer that lets you use AI to make your own TV shows;
Utah Highlighted As Leader In AI Adoption; SC News and Politics
Class and Identity in Hilton Head: The Gullah v. Wealthy Landowners;
Autobiographies and books on slavery at risk for removal from Charleston historical site gift shops;
How ChatGPT and the 'AI ecosystem' are changing South Carolina's college campuses;
Mace teases decision on South Carolina governor bid: ‘Couple of days’;
Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate;
Banking news
Are EuroBonds an alternative to US Treasuries; Investors See Few Alternatives to U.S. Treasuries. Could Europe Make One;
The next cryptocurrency crisis; Stablecoins craze pits central bank against lawmakers in South Korea;
Treasury expected to borrow more than $1 trillion in debt during this quarter;
Fed's balance sheet drawdown likely can continue for some time;
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady but warns about slower economic growth;
Federal Reserve governor to resign early, giving Trump an immediate opening on the board;
Tariff news
UBS says America is starting to eat Trump’s tariff TACO salad;
Trump announces outline of tariff deal with European Union, saying he will impose 15% duty on imports; US-EU trade deal: What to know;
Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil;
Trump says he’s reached a trade deal with South Korea ahead of Friday deadline;
Trump Announces 50% Tariffs on Brazil, Sparing Select Goods; Announces 90-Day Extension for Mexico in Trade Talks;
Trump administration announces sharper tariffs will take effect in a week, including 35% levies on Canada;
Trump Executive Order Ends Tariff Exemption on Imports Less Than $800;
US Copper Plunges as Trump Tariffs Exclude Refined Metal;
Murky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals;
Who Pays for U.S. Tariffs, and Where Does the Money Go;
Business and Economics
Economy grew at a strong 3.0 percent annual pace in the second quarter, a reversal from earlier this year;
US job openings fell to 7.4 million last month as job market continues to cool;
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide to solid month on sour note as Trump's tariff deadline, jobs report loom;
Employers added 73,000 jobs in July and unemployment rate edged up, as businesses grapple with economic uncertainty from tariffs;
Stunning revisions show US added 258K fewer jobs than first reported; Summer labor market is much weaker than previously reported;
The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is running hot, buoyed by tariffs;
Stock Market Posts Worst Week in Months on Renewed Economic Fears;
Famed market bear Albert Edwards warns of an 'everything bubble' in US stocks and home prices that could soon pop;
Bessent: Trump baby accounts 'a backdoor' for privatizing Social Security;
Justice Department ups the incentive for companies to rat out their own employees;
Los Alamos National Lab Anticipates Funding Boost And Hiring Surge;
CEOs Are Shrinking Their Workforces — and They Couldn’t Be Prouder;
AI Is Wrecking an Already Fragile Job Market for College Graduates;
The AI explosion means millions are paying more for electricity;
More Than 800,000 Homes Could Be Built on Land Owned by Churches;
EV Manufacturing Drives US Economic Growth; US Fast EV Charger Growth Surges In 2025;
Union Pacific to Acquire Norfolk Southern for $85B;
Spirit Airlines furloughing 270 pilots, demoting another 140 amid slower schedule;
Apple Is Shutting a Store in China, Its First Closure in the Country;
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Planning To Build Tunnel From Nashville Airport To Downtown;
Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash involving driver-assistance technology; jury orders $200 million in damages;
Ford Is Latest Carmaker to Blame Tariffs for Profit Slump; P&G to increase prices in part due to tariffs;
Microsoft Backs Up A.I. Spending With $27.2 Billion Quarterly Profit; Palantir gets $10 billion contract from U.S. Army;
Trump has a new plan to supercharge crypto markets; White House Urges ‘Pro-Innovation Mind-Set’ to Crypto in New Report;
Here's how much crypto or gold you should have in your portfolio; Why ethereum is suddenly beating bitcoin;
Finance
Credit Card Annual Fees Are Going Up—Are They Still Worth It?;
The Housing Market Was Built for a Baby Boom. What Happens in a Baby Bust;
How Trump’s tariffs could affect your grocery bill;
Access to 401(k)s couldn’t come at a better time for private equity;
Sports
Iowa State University Athletics Expects Budget Gaps After Recent Changes;
Other news and history
This Democrat Wants Cognitive Standards in Congress. Her Colleagues Disagree;
White House issues intimidating statement about “The View” being 'pulled off the air' over 'irrelevant loser' Joy Behar;
The Woody Guthrie tapes you weren’t supposed to hear;
Tom Lehrer, master satirist of Cold War era, dies at 97;
Education:
DOJ Challenging Laws That Involve Undocumented Students, In-State Tuition;
Parents Rethink College Savings Plans For Their Children’s Future;
Education Department to Review Regs for Student Loan Programs, College Accountability; PSLF Borrowers Face Delays Amid Buyback Backlog;
Directive To Shrink Federal Agencies Has Affected Education Fraud Enforcement;
Students Navigate Testing, Essays, And FAFSA As College Applications Open Friday; Michigan Awards $1 Million To Boost FAFSA Completion;
Colleges Face Aid Cuts Over Rising Student Loan Defaults; US Faces Economic Hit As International Student Numbers Drop;
Howard University Students Crowdfund Amid Financial Platform Change; Catholic Colleges Merge To Survive Financial Pressures;
UCF Proposes 10% Hike In Out-of-State Tuition; Northwestern Cuts More Than 400 Staff Positions Amid Federal Funding Freeze;
Administration Seeking Payments From Additional Universities Following Columbia Deal;
Columbia’s Agreement To Allow Campus Anti-Semitism Monitor Prompts Questions About Independence;
Harvard Will Comply With DHS Demands For Employee Forms;
UVA’s Business School Ends DEI-Related Collaborations;
Ohio State President Vows To Hire Staff From Across Political Spectrum Amid Administration Crackdown;
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation;
UCLA ends antisemitism lawsuit with $6 million settlement; Administration Halts UCLA Research Grants;
Administration Launches Investigation Into Duke University, Duke Law Journal;
Administration Freezes $108 Million In Federal Funds To Duke’s Medical School And Healthcare System;
Twenty-Two States Have Enacted Laws Censoring Higher Ed; Indiana Higher Ed Commission Updates Review Process For Degree Programs;
Education Department Restricts Some Courses For Undocumented Adults; Migrant Higher Education Programs Remain Frozen;
Eight of Youngkin’s college board appointees can no longer serve, judge rules;
More Universities Are Sharing Space With Senior Living Communities;
Is the 3-Year Degree Dream Becoming a Reality;
Study: Tenure Doesn’t Slow Average Research Output;
University Of California Admits Largest Class Of In-State Undergraduates;
AWS AI Initiative Boosts Mississippi State University Recruitment; Virginia Tech Implements AI To Review Admission Essays;
Grant Awards Support STEM Initiatives At Mississippi Universities;
New Mexico Working To Address Low Student Math Proficiency;
A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You;
Kentucky Professor Calling for Global War to End Israel Genocide Removed From Teaching;
Right-Leaning Faculty Likelier to Be ‘Hostile’ to Jews;