From international banking worries to the market state of canary-in-the-coal-mine Oracle, the AI bubble is sure looking taut.
A fellow aging NATO leader had to grab Donald Trump by the arm and physically steer him into position at a welcome ceremony for this week's alliance summit in Turkey. Both Trump, 80, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan, 72, are under sustained scrutiny over the state of their physical and mental health. Trump has faced questions over rambling speeches, apparent dozing at public events, and the makeup masking bruises on his hands. Erdoan has drawn similar attention for verbal stumbles, moments of confusion, and a slowed walking pace. The footage, captured beside Air Force One after it touched down in Ankara on Tuesday, shows the pair shaking hands and talking before Erdoa clasped Trump's arm to lead him onto the carpet. Trump then stopped and turned toward a line of soldiers from what appears to have been the wrong mark.
After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans.
More than 1,200 former Department of Justice (DOJ) employees encouraged the Senate to reject acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to take on the role permanently, writing in a Tuesday letter that he has been "demonizing career employees." Read more
City officials ordered evacuations at multiple buildings Monday after structural damage was discovered at a Midtown high-rise undergoing a residential conversion.
The FDNY responded to 235 E. 42nd St., between Second and Third avenues, just before 8 a.m. after receiving reports of bricks falling from the 38-story building, which is under construction.
According to the FDNY, firefighters determined the bricks fell after two columns inside the building "buckled," causing "sagging" between the 21st and 26th floors. Read more
Is everybody happy now? You good, Mr. President? Put our boys in a blender, President Trump did, with those phone calls to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Messed with their mojo by politicking to get American striker Folarin Balogun's red card rescinded. We'll have to check VAR, but it might be the first time Trump succeeded at having a decision overturned. The problem is, having our President butt in here was a joke. Unfunny and out of bounds, offsides, an own goal " all of the things.
At a US Border Patrol checkpoint in southern Texas, federal authorities arrested Luke David Brader (80) and Susan Brader (74) after discovering more than 345 pounds of cocaine inside a trailer they were towing.
Life imitates art
In Memphis TN, TBI agents are investigating the shooting death of Tyrin Johnson (20) by two soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force.
Bringing the warzone home
That's what is being reported online.
ICC-indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin gave Dummkopf Trumpf his instructions by telephone ahead of the 7-8 July NATO Summit in Ankara Turkiye under the pretext of congratulating him for America's 250th Independence Day celebrations.
"Got it, Vlad, no sweat. Just keep the kompromat close hold." "Of course, Donald, as always. "
16 "almost feral" children ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years were rescued from a feces-filled house of horrors in Ohio and authorities only stumbled on them last week while serving Gary Siders a warrant for indecent exposure. The victims-- allegedly kept isolated in a 12-foot by 12-foot room " can barely speak.
Hamden, Vinton County Ohio (Population: 700)
The American taxpayer-funded Israeli Death Forces (IDF) slaughtered six Palestinians in Gaza over the past 48 hours. Since the one-sided "ceasefire" in Gaza was established on 11 Oct 2025, the US-armed sequence killers of the Middle East have liquidated 1,066 Muslims, wounding or maiming another 3,445. One conservative estimate of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza is now 73,098 human beings; other analysts contend the number has exceeded 75,000. In Feb 2026, IDF SSG Ofri Yafe (21) fell victim to fratricide, murdered by his own trigger-happy comrades.
AIPAC funds genocide. These individuals are not good human beings.
Stars and Stripes has a front page like no other. On a day when the headlines on other newspapers were dominated by earthquakes in Venezuela and Supreme Court decisions on immigration, Erik Slavin, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, put out a newspaper for the American military, with stories about new tactics involving drones, and service members and families facing food insecurity. "We want to go with something that we know will directly interest our readers right away," Slavin said.
Lobga Rangzen (42) died after he "self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in NYC after a live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity." The International Campaign for Tibet says there were more than 150 self-immolations by Tibetans between 2009 and 2022; ten were by Tibetans in exile.
China is "Sinofying" their minorities: Tibetans, Uighurs, and crushing all dissent
The renowned Brown University economist Roberto Serrano has overwhelming evidence' that a significant number of his students used AI to cheat on a take-home exam. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate on the use of AI technology to protect higher education: "Academic integrity is at risk."
AI is the new Doomsday Machine
Hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to participate in Washington, D.C.'s July Fourth celebrations with a rally and speech before fireworks, people are being asked to leave the event because of the weather conditions Saturday evening. "Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, we've been asked to tell you, our officials have asked to tell you to, we need evacuation right away," an overhead announcement said Saturday evening. Read more
