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Friday, August 01, 2025

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is deadly in more than a quarter of kids diagnosed with the inflammatory brain disease. read more


President Donald Trump is now meeting with four-star general nominees personally, a notable departure from past practices that raises ethical concerns about the further mingling of political roles within the military's highest ranks. read more


Twenty five people aboard a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to hospital Wednesday after "significant turbulence" forced a plane traveling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam to make an emergency landing ... read more


President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt. read more


U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. read more


The Dallas Stars have used a monopoly on ice rinks in North Texas to take control of youth and recreational hockey, crush dissent by players and coaches and wring out ever-increasing profits from what used to be a community good. Some of their execs carried out a hotel kickback scheme for themselves. How far are they taking this insanity? When one dad explored coaching for an independent rink instead, a Stars official banned his daughters from all of their rinks. The girls are 5 and 7.


A CBS investigation claims officials may have misled the public about a series of details on Jeffrey Epstein's final night alive. read more


Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble offered an annual earnings outlook that was below analysts' projections and said it would raise prices on about a quarter of its products in the U.S. in part due to higher costs from President Donald Trump's tariffs. read more


Investigators have found the Army helicopter involved in a deadly mid-air collision over Washington DC was receiving faulty altitude data, causing it to fly higher than intended. read more


Yale Budget Lab The price level from all 2025 tariffs rises by 1.8% in the short-run, the equivalent of an average per household income loss of $2,400 in 2025$. This assumes the Federal Reserve does not react to tariffs and so the real income adjustment comes primarily through prices rather than nominal incomes; if the Federal Reserve reacted, the adjustment could in part come in the form of lower nominal incomes. Annual pre-substitution losses for households at the bottom of the income distribution are $1,300. The post-substitution price increase settles at 1.5%, a $2,000 loss per household. read more


ABC writes about a family where the husband, who is in the process of applying for citizenship with an upcoming court hearing, is taken away by men who refused to show a warrant, their badges, give their names or even explain why their loved one is being taken away. Despite immediately putting his hands in the air, the husband is thrown to the ground. His girlfriend, who came out of the house to see what was happening, is yelled at and shoved by one of the men. The family is bravely talking about their experience, which was captured on their Ring camera, in the hopes of shedding light on what is currently happening across America. read more


Jeffrey Epstein's long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been moved from her prison in Florida to another institution in Texas, read more


The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump's two impeachments from an exhibit display. read more


Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration -- and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal law enforcement. read more


Thursday, July 31, 2025

According to the White House press release: "The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, it's theme and architectural heritage will be almost identical. The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits." read more


U.S. inflation increased in June as tariffs boosted prices for imported goods ... read more


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