A Marketing Science study examined the staggered timing of book bans across states and found a 12 percent average increase in circulation for the most-targeted titles after a ban, compared with similar, unbanned books. The "ban effect" bled across borders: bans in one state nudged up checkouts in places without bans, too. read more
Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russian Army General Oleg Leontievich Makarevich, accused of overseeing the destruction of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam, is now heading a military advisory mission in Venezuela. Makarevich is in charge of more than 120 troops who are training Venezuelan forces on a wide range of military functions. Those activities are reported to be not in reaction to the current US military buildup in the region.
The Trump administration hasn't provided any details on how the project will be paid for. read more
The jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week found that while nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000, there were 6,000 fewer manufacturing jobs, adding to the tally of 59,000 lost factory jobs since Trump's April vows to ignite domestic manufacturing. read more
Steve Witkoff is teaching a master class to Russian officials on how to get what they want from Donald Trump. read more
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been personally linked to the brutal ICE raids sweeping America. Her 11-year-old nephew's mother ... read more
Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's pledged rent freeze. read more
A massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in one of the region's deadliest blazes in decades. read more
[Rep] Greene's farewell is only the latest evidence of the fissures that are beginning to appear in Trump's coalition. The party has also been riven by debate over the antisemitic turn of Tucker Carlson ... read more
Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., the Associated Press reports... read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to meet President Trump "as soon as possible" ... read more
The U.S. housing market is going to face a price correction "worse than 2008," according to housing analyst Melody Wright, who expects home prices to drop in half as soon as next year. read more
A court official has dismissed a Justice Department complaint that accused a federal judge of "hostile and egregious" misconduct during hearings for a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops ... read more
U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in September, suggesting consumer fatigue amid higher prices because of tariffs, though the moderation did not dampen economists' expectations for solid economic growth in the third quarter. read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the U.S. military to cut ties with Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, according to a draft memo to Congress reviewed by NPR. read more
CISA has warned that state-backed snoops and cyber-mercenaries are actively abusing commercial spyware to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts ... read more
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