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Friday, July 17, 2026

Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast ... read more


U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in June, posting their biggest decline in 14 months amid a pullback in the cost of energy products, further evidence that inflation was subsiding before the recent escalation in the Middle East conflict. read more


Insider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary's ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism. read more


An "arbitrary fishing expedition." "An unconstitutional effort to coerce." "A convenient pretext for launching a criminal investigation." read more


President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Wednesday after his endorsement of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor raised eyebrows among critics. read more


541 days into Donald Trump's term the president's net approval rating is -23, down 0.3 points since last week. 36% approve, 59% disapprove, 4% not sure read more


Document Declassified by Trump Reveals Russia Tried To Help Him Win the 2020 Election read more


Despite regulating broadcast media, FCC commissioners have accepted pricey tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala from CBS or its parent company, now Paramount. read more


Warren Buffett has stopped donating to the Gates Foundation ... read more


Donald Trump made his case for appointing his former personal attorney as attorney general. read more


The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review ... read more


Mexico has issued a formal travel advisory warning citizens about a growing diarrhea-causing outbreak in the United States, as cases linked to a foodborne parasite continue to climb across dozens of states. read more


The lead investor in a South Korean aluminum company that has challenged Commerce Department penalties on certain exports from South Korea to the United States made a $2 million payment last year to President Trump's holding company. read more


The National Transportation Safety Board said the driver of a Tesla (TSLA.O) Model 3 that killed a 76-year-old woman when it ploughed into her home at high speed in Katy, Texas in June had overridden the vehicle's advanced driver assistance system ... read more


Wall Street Journal compiles a list of incidents where AI companies have been threatened. read more


Thursday, July 16, 2026

MS NOW reports that last week, agents complained about a request to fly Vance's son to a golf lesson across town on a helicopter. read more


 

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