Inside Mamdani’s $70M plan for city-owned grocery stores, and the backlash
Forget fixing potholes and public parks. New York City could soon be running grocery stores. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to open five government-owned grocery stores to help bring some of his constituents cheaper grocery prices. However, the grocery stores and bodegas already serving the city are challengingContinue Reading
Why boy band BTS is boycotting the Grammys | DW News
Global K-pop sensation BTS have announced they will not submit their music for next year’s Grammy Awards, after the Recording Academy introduced a new Asian pop category. The South Korean megastars were widely tipped in the running for several of the Grammys’ top honors, including Album of the Year, afterContinue Reading
PBS News Hour full episode, July 30, 2026
Thursday on the News Hour, U.S. attacks on Iran ramp up as the war expands across the region. How the Federal Reserve’s new leadership is likely to respond to pressures on multiple fronts as the U.S. economy slows. Plus, Israeli settlers escalate attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. WATCHContinue Reading
Bookworm Kaia Gerber loved ‘The Shards’ novel
Kaia Gerber has a book club called Library Science and says Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote ‘The Shards, is a favorite. (July 30) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Winning the Peace: The Democratic Dilemma of Limited War
In our previous article, we argued that overwhelming military superiority no longer guarantees strategic success. Today, military and political outcomes have become increasingly disconnected. As Carl von Clausewitz observed, war is fought to achieve political objectives, with military force only one instrument among many in statecraft. Modern professional militaries areContinue Reading
America Needs a New North Korea Strategy
North Korea is strategically closer to Russia and China than any time since the Korean War, while the U.S. does nothing to challenge the growing power of the Axis of Authoritarians (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea). The irony is that North Korea has, since 1994, wanted a normal relationshipContinue Reading
DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets
Polymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.Continue Reading
The Urgent Water Crisis in Gaza
Destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure is forcing people in Gaza to rely on unsafe water to drink and clean.Continue Reading
How ‘The Odyssey’ Was Lost In Translation
Modern translations and adaptations of the Greek epic poem reveal as much about our present politics as that of the past.Continue Reading
AI keeps US economy growing even as overall GDP growth slows
US economic growth slowed in the second quarter as imports widened the trade deficit, but robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure underscored strong domestic demand. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #unitedstates #artificialintelligence #markets Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4pNJ7ZT 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up withContinue Reading
‘I think Todd is toast’: Geraldo Rivera on attorney general nomination limbo
On Thursday’s “The Daily Take”: NewsNation’s Connell McShane and Geraldo Rivera discuss the hold on confirming Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general due to Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn. The pair are looking to get something official, in writing that the The Traitor administration will abandon efforts toContinue Reading
From Ozempic to Peptides?: The New Health Trend Everyone’s Talking About | Hot Take with Jesse Weber
On Thursday’s “Hot Take,” Jesse Weber does a deep dive into the peptide boom — breaking down what peptides actually are, why you already know one class of them (GLP-1s such as Ozempic and Wegovy), and the multimillion-dollar “gray market” where biohackers are buying unregulated peptides online. We also breakContinue Reading












