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Rep. Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid amid ethics probe into his affair with a staffer The embattled congressman will serve out the rest of his term.

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid amid ethics probe into his affair with a staffer www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Kalshi is not paying bettors the $54 million that was made on Khamenei death in Iran The predictions market says promotion was ‘grammatically ambiguous’ and misunderstood by customers, reiterating that it ‘does not offer markets that settle on death’

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Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Expose Your Private Moments & Data to Offshore Workers Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses send private footage to Kenyan contractors who review intimate moments in bathrooms and bedrooms without user consent.

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Expose Your Most Private Moments

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The American Servicemembers Who Were Killed in Kuwait Among them were a devoted parent, a student, at least one member of a military family and a “life of the party.” They came from Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.

Among the U.S. servicemembers killed in Kuwait were a devoted parent, a gardener, a student and a ”life of the party.” They came from Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.

Dollar reclaims safe-haven mantle as Iran strikes rattle nerves The dollar's sharp rally following U.S. strikes on Iran is reassuring investors the currency still functions as ​a global safe-haven, with the greenback reclaiming its traditional crisis-era role as g...

Dollar reclaims safe-haven mantle as Iran strikes rattle nerves www.reuters.com/world/africa...

U.S. stock futures open down about 1% $ES #FinSky

Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties.

Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership The renewed confrontation dimmed hopes of a diplomatic solution to the nuclear dispute.

US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership www.reuters.com/business/aer...

"To Dismantle The Principle Of Birthright Citizenship Would Undermine Both The Legal And Moral Foundations of American Society" — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network), in this brief

Update On AI Derangement Syndrome & Its Consequences Last year's impressive stock market rally, which began on April 9 (when POTUS postponed his Liberation Day tariffs), was fueled by AI Optimism. It turned into AI Fatigue late last year and, in recent weeks, into AI Fear. Now it's AI Derangement Syndrome. For a while, AI was widely thought

Software stocks are cratering on fears AI will destroy their business. Yet job postings for software engineers are up 11% year over year.

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Chart showing implied vs realized moves for each of Nvidia’s last 12 qtrly results.

Options traders price Nvidia's smallest post‑earnings swing in three years www.reuters.com/business/opt... $NVDA #FinSky

Not now, Costco!

Shoes that belonged to victims of Auschwitz.
Each one represents one person, one life, and one tragic story.
Each one we need to preserve.

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(Photo: https://www.instagram.com/aimlessarrow.art/)

Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho' killed in military raid Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as 'El Mencho,' has been killed in a military raid, Mexican officials said on Sunday, as the country's government has been ramping up pressure on car...

Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho' killed in military raid www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Air Canada, United Airlines halt flights to Mexico's Puerto Vallarta Air Canada said on Sunday it has temporarily suspended operations in Mexico's Puerto Vallarta, and United Airlines said it canceled its flights there, after reports of a military operation there aga...

Air Canada, United Airlines halt flights to Mexico's Puerto Vallarta www.reuters.com/world/americ...

BREAKING: The State Department is ordering U.S. citizens to shelter in place in some parts of Mexico due to ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity.

FWIW the reading order is sort of a good to have .. I read them based on the ones I could get hold of in whatever order and it didn’t really take away much from the reading experience.

So envious of you for the incredible books in these series that you are yet to read. (Men At Arms is pure joy)

It was my first Pratchett. I don't think I realized how brilliant it was at the time.

TSA PreCheck is open at airports, agency says, hours after DHS announced suspension The TSA said its PreCheck airport screening lanes are operational, hours after the DHS said the faster security checkpoint services would be paused.

TSA PreCheck is open at airports, agency says, hours after DHS announced suspension cnb.cx/4rP3BBX

Ice hockey-United States beat Canada in overtime for men's gold It was the third Olympic gold medal for the U.S. men's team and their first since 1980.

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EU lawmaker urges delay to US trade deal vote after tariff upheaval A senior EU lawmaker proposed on Sunday postponing a vote on the EU-U.S. trade deal that had been planned for this week, arguing that the terms and legal basis on which the deal was struck had changed...

EU lawmaker urges delay to US trade deal vote after tariff upheaval www.reuters.com/business/eu-...

The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout Cocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world.

New season of Narcos incoming?

The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout

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How about the extreme gravitas of the National Economic Council and not getting emotional willy nilly.

US airlines warn over pause in two key travel programs amid DHS shutdown A grouping of major U.S. airlines said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave travelers scant warning ahead of the temporary suspension of its PreCheck and Global Entry programs from Sunday, am...

US airlines warn over pause in two key travel programs amid DHS shutdown www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffs The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertio...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffs www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Interns racing across the Supreme Court plaza

In the old days, it took longer for the Supreme Court to upload opinions to the website. So interns would snatch hard copies in the press office, then race outside to hand them off to reporters waiting to do TV hits at the front steps—"the running of the interns." Sometimes I miss those days.

#BREAKING - U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST TRUMP'S GLOBAL TARIFFS ENACTED UNDER A FEDERAL LAW MEANT FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES - @reuters.com

$SPX $VIX #FinSky

Global demand for US assets remained undiminished in 2025, with net inflows up almost 30% from the year before:

Email blunder exposes $90bn Russian oil smuggling ring Apparent network of companies using same server includes little-known group that has become country’s largest oil exporter

Somewhat embarrassing to see just how profoundly the FT has outperformed national intelligence agencies, financial crime units and anti-money laundering authorities in uncovering evidence of malfeasance in recent years: www.ft.com/content/4310...