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3:40 AM ET, July 27, 2025

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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response  —  The Minnesota Star Tribune found that Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home and that several law enforcement agencies were unaware of the situation for hours.
Associated Press:
Multiple people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan and a suspect is in custody  —  Multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday.  The Michigan State Police said the local sheriff's office is investigating the incident and details were limited.
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Zoe Sottile / CNN:
11 people injured and suspect in custody after ‘random’ stabbing in Traverse City Walmart, officials say  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Sheriff shares details in stabbing at Michigan Walmart  —  Sheriff shares details in stabbing at Michigan Walmart  —  Friend of pastor arrested by ICE details ‘subhuman’ conditions of his detainment
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Associated Press:
The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born  —  A mother pressed a final kiss to what remained of her 5-month-old daughter and wept.  Esraa Abu Halib's baby now weighed less than when she was born.  —  On a sunny street in shattered Gaza …
Washington Post:
Hegseth team told to stop polygraph tests after complaint to White House  —  The White House intervention, which has not previously been reported, came in the form of a phone call by a person close to the administration.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of polygraph tests to search …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Trump urges Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire with trade talk  —  The aim of Trump and other world leaders is to halt the fiercest border clash between Thailand and Cambodia in 13 years  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand to end three days …
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Chris Melore / Daily Mail:
Parasitic sea vampire bites RFK Jr in health chief's bizarre new stunt  —  Robert F Kennedy Jr has found himself in another awkward situation involving animals.  —  On a tour of the Nez Perce salmon hatchery in Idaho on Thursday, RFK Jr let a parasitic sea vampire, also known as a lamprey …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns  —  The $1.7 billion reduction capped a tough week for President Volodymyr Zelensky as he deals with Ukraine's governance issues.  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky's anticorruption policies have already provoked Ukraine's first antigovernment protests since the Russian invasion in 2022.
Discussion: Human Events
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Musk sought to stoke the Trump-Epstein scandal.  Mission accomplished.  —  The former “first buddy” remains a potent political risk for Trump months after he publicly left the White House.  —  President Donald Trump split with Elon Musk almost two months ago.
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Leah Askarinam / Associated Press:
How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections  —  Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling.  Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit.
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Bryan Walsh / Vox:
Four stories that are more important than the Epstein Files  —  The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole. … Over the past couple of weeks, one story has overshadowed every other, no matter how important they might be: Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Unless you've been taking …
Discussion: National Review
David Wright / CNN:
Democratic candidates are posting weightlifting videos in search of a midterm lift  —  Democrats running in next year's midterms are pumping out videos of themselves pumping iron.  —  In one video, Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred stands in his home gym after a workout and, still in a sweat …
Discussion: RedState
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland  —  The president was criticized by demonstrators on a range of issues, from his stance on immigration and Gaza to his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  —  As President Trump golfed Saturday at his course in Turnberry, Scotland …
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Elon Musk is threatening to put third-party candidates on the ballot.  Democrats are giddy. … Musk was one of President Donald Trump's biggest benefactors in the 2024 election, spending hundreds of millions to help get him and other Republicans elected.  But since his break with the president …
Discussion: USA Today
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Axios:
Prison debt is crushing Black women, advocates say  —  Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.
Brendan Joel Kelley / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert's Son Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse  —  The Congresswoman's oldest son was on probation after pleading guilty to identity theft last October. … Audio By Carbonatix … According to records obtained from the Windsor Police Department and confirmed …
Discussion: Raw Story and Miami New Times
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Trump says Kamala Harris should be prosecuted over celebrity endorsements  —  President Donald Trump called for former Vice President Kamala Harris to be prosecuted over large sums her campaign doled out to celebrities on the campaign trail in 2024.  —  In a Truth Social post on Saturday night …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Joe Rogan Turns on Trump Administration Over Epstein Crisis: 'Do They Think We're Babies?'  —  NOT BUYING IT  —  “Do they think we're babies?” the podcaster asked, referring to the administration's flip-flop on Epstein.  —  Joe Rogan lashed out at the Trump administration over its handling …
Derek Operle / WKMS:
Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah  —  A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America's first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in far western Kentucky.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump  —  Talks in Washington.  An expert on negotiation.  A balancing act.  The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.  —  Just after Memorial Day, Claire Shipman …
 
 
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Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:
What Hulk Hogan Left Behind
Discussion: HotAir and National Review
The Hill:
Trump notches winning streak in Supreme Court emergency docket deluge
Discussion: NewsMax.com and HuffPost
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Is Kissing Trump's Ass, Real Nice and Slow How He Likes It, a Good Strategy?
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard's Powerful Leader Faces Intense Scrutiny in Trump Fight
Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Immigration judges fired by Trump administration say they will fight back
Discussion: CBS News and The Gateway Pundit
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
NASA slashing over 20 percent of workforce
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
What Is America, and for Whom?  —  Before we get into a broader reflection on how to situate …
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: Debate opponent of Mehdi Hasan organized violent far-right protests
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Michael Gryboski / The Christian Post:
Jason Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, pleads guilty to child porn possession
Tim Gordon / KGW-TV:
Wyden secures data privacy deal to shield Oregonians from out-of-state abortion, immigration surveillance
Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
Two in five arrested for last summer's UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 25, 2025  —  “We're going to end up shooting some of them.”
Discussion: The Guardian
Natan Odenheimer / New York Times:
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump's distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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