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Chad Kelly blames Toronto Argonauts struggles on World Cup
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Jul 14 • 7:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New York to impose country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers

New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create a new set of rules.

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Jul 14 • 7:36 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Docs with greater clinical knowledge less likely to order low-value imaging

Wasteful tests and treatments, such as imaging for an uncomplicated headache, continue to plague the U.S. healthcare system, experts note.

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Jul 14 • 6:20 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
Too many stories, too little space

Well, this week’s column presents a problem: there are far too many things in Colorado Politics of interest, and I want to write about them all. But given my kindly editor is unlikely to let me expand my column to booklet length (Ed: correct), I’ll just have to mention a few things in a concise […]

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Jul 14 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists

Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research

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Jul 14 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Austin Reaves, Sandro Mamukelashvili are helping Lakers' cap situation

Austin Reaves and Sandro Mamukelashvili did something with their contracts to help give the Lakers some added salary cap flexibility.

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Jul 13 • 11:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
iOS 26.6 Will Warn You About Malicious iMessages

Apple is adding a new warning about malicious iMessages in iOS 26.6, according to X user @limpless_skelly, who shared a mockup of the notification. The pop-up will warn users that a message could be trying to harm their iPhone or compromise their privacy. Apple asks users to share the message so it can guard against future attacks, and there are "Not Now," "Share With Apple," and "Don't Report" options to tap.

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Jul 13 • 7:02 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
The Quintessential Trump-era Politician

In 2020, I wrote an article about collaboration and collaborators. The title was History Will Judge the Complicit, and it started with the story of two famous East Germans, Markus Wolf and Wolfgang Leonhard, who both landed in East Berlin just after the end of the war. Although they came from very similar backgrounds, the former stuck with the regime, eventually becoming its spy boss; the latter, horrified by the brutal reality of Soviet-style communism, escaped. By way of juxtaposition, I also wrote about Lyndsey Graham and Mitt Romney. These two men also made very different decisions when confronted by Donald Trump’s assault on the ideals that they had both grown up believing: A glance at their biographies would not have led many to predict what happened next. On paper, Graham would have seemed, in 2016, like the man with deeper ties to the military, to the rule of law, and to an old-fashioned idea of American patriotism and American responsibility in the world. Romney, by contrast, with his shifts between the center and the right, with his multiple careers in business and politics, would have seemed less deeply attached to those same old-fashioned patriotic ideals. Most of us register soldiers as loyal patriots, and management consultants as self-interested. We assume people from small towns in South Carolina are more likely to resist political pressure than people who have lived in many places. Intuitively, we think that loyalty to a particular place implies loyalty to a set of values. But in this case the clichés were wrong. It was Graham who made excuses for Trump’s abuse of power. It was Graham—a JAG Corps lawyer—who downplayed the evidence that the president had attempted to manipulate foreign courts and blackmail a foreign leader into launching a phony investigation into a political rival. It was Graham who abandoned his own stated support for bipartisanship and instead pushed for a hyperpartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. It was Graham who played golf with Trump, who made excuses for him on television, who supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances—with Europeans, with the Kurds—that Graham had defended all his life. By contrast, it was Romney who, in February, became the only Republican senator to break ranks with his colleagues, voting to impeach the president. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office,” he said, is “perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” In the wake of Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday, I wrote about him again. He was, in many ways, the quintessential politician of Trump’s Washington, a man who shifted 180 degrees. Graham had been a fervent American patriot, proud reserve officer and military lawyer; he became one of the most important defenders of a president who believes soldiers are “suckers and losers” and shows no respect for law of any kind. As his politics changed, his language grew coarser and his behavior grew worse: He urged Israel to “level the place” in Gaza, and insulted the Danish prime minister in Munich, prompting a colleague, Senator Elissa Slotkin, to issue an apology. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which you can read in The Atlantic (gift link here) Like his close friend John McCain, Graham believed that America should stand at the center of a broad democratic alliance. The few times I met him were in that context, at the Munich Security Conference or at other European-American gatherings, which he once attended with great regularity. He also took seriously the practice of American democracy at home. In a 2014 conversation with The Atlantic, he described himself as a pragmatic politician who eschewed populist slogans. “I know Washington is broken, but what’s broken about it is everybody yelling and nobody trying to fix it,” he said. “I’m trying.” When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood. Trump privately mocked the military that Graham loved as nothing but “suckers and losers.” He put falsehoods, cynicism, and personal greed at the center of his politics, while expressing disdain for transparency, accountability, and democracy itself. In 2015, Graham described Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Also as a “nutjob.” When Trump won, Graham understood, as did so many others, that he would have to make some important choices. For a while, he went silent. In the spring of 2016, I saw him at one of those conferences in Europe. He seemed too depressed to speak. But then, like many other Republicans—and, more important, like many other people who have lived under political occupation or experienced radical regime change—he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator. As I wrote in 2020, it’s very hard to look in to anyone’s heart and to understand their motivations from the outside. But it does seem that Graham had a deep need to be relevant, to be in the game, to be a player, at any cost. And that, rather than any particular achievement, is what he will be remembered for. Continuing to monitor conflicts of interest, ostentatious emoluments, outright corruption and policy changes that will facilitate outright corruption. (Read my original article, Kleptocracy Inc and check out the SNF Agora Institute chart) June 27 Trump diverted funds from more than 900 projects nationwide—including safety upgrades at national parks—to finance beautification projects around Washington, including $700,000 used to fix a White House walkway. June 28 After a years-long Department of Justice investigation into Abbott Laboratories over its management of a baby formula facility where potentially deadly bacteria turned up enough evidence to criminally charge the firm, top department officials instead opted for a financial penalty—illustrating the department’s move away from strict corporate enforcement under the Trump administration. June 29 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stacked the Defense Policy Board—which is charged with providing independent national security recommendations to the Office of the Secretary of Defense—with Trump allies, including tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, who has invested in defense contractors like OpenAI and SpaceX, after purging the panel last year. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Axon—which makes about 90% of US tasers—two weeks before ICE solicited bids for a $220 million taser contract. The White House unveiled limited-edition US passports for America’s 250th birthday, featuring a portrait of Trump overlaid on the Declaration of Independence. June 30 Trump made around $1.2 billion from his various crypto companies last year, including more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial and $600 million from sales of his meme coin. Trump is considering issuing 250 pardons to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. These are expected to be largely doled out through the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s informal network of intermediaries. White-collar defense attorneys say they can typically win pardons for clients for $2 million. Last year, Trump administration officials awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Clark Construction for the White House ballroom—negotiations in which the president was directly involved. July 1 The Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump earned the First Lady more than $10 million. Trump made hundreds of individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million the day before his announcement pausing “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days sent the S&P 500 soaring nearly 10%—one of the largest single-day gains ever. Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral saw record surges in revenue during Trump’s first year in office, earning $77.5 million and $121.9 million respectively, compared to average annual revenues of $25 million and $75 million during Trump’s first term. Entities across the Persian Gulf paid more than $300 million to Trump’s businesses last year, including $263 million from the sale of half his stake in World Liberty Financial to a firm backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a top UAE royal and brother of the country’s president. Kash Patel failed to properly disclose his stock purchase of a Department of Justice contractor, MicroStrategy, worth up to $250,000 last year, despite laws requiring disclosure within 45 days of the trade. July 2 Trump has been directing administration officials to steer more government contracts—so far worth more than $2.4 billion—to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin aerospace firm, after Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, donated to the White House ballroom project, and reached a $40 million deal to license a Melania Trump documentary. Alongside the billions he made from cryptocurrency last year, Trump earned millions of dollars from real estate licensing fees, including $21 million from organizations in the UAE and $9.2 million in Saudi Arabia, along with smaller sums from merchandise sales, including $4.7 million from Trump Watches and $35,920 from 45 Guitar, a guitar brand endorsed by the president. House Democrats accused consultants tied to the Trump administration of financial fraud, alleging they gave prospective donors to America250—the bipartisan committee created by Congress to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial—the banking and routing numbers for Freedom 250, the White House’s fund for events like the UFC cage fight. Democrats also allege that Freedom 250’s CEO traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos to solicit donations from foreign government officials and business leaders. The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of gun regulations would lift the prohibition on mailing handguns to individuals, a significant win for GrabAGun—the direct-to-consumer firearm retailer on whose board Donald Trump Jr. sits and in which he holds a 1.1% ownership stake. GrabAGun currently must rely on a middleman to transfer firearms to customers. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed that he made more than 21,000 securities trades during his first year back in office, growing his investment account to at least $858 million across stakes in around 1,600 companies, compared to the 13 total trades Joe Biden made during his entire presidency. July 4 Nearly 1 million people who bought the president’s meme coin—Trump Coin—collectively lost $3.8 billion on the token, while he walked away with $636 million. July 6 Shares of Dell closed up 4.4% after Trump recommended people buy the firm’s computers during a speech announcing the launch of Trump investment accounts for children, boosting the more than $1 million worth of shares the president owns in the company. July 9 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh named crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen to a task force aimed at modernizing the Federal Reserve, including rethinking its approach to inflation—a key factor keeping interest rates elevated. Palm Beach International Airport has officially changed its name to Trump International Airport—a move that will require Florida to pay royalties to the president’s family for licensing his name. I was there a few months ago, during a trip to Barcelona. The sculptures were a revelation, I’d never seen so many together before. Each one has its own personality. Enjoy the good weather, if you are lucky enough to have it. History Will Judge the Complicit The Quintessential Politician Autocracy Inc Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Jul 13 • 4:19 PM EDT • Politics • anneapplebaum.substack.com
Jason Kelce opens up about his 4 daughters being Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s flower girls

Jason Kelce says his daughters were ‘very happy’ to be uncle Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s flower girls.

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Jul 13 • 4:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Kelsey Mitchell is all business

LOS ANGELES -- The Indiana Fever visited Los Angeles to play the Sparks last Wednesday.

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Jul 13 • 3:38 PM EDT • Business • thesportingtribune.com
2026 World Cup Odds: Books Hoping For Spain-England Title Match

One thing sportsbooks don't want? A rematch of the 2022 World Cup final. Patrick Everson breaks down the semifinal betting action.

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Jul 13 • 3:09 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Nearly 6 in 10 young women get health and wellness information from influencers

Young women are especially likely to say they often see influencer content about beauty and appearance.

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Jul 13 • 2:56 PM EDT • Health • pewresearch.org
New lawsuits over NCAA eligibility are likely only the beginning

After a judge in Ohio ruled in favor of 24 athletes seeking eligibility, a new lawsuit threatens the NCAA's "five years to play five seasons" rule.

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Jul 13 • 2:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A heart for health

Albany High retiree Mary Kelly has a heart for health that expands beyond her professional responsibilities. Not only did she serve the City School District of Albany for over 23 years as a nurse, she also has been a faithful supporter of our food pantry here at Albany High! Since June 2022, Kelly has given a monthly donation to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York specifically designated for Albany High. Thanks to Kelly and other individual donors and partner organizations, our students and their families can have access to nutritious food, free of cost at the Falcon Market. As someone who raised three boys, she knows how hard it can be to keep one’s shelves stocked at home. “I remember when they would sit down, three teenagers, eating a box of cereal a piece as a snack,” Kelly reminisced with a laugh. “Who can afford that nowadays?” Known affectionately as Nurse Kelly throughout her career in the district, she served our students at the elementary, middle and high school levels, and was stationed at Albany High from 2019 until her retirement. By caring for students day in and day out, Kelly was keenly aware of the negative impact of food insecurity on the lives of young people. This is what motivated her to take a proactive step towards improving access to nutritious food for our students and families. Kelly’s generosity is a way to carry on the memory of her youngest son, who passed away in 2019. “The kindnesses that I do are always in his memory,” Kelly shared. On behalf of our Albany High staff, students and families, we thank Nurse Kelly for her incredible support and wish her all the best during her retirement. For more information about how to support the Falcon Market with in-kind or financial donations, please contact Joey DiPiazza at jdipiazza@albany.k12.ny.us.

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Jul 13 • 11:32 AM EDT • Health • albanyschools.org
Fentrice Driskell grows cash lead over Michele Rayner as clock winds down on SD 16 race

Driskell has a cash advantage of nearly $257,000.

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Jul 13 • 11:10 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Kansas City continues to prove it's a superior sports city as Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce could welcome a new superstar to town soon

The Kansas City Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce as international superstars in their own sport. The city could soon have Mo Salah.

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Jul 13 • 10:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Here Come the Lawsuits! Sony's Physical Disc Debacle Likely to Keep Its Lawyers Busy

Manufacturer already fighting multiple lawsuits

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Jul 13 • 9:15 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Do People Trust Science Anymore?

There are several psychological reasons why some people reject scientific consensus. How distant one feels psychologically from science increases the likelihood of rejection.

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Jul 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • psychologytoday.com
A chance encounter led to one of the largest T. rexes ever found. Now, it could be ‘lost to science’

A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest predicaments.

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Jul 13 • 7:04 AM EDT • Technology • cnn.com
A chance encounter led to one of the largest T. rexes ever found. Now, it could be ‘lost to science’

A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest predicaments.

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Jul 13 • 7:04 AM EDT • Science • cnn.com
Packers Get Blunt Jadeveon Clowney Take Amid 49ers Speculation

The San Francisco 49ers have surfaced in plenty of rumors involving veteran pass rushers, but they haven’t signed one as training camp approaches.After finishing last season with 20 sacks, the 49ers are counting on Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams to help generate more pressure this year. They also added another edge rusher by selecting Romello […] The post Packers Get Blunt Jadeveon Clowney Take Amid 49ers Speculation appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 13 • 4:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
When regulation is good for business

By now, I think I have established both my view that I am a fan of ESG investing and the benefits of regulating what is and isn’t a sustainable investment, and my view that in Europe, ESG regulation has gone too far and become too costly. It almost feels like the old Aristotelian maxim of doing things in moderation that leads to the best outcomes is valid in regulatory efforts as well. To give you an example, let’s look at a study by the National Bank of Belgium on the impact of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) on fund flows of conventional and ESG funds. The SFDR was announced on 27 November 2019 and came into effect on 10 March 2021. It was implemented in several stages and split funds marketed in the EU into three broad categories: (i) Art. 6 funds that are basically conventional funds without any specific ESG integration, (ii) Art. 8 funds that ‘promote environmental or social characteristics’, which must provide additional reporting how they do that, and (iii) Art. 9 funds that are impact funds. The gaps between the announcement and the phased implementation give us an idea of how fund flows were affected by the regulation. It is clearly visible in the figure below that once the new regulation was announced and when it was initially implemented, fund flows in Art. 8 and Art. 9 funds increased significantly. Conventional Art. 6 funds also saw more inflows, but the increase was not statistically significant. I should add that the data below is pure fund flow, cleaned of performance effects and of any reclassified funds that moved from one classification to another. Note also that once the initial rush in ESG funds was over, additional, stricter regulatory requirements didn’t create that many new flows. This implies that with additional regulation, the funds incurred higher costs to comply but didn’t benefit in terms of new inflows and higher assets under management. Fund flows as the SFDR regulation was implemented in the EU Source: Emiris et al. (2026) When examining the drivers of these flows, the authors of the study found that institutional investors were more likely to switch to ESG funds and particularly so in countries where concerns about sustainability are culturally more accepted. In a society where buy-in into environmental and social risks is higher, private investors were shifting more of their assets into ESG funds as the regulation made it clear which funds are really green and which ones are not. And institutional investors in these countries did so as well, given the societal pressures and reputational risks of sticking with conventional funds. Meanwhile, fund managers reacted to the changing regulatory environment as well. Many funds that were mildly green before the regulation was announced became greener and more sustainable as the regulation was introduced to attract new assets and new investors. Cleverly, and unsurprisingly, these ESG funds also charge on average higher fees, which means that not only did fund managers gather fresh assets, but their profitability increased as well.

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Jul 13 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • klementoninvesting.substack.com
Retiree, 75, lives out of a backpack, traveling the world with husband

Christine Casady says she and her husband are frugal by nature but have splurged in retirement on experiences like a $7,200 liveaboard snorkeling trip in Indonesia.

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Jul 12 • 7:14 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Something is wrong with Buddy.

Our first few looks at the upcoming feature film debut from Casper Kelly, the deranged human behind Too Many Cooks, played it completely straight. But with the first official teaser, it’s clear that Kelly is taking the “horror” part of “horror comedy” seriously. [Media: https://youtu.be/0mil0YgOtu8]

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Jul 12 • 6:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • theverge.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after brief illness; Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks publicly after weeks of mystery about his health

Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says.

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Jul 12 • 6:33 PM EDT • Health • ipmnewsroom.org
Seahawks TE named by ESPN as breakout candidate for 2026

Seahawks tight end AJ Barner was named by ESPN as a likely candidate to have an emergent season for Seattle in 2026 above several worthy teammates.

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Jul 12 • 11:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates blue whale skeleton

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport will hold a celebration of its recently installed 70-foot-long blue whale skeleton this week.

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Jul 12 • 11:14 AM EDT • Science • opb.org
Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates blue whale skeleton

Newport's Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates its new 70-foot blue whale skeleton, one of only five on display in the U.S., a decade after it washed ashore in Oregon.

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Jul 12 • 9:32 AM EDT • Science • klcc.org
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Activist, 84, is still in SF's political mix

Hene Kelly has been a crusader for more than 50 years.

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Jul 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • sfexaminer.com
They're Building Half A Bridge to Save Science...

Today’s post is about science: what you can do now to protect it from unprecedented threats, and how your action is the first half of a long-term program that Congress must take up next. Let me start with describing the embryonic state of science advocacy. There are many well-meaning organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research!America, and subject-specific organizations such as the Society for Neuroscience and the American Physical Society. Their general approach is to emphasize the common good: the remarkable value that science and innovation have provided to all Americans. However, these organizations are offering an incomplete solution. Before I start, a preliminary: If you already know about the threat, go ahead and weigh in with OMB at this link. Ideas about what to say come from Research!America and the American Physical Society. You have until Monday, July 13 at 11:59pm Eastern. Then come back here and read the rest of this post. Finally, get in touch with whoever is likely to be your next member of Congress in 2027. The threat: An end to merit-based science… The onslaught of attacks on science is accelerating. It’s not just cuts to grants, which was the last battle. That battle is not done yet, but there is a new and worse threat. Now comes a proposed public rule from the Office of Management and Budget. The rule would take decision-making power over grants away from experts and put it into the hands of political appointees. Former NIH official Elizabeth Ginexi wrote an excellent summary of what OMB is trying to do, which is codify the executive branch’s ability to award or terminate grants, for arbitrary cause or no stated cause. Since World War II, a necessary step in scientific grant-making has been consideration of scientific merit. This approach has made America into a dominant scientific superpower, the envy of the world. Of course, political considerations do come into the mix. The proposed rule tilts the balance dramatically away from merit. …but why? Many people have difficulty comprehending why Russell Vought and OMB would want to damage science in this way. If you’re a working scientist, you are likely to be particularly uncomprehending. Who would hurt an activity so self-evidently good? The answer is: this is part of the program to replace the rule of law with a personalist regime. OMB Director Russell Vought, a Christian nationalist, would like to implement what legal scholars call a “unitary executive,” and what I would call a dictatorship. Or if you like, a personalist authoritarian regime. I am a working scientist. This rule will debilitate my research. It may chill the speech of scientists for speaking freely in the public sphere. It is a form of personalizing power and decision-making within the executive branch. In short, it sacrifices science in the service of tyranny. To Russell Vought, a decrease in the quality of science might be an acceptable cost. He might even consider it an added benefit to weaken a pillar of soft U.S. power based on knowledge and skepticism. The professional societies are building half a bridge The nonprofits are asking you to make public comment. Public comment is like building the first half of a bridge. Before implementation, OMB is compelled by law to have a period of public comment. Rules have to be consistent with the law and the Constitution. They express the federal government’s stance toward how those laws will be implemented. When a presidential administration works in good faith, these public comments are used to inform their eventual action, and sometimes mitigate it. The comment period reflects our First Amendment right to petition our government. The executive branch is then supposed to take those comments into account - completing the bridge between us, the people, and our government. Project 2025 seeks to take away the second half of the bridge. We have to replace it. The first half of the bridge Organizations like AAAS, Research!America, and SfN are partly right. You should certainly comment. Their core model is earnest: if enough of us make noise, then we will achieve change. This idealistic point of view is offered in good faith. That point of view is also currently bullshit. The fundamental reason is that the federal rulemaking process has two parts: There has to be a period of public comment. OMB makes the final rule…but is free to disregard public comment. Oops. That’s a loophole. However, not all is lost. Congress can complete the bridge Congress has enormous power. That power suggests a roadmap for how to proceed. This lawless administration is still going to issue that rule. Nonetheless, your comments still play an essential role. Here are two steps you can take. Step 1: Send your comment to your Representative and Senator. Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, many of them support science. Whatever you wrote as public comment in the Federal Register, also send it to your member of Congress. You can include information about jobs in your district or state by looking at Joshua Weitz’s ScienceMatters interactive map. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and give your town, zip code, or state, then deliver your message. Step 2: Politicize the hell out of science. You heard me, politicize it as an issue. We hear a lot from the old scientific establishment about science being nonpartisan. This is obsolete, sentimental thinking. Under normal conditions, it was true. But we can no longer make that assumption. We can keep on pretending, but we’re putting science at risk. There is a way forward. Rules are subordinate to the law…and Congress makes laws. Therefore Congress can step in. In this fall’s election, it is likely that Democrats will retake the House of Representatives. That puts at least one chamber of Congress in the hands of Democrats. They are far more inclined than the current Congress to investigate and legislate. This opens a path to undoing the damage. It also creates a permission structure for pro-science Republicans to find a way back from the brink. We have to encourage them. In the House, every district is up every two years. In your district, contact both of the major party candidates. If your state has a Senate race, contact those candidates too. Specifically mention the proposed OMB rule. Ask for two things: For this year’s appropriations process in August and September, ask that amendments be added to stop the implementation of the new rule. Those amendments should support peer-reviewed science and stop political interference. Looking ahead to next year, ask the Congressman/Congresswoman/Senator to work to hold hearings in 2027 on the importance and benefits of peer-reviewed science for health and prosperity. What hearings and amendments will accomplish Congress can use its investigatory power to summon heads of agencies and the director of the OMB. That will allow fact-finding regarding the consequences of this rule. Congress can override the rule through the appropriations process. They can write into statute a requirement to follow peer review and best scientific practices. In this way, Congress can stop the attacks on science. Postscript: Moving forward Now I have a request for you, to help me. As many of you know, I ran for Congress in order to save democracy and science. Although I did not win, that battle continues by other means. I met and heard from thousands of supporters both here in New Jersey and nationally. I learned that pro-science, pro-democracy activists have the potential to become a much greater force. In the weeks and months ahead, I will be building ways to harness that energy. I will be announcing those plans soon. In the meantime, an important step is to wind down the Congressional campaign, which has a few remaining bills to pay. Please help me retire that last debt.

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Jul 12 • 2:14 AM EDT • Science • samwang.substack.com
Football brain health: Players more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, study says

A new study finds evidence of reduced brain volume in former elite footballers, who also report difficulties with thinking skills and decision-making.

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Jul 12 • 1:09 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
From libertarian dream to political weapon: How the far right appropriated the crypto wave

Leaders such as Trump, Milei and Bukele raise these assets as a banner to attract disenchanted citizens while profiting from their popularity

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Jul 12 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • english.elpais.com
49ers 1st-Round Pick Flagged After ‘Subpar’ Rookie Season

PFF's Bradley Locker put "subpar" 49ers edge rusher and 2025 1st-round pick Mykel Williams on list of players under Year 2 pressure. The post 49ers 1st-Round Pick Flagged After ‘Subpar’ Rookie Season appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 11 • 3:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Travis Swift and Travis Kelce reimbursed NYC for wedding security costs

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce paid more than $160,000 to cover NYPD and city costs tied to their MSG wedding.

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Jul 11 • 11:14 AM EDT • Entertainment • scrippsnews.com
The assumption about the Cowboys most likely to be wrong

What Cowboys assumption do you think is most likely to be wrong this season?

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Jul 11 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Avowed 2 May Still Happen, Obsidian Skeleton Crew Continues Work

Until new Fallout game needs them

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Jul 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
The problem with drinking too much water

Kelsey Wallis’s migraines started during track season. At first, she blamed the Springfield, Mo., heat. Wallis was a high school distance runner...

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Jul 11 • 4:00 AM EDT • Technology • post-gazette.com
Celtics Legend Takes Shot At LeBron James’ 76ers Consideration

It’s no secret that LeBron James is considering the Philadelphia 76ers amid his 2026 NBA free agency run. While the Sixers are far from the favorites to land James this offseason, they are likely within the top three. That list includes Philly, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. When it comes to the Sixers […] The post Celtics Legend Takes Shot At LeBron James’ 76ers Consideration appeared first on HEAVY.

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Helping small businesses recover and thrive

In North Carolina, small business owners operating in the state’s eastern coastal region know it is likely only a matter of time before a hurricane disrupts their businesses and lives. But such...

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Nearby business excited for Lallycooler

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The stage is set for year two of the Lallycooler Music Festival in Sioux Falls. Here’s what people can anticipate this weekend and the impact it’s expec…

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Jul 10 • 6:13 PM EDT • Business • keloland.com
Spain reaches World Cup semifinals as Mikel Merino delivers late winner vs. Belgium
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Mayor Mamdani addresses whether Taylor Swift is covering costs for police presence at MSG wedding

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses whether newlywed Taylor Swift is covering costs for the extra police presence at her and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding.

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Jul 10 • 4:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Kelley Paul: America's Founders were the 'first civil rights heroes'

Kelley Paul's new book, "Good Night, Young American" takes children on a fantastic journey through early and colonial American history.

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Jul 10 • 3:49 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s flower girls revealed

Jason and Kylie Kelce’s four daughters were Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s flower girls, guest Rich Eisen shares.

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Jul 10 • 1:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Nobel Prize winner leaving UC Berkeley for new role in China

Omar Yaghi will lead an AI institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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Jul 10 • 1:06 PM EDT • Science • latimes.com
Forget Taylor Swift's Wedding—The Best Thing to Hit MSG This Week Was Bon Freakin' Jovi

Everyone was buzzing about Taylor Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce at MSG this week. But the real hit MSG event? Bon Jovi's incredible 2026 concert. Here, my honest review.

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Jul 10 • 12:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com
Motorola has the chance to do something special with the Edge 70 Max, so why am I skeptical?

Following the Signature, Razr Fold, and Edge (2026), Motorola is preparing to release yet another very promising device... that's unlikely to ever achieve its true potential.

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Jul 10 • 12:28 PM EDT • Technology • phonearena.com
All the places Taylor Swift’s been spotted after her wedding to Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift has been a jet-setting newlywed in the days following her wedding to Travis Kelce.

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Jul 10 • 12:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
The Water In This 2002 Surfing Game Is Blowing People's Minds

Gnarly water Kelly Slater, most excellent dude

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Jul 10 • 12:20 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Random: The Internet Is Going Crazy For This Early 2000s Activision Surfing Game

The people yearn for Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

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Jul 10 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • timeextension.com
Why people prefer 'creative' punishments

Punishments tailored to the offense itself are viewed as more humane, more appropriate, and more likely to prevent repeat bad behavior than traditional penalties, according to a new study.

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Jul 10 • 10:25 AM EDT • Business • business.columbia.edu
ACLU alleges new Kansas election statute violates federal voting rights laws

The law, which went into effect July 1, was designed to rapidly remove ineligible voters from registration rolls and restrict the use of voter registration websites. The Republican-led Kansas Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto to pass the bill.

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Jul 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kcur.org
How Beauty Brands Can Build Intuitive Customer Journeys

At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026, BoF’s Annabel Bolton sat down with Klaviyo’s vice president of product marketing Kelly Thacker to unpack the ever-evolving customer path to purchase, and how brands can future-proof their strategies for both discoverability and, ultimately, loyalty.

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Jul 10 • 12:00 AM EDT • Business • businessoffashion.com
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signs tax credit to incentivize businesses to invest in employee childcare

Gov. Kelly Ayotte held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday to highlight a new childcare tax credit aimed at incentivizing businesses to invest in childcare opportunities for employees.

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Jul 9 • 10:37 PM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Omar Yaghi Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute

Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.

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Jul 9 • 5:15 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Mitch Keller's short start and a late grand slam doom the Pirates against the Braves

Mitch Keller’s woes continued Thursday. The Pirates’ offense and bullpen nearly let him get away with it — until a blast too far in the...

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Jul 9 • 4:33 PM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
Born to Soar: First Baby Born at Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital Receives Polk State Foundation Scholarship

When baby Liam entered the world at 11:44 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce and measuring 20 inches, he became the first baby born at Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands…

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Most NC voters expect political violence. Some prefer candidates who embrace it, poll finds

Most North Carolinians expect political violence during the 2026 election cycle. And about one in every four or five voters say they’d be more likely to support candidates who refuse to condemn violence against the other side.

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Online Sports Bettors 15 Times More Likely To Miss Bill Payments Than In-Person Gamblers, Report Says

Online sports bettors report more financial harm than those who only gamble in person.

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Jul 9 • 3:23 PM EDT • Sports • forbes.com
Dragon Age creator reckons the series is dead following Veilguard flop, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't have another go at it if given the chance

Dragon Age creator David Gaider has said he thinks it's "unlikely" the fantasy RPG has a future under EA.

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Jul 9 • 12:36 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending

While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.

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Jul 9 • 10:59 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
The Most Likely Return To ‘Destiny’ Is A ‘Destiny 1’ Remake

Destiny 2 is dead, but the most logical way for Destiny to live on would be in the form of a Sony-greenlit Destiny 1 remake.

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Jul 9 • 10:56 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
UK heatwave: Heat health alerts extended as temperatures expected to peak

Almost all of England is under amber alerts for likely disruption to health services and travel.

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Jul 9 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
Trump's voter ID bill catches unlikely break as McConnell remains sidelined

Mitch McConnell's weeks-long absence removes one key "no" vote on the SAVE America Act, but Senate Republicans still face a filibuster problem.

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Jul 9 • 8:55 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
How to Bring More Data Science to YouTube and Creator Media

I am constantly writing about the challenge facing agencies and brands when in comes to YouTube. Is it TV? Social video? Search? Commerce? Do you fund it from all of those respective budgets, and measure it using all their respective metrics? Sean Odlum, Chief Product Officer at Tinuiti, says it may not make sense to try and “bucket'“ YouTube. “You kinda gotta treat it as its own thing,” he said. “Years ago, we had debates [along the lines of] ‘what is this?’ Ultimately we decided, it’s YouTube. It is hard to categorize because it is so protean.” Which ultimately means that almost every part of a media department or marketing group will likely touch YouTube in some fashion. And that it probably needs its own sets of metrics and measurement tools. At Tinuiti, that need has led the agency to develop the YouTube Intelligence Suite, which aims to help brands optimize YouTube campaigns while using all the traditional marketing tools they are used to, such as MMMs. “I wouldn’t say there is a YouTube playbook,” Odlum said. “[For media planners] there is this vast bubbling ocean, so where do you start?’ A lot of brands and agencies struggle.” “You don’t want to just brute-force it—spray dollars everywhere and eventually learn. You want to start intelligently and then learn iteratively.” The problem, Odlum and his team have found, is that “brands have largely defaulted into demand generation campaigns because they’re easier to measure.” However, “you can really build your own content ecosystem around these trusted experts.” Check out the full interview here: Thanks for reading Next in Media! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe

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Jul 9 • 8:42 AM EDT • Science • mikeshields.substack.com
8 actors who walked away from Hollywood

From Grace Kelly to Leelee Sobieski, these eight actors traded Hollywood for a different life.

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Vikings Insider Gets Blunt on Potential Jadeveon Clowney Fit

The Minnesota Vikings have questions regarding their pass rush. Behind Dallas Turner and Andrew Van Ginkel, there’s not much reliable depth, so any injuries or poor form could be a major issue for Minnesota. Moreover, over the offseason, the Vikings traded Jonathan Greenard to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, the team hopes Turner can […] The post Vikings Insider Gets Blunt on Potential Jadeveon Clowney Fit appeared first on HEAVY.

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Nominations open in the contest to be U.K. leader, with Andy Burnham likely the only candidate

Burnham is highly likely to be announced as the new Labour leader July 17, and to become prime minister after a meeting with King Charles III on July 20.

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Jul 9 • 3:54 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Mass-produced science is coming. What happens to scientists?

Artificial intelligence may soon enable researchers to generate high-quality science at a previously unimaginable speed. For science consumers—the public, medical patients, technology users—the likely effects will be positive. For scientists, the effects will be as disruptive as industrial mass production was for artisan manufacturers.

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Jul 9 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • thetransmitter.org
Jake Rogers becomes unlikely hero in Tigers’ win

From bench to beast.

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Jul 8 • 9:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Everything Coming in the 2026 Apple TV 4K

The Apple TV 4K hasn't been updated since 2022, and it's due for a refresh. An update is planned for 2026, but Apple is likely going to wait to launch it after Siri AI launches in iOS 27. Design Apple TV design updates don't happen often, and that's not changing. The next Apple TV is going to have the same squircle shape as the current model, and it'll continue to be made from a black plastic material.

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Jul 8 • 7:51 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
It's hard to break U.S. sports fans' habits. Can this World Cup do it?

Though soccer fanatics surely hope Americans will remain spellbound by soccer, it's more likely this World Cup fever breaks once the tournament ends.

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Jul 8 • 7:27 PM EDT • Sports • seattletimes.com
Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027

Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis.

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Jul 8 • 6:10 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick in New York City

The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia is a cooling tower or towers in the area, officials said.

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Jul 8 • 6:05 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
Supreme Court ruling likely means more political ads in Ohio

Thanks to the new U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down limits on campaign finance restrictions, even more political ads will likely be flooding the airwaves ahead of the November election.

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Jul 8 • 5:34 PM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
NFL star says Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding guests were ‘floored’ when Adam Sandler came out

NFL star Ryan Fitzpatrick is sharing details about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, including how attendees reacted to Adam Sandler officiating.

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Jul 8 • 3:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Clacton byelection likely to be two-man race between Reform leader and Binface

Nigel Farage’s resignation as MP means comedian might have to consider representing constituency if he wins

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Jul 8 • 1:36 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
New study finds NFL players nearly four times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease

"A fourfold increase in dementia rates from a presumed environmental cause is immense."

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Jul 8 • 1:08 PM EDT • Technology • nbcsports.com
How North Dakota Finally Built Theodore Roosevelt's New Library

Doug Burgum, Kelly Armstrong and Kevin Cramer discuss the state's biggest new landmark and the politics of the moment.

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Jul 8 • 7:25 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Hungary moves to overhaul university models banned from Horizon Europe

Hungary’s new government is aiming to overhaul the governance model of the institutions and universities that lost access to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ funds “in a short timeframe,” according to Péter Horváth, the new state secretary for science policy and innovation. “As of today, the two non-university foundation-controlled institutions under my remit have been transformed,” he told Science|Business. “We hope the universities will follow and that this will be enough to satisfy the EU’s demands.”Under the previous government, led by Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party, many academic and scientific institutions were restructured and made into special public trust foundations, with members strongly linked to the government given lifelong mandates and significant decision-making powers with little oversight. The European Commission deemed that this undermined academic freedom and transparency in the country, leading to a ban on 34 institutions in 2022, including 21 universities, which saw academics in Hungary lose access to Horizon Europe grants. The new Hungarian government, elected in May and led by Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party, has promised to dismantle this governance model and restore the institutions to EU programmes. As a result, the European Commission has promised to return access to the Erasmus+ education mobility programme, but so far no concrete agreement has been made on the Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation. Hungary has already made legislative changes in June to allow the institutions to be reformed and set a timeline for the implementation.The non-university foundations, which are mainly cultural centres such as the Foundation for Hungarian Culture or the Makovecz Campus Foundation, will all be dissolved by August 31 this year, a date tied to EU-set milestones that Hungary must meet to unlock frozen funds, with control transferred to relevant ministries. Meanwhile, the universities will have until 31 August 2027. For each university foundation, the government will set the dissolution date and the body to take over operations. There is no final decision on a permanent new model for the universities, according to Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos, who is shadow rapporteur for the Horizon Europe specific programme, a separate piece of legislation detailing implementation rules for the EU’s next research programme, due to start in 2028. “The aim of the transition year is to settle this with [the universities], not to impose a model, and not to put them under state control,” she told Science|Business. “The goal is to give academic independence back to universities.”There are three models that are most likely to be implemented. One would be a return to a traditional, state-run model. Another could be a newer, more self-standing public institution. A third option would be a reformed version of the foundation models that meet EU standards. According to Lakos, the dismantling of the system put in place by the Orbán government is well underway and if all goes according to plan, Hungary could regain access to EU research money by the start of the next academic year in 2027. “I believe that the Hungarian government is doing the necessary changes so the universities could return as beneficiaries to Horizon from the next school year,” she said. In the meantime, “the universities, institutes and cultural assets carry on under proper public stewardship rather than a handful of unaccountable trustees,” said Lakos. The laws passed in June impose new safeguards: board terms are capped at four years and renewable only once, appointments are made through open competitions and sitting politicians cannot join joining these boards.It remains unclear whether a domestic science funding programme set up as a back-up scheme by the former government following the EU funding ban, called HU-rizon, could be continued. “This programme should never have had to have been established in the first place, but it has proven to be quite popular,” he said. “I am considering continuing this programme with a refined focus on helping international collaborations.”Re-organising the research network One of the first priorities for Horváth and his cabinet is to resolve questions over the future of the Hungarian Research Network, Hun-Ren. The network of academic institutes was taken away from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2019 and turned into a quasi-private organisation, with similarities in its governance to the public trust foundations.Horváth and his team have consulted over 5,000 representatives from the network and the conclusion is broad unhappiness with the directors of all the institutes involved. “We have presented the results to the president and the chief executive of the network and this is currently being discussed,” Horváth said. The plan is to re-integrate the network back into the Academy of Sciences but in an improved way, “learning from mistakes of the past,” he added. The government also wants to reintegrate four humanities and social science research centres into the network that the previous government had transferred to Eötvös Loránd University. The transfer brought sharp criticism from the academic community, with a group of Hungarian research heads, including European Research Council grant recipients, sending an open letter to Orbán warning that the transfer would “cause historically significant harm to the entirety of Hungarian scientific life.” The transfer was “one of the biggest shames in Hungarian research in the past 20 years,” Horváth said. “We want to immediately re-integrate them back into the research network and to regain the trust of these institutions, because the way they were treated was really unfair.”Another pressing issue is the Élvonal Excellence Research and Talent Development Foundation, led by Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz. The foundation signed a financing agreement with the former government earlier this year for a budget of over €730 million over the next five years. The goal is to create a world-class centre to attract top talent from abroad and to develop local researchers. But there was little transparency about this foundation, and news of its huge budget, which is nearly as much as Hungary’s entire research budget, caused a stir in the media following the recent elections. Another issue is that, as with the foundation boards of the institutes banned from Horizon Europe, there was little-to-no oversight of decisions led by Krausz. “It was an excellent idea but an unacceptable execution,” Horváth said of the foundation. “The fact that this is out of the Hungarian funding scheme, mostly concentrating on one person who decides on the budget is unacceptable for us.”The government plans to merge the centre with the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, the country’s R&D funding agency, with a reduced budget. Horváth is hopeful that Krausz will still be involved. The new government’s R&D goalsA phrase that crops up regularly during the discussion with Horváth is “democratic process.” The new state secretary is determined to involve Hungary’s research community in shaping future policies. This marks a departure from the previous government’s approach, and several people in Hungary’s research community have commented on the openness of the new government. In terms of concrete goals, Horváth and his team already have plans. He wants to create a new science fund in Hungary, based on the best practices of other European countries. The fund would not be tied to annual government budgets and would provide long-term, stable financing. “If we were to succeed in creating this fund, then I think it would be one of the biggest achievements for me in this period of government,” Horváth said. On the innovation side, he is looking into how best to bring in the private sector. “We want to make sure that we are working with the private sector to support innovation,” Horváth said. One of his big aims is to introduce entrepreneurship teaching into high schools. Hungary already has a reputable national academy offering research and innovation training in the field of natural sciences, and Horváth wants to expand this to all disciplines and across the whole country. “One of the main ways to elevate our innovative businesses is to teach our children to be innovative,” he said. “This will probably need ten years to pay off, but this is what we should do. Our aim is to make Hungary strong in our region, and this is what is needed.” Related articlesHungary’s Horizon Europe performance in numbersCommission unlocks Erasmus+ cash for Hungary, Horizon could be next‘Academic Huxit.’ Hungarian researchers speak out on impact of EU ban A more difficult task will be funding. The new government is aiming to increase research spending to 2% of the GDP by 2030, and then increase it to 3% in line with EU objectives. Currently, spending sits around 1.3%. But according to Horváth, the current budget, inherited from the previous government, is “heavily in the negative,” so any plans to increase research spending will have to start next year. Achieving 2% by 2030 already needs a big push, almost doubling the research budget. “This is something we’d definitely like to reach, and something I can see us achieving,” he said. “From the 2030s, I’d like to see an innovative generation growing up that can help us reach the 3% target.” Positivity in the new governmentDespite the many challenges facing Horváth and his team, the mood is positive. “It feels a bit like a start-up right now. Everyone is working 24/7, day and night, trying to do as much as they can. There is a lot of energy,” he said. It is a big change for the state secretary who, like many in his cabinet, is coming from a background in research or business, and not in politics. “Six weeks ago, I was sitting with my microscope and my research PhDs, so it’s been a big change for me,” said the computer scientist, who was previously the director of the Institute of Biochemistry at the Hun-Ren Biological Research Centre in Hungary and worked at the Institute for AI for Health at Helmholtz Munich. But he is relishing the task to transform the country’s R&D landscape. “We feel enormous support from the Hungarian people, but also from Europe,” he said. “We’ve received a lot of letters of support from around Europe. There is big trust there, and huge responsibility on our side. We want to get everything back on track, and there’s a lot to do.”

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Jul 8 • 5:47 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
In Preliminary Rate Filings, ACA Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year

ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 14% for 2027— indicating a likely second consecutive year of double-digit increases, according to a new analysis of preliminary rate filings in 16 states and DC. If these increases hold, typical premiums for insurers participating in the ACA Marketplaces would jump by more than one-third between 2025 and 2027.

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ACA premiums likely set for another double-digit rise next year

Insurers are proposing a rate hike of about 14%, driven by rising healthcare costs, inflation and the loss of enhanced tax subsidies.

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Jul 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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Platner may be finished, but voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain

Graham Platner's bid for Maine Senate may be all but over, but it's likely other candidates will find themselves on a similar path in the future.

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Jul 8 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
Charles Barkley skipped Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s nuptials because ‘I don’t do weddings or funerals’

Charles Barkley chose golfing over having to dress up to attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.

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Jul 7 • 7:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
UC Berkeley locks down buildings around business school

Officials said police are searching the area, on the east side of the UC Berkeley campus, but did not immediately say for what.

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Jul 7 • 7:10 PM EDT • Business • berkeleyside.org
Secure-in-place order issued in UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, surrounding buildings

UC Berkeley officials issued a secure-in-place order to anyone inside Cheit Hall and Chou Hall near the Haas School of Business.

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Jul 7 • 6:37 PM EDT • Business • dailycal.org
Adam Sandler’s reaction when asked to officiate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding revealed

Adam Sandler’s reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce asking him to officiate their wedding has been revealed. The comedian led the star-studded ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

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Explaining The Comcast and NBCUniversal Divorce

(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) I hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July in America, celebrating the country’s 250th birthday. Frankly, I am bummed the 250th wasn’t a bigger celebration, but that’s a different topic for a different Substack. While it was generally a quiet week on the entertainment/streaming/media business fronts, we still had some interesting news stories. Actually, that kinda undersells one of the stories, a huge, huge, huge divestment that could upend the entertainment landscape... So let’s get right to it. In today’s column, I’ll cover Comcast spinning off the rest of NBCUniversal, an entertainment company investing in an LLM company and an LLM-owner investing in a movie studio, the latest round of threats of digital tariffs, and more. Let’s dive in. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Most: Comcast/NBCU Breakup!!!! If I had to describe my reaction to Comcast spinning out NBCUniversal, it feels like a relationship ending, either breaking up or divorcing. Comcast’s decision to spin off the rest of NBCUniversal, after spinning off some of its cable assets into Versant last year, really does feel like a family breaking up under “irreconcilable differences”. Of my stereotypes of the entertainment moguls, my go-to for Comcast CEO Brian Roberts—heir to the Comcast fortune, but a man who’s been at the helm for 24 years now, and president for twelve years before that—is that he likes building empires. He cut his teeth acquiring cable rivals in the 1990s and tried to buy Disney repeatedly, then settled for NBCUniversal after a long court battle. (Contrast this with Rupert Murdoch, a man who also loved to buy, but would also sell when the price is right. Murdoch made Fox out of nothing, but then sold 20th Century Fox to Disney, arguably at the top of the market. So I understood why he sold.) But I don’t understand Roberts’ motivation to sell now. I have some explanations but no single, super-satisfying explanation. Strategically, it would just make more sense to have kept NBCUniversal in-house, especially for a one-time empire builder like Comcast. Yet one powerful force—arguably the decider in modern capitalism—likely overwhelmed all other considerations. At first, I thought I’d arrange my thoughts as a “Five Why” analysis, digging through each layer of the puzzle. But instead, I found myself asking, “But…why?” (And I only ended up with four sections.) So let’s look at Comcast from that angle. Then, at the end, I’ll give my biggest strategic recommendation for every company in Hollywood. It’s obvious, but sometimes, the obvious strategy is the most ignored. But…Why? The Stock Market, Conglomerations, and Sum of the Parts Analysis We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… Why Comcast could never get a “tech company” valuation The not-so-secret motivation for Comcast What Versant has to do with all of this The key strategic advice I think every entertainment exec should follow (though it’s really obvious) Some big AI investment news… Whether we’ll see digital tariffs… And more… ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support.

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U.S. opinions toward Israel are shifting, poll finds

Democrats have become much more likely to say the U.S. is overly supportive of Israel in recent years.

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Jul 7 • 3:21 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Ayotte signs three childcare bills into law, including business tax credit

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed three bills related to childcare into law.

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Jul 7 • 12:42 PM EDT • Business • newhampshirebulletin.com
Travis Kelce called out by another NFL star over wedding snub: ‘I’ve known you for 10 years’

Travis Kelce is being called out by NFL player Taylor Lewan for being left off his and Taylor Swift’s wedding guest list.

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Jul 7 • 11:53 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
James Taylor reveals why he skipped Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

James Taylor chose to keep a five-year tradition alive rather than attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded Madison Square Garden wedding.

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Jul 7 • 11:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Report: Dorian Finney-Smith Unlikely to Play for Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets acquired Dorian Finney-Smith from the Houston Rockets.

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Jul 7 • 11:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Stars who missed Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's wedding speak out

Despite Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's extensive wedding guest list, a number of celebrities were not among the hundreds gathered inside Madison Square Garden to see the superstars say "I

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A rare blue whale skeleton is coming to OSU's marine science center

A rare blue whale skeleton found near Gold Beach in 2015 will soon go on display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center after a decade-long preservation effort.

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Hornets unlikely to retain defensive-minded wing after trade

After acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith from the Houston Rockets, the Hornets are unlikely to keep the 10-year veteran.

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Legionnaires cluster grows to 18 cases on the Upper East Side

Health officials say they believe the source of the bacteria is likely a cooling tower.

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Jul 6 • 8:30 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
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Robert Pattinson reacts to missing out on ‘free stuff’ at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding: ‘What did I get?’

‘The Odyssey’ actor missed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, including all the ‘free stuff’ the newlyweds gave away to their guests: ‘What did I get?’

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Jul 6 • 8:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Florida POLY to add several sports programs

Florida POLY Athletic Director Derek Lower is bringing varsity athletics to Lakeland.

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Jul 6 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • baynews9.com
Former NFL star is ‘flabbergasted’ over Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding snub

A former NFL star and pal of Travis Kelce’s says he is ‘flabbergasted’ over not getting the invite to Kelce and Taylor Swift’s MSG wedding, which had a reported guest list of 1,000 people.

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Jul 6 • 4:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com