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Music Review: Gracie Abrams confronts crises on 'Daughter From Hell'

Crises loom across singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’ third album, “Daughter from Hell.”

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Jul 19 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • journalgazette.net
Sheryl Underwood returns to her comedic roots at Helium Club

From smoky comedy clubs to 12 seasons behind the desk of CBS's "The Talk," Sheryl Underwood has spent more than three decades making America laugh. This week, Philadelphia gets the

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Jul 19 • 9:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • phillytrib.com
Shohei Ohtani expected to pitch vs. Phillies

For the first time since the “hurriquake” of August 2023, the Dodgers will play a doubleheader on Sunday after their game against the Yankees on Saturday was postponed due to heavy rain. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the first game of the doubleheader, while the Dodgers have yet to announce their starter for the latter game. […]

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Jul 19 • 8:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Democratic socialists are changing national politics. Is Florida next?

Florida’s Aug. 18 Democratic primary could see a push from the left in two key races.

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Jul 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • tampabay.com
The Blood-Brain Barrier Has Been Breached. Is Clinical Trial Science Ready?

FDA's March 2026 approval of AVLAYAH marks the first BBB-crossing biologic — but CNS trial design, PK monitoring, and safety frameworks haven't caught up.

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Jul 19 • 2:40 AM EDT • Science • clinicaltrialvanguard.com
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Lite Waite: How attending Boys State taught me that politics is a contact sport

by Bob Waite So how does one get pulled into politics? That was the gist of my recent Ipswich Museum talk. My earliest political memory comes from the old Shatswell School playground. This would have been in 1956. In those days, Ipswich tilted heavily Republican. John Dolan was our state rep, championing issues like wetland […]

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Jul 18 • 10:09 PM EDT • Politics • thelocalnews.news
Phoebe Sumter to Host Free Children’s Health Fair in Americus - Americus Times-Recorder

Phoebe Sumter Medical Center will host an upcoming Children’s Health Fair, a community-focused event offering free health screenings and family-friendly activities, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 11 a.m. to […]

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Jul 18 • 3:15 PM EDT • Health • americustimesrecorder.com
Nara Smith says 2-year-old-daughter Whimsy's cancer is in remission

The content creator, known for making elaborate meals while wearing glamorous ensembles, tells her TikTok and Instagram followers that she and her husband have spent the last eight months processing their daughter’s health battle.

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Jul 18 • 11:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Japanese business culture focus of new study abroad offering at MSU

BOZEMAN — This summer, the inaugural faculty-led trip to Japan was jam-packed with new experiences for Montana State University students, helping instill valuable business and cultural knowledge about a unique

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Jul 18 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • bozemandailychronicle.com
Ross Street Live: Bands, food trucks, cornhole and ping pong coming to downtown Santa Rosa block

Starting Aug. 14 through Oct. 31, Ross Street will be closed to traffic for live music and local food, to test a larger effort to improve the downtown area’s walkable options and vibrancy.

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Jul 18 • 10:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • pressdemocrat.com
Will Smith expected to miss at least another month

Either Saturday or Sunday, whenever Dalton Rushing starts behind the plate again, he will pass Will Smith for the Dodgers lead in innings caught this season. Rushing has started 45 games and caught 389 1/3 innings this season. Smith, who started 44 games, is at 393 innings. Smith was a starter on three championship teams […]

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Jul 18 • 8:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
So you think you caught cyclospora, the diarrhea-causing parasite. Here’s what to do next

The symptoms of cyclospora resemble other, more common stomach bugs, and many people will try to wait it out at home rather than seeking care.

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Jul 18 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
RAF 11 Results: Tsarukyan vs. Covington

Arman Tsarukyan, Colby Covington clash in RAF 11 main event

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Jul 18 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Red Sox Stay Red Hot, Extend Winning Streak

Red Sox Surge Back Into Playoff Picture With 11-Game Winning Streak The Boston Red Sox entered play just a few weeks ago at 37-48 and appeared to be headed toward selling at the upcoming MLB trade deadline. Instead, Boston has caught fire. The Red Sox have won 11 consecutive games to improve to 48-48. The…

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Jul 17 • 11:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MLB Story Looks at Rockies' Trade Chips

A new article focuses on a few players that the Colorado Rockies might look at dealing away before or at the MLB Trade Deadline, which is on August 3.

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Jul 17 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
California family sets up above-ground pool. Then they realize how dangerous it is when their daughter gets fiberglass in her foot

"It had my daughter over there screaming and crying."

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Jul 17 • 6:00 PM EDT • Technology • thebiglead.com
UT San Antonio academic health center ranked among nation’s best for entrepreneurial readiness

UT Health San Antonio, The University of Texas at San Antonio’s academic health center, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top 10 institutions for entrepreneurial readiness, ranking No. 7 in the inaugural Cure Innovation Index for how effectively it helps researchers translate scientific discovery into real-world impact through biomedical innovation and commercialization. […]

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Jul 17 • 3:58 PM EDT • Health • news.uthscsa.edu
Nexus unveils first startup school cohort of companies

Nexus Louisiana introduced the inaugural cohort of companies in its Stealthmode Startup School and announced the winners of its DevDays Education Challenge during a recent showcase, highlighting the o… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in

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Jul 17 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
The Bull Case For Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) Could Change Following Its TMElive Awards Push Into Hong Kong

CTF Life recently announced a long-term partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment Group to bring the TMElive International Music Awards to Hong Kong for the first time in August 2026, with CTF Life as exclusive title sponsor. This collaboration positions Tencent Music to extend its brand beyond online platforms into a large-scale international live festival, deepening its presence in the fan-driven music ecosystem. We’ll now examine how hosting the TMElive International Music Awards in...

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Jul 17 • 11:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Battlefield 6 to Get Top Gun Crossover in August

Battlefield 6 is getting a Top Gun crossover next month.

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Jul 17 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Missouri ballot measure campaigns dominate fundraising, ad spending for primary

Broadcast ad spending on Amendments 4 and 5 is approaching $9 million as days run down before Aug. 4 vote

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Jul 17 • 10:42 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
SDSC to Host Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference

July 17, 2026 — The Fast Machine Learning (FastML) Foundation will hold the Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference 2026 through the University of California San Diego from Aug. 31 […]

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Jul 17 • 10:28 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Oklahoma State Didn't Land Drew Mestemaker With Money Alone

Drew Mestemaker could've chased the biggest NIL offer or a college football blue blood. Instead, he followed Eric Morris to Oklahoma State. One quote from Morris—"Don't get caught up in all the hype... and don't break my heart"—shows why relationships still matter in today's transfer portal.

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Jul 17 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Secret Lair: A Marvelous Mathom Superdrop

Pack your pocket-handkerchief, polish your buttons, and mind the Dragon—The Hobbit comes to Secret Lair on August 17, 2026!

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Jul 17 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • magic.wizards.com
West Nashville business damaged by fire

Music City Psychic on White Bridge Pike caught fire early Friday morning.

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Jul 17 • 7:17 AM EDT • Business • wsmv.com
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Pre-Order Date Appears Online

Zelda OoT Remake: August Pre-Order Date Leaked

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Jul 17 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • screenrant.com
How a Baton Rouge skincare company spread across the U.S. in one year

Erin Piper founded Saint Crewe after her 9-year-old daughter asked to buy some skincare products that contained harmful ingredients.

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Jul 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
Ribbon cutting, tours planned to celebrate completion  of Kelce College of Business building and Besse Hotel renovation

Pittsburg State University and the community will celebrate the completion of two transformative projects with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and self-guided tours on Aug. 11.

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Jul 17 • 4:12 AM EDT • Business • pittstate.edu
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At TIME100 Sports Gala, Honorees Toast to the Power of Sport and Support

Jalen Brunson, Alysa Liu, Alex Morgan, Prince Harry, and LeBron James spoke at the inaugural TIME100 Sports Gala.

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Jul 17 • 2:35 AM EDT • Sports • time.com
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‘Everybody Watches’: TIME100 Sports Honorees on Red Carpet Celebrate Rise of Women’s Sports

Eileen Gu, Hilary Knight, and Trinity Rodman spoke to TIME on the red carpet of the inaugural TIME100 Sports Gala.

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Jul 17 • 2:00 AM EDT • Sports • time.com
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Sports without politics is a fantasy and the World Cup proves it

From ancient Greece to Nazi Germany, sport and politics have long been intertwined. Nevertheless, we still imagine that international sport can be kept above the fray and serve as a neutral arena where nations compete on merit alone. In this article, diplomacy scholar Geoffrey Allen Pigman argues the 2026 FIFA World Cup shows this is a dangerous illusion. When international sport is left entirely to revenue-maximizing private bodies like FIFA, it doesn't escape politics, but rather surrenders to its worst expressions. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics fast approaching, the IOC must decide whether to learn that lesson or repeat the same mistakes. The largest and most lucrative FIFA World Cup ever draws toward its climactic conclusion amidst a swirl of controversy. Team members, staff, fans, and spectators have been denied their right to enter the United States to participate, and US President Donald Trump intervened with FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to overturn a referee’s call that Trump believed disadvantaged the US national team. It is a moment to step back and reflect on what the purposes of international sport mega-events like the World Cup, and international sport more broadly, are, and what they should be. Does international sport serve public purposes? Is there a public interest? Or is it primarily a private endeavor organized by commercial enterprises to entertain the global public (and generate profit in the process), which is occasionally used by governments and leaders for raisons d’etat? Central to the idea of sport is the principle of fair play, which in the international context demands that games be free from political interference. However, it is impossible to separate sport from politics, all claims to the contrary notwithstanding. The most positive political use of international sport through the millennia has been to facilitate diplomacy. The use of international sport for diplomatic objectives has existed since at least the time of the ancient Olympic Games, around which was instituted the custom of the Ekecheiria, or Olympic Truce, between participating states to facilitate fair competition and diplomatic achievements by ensuring that participants could travel safely to the Olympiad. In his seminal work On Diplomacy (1987), diplomacy scholar James Der Derian characterized the objectives of diplomacy as overcoming alienation and mediating estrangement between governments and between peoples. One increasingly important diplomatic tool in the technology-infused media environment over the past century has been public diplomacy, under which governments and non-state diplomatic actors (e.g. transnational corporations) communicate to global publics about their international policy objectives and to shape their global brand image. Political scientist Michał Kobierecki, in his important book Sports Diplomacy (2020), views sports diplomacy as falling broadly within the ambit of public diplomacy, as international sport intimately involves the participation of global publics as spectators and consumers of global media. Diplomacy scholar Stuart Murray and this author, in a 2013 article, distinguish between international sport used for diplomatic purposes and international sport-as-diplomacy, which encompasses the range of diplomacy that occurs as teams and competitors, spectators and fans, and government officials all converge for international sporting events like the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. Diplomacy scholar H.E. Chehabi, in a 2001 article on US-Iran sports diplomacy, describes the interaction between spectators and fans at international sporting events as “people-to-people diplomacy,” in which relationships develop independently of governments and their objectives. Diplomacy by the aforementioned definitions is often unsuccessful. Moreover, all too often the tools of diplomacy may be employed by governments and other actors to thwart or oppose the objectives of diplomacy as characterized by Der Derian. Governments routinely use the tools of public diplomacy to disseminate propaganda, spreading misinformation in the attempt to deceive global publics about their objectives and to create misleading impressions about their brand identity. Within sports diplomacy, the term “sportswashing” has been coined recently to describe how governments invest in and promote international sport to create positive global public impressions of their nations and, in doing so, to distract the global public from their deficient records in areas such as human rights and democratic governance. Murray, in his 2018 book Sports Diplomacy: Origins, Theory and Practice, introduces the concept of sports anti-diplomacy, wherein governments intentionally use international sport to advance aggressive and nationalistic objectives. Obvious historical examples include Hitler’s use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics to glorify his Third Reich and the 1969 El Salvador-Honduras football “war.” SUGGESTED READING The beautiful game made ugly By Emily Ryall FIFA argues that it is and seeks to be apolitical in its stewardship of international Association Football (soccer). FIFA policies governing bids to host the World Cup require uninhibited and non-discriminatory access for players, team staff, and spectators of all participating countries to host nations and venues. It became clear soon after Trump returned to power in the United States in January 2025 that Trump’s political intentions and objectives to limit non-US citizens from living and working in the United States and, in numerous cases, even visiting the country, would collide with FIFA’s host nation policies. Beginning soon after the start of the second Trump administration, US federal authorities imposed restrictions on entry to the United States of citizens of between 20 and 40 countries for any purpose, with only limited exceptions. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began arresting non-US citizens in the United States, including persons with and without legal status, holding them in jails, concentration camps, and other detention facilities until they were deported to their home or third countries, where they faced substantive risks to their personal safety. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, in an effort to ensure the most successful and lucrative World Cup in history, engaged diplomatically with President Trump in an attempt to facilitate entry to the US for World Cup participants. Infantino did all in his power to ingratiate himself with Trump, to the extent of creating a FIFA “Peace Prize,” which he awarded to Trump in December 2025 at a ceremony in the then Trump-controlled John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the World Cup draw. The prize was an ersatz consolation for someone who aspired in vain to win the rather more prestigious and well-known Nobel Peace Prize. And in the run-up to the World Cup, conditions became worse. In February 2026, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a war of aggression against Iran, illegal under international law, under the false pretence that Iran’s government was preparing to attack the United States and Israel. During the US aerial bombardment of Iran, US planes bombed Azadi Stadium, the facility where Iran’s national football team trained. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup began, it was clear that Infantino’s efforts had been for naught: the Trump administration would not adhere to FIFA policies governing access to World Cup host nations. World Cup referee Omar Artan, a citizen of Somalia, was denied a US visa to enter the United States to participate in the World Cup. Trump’s government only granted US visas to Iran’s football team ten days before they were scheduled to arrive for the tournament. Numerous members of the support staff for Iran’s team were denied US visas. Iran’s team, which had been scheduled to train in Arizona, was directed to shift its training site to Tijuana, Mexico, notwithstanding that all three of their group stage matches took place at US venues. The US Department of Homeland Security only permitted the Iranian team to enter the US on the day before each scheduled match and then to return to Mexico immediately after playing. Members of Iraq’s and Switzerland’s football teams were delayed for hours by US officials at the US border, and an Iraqi team photographer was refused entry. Spectators and fans from Haïti and Iran were denied entry to the United States altogether. A large number of fans from a range of countries had their applications for US visas rejected. There were multiple off-ramps through which participants could have avoided the negative consequences of Trump’s decisions for the 2026 World Cup. Once it was clear that the Trump government intended to violate the established expectations for World Cup hosts, FIFA could have shifted the matches scheduled to take place in the United States to Mexico and Canada. The three nations were already designated as co-hosts, and host cities and venues had been selected. Once it was clear that FIFA, governed by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino’s dependent and dysfunctional relationship with Trump, would never consider this option on its own, it fell to the national football federations to act. The national federations, particularly some combination of federations of the leading contenders (France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, England, Germany, etc.), could have refused to participate under the US-imposed conditions or, at the least, demanded an ironclad agreement with the Trump government that FIFA policies on access would be respected. ___ International sport is inextricably entangled with diplomacy of different sorts, for good or ill, it cannot be considered to be in the purely private realm and left to revenue-maximizing private actors. ___ Why did neither FIFA nor the national football federations act to protect the interests of players, team staff, referees, fans, and spectators? In essence, the relentless engines of capitalism prevailed over norm observance, ethics, and fair play. The revenue interests of FIFA, sponsors, global media, and host cities won out. FIFA’s managers viewed hosting another World Cup principally in the United States as a veritable pot of gold for FIFA and its collaborators. FIFA has estimated its own revenue over the 2023-26 budget cycle, which includes the 2026 World Cup, at $13 billion, revised up from an initial projection of $11 billion, and 72% higher than the previous revenue cycle. Of that total, FIFA is estimated to have generated $8.9 billion from the Cup itself in revenue from TV rights ($3.92 billion), sponsorships ($2.69 billion), ticket sales ($3.1 billion), licensing rights, and other sources. A joint study by FIFA and the World Trade Organization estimates that the World Cup will contribute over $40 billion to global GDP, including nearly $14 billion in direct visitor spending in the three host countries (but principally in the United States, which hosted the lion’s share of the matches). The FIFA World Cup is now reportedly “the single most lucrative recurring commercial property in global sport.” And yet, notwithstanding the Trump government’s uses of the World Cup for sports anti-diplomacy, and the climate of anxiety that this created for participants and spectators, diplomacy that did not depend upon governments was able to thrive at the World Cup. Examples of successful people-to-people diplomacy were legion, as citizens of towns and cities across the States, as well as in Mexico and Canada, welcomed team members, their families and supporters, to training sites across North America. Fans of different teams joined together in person in stadiums for matches, at watch parties and bars, and at welcome events sponsored by host cities. The joy and camaraderie shared between the citizenry of Boston and Scotland’s “Tartan Army” of fans is but one example of how the “Beautiful Game” brings people together. Friendships forged across continents are likely to endure well beyond the Cup final. Even those achievements cannot be seen as unalloyed, however. As South African football fan Byron Pillay commented to Al Jazeera, “Football is called the Beautiful Game for a reason, for its ability to unite people. But it’s hard to believe in that magic with the politics and war rhetoric off the field of play, especially when one of the tournament hosts is central to that.” Ultimately, the experience of the 2026 FIFA World Cup illustrates that, as international sport is inextricably entangled with diplomacy of different sorts, for good or ill, it cannot be considered to be in the purely private realm and left to revenue-maximizing private actors. As long as there is the possibility of diplomatic progress in mediating estrangement between governments or between peoples, there is a broad and overarching public interest in international sport. Likewise, as it would be difficult to put on an international sport mega-event without international sporting organizations like FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), global media firms, and companies purchasing sponsorships, public and private interests in international sport must coexist, most likely somewhere on a shifting spectrum between partnership and rivalry or cross purposes. As the World Cup wraps up, the IOC needs to consider its lessons before the scheduled 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if they want to avoid a media-hyped Trump version of the 1936 Berlin Olympiad. The IOC and the National Olympic Committees need to set conditions on and make demands of Trump’s government with clearly articulated consequences for non-compliance, up to and including cancellation of the Games. Time is running out for the IOC, as unlike with the FIFA World Cup, there is no at-the-ready alternate venue for Los Angeles.

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Jul 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • iai.tv
Connecticut judge pushes for mental health court after daughter’s overdose death

A Connecticut Superior Court judge who lost his daughter to a fentanyl overdose is now working to build the state’s first mental health court.

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Jul 16 • 6:12 PM EDT • Health • wfsb.com
Packers to recognize Wisconsin mental health advocates for Packers Give Back Game Aug. 28

Preseason game to highlight NAMI Wisconsin’s commitment to mental health advocacy throughout Wisconsin

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Jul 16 • 5:48 PM EDT • Health • packers.com
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Japanese business culture focus of new study abroad offering at MSU

The JapanX course was taught by Thomas Lechner and Maritza Espina, professors in MSU’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Jul 16 • 4:42 PM EDT • Business • montana.edu
Seaport Entertainment Group Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

NEW YORK, July 16, 2026--Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE: SEG) ("Seaport Entertainment Group" or the "Company") today announced it will release its second quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the results on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

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Jul 16 • 4:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Matt Damon gets caught not knowing his ‘Odyssey’ costar Zendaya’s last name

Zendaya and Matt Damon both star in ‘The Odyssey,’ but he struggled to summon her last name while promoting the new film: ‘Uhhhh…’

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Jul 16 • 4:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
UnitedHealthcare extends coverage at ECU Health hospitals

UHC says the extension runs through August 6th for commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Individual Family Plan participants.

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Jul 16 • 2:59 PM EDT • Health • witn.com
Tim Scott says he'd 'love to see' Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham

Tim Scott says he's been calling Trey Gowdy to gauge interest in the South Carolina Senate special election, citing his prosecutor background.

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Jul 16 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Kai Trump says politics is 'not my thing'

Kai Trump, the president's granddaughter, has tried to stay out of politics in the past, while focusing on her golf career.

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Jul 16 • 12:42 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins The Evening Edit on Fox Business Network

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined The Evening Edit with Elizabeth MacDonald on Fox Business Network to discuss the debate over birthright citizenship and his Citizenship Act of 2026. Click the image above for the full discussion. Key Excerpts: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “It’s very simple, I am taking a page right out of Justice Kavanaugh’s playbook in his concurring opinion […]

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Jul 16 • 11:35 AM EDT • Business • banks.senate.gov
Costa Layman Health Fair continues to thrive with its services

Sponsored by the College of Nursing, Augusta University colleges, departments, and community organization joined together to provide the 21st day of wellness to the workers of Costa Farms.

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Jul 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • jagwire.augusta.edu
'Somebody needs to do something': GOP senators split as Tuberville demands McConnell answers

Tommy Tuberville demands answers about Mitch McConnell's health and Senate return timeline as the August recess looms and key Trump votes approach.

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Jul 16 • 7:50 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Fells Point businesses caught between teen chaos and crackdown

Although the city has boosted police presence in Fells Point, some business owners say those efforts haven’t been enough.

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Jul 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • baltimoresun.com
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Loaded entertainment lineup set for Cole County Fair

Live music, barbecue, go-kart racing, rodeo, and truck and tractor pulls are some of the highlights attendees can expect at the 76th annual Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair.

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Jul 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • newstribune.com
As 100 ISRO Scientists Quit, Retire Early, Centre Tightens Exit Rule

An official directive acknowledged that there has been a "spate of requests" for voluntary retirement and resignation from Group 'A' Scientific/Technical personnel of ISRO.

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Jul 16 • 3:52 AM EDT • Science • ndtv.com
Brewers Take Worthy Gamble In Trade With Astros

The Milwaukee Brewers took a worthy gamble in acquiring two pitchers ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline on August 3. Milwaukee is atop the NL Central and has one of the top teams in the MLB, but the Brewers could upgrade their pitching staff. So, ahead of the MLB returning on Thursday, the Brewers ...

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Jul 15 • 9:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
ZeniMax Online Studios leadership to exit as part of Xbox cuts

There are major changes happening atop Maryland-based ZeniMax Online Studios, developer of the Elder Scrolls Online, Game File has learned. Joe Burba, a 14-year veteran of the studio who was appointed to run it last July, is departing, along with ESO executive producer Susan Kath, studio game director Rich Lambert and production director Ala Diaz. Their roles were listed among hundreds of others cut last week from the Maryland offices of ZeniMax, in a WARN letter sent to the state by ZeniMax and obtained today by Game File. Tonight, BUrbam Kath, Lambert and Diaz notified Zenimax Online Studios workers of plans to “transition” to a new leadership team consisting of promoted ZOS veterans. That transition will occur “over the next few months,” they told workers, according to a copy of the notice reviewed by Game File. “We will remain in place during the transition period to help ensure a smooth handoff.” Last week, Microsoft laid off of 1,600 workers across its vast gaming teams in locations around the U.S. and abroad. Just who has been impacted and how hard various studios have been hit has been emerging day by day. Game File reported last week that Microsoft/ZeniMax notified officials in Maryland that 379 gaming jobs were being cut across the state. They tallied cuts in two locations: one for ZeniMax Media Inc. (covering Elder Scrolls/Starfield/Fallout-maker Bethesda Game Studios and central Bethesda game publishing) and one for ZeniMax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online). More than 200 jobs were cut at the latter. Last week’s totals did not reveal job titles, nor did Microsoft announce any leadership changes in the ZeniMax group. That has now happened. Earlier today, Game File obtained from Maryland officials a breakdown of the 379 impacted roles, which, extraordinarily, included “studio head.” Microsoft later confirmed to Game File which studio head that referred to: ZeniMax Online Studios’. Microsoft has since has notified studio employees and internally announced new leadership. ZOS will now be run by Josh Henderson, previously head of business operations at the studio, and Nick Giacomini, who was promoted to game director for ESO last August. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Last week’s news of 200+ cuts at ZeniMax Online Studios generated public sympathy for those workers and questions about the long-term viability of the Elder Scrolls Online. ESO is a massively multiplayer online game that inherently persists on the strength of new content being developed for it. Earlier today, fans and workers in Maryland protested the cuts at the ZeniMax teams in a rally organized by the Communication Workers of America, the union that represents many of the impacted employees. Regarding concerns around the game, a community manager stated on Saturday: “The plan is still to deliver great content, and we will hopefully have an update soon.” In their note to the studio today, the outgoing leaders of ZeniMax Online Studios predicted “growth” for the game: We have tremendous confidence in Josh and Nick, the future of this studio, and the continued growth of ESO. With exciting experiences still ahead for our players as we wrap up work for Update 51 and beyond, we believe that your passion, creativity, and commitment to each other and the community will continue serving as the heartbeat of ESO. The list of jobs cut in the ZeniMax WARN notice in Maryland includes several very senior roles, including: Studio Head Studio Operations Director Studio Game Director Studio Audio Director Studio Art Manager Vice President and Controller VP, Global Sales & Business Development While some of those job descriptions match the exiting ZOS leadership team, Game File couldn’t verify if all were from that studio. The full list of cut roles shared by Maryland officials also covers workers at Bethesda Game Studios and its central publishing office. The following is an excerpt: The list of 379 eliminated ZeniMax jobs in Maryland also includes: four animators three bilingual CS (community service) leads for Chinese, Italian, and Japanese a creative director for the Elder Scrolls Online Player Life Cycle two food service workers seven producers more than 60 senior QA testers. and many others The WARN notice states that almost all of the 379 workers were notified of their layoff on July 6. In fine print, it states: “Approximately 9 employees were notified of the elimination of their position prior to July 6, 2026.” A 2021 mega-merger scaled back Microsoft announced in 2020 that it intended to buy ZeniMax and its network of game studios in 2020, and closed the $7.5 billion deal in March 2021. The purchase, which preceded Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, added several award-winning studios to Microsoft’s portfolio, including Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout), Arkane (Dishonored), and id Software (Doom). The studios’ output since then included a 2024 Game of the Year contented from MachineGames in the form of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle along with Starfield from Bethesda and the poorly-received Redfall from Arkane Austin. In recent years, a Microsoft repeatedly in cutback mode closed ZeniMax’s Tango Gameworks (which was reconstituted by Krafton) and closed Arkane Austin. The Xbox cuts last week have hit the ZeniMax group hard, with 158 jobs eliminated in Texas, many of them at id, and 379 from the ZeniMax teams in Maryland. Xbox also said last week that it would be entering a consultation process around Arkane Lyon, a process expected to end in a sale, shutdown or other form of divestment. The Lyon team has been working on a game tied to Marvel’s Blade vampire-hunting super-hero.

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Lionel Messi fuels Argentina’s stunning late rally past England into World Cup final

With two late, heart-stopping goals, Argentina caught and passed England in the World Cup semifinal, winning 2-1 in yet another miraculous, come-from-behind triumph.

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Sunscreen gets an upgrade | Investors Lab

There are hundreds of brands of sunscreen available in the United States, but not one of them contains an ingredient we all need. Bemotrizinol, a highly effective, broad-spectrum chemical ultraviolet ray blocker, has been available in Europe for decades but absent from U.S. shelves. The regulatory bottleneck was driven by a 2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy classifying sunscreens as drugs. While the classification remains, consumers and innovators can welcome the news that the FDA has officially approved bemotrizinol, effective August 9, 2026. Science News's Meghan Rosen provides the coverage.

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Jul 15 • 5:15 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Matt Damon reveals insane advice he got from Sean Penn about his daughters dating

Matt Damon hasn’t run into any trouble when it comes to his daughters’ dating lives — but if he ever does, he has some memorable advice from Sean Penn to guide him.

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Cook County Public Health Offers Back-to-School Vaccinations at Suburban Cook County Community Events  - Cook County Department of Public Health

Parents can get their children vaccinated for the upcoming school year, right on time for National Immunization Awareness Month in August. Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is providing back-to-school immunizations at no cost for the 2026-27 school year to children ages 6 months to 18 years old, regardless of immigration or insurance status, now through mid-October.

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SHE Weekend: Flavor Flav's Las Vegas celebration of women's sports

Flavor Flav has become one of the most unexpected champions of women's sports in recent years, and the inaugural SHE Weekend is his biggest show of support yet.

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Jul 15 • 2:35 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Charlotte business break-in: Police seek suspect caught on camera along Eastway Drive

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man caught on surveillance camera breaking into a business along Eastway Drive near Independence Boulevard last month.

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Laredo hosts first Port Laredo Global Trade Summit

Business and government leaders gathered in Laredo for the inaugural Port Laredo Global Trade Summit focused on trade, infrastructure and logistics.

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Jalen Brunson to Join Variety’s Inaugural Sports & Entertainment Studio in New York

Variety is bringing its acclaimed Sports & Entertainment franchise to New York City in its first-ever interview studio featuring conversations with the voices shaping the future of the sports and ente...

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The Duskbloods closed network test set for August 21 to 23

FromSoftware will host a closed network test for player-versus-player-versus-environment-based multiplayer action game The Duskbloods from August 21 to 23, the developer announced (2). Sign-ups wil…

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TCU Alumnus Named to National College Sports Leadership Role

Kenny Thompson Jr. ’03 has been named the inaugural head of strategic communications and external affairs for the College Sports Commission.

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"Hydration breaks" can help the "beautiful game" become a beautiful business

The 2026 World Cup has seen the "hydration break" become a point of contention, with in-stadium fans repeatedly booing (and the FIFA-fearful broadcasters not inclined to mention it) and Fox laughing all the way to the bank.

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CCIB names Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. as inaugural Indigenous Small Business of the Year Award recipient

TORONTO, ON, July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) is proud to announce that Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. (CCR) is the inaugural recipient of the Indigenous Small Business of the Year Award, in recognition of its work creating economic opportunities through Indigenous-led forestry, wildfire rehabilitation and environmental stewardship. CCR is an Indigenous-owned forestry organization representing the communities of Tŝideldel, Tl’etinqox, and Y

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August's solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein’s general theory of relativity

Solar eclipses are a rare and brief opportunity for scientists to gather data on everything from the physics of the sun to air pressure in the upper atmosphere

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Beloved Olmsted Falls toy store closing, will move most of its business online

As national retailer Toys "R" Us continues its resurgence, including a location at Crocker Park in Westlake, a local toy shop owner plans to shutter her store at the end of August.

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Brighton to host family-friendly 'Wacky Science Show' on July 22

The performance includes goofy sound effects and plenty of laughs.

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Going to museums, movies, and theater may help your body stay younger

Going to the cinema, visiting museums, or attending concerts may do more than entertain. Researchers found that older adults who regularly participated in cultural activities tended to have bodies that functioned like those of people about three years younger. They believe stronger social ties, better mental health, and healthier habits could help explain the link, although more research is needed to determine whether cultural activities directly slow aging.

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Alley Night Market returns to downtown De Pere on July 17 with new locations and expanded entertainment

Free event runs 5 to 10 p.m.; final summer installment set for August 21

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OpenAI's First Device Will Be Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI Companion

(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI's much-anticipated push into consumer devices is slated to begin with a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed to be a new type of home computer for the AI era, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeTrump Shelves 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureA Cocaine Bust in Spain Leads All the Way to Wall StreetUS CPI Falls for the First Time Since 2020, Core Gauge Flat'We Fal

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Cattle futures sharply lower ahead of direct business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on technical weakness. August live cattle closed $3.30 lower at $231.42 and October live cattle closed $2.97 lower at $227.65. August feeder cattle closed $5.55 higher at $348.80 and September feeder cattle closed $5.97 lower at $344.85. Direct cash cattle trade was quiet […]

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Window World 450 Race Week Entertainment: Hauler Parade, Trackside Live, Driver Autographs & Live Music

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — When race fans from around the world arrive for the first NASCAR Cup points race in 30 years at North Wilkesboro Speedway, they'll find four days of entertainment off the track before the green flag drops for the Window World 450 on July 19. Race week will include a Cup Series …

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Speakers For 2026 Round Table Conference Announced

The Jockey Club today announced the agenda for its annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. The conference will be held at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Thursday, Aug. 6, and livestreamed at jockeyclub.com. Everett R. Dobson, chair of The ...

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Fall sports updates and information

The fall sports season will be here before we know it! Here are some key summer details for students and families as we look forward to the coming season. Registration begins: High school football (grades 9-12): July 17 All other high school fall sports (grades 9-12): July 24 Modified football (grades 7-8): July 27 All other modified fall sports (grades 7-8): July 31 Please register via Final Forms. Sports physicals: All student-athletes interested in trying out for a fall sport must have an up-to-date physical submitted to Final Forms in advance of the first day of tryouts and practices. Families are encouraged to get a completed physical from their child's physician. If you are unable to get a physical from your child's physician, you can schedule a physical with Whitney Young's school-based health center by calling (518) 573-2556. Appointments will be available at Albany High School in room 4253 during July on the following dates: Thursday, July 16 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 30 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Again, you must call (518) 573-2556 to schedule your appointment and receive instructions. Whitney Young does require paperwork that must be filled out by the child's parent or guardian in order for them to be seen by the provider. Tryouts & practices begin: High school football (grades 9-12): Aug. 17 All other high school fall sports (grades 9-12): Aug. 24 Modified football (grades 7-8): Aug. 27 All other modified fall sports (grades 7-8): Aug. 31 High school student-athletes are encouraged to take part in our open gym sessions during July and August in preparation for the fall sports season. Stay tuned for fall practice schedules and competition schedules, which will be posted on our Athletics page! If you have additional questions, please contact the Athletics Department at (518) 475-6310. Let's go Falcons!

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UVA Center for Politics talks August primary, early voter turnout

With only a few weeks left until election day, early voting for Virginia’s August congressional primary has lagged behind numbers in the same races two years ago.

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Rory Feek's youngest daughter airlifted to hospital after life-threatening health scare

Rory Feek describes the terrifying moment his youngest daughter Indiana collapsed, leading to a helicopter airlift and emergency heart surgery.

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Trump reveals who he's eyeing to replace Lindsey Graham

Trump called Rep. Russell Fry "outstanding" and hinted the South Carolina congressman could win the Aug. 11 special election for the open seat.

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Remembering Josh Grisetti, a musical-comedy original who deserved a bigger Broadway spotlight

In an alternate Broadway history, “Enter Laughing,” a musical about a clueless Bronx teenager who dreams of becoming an actor, would have transferred from the

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Cledus T. Judd to headline Meigs County Fair entertainment on Aug. 22

POMEROY, Ohio — Country music comedian and parody artist Cledus T. Judd will headline the entertainment lineup at the Meigs County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 22, performing at 8 p.m.

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Cledus T. Judd to headline Meigs County Fair entertainment on Aug. 22

Cledus T. Judd seen performing at Liberty Fest in Point Pleasant on July 3.

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Watch the trailer for 'Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter,' Prime Video's new documentary coming August 20
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Google's Pixel Watch 5 finally breaks cover in new leaked renders

First leaked Pixel Watch 5 renders reveal Google's upcoming smartwatch in four distinct colors ahead of the August launch.

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Dad Says He ‘Created Quite the Drama’ by Telling 3 Kids He’s Leaving His $30 Million Business to Youngest — ‘This Success Belongs to Her’

A $30 million company can solve a lot of problems. It can also create a few. In a post on Reddit, one father said he "created quite the drama" after telling his three children that only his youngest daughter would...

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Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media

Sony's decision to kill PlayStation physical media has caught the ire of lawmakers in Mexico, who argue that could turn it into a monopoly.

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Tencent Music Entertainment Group to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 11, 2026

Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME", or the "Company") (NYSE: TME and HKEX: 1698), the leading online music and audio entertainment platform in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2026 before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

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Jul 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
PRESS RELEASE: The SMOdeo is coming to town: Science Museum Oklahoma announces SMO21+: Saddle Up

Science Museum Oklahoma is trading lab coats for cowboy hats during SMO21+: Saddle Up, an adults-only evening where rodeo spirit meets hands-on science on Friday, Aug. 28

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Crunchyroll Store to Become Exclusive to Mega/Ultimate Fan Tiers in August

Open orders will continue to process, including those for items released after store transitions

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New Google Pixel 11 renders show it in three colors

It's an interesting leak originating at Amazon. Google is announcing the Pixel 11 family on August 12, and we've already seen the Pixel 11 in CAD-based...

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Amex Platinum digital entertainment credit updating Aug. 1

Beginning Aug. 1, Peacock bundles, add-ons and third-party subscriptions will no longer qualify for the Amex Platinum digital entertainment credit.

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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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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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Pokémon GO Water Festival 2026 Guide – Arrokuda, Cramorant, Bonuses and GO Pass

Starts Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM Local Time Ends Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 12:00 AM Local Time Arrokuda and Cramorant make their Pokémon GO debuts during the Ultra Unlock: Water Festival 2026 event! Running from Tuesday, August 18, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, August 24, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time, the […]

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Midwest becomes next theater in Democrats' progressive vs. moderate fight

August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment.

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Nova Entertainment Presents “Hail Mary/Maria” by Playwright RJ Silva and Directed by Adam Reed, August 14 – 23 at Theater Wit

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Aggie Venture Accelerator Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Life Science Startups

The University of California, Davis Innovation and Economic Development Office has announced the inaugural cohort of the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), selecting SinewUS, Pharm to Food and ThriveSpan Labs as the program’s first participating startups.

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Pixel 11 leak puts Google's rumored new color lineup on display

Pixel 11 leaks reveal new colors, giving us the clearest preview yet before Google's August 12 launch event.

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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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UNE business dean leaving for post in Florida; interim leader named

Norm O’Reilly, inaugural dean of the University of New England’s College of Business, will leave his post after Aug. 28. Amir Mousavian will serve as acting dean.

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Music Review: Gracie Abrams confronts crises on 'Daughter From Hell'

Crises loom across singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’ third album, “Daughter from Hell.” The resulting 16 tracks are darker than her previous two records, writes The Associated Press' Elise Ryan in her

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Jul 13 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Lenovo announces new C700 handheld with cloud gaming in mind, set to launch next month

The new device is called the Lenovo Legion C700, and Lenovo has officially teased its launch with the message “See you in August."

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Jul 13 • 5:23 AM EDT • Technology • pcguide.com
Country music star shares young daughter’s health scare: ‘We thought we had lost her’

The incident took place just two weeks after teh 12-year-old had heart surgery.

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Jul 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • al.com
Gossip: Chelsea consider move for Wharton

Chelsea are looking at a move for Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton after Liverpool and Manchester United both cooled their interest in the 22-year-old. Caught Offside) Serie A side Roma want Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho. Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) With Garnacho's expected departure, Chelsea have opened talks with the representatives of Bologna's English winger Jonathan Rowe, 23.

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Jul 13 • 3:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Elevance and UnitedHealth Earnings Are Next Test for Hot Health Insurer Stocks

Elevance reports results July 15, followed by UnitedHealth July 16, and CVS Health on Aug. 5.

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Jul 13 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • barrons.com
Med student Regina Taylor named inaugural Huppert Community Health Scholar in Family Medicine

Huppert Community Health Scholar in Family Medicine program gives medical students the chance to engage in community health, engagement and leadership experiences for four years.

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Jul 13 • 12:13 AM EDT • Health • umassmed.edu
Super Bomberman Collection update to add Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W on August 20

Konami will release a free update for Super Bomberman Collection on August 20 that adds Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W as a playable title, the company annonuced (2).

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Jul 12 • 11:33 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com