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IA: COMMUNITY HELPS BUSINESS AFTER FLOOD & FIRE
Community rallies around Ankeny, IA lawn care business that suffered flooding and fire in the same day
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Could Be 15% Undervalued After F1 Afterparty Deal
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) is drawing investor interest after announcing an F1 Afterparty collaboration with the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix. The partnership features bundled race, hospitality, and concert ticket packages at the Las Vegas Sphere venue. See our latest analysis for Sphere Entertainment. Despite the F1 Afterparty announcement, Sphere Entertainment’s recent share price has eased, with the stock down 5.4% over the past month but still showing strong year to date share...
Live music and more: 3 things to do this weekend in the Baton Rouge area
Looking for something to do this weekend in the Baton Rouge area? We’ve got you covered.
Health Officials in Michigan Identify ‘Potential Source’ of Cyclospora Outbreak
The illness, which has sickened thousands across much of the United States, is on track to contribute to the largest outbreak in recent history.
Who is Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?
Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her brother left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in office before.
How a northern Kentucky teen turned a candy hobby into business sold at Disney World
An 18-year-old from Northern Kentucky has transformed her COVID-era hobby into a thriving business, with her freeze-dried candy now sold at Disney World and other prominent locations.
County Celebrates Pride in Full Color with Free Health Services and Community Activities
County of San Diego employees are back at San Diego Pride this year, marching in the parade and offering a variety of community services and activities throughout Pride Festival weekend.
NASA’s SunRISE Mission Changes Launch Vehicle to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in
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
Paul Wesley marries Natalie Kuckenburg in an intimate civil ceremony
‘The Vampire Diaries’ star Paul Wesley got married in an intimate wedding to Natalie Kuckenburg.
Trump urges S.C. governor to appoint Sen. Graham's sister as temporary replacement
Sen. Lindsey Graham died over the weekend at age 71, and Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to announce his pick later Monday.
Sara Gilbert's Exes Who Have Spoken Out About Their Relationship
"The Connors" star Sara Gilbert has some high profile exes, including a star of "The Big Bang Theory," but what have they said about the actor?
Anthropic’s Claude Science app is coming for Kendall Square
Few places on the planet have more at stake in AI’s transformation and disruption of life sciences than the Massachusetts biomedical ecosystem.
I Figured Out Why 'Five Star Weekend' Actress Gemma Chan Looks So Familiar and I’m Totally Geeking Out
Gemma Chan’s role in 'The Five Star Weekend' may have you wondering where you’ve seen her before. Here's some of the actress’s most memorable roles, including the one that made her a rom-com favorite.
Suspect arrested after man found dead over the weekend outside northwest OKC business
Police arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide investigation that started when a body was found over the weekend outside a business in northwest Oklahoma City.
Anthropic's Claude Science could disrupt Kendall Square and biopharma
Few places on the planet have more at stake in AI’s transformation and disruption of life sciences than the Massachusetts biomedical ecosystem.
Trump says Graham’s sister should be appointed to his seat
President Trump says he recommended to South Carolina’s governor that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister be appointed to serve in the late lawmaker’s seat after he suddenly died over the weekend.
Dragon's Dogma 2 devs on the big fast travel U-turn, and wanting to "win back the trust" of RPG fans with the Dark Arisen DLC
A chat with producer Naoto Oyama and director Kenta Kinoshita about Capcom's lofty plans for a huge Dark Arisen update.
2026 NBA Summer League Stock Report: Second-Year standouts and question marks from Vegas' opening weekend
Fancy Farm releases list of confirmed speakers, including 2 Democrats
Kentucky's Fancy Farm Picnic is returning for its 146th year with several major political figures expected to attend.
Lindsey Graham death shakes GOP agenda
Graham, 71, died over the weekend of a ruptured aorta
Mick Jagger against giving audiences a 'lecture' on politics during concerts
Mick Jagger, reflecting on Bruce Springsteen's outspoken approach, says he prefers to avoid political \
Four small businesses to compete in finals of Verizon’s Small Business Super Pitch
Selected from a nationwide competition, four businesses will make live pitches to judges including soccer legend and entrepreneur Carli Lloyd, then head to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ FinalNEW YORK, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, July 17, 2026, days before the world’s top two soccer teams battle for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, a different kind of high-stakes championship is taking place just minutes away. Four American small businesses will gather at the Antique Loft in Hoboken, NJ to g
Mark Madden: Fans keep paying for sports’ biggest bait-and-switch
“The customer is always right.” That’s a business model to adhere to. But sports have chosen one provided by circus impresario P.T. Barnum: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Sunday’s game between the Pirates and Milwaukee was supposed to be a classic pitching matchup: Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski. Misiorowski
The Latest: Trump demands 20% toll for passage through strait
President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway
N.H. lawmaker clocked at 107 mph asserts ‘legislative privilege’
The state representative likened her situation to that of an EMT or police officer responding to an urgent call. What was her emergency? She hasn’t said.
\'Spring Awakening\': Ephrata theater adds show to season; Jonathan Groff on new cast recording
The Ephrata Performing Arts Center announced July 7 that it is adding “Spring Awakening” to its 2026 season of shows.
Ask Mark Anything: Does UK Athletics lead the nation in ‘bad contracts?’
Mark Story’s weekly mailbag includes questions on J Batt, Milan Momcilovic & Malachi Moreno & a potential breakout player for UK men’s hoops
Bosses credit AI instead of employees, delaying promotions, raises
Bosses are crediting AI with work that human employees actually did. People said the mistaken attribution is delaying promotions and cutting raises.
Cavs Coach Gives Promising Update On Signing LeBron James
The LeBron James free agency chase has fans wondering where his next destination will be, but the Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot of reasons to be confident. Head coach Kenny Atkinson did a talking spot on television during one of the Summer League games and answered questions about the Cavaliers offseason. James obviously came up […] The post Cavs Coach Gives Promising Update On Signing LeBron James appeared first on HEAVY.
Stockton-con brings pop culture celebration to Adventist Health Arena
Stockton-con returned this weekend, uniting fans of gaming, comics, and shows for two days of activities and special guests in Stockton.
Opening weekend at North Dakota Horse Park brings action, family-friendly entertainment
Park staff say they've moved more of the races to Friday evenings to beat extreme heat and to catch folks before they go on weekend summer getaways.
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall.
Journalism Heads San Diego On Del Mar's Opening Weekend
Journalism, one of the nation’s top older horses with more than $4.5 million in earnings, is set to make his first start in six weeks Saturday when he heads a stakes doubleheader card at Del Mar in the $300,000,San Diego Handicap (G2). The big Curlin colt, a winner of four major stakes during a ...
Milwaukee Bucks Make Tyler Herro Announcement After Trade
Tyler Herro was traded (via the Miami Heat) to the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this month.The former Kentucky star had spent all seven seasons of his career with the Heat.He is coming off a year where he had averages of 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest while shooting 48.0% from the field and […] The post Milwaukee Bucks Make Tyler Herro Announcement After Trade appeared first on HEAVY.
McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence on health
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of…
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson confirms 'exciting' LeBron James pursuit
Kenny Atkinson said the Cavs are pursuing the "greatest player of all time," in LeBron James.
Oil Rises After Weekend of Back-and-Forth Strikes by U.S. and Iran
The renewed hostilities posed fresh risks to ships seeking to navigate the Strait of Hormuz.
After weeks of questions, McConnell provides information on health
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday ended weeks of speculation about his health with a statement saying he’s on the mend. The Republican, who was hospitalized June 14, issued a letter to fellow Kentuckians telling them he has been recovering from a fall, followed by what he termed “a mild case of pneumonia.” […]
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell is revealing for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell is revealing for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia
The update comes after weeks of silence about his condition and growing questions over the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia
The update comes after weeks of silence about his condition and growing questions over the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican’s health.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting in public again
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk do not like each other. That dislike was on full display on social media over the weekend.
'Briefly unconscious': Sen. Mitch McConnell provides health update, photo from the hospital
After being hospitalized for nearly a month, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell provides an update on his health.
Sen. Mitch McConnell releases photo from hospital, breaking silence on health condition
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
'Still have unfinished business to complete': Sen. Mitch McConnell gives update on health
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell provided a long-awaited update about his health on Sunday after being hospitalized for over a month.
'Still have unfinished business to complete': Sen. Mitch McConnell gives update on health
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell provided a long-awaited update about his health on Sunday after being hospitalized for over a month.
Sen. Mitch McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell says he was hospitalized last month after a fall
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, why he had been hospitalized and away from Capital Hill.
Sen. Mitch McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell is revealing for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell Says a Fall Led to His Hospitalization, Breaking Weeks of Silence About Health Condition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. The statement comes following his hospitalization on June 14.
Britney Spears breaks silence on hanging out of SUV sunroof on Los Angeles freeway
Britney Spears has broken her silence about the controversy that followed after she was photographed hanging out of the sunroof of a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon on a busy L.A. freeway on Thursday.
'Moana' loses its way at the box office with a $43-million domestic opening
Walt Disney Co.'s "Moana" lost its way at the box office this weekend as the company's latest live-action remake opened to a sluggish $43 million in the U.S. and Canada.
EA on Pat Kenny Show: The Week in US Politics - Trump and Iran; Election Manipulation; Mitch McConnell; Trump's Mental Decline
Reviewing the week in US politics, including Trump camp's floundering war on Iran, election manipulation, and Mitch McConnell's disappearance
'Moana' loses its way at the box office with a $43-million domestic opening
Disney's live-action remake of 'Moana' came in first at the box office this weekend, but underperformed expectations.
Gunfire near downtown entertainment district mistaken for fireworks by nearby neighbors
Downtown residents mistook the sound of rapid gunfire for late-night fireworks, waking up Sunday morning to a heavy police presence and a neighborhood cordoned off by crime scene tape.
Gunfire near downtown entertainment district mistaken for fireworks by nearby neighbors
Downtown residents mistook the sound of rapid gunfire for late-night fireworks, waking up Sunday morning to a heavy police presence and a neighborhood cordoned off by crime scene tape.
How are Kentucky leaders remembering Lindsey Graham? What we know
In wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham's death July 11, here's what Mitch McConnell and others have said about the South Carolina senator, both then and now.
Country music world heartbroken as 3 beloved groups have split in 2026
Country music fans have seen a trio of their favorite groups hang it up in 2026.
PSP Mercer investigating stolen checks from business, nearly $40k taken
The person deposited the amount of $37,800 into an unknown PNC Bank Account.
RFK Jr.’s focus on preventive health panel provokes new fears
Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his sights set on remaking another influential health panel, one that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover …
MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities – Entertainment Guide: July 10 ~ July 12, 2026 Edition
Twin Cities weekend features major festivals, concerts, family events, Twins baseball, art, markets and nightlife across Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
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.
Embolo sent off as result of mistaken identity rule
Switzerland's Breel Embolo becomes first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at the World Cup.
How Burry’s Prediction-Market Bet and New Products Will Impact Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Investors
Recently, reports emerged that Michael Burry has taken positions in DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment, framing them as a regulatory-focused investment amid growing attention on prediction markets as competitors to traditional sportsbooks. Flutter Entertainment’s work on its own prediction-market products highlights how the company is actively preparing for possible shifts in how sports-related wagering and forecasting are regulated and offered. We’ll now examine how Flutter’s...
31 sickened in Upper East Side Legionnaires' cluster discharged from hospital, health officials say
Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to past Trump health concerns
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell reveal his undisclosed medical condition as the 84-year-old remains absent from the Senate.
Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to past Trump health concerns
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell reveal his undisclosed medical condition as the 84-year-old remains absent from the Senate.
Philly Health Department warns of possible measles exposure at airport
The Health Department noted that the measles exposure would have taken place on the morning of Saturday, July 4.
'Tell us what's going on,' Kentucky governor urges McConnell on health
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The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—The Finback Alehouse was the first real test of the town’s new special amusement permit process, July 7 while eight other permits sailed through the process last week. The permit allows music in places where liquor is served. The town’s ordinance which was recently tweaked for a new process allows for the regulation of noise and hours of activity. The only discussion at the July Town Council meeting was about the Finback Alehouse on Cottage Street, in the heart of Bar Harbor’s downtown district. The Finback’s distinctive design—a front wall that is like a garage door that can be opened and closed—was a key to that discussion. The restaurant, which often hosts live bands, singers, and karaoke, at night, has had one substantiated noise complaint this season, which is documented on its application. According to Bar Harbor Police Chief David Kerns, most complaints about noise happen after 10 p.m., and if the Finback had two more violations within a year, they’d have to stop having music. One town councilor said that he’d have no problem reissuing the permit if the door was down. The permit passed through the process with no conditions. Vice Chair Earl Brechlin moved the motion with two time changes for two holiday weekend dates. It passed unanimously. The council asked the Finback why they’d chosen an indoor license with a wall that can be opened to the street. Dale Stockburger, representing the Finback, said he’d applied for an indoor permit rather than an outdoor structure or partial structure (which is usually applied to tents or pavilions). The restaurant has traditionally had an indoor license. Stockburger said that whether the door is open or closed is immaterial because he now stands outside with a decibel reader to make sure that the music isn’t too loud. OTHER SPECIAL AMUSEMENT PERMITS New Councilor Deborah Vickers worried that she had potential conflicts of interests on two other renewals due to the location of her employee housing. Vickers co-owns the Black Friar Inn. They have employee housing directly behind the Finback, which is also 300 yards from the Bar Harbor Inn, she explained. The Bar Harbor Inn also had a permit up for renewal. The councilors unanimously voted she did not have a conflict of interest. The councilors approved permits at The Bluenose Inn, 90 Eden St, Class A; Acadia Hotel Downtown, 20 Mount Desert St, Class A and C; the Bar Harbor Inn, 8 Newport Dr, Class A, B, C and D; C-Ray Lobster, 882 State Hwy 3, Class D; Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency, 123 Eden Street, Class B; Finback Alehouse, 30 Cottage St, Class B; Project Social, 278 Main St, Class C and D; Bar Harbor Beer Works, 119 Main St, Class B and D; and Mainely Meat BBQ Dreamwood Hill, 369 State Hwy 3, Class D. That process is laid out in the Special Amusement Ordinance of the Bar Harbor Town Code which is Chapter 14 of the town code. Special amusement permits have class codes. These are the meanings: Number - how many musicians are allowed by the permit. Class A - Indoor non-amplified entertainment. Class B - Indoor amplified entertainment or dancing. Class C - Outdoor non-amplified entertainment. Class D - Outdoor amplified entertainment. RESIDENCE LICENSES RENEWED AND A TAXI LICENSE The councilors also renewed the licenses for three specific sorts of residences that require that yearly renewal per the town code. The employee living quarters at Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, 119 Eden St and another at 278 Main Street were renewed. The shared accommodations license renewal at 39 Kebo Street also occurred. These are annual renewals. Bernard Taxi Services’ license was also renewed. This license had been added to the agenda at the meeting. Bar Harbor Update on Leaf and Grass Clipping Disposal BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor residents will still have a place to throw away their leaf and grass clippings this summer. The town’s agreement with EMR in Southwest Harbor for disposing of those items will continue through November 30. The agreement, according to a town press release, will continue “while the Town continues evaluating long term composting solutions and the required state permitting process.” As of July 1, residents bringing their grass and leaves across the island to the facility in Southwest Harbor will have to fill out a property registration card. Each property can throw out up to 85 pounds of the grass and leaves. “Any disposal exceeding the 85 pound allowance during this period will be the responsibility of the property owner at the applicable disposal rate,” the press release explains. 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