NYTIMES (Edward Wong) - Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral
Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.
ABCNEWS - Trump says he hasn't 'agreed to' grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots missiles
Earlier this month, Trump offered to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.
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ABCNEWS - Trump blames Minnesota governor, not Iran, for cyberattacks on state's water systems
Trump blamed Minnesota's Democratic governor for cyberattacks on the state's water systems.
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NYTIMES (Alex Pena, Bethlehem Feleke, Michael Anthony Adams and Mark Boyer) - Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux
Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Fed rates dissenters make their case for higher rates
Inflation has been too high for too long, and the Federal Reserve should not count on it fading without further action. - That is the argument from the three Fed officials who dissented from the decision led by chairman Kevin Warsh to leave interest rates unchanged this week, preferring instead to raise them. Why it matters: Together, the dissents lay out a blueprint for the Fed's hawkish wing, arguing that repeated supply shocks paired with resilient demand have made inflation too persistent to fade on its own without tighter monetary policy. - The question in the months ahead is whether that argument persuades more policymakers, especially if inflation remains stubborn. - It is worth watching whether they turn out to have momentum…
NYTIMES (Colby Smith) - Inflation Worries Prompted Fed Officials to Dissent on Holding Rates Steady
Internal divisions over whether to raise interest rates intensified at Kevin Warsh’s second meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
NYTIMES (Lauren Hirsch) - Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump
Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.
ABCNEWS - Tony Romo put on leave at CBS Sports following arrest
Tony Romo has been put on leave from his role at CBS Sports, the network said in a statement on Friday.
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NYTIMES (Annie Correal) - Did 75,000 Students Cheat on a College-Entrance Exam in Mexico?
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, is investigating after experts found that as many as half of all entrance exams could have involved cheating, including with A.I.
NYTIMES (Neil Vigdor) - Emily Wilson’s Pan of ‘The Odyssey’ Ignites a Debate Among Classicists and Commenters
Wilson, whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Greek classic influenced the director Christopher Nolan, panned his screenplay for the movie version in an essay for The London Review of Books.
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