DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - Rare Buffalo Goes Viral For Resembling Trump. Fame Spares It From Religious Sacrifice
The animal's name is linked to its blond hair
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - 83-year-old Rep. Frederica Wilson confirms retirement from Congress
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) confirmed Friday that she will retire from Congress, just days after denying Axios' reporting that she had told allies she wouldn't seek another term. Why it matters: The 83-year-old had been under considerable pressure not to run for reelection after missing weeks of House votes, as she recovered from a major eye surgery. - She initially denied to local allies that she would step aside, but last Saturday she reversed course and told multiple elected officials in her district that she would indeed retire, as Axios first reported. - Wilson, in a statement to Axios later on Saturday, said: "It's a crazy rumor. A crazy crazy rumor. I'm almost distraught. It's not true. I am still planning on running."…
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) confirmed Friday that she will retire from Congress, just days after denying Axios' reporting that she had told allies she wouldn't seek another term. Why it matters: The 83-year-old had been under considerable pressure not to run for reelection after missing weeks of House votes, as she recovered from a major eye surgery. - She initially denied to local allies that she would step aside, but last Saturday she reversed course and told multiple elected officials in her district that she would indeed retire, as Axios first reported. - Wilson, in a statement to Axios later on Saturday, said: "It's a crazy rumor. A crazy crazy rumor. I'm almost distraught. It's not true. I am still planning on running."…Open
NYTIMES (Ivan Nechepurenko) - No, Not That Georgia. A.I. Compounds a Nation’s Identity Woes.
Online queries are more likely to turn up references to the U.S. state — a problem for the republic in the Caucasus and its people. But a move to drop the name “Georgia” has lost steam.
NYTIMES (Tania Ganguli) - Luka Doncic on Trying to Bring an N.B.A. Team to Rome
The superstar is part of group that has bought a basketball team in Italy, with a plan to move the club to Rome in hopes of making it part of a new league.
NYTIMES (Jeff Sommer) - Sky-High I.P.O. Pricing Isn’t Great for Real People
When newly public companies have been valued as richly as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic seem likely to be, the outlook for ordinary investors has been poor.
NYTIMES (Maureen Farrell and Lauren Hirsch) - As the SpaceX Hype Machine Steamrolls Ahead, Wall Street Jumps Aboard
Elon Musk and his bankers are working to create a self-fulfilling prophesy for SpaceX’s massive initial public offering: Make investors feel that the risks of passing up the stock outweigh those of buying into it.
NYTIMES (Jenny Gross) - Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold
Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.
WASHINGTONPOST (Amber Phillips) - What happened under Trump this week
He’s fighting hard to restrict mail voting
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Leftist Agitators Detained Amid Clashes at ICE Facility.
Leftist agitators clashed with law enforcement outside a New Jersey ICE facility, leading to arrests.
Leftist agitators clashed with law enforcement outside a New Jersey ICE facility, leading to arrests. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A chaotic protest at Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey led to at least nine arrests on Thursday night as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement . Leftist agitators hurled insults such as “Take your gun and shoot yourself” and “Every cop, every fed, shoot yourself in the head” at law enforcement, and blocked vehicles and personnel from accessing the facility. DETAIL: Video from the scene shows multiple arrests as protesters scuffled with officers and used megaphones to taunt them. Activists claim detainees inside the facility are staging a hunger strike over alleged poor living…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - NYC Mayor Mamdani promises record level security at Israel parade that he won't be attending
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch cited a rise in antisemitism in the U.S., Canada and Europe and said the city would "not mess around with security" at the parade.