The Falkland Islands Government condemned the Argentinian soccer team for unfurling a banner claiming the islands after their semi-final match against England on Wednesday, urging FIFA to enforce its rules on keeping politics out of sports.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Falkland Islands Government has issued a statement noting it was “disappointed – though regrettably not surprised – that the Argentine football team decided to tarnish the result of last night’s World Cup football semi-final” against England on Wednesday by unfurling a banner asserting that the British Overseas Territory belongs to Argentina. The territorial government called on FIFA to sanction the team, in line with its own rules prohibiting political displays. DETAIL: The incident has reignited tensions between Argentina and the Falklands, with the former invading and briefly occupying the latter in 1982, before a British liberation force defeated them. Argentina as currently constituted did…Open
Next week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will decide whether seven still-unapproved peptides should be added to the list of substances America's compounding pharmacies can legally use.
Next week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will decide whether seven still-unapproved peptides should be added to the list of substances America’s compounding pharmacies can legally use. The FDA’s own career scientists have already reviewed the evidence and recommended against it . The committee weighing that recommendation, however, is stacked with people who make money selling these peptides. The broader gray market this vote would help legitimize already includes Chinese chemical manufacturers who, until recently, were supplying the precursor chemicals behind America’s fentanyl epidemic. CHINA’S EXPLOITATION. Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, involved in roughly…Open
Foreclosure filings in the United States surpassed 200,000 this year, representing an increase of over 20 percent.
Foreclosure filings across the United States continue to rise, signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels, as Americans face increased financial strain and hurdles to home ownership . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to ATTOM, a real estate data company, foreclosure filings in the United States reached 228,000 in the first half of the year. This constitutes a 21 percent increase compared to the same period last year. This also marks a 28 percent increase from two years ago. Foreclosures typically occur when homeowners fall behind on mortgage payments. The stats with the largest increases in foreclosure filings were Idaho (59 percent), Colorado (57 percent), and Georgia (52 percent). Florida had the highest overall…Open
Published July 16, 2026 SANA’A, Yemen — July 14, 2026 — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has threatened to launch additional attacks against Saudi Arabia following Saudi-led airstrikes that struck Sana’a International Airport, escalating tensions in [...]
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate before the strike was carried out late on Wednesday, in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, in the [...]
Image credit: Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images Published July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 16, 2026 — President Donald Trump has announced that he will deliver what he calls a “really big” disclosure concerning alleged foreign [...]
Data: U.S. Census Bureau ; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting longer. Yet their willingness to spend has not yet cracked. Why it matters: Economists feared that the Middle East-driven jump in gasoline prices would dent consumer spending. Instead, a still-stable labor market and rising household wealth appear to have given consumers enough cushion to keep spending. - For Federal Reserve officials, resilient consumer demand is both encouraging and challenging : It keeps the economy growing while making it harder to judge how quickly inflation can ease. What's new: Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, the fifth straight monthly increase, after May was revised up to a robust 1%. - That…