ABCNEWS - Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot
It's the largest U.S. lottery jackpot so far this year.
NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel) - ‘An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore’
With forecasters issuing a warning for very high temperatures, this summer is on track to be one of the hottest yet.
NYTIMES (Chris Cameron) - Trump Administration Lets Parts of the National Firearms Act Lapse
The retreat by the Justice Department effectively allowed a pillar of the Prohibition-era National Firearms Act to lapse.
NYTIMES (Emily Davies and Kellen Browning) - Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Sparks New Disagreements Within Democratic Party
Some Democrats said the outcome showed that the moderate wing of the party carried more electoral weight, while Ms. Hong’s strong showing gave some progressives hope.
NYTIMES (Marc Santora) - Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies
The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Iain Macwhirter) - The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions
A serial fantasist’s exposure has demonstrated how academia, publishing, and the law have discredited themselves. The post The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The Arday Debacle and the Bankruptcy of British Institutions A serial fantasist’s exposure has demonstrated how academia, publishing, and the law have discredited themselves. UK Special Coverage Jason Arday, the disgraced Cambridge sociology professor who resigned on August 5 over plagiarism claims, will no doubt bounce back. As he said himself in a Times interview: “We’re talking about academia here. I didn’t murder somebody.” Arday, appointed professor of sociology of education and fellow of Jesus College at the age of 37, is now a national celebrity. He is a cause supported by a legion of…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ann Coulter) - NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity
Gun rights are great, so long as you check the right boxes. The post NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity appeared first on The American Conservative .
Crime Crime NYT Has Identity Crisis Over Gunslinger’s Identity Gun rights are great, so long as you check the right boxes. TakiMag Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images LONDON — The New York Times, normally so squeamish about the use of firearms, recently published a highly sympathetic account of a woman using a gun to defend herself in Wyoming. Unfortunately, the woman wasn’t a woman, but a man claiming to be a woman. And “she” wasn’t defending herself, she was the aggressor. (Pronouns translated into British under order of the Crown Court.) The Times’…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (James P. Pinkerton) - The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems
A history lesson from the First World War shows how munition shortages are less of a problem than military groupthink. The post The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Pentagon’s ‘Missile Crisis’ Distracts From Deeper Problems A history lesson from the First World War shows how munition shortages are less of a problem than military groupthink. Recent headlines about U.S. weapons in the Persian Gulf are somewhere between ominous and confusing. Are we running low? Or are we being manipulated? Reuters , August 4: “US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war.” CNN , same day: “Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted.” And on Fox News, Jennifer Griffin reported, “A growing reality after months…Open
REDSTATE (Sister Toldjah) - 'Platner Vibes': Major Scandal Hits New Maine Dem Senate Nominee, and It All Sounds So Familiar
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Higher 2027 COLA could boost benefits for millions
Some analysts note that higher benefit payments would also increase Social Security's costs.