The Hill

The European Union sent a warning letter to X owner Elon Musk on Monday reminding him of the bloc’s rules against promoting “harmful content” ahead of the billionaire tech mogul’s interview with former President Trump on the social platform. “With great audience comes greater responsibility,” wrote...

EU sends warning letter to Musk ahead of Trump interview

The French police’s hate crime unit is investigating Algerian boxer and Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif’s cyberbullying accusations after she filed a criminal complaint against X in France, Politico reported. The social media platform’s high-profile figures including its owner Elon Musk, British author J.K. Rowling, and former US...

France probes Algerian boxer’s cyberbullying complaint against Musk’s X

New York Post

The top EU bureaucrat who fined US tech giants billions of dollars is set to be forced out of her job, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Margrethe Vestager, a former deputy prime minister of Denmark, has sparked fury on this side of the Atlantic during her decade as Europe’s antitrust enforcer raking in large sums from some of America’s most successful companies.

“Vestager is out. Nobody owes her anything,” a former Danish minister told the FT. It comes after her left-wing Liberal party lost their place in the country’s coalition government.



The British financial newspaper reported that her influence has started to...

Apple-bashing EU ‘tax lady’ Margrethe Vestager ousted from Europe’s anti-trust job: report

Hungary has been stripped of the right to host the next high-profile gathering of European Union foreign ministers, marking the latest clash between the bloc and Budapest over its position on the war in Ukraine. Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said Monday that the next meeting of foreign...

Hungary told it can't host EU gathering after the latest clash with Putin ally over Ukraine

Reuters

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday Russia's leadership was "hyper rational" and that Ukraine would never be able to fulfil its hopes of becoming a member of the European Union or NATO.

Hungary's Orban says Russia stands to gain as 'irrational' West loses power

Fox Business

Elon Musk accepted Nicolás Maduro's challenge to fight, simply writing: "I accept." Maduro appeared to be miffed over Musk doubting he won the election in Venezuela fairly.

Elon Musk accepts Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's challenge to fight

Fox News

Ain al-Asad air base was targeted by at least two rockets on Monday evening, according to security sources speaking to Reuters. The attack comes as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops attacked with rockets amid escalating tensions in Middle East: report

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday invoked the annihilation of US adversary Iran in a social media post reminiscent of his most incendiary outbursts while in the White House. he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Trump discusses US wiping Iran 'off the face of the Earth'

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Barcelona detained a fourth man accused of participating in the stabbing of the father of 17-year-old Spain soccer star Lamine Yamal, who said Thursday he was feeling better. Police thanked citizens for helping them arrest those accused of the stabbing of Mounir Nasraoui...

Police arrest 4th man accused of participating in stabbing of Lamine Yamal’s father near Barcelona

Missouri State

The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial connections to China.

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

President Biden and Vice President Harris will meet with national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Monday, as Iran reiterates its intention to punish Israel for the apparent assassination of top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The meeting will focus on developments in the Middle...

Biden, Harris head to Situation Room as Iran threatens attack on Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the United States’ and Germany’s decision to deploy US long-range missiles in Germany from 2026 is “reminiscent of the events of the Cold War” and could see Russia adopt reciprocal measures.

Putin says planned US deployment of long-range missiles in Germany is ‘reminiscent’ of Cold War

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek his third term in office on Sunday in a vote that is widely regarded as the South American country's most open contest in more than a decade. Some public opinion polls have indicated a preference for opposition candidate and former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia....

Venezuela’s Maduro bids for a third term in power — as U.S., Brazil warn over need for free election

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Hinds County, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Mississippi Attorney has been charged with multiple Counts of introducing contraband into a Correctional Facility as well as consipiracy according to a press release from Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.

Mississippi Attorney Charged with 3 Counts of Introducing Contraband into a Correctional Facility

TIME

Netanyahu's address to Congress is a reminder that the embrace of Israel is core to decades of flawed U.S. Middle East policy.

It's Time to Rethink the U.S.-Israel 'Special Relationship'

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NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Houston, TX

HOUSTON — A marijuana farm worker cannot win his breach-of-contract suit over a $100,000 bonus he says he’s owed for achieving a “healthy harvest of 1,400 pounds of dry cannabis crop.” The contract is void and unenforceable because “manufacturing” marijuana is a federal crime.

No bonus for growing weed

Business Insider

The Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund has risen in prominence as it has invested in everything from Uber and Heathrow airport to a Blackstone fund.

Saudi Arabia is on a high-stakes mission to buy the world

California State

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The Golden State’s unemployment rate stayed at 5.2% in July, marking the third month in a row that the key economic metric hasn’t moved. California has improved its unemployment ranking nationwide, now tying with Illinois for 48th place. In 50th is Nevada with 5.4%, while Washington, D.C. comes in last at 5.5%.

California unemployment rate holds steady for 3rd straight month

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EU tightens grip on Musk’s X as digital showdown looms

BRUSSELS (CN) — The European Union this week ramped up pressure on Elon Musk's X over compliance with strict digital regulations, escalating existing tensions between Brussels...

EU tightens grip on Musk’s X as digital showdown looms

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