Most children learn at some point that flipping the board doesn’t make them the winner.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/opinion/trump-bls-fired-labor-jobs-data.html
Christianity has a branding problem — but influencers are helping, one vertical video at a time.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/briefing/christian-influencers.html
Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help it retake the House next year.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/politics/democrats-house-midterms-veterans.html
The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this past week on the Kamchatka peninsula.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html
The epicenter of the 3.0-magnitude quake, which struck around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, was near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/nyregion/earthquake-new-york-new-jersey.html
Four people were killed in the attack inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Mont. The authorities are still searching for the suspect, an Army veteran who lived nearby.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/montana-search-anaconda-bar-shooting.html
Israeli officials say arming clans can create a counterweight to Hamas. Some critics of the initiative say it aims to undermine Palestinian nationalism.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/03/israel-gaza-clans-abu-shabab/
Brazilian officials have cordoned off a massive parcel of degraded land in the Amazon and leased it to a private carbon credit company to safeguard and restore.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/08/03/brazil-amazon-deforestation-carbon-credits/
Long before Russia’s 2022 invasion, war simmered in eastern Ukraine and these three families found a way to survive — until the fighting forced them to leave home..https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/ukraine-families-border-russia-invasion/
As a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump made his world view plain: there was “us” and there was “them.” Once he was in the White House, the fear factor would prevail.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/11/the-politics-of-fear
The rebrand of the Los Angeles Laker—who appeared on the cover of Men’s Health looking lean, buff, and bronze—makes sense. That doesn’t make it less sad.https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/what-is-lost-in-luka-doncics-glow-up
The company’s non-AI businesses, including productivity software and cloud computing, are going strong.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-is-an-ai-darling-but-its-core-businesses-are-booming-too-2213126f?mod=rss_Technology
“Right to Try” laws aim to boost access to unapproved therapies, but hurdles and safety concerns linger.https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/the-push-to-make-montana-a-hub-for-experimental-medical-treatments-716e1992?mod=rss_Technology
Meta’s CEO painted a vision for how AI creates an opening for new “primary computing devices.”https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-just-declared-war-on-the-iphone-30163885?mod=rss_Technology
CoreCard, led by Leland Strange, has been caught up in Goldman Sachs’s failed consumer experiment.https://www.wsj.com/finance/apple-card-corecard-leland-strange-ff5ac7da?mod=rss_markets_main
The busiest week for dealmaking since 2021 has bankers and lawyers scrambling.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/its-a-scorching-hot-summer-for-deals-on-wall-street-vacation-can-wait-38c8e3c0?mod=rss_markets_main
The company’s non-AI businesses, including productivity software and cloud computing, are going strong.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-is-an-ai-darling-but-its-core-businesses-are-booming-too-2213126f?mod=rss_markets_main
A deal for the Israeli firm would be the latest in big tech’s cybersecurity consolidation.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/palo-alto-networks-nears-over-20-billion-deal-for-cybersecurity-firm-cyberark-046aa047?mod=rss_markets_main
Swiss officials and business leaders reacted with shock and confusion after the president’s executive order imposing a 39% tariff—a higher rate than all but three nations. The reason for it? A skyrocketing trade imbalance.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trumps-slap-in-the-face-puts-neutral-switzerland-in-trade-war-crossfire-8b3182ed
The build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is costing a fortune, straining companies and capital markets.https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-ai-booms-hidden-risk-to-the-economy-731b00d6