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“Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton needs all the help he can get to support his campaign heading into the fall — and President Donald Trump is set to deliver,” ABC News reports. “The president will headline an Aug. 27 fundraiser for Paxton in Houston — an event that could generate millions of dollars for […]

“A Democratic lawmaker has asked a federal judge to prevent the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from inscribing President Trump’s name on the building, arguing that the plan is an attempt to circumvent a previous court order,” the New York Times reports.

“White House correspondent Maggie Haberman said President Trump’s insults directed at female reporters in the press corps are much more ‘aggressive’ than in previous years,” NewsNation reports. Said Haberman: “The attacks on female reporters have gotten much nastier and much more aggressive and much less just about being a keyboard warrior where he would do […]

The city of London has released a report showing drastic drops in air pollution since it expanded its Ultra Low Emission Zone, an area within the city where polluting vehicles must pay a fee to visit.

(Update 8/19/26, original article 5/15/25: A new study shows that children in London have significantly better lung function than before the zone was implemented)

Steve Yegge thinks your AI has feelings. His new two-part essay, “The Shape of Things to Come,” argues that agentic

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The Army is offering a 4-day Grand Theft Auto VI pass to soldiers who reenlist for a minimum of 2 years.

Duffy: Girls are not easier. Have you listened to them?

Pitiful, pathetic Susan Collins is begging her supporters to chip in as little as 5 measly bucks to help her get enough gas to "keep her team on the road," even though her husband holds thousands in stock in the oil and gas industries and she voted not once, not twice, but ...

The volume of AI-generated code has broken code review. Engineers are reviewing 500-line diffs they didn’t write, generated by models

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The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Chris answers a question about being summarily rejected by one's own flesh-and-blood.

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Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.

With smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.

Julie Menin, City Council Speaker (D-5, Upper East Side) talks about the latest developments in the City Council and takes calls from listeners, in this debut installment of a new monthly series.

Photo: Speaker Julie Menin and City Council Announce Park-Webster Neighborhood Plan (Photo by Alex Krales/NYC Council Media Unit)

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Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, breaks down the latest in the Luigi Mangione case, including his guilty plea in federal court on Friday, his push to dismiss the state murder charges on double jeopardy grounds, and the postponement of his state trial.

Photo: Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on June 17, 2026 in New York City. Mangione is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in December 2024. (Steven Hirsch - Pool/Getty Images)

 

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As part of a three-part series on the divisions within political movements, Andrew Hale, fellow for international relations, economics, and trade at Advancing American Freedom, talks about the ideological and generational fight inside the think tank behind Project 2025, and what the battle over its direction says about where the Republican Party is headed after Trump.

Photo: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with President of The Heritage Foundation Kevin D. Roberts at The Heritage Foundation on February 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

 

 

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“The tarp covering the Kennedy Center facade must remain as part of ongoing construction activities following the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the building, Justice Department attorneys argued in a recent court filing,” NOTUS reports.

There’s the safe way to write a novel, and then there’s Tim Pratt’s way to write a novel. Abandoning any worries of appealing to the masses, Pratt hit the gas on all of their most interesting ideas and crafted the newest addition to their Nigh-Space series, The Jewel and the Comet. TIM PRATT: I mean, […]

Listening to Fireflies by U2 and Martin Garrix. Can’t wait for the new album. 🎶