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Most Athletes Don’t Get Six-Figure Sponsorships. That’s Where Flavor Flav Comes In.
Why more ultrawealthy people are making sure athletes get paid.
Tim Walz’s Finances Stunned Some People. They Shouldn’t Have.
He doesn’t have a 401(k) or IRA and doesn’t own any real estate.
White House set to unveil Medicare price negotiation savings
Both the White House and the Harris campaign have envisioned the savings promised by the negotiations as playing a significant role in the run-up to November’s election.
Tim Walz’s personal story spotlights IVF. That could be a problem for Republicans.
Walz is framing IVF as an issue that affects men, too.
How a 3-star general came to believe in psychedelic medicine
Independent experts gave a psychedelic treatment for PTSD a scathing review. Some in Congress want it approved anyway.
States break out new tactics to thwart abortion ballot measures
Advocates are seeking to block referendums in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Montana and South Dakota.
Kamala Harris’ call for ‘reproductive freedom’ means restoring Roe
The position aligns with President Joe Biden but clashes with some abortion-rights activists championing her White House bid.
Everything was going Kamala Harris’ way. Then came the market sell-off.
“We cannot win if people think we’re headed into a recession,” one Democratic National Committee member said.
US added 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
Though hiring remains strong, voters blame President Joe Biden for persistent high prices.
Dems to Biden: You must out-populist Trump at the debate
The president has a compelling antimonopoly record. But he doesn’t always lean into it. And voters don’t really know of it. The debate could change that.
Elon Musk Throws a Trump Rally
Just before Elon Musk was set to host Donald Trump Monday night in an audio livestream on X, the tech billionaire offered some context for listeners. He would not be interviewing the former president, but instead facilitating a conversation. “Nobody is quite themselves in an interview, so it’s hard to understand what they’re really like,” he wrote on X.
Trump Is Setting the Stage to Challenge the Election
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“Trump, enraged and rattled, is reverting to his feral ways,” Peter Wehner wrote in The Atlantic today.
Trump’s Latest Falsehood Is a Huge Tell
When Donald Trump is at his most vulnerable, when he feels most threatened, he tells fans not to believe their own eyes and ears.
After the January 6 attack on the Capitol, he called the event a “love fest,” denying the video evidence of the violence. After the writer E. Jean Carroll accused him of sexual assault, he said he had “never met” her, despite a photo showing them together.
Trump Can’t Deal With Harris’s Success
Kamala Harris has had as good a three-week stretch as any presidential candidate in modern American history.
When Joe Biden dropped out on July 21, less than a month after his catastrophic debate performance against Donald Trump, the Democratic Party was on course to be defeated in a landslide.
California’s Fire-Insurance Crisis Just Got Real
Susie Lawing moved to Cohasset, a small community located in the forested canyons above the city of Chico, California, in the 1970s. After she and her husband divorced, Lawing stayed, presiding over 26 acres of lush family compound. Loved ones built homes of their own on the property, and they began hosting weddings and retreats. Lawing started to grow her own food.
All of that is now gone, she told me. Two weeks ago, the Park Fire ripped through the property. Lawing, now 81, lost everything.
Meet Fadi Deeb, Palestinian Paralympian from Gaza Who Lost 15 Relatives in Israeli Assault
Fadi Deeb represents Palestine as a shot putter in the 2024 Paralympics and is the only member of Palestine’s Olympic delegation from Gaza. He describes being shot by an Israeli sniper in 2001, which caused his disability; losing many family members in the current Israeli assault on Gaza; and why he feels a great responsibility in representing Palestinians on the world stage.
2024 Paris Olympics Highlights and Lowlights: From Hijab Bans to Social Cleansing to Boxing Gold
With the 2024 Summer Olympics just concluded in Paris, we look at the highlights and lowlights of the past few weeks, both on and off the field. Journalist Shireen Ahmed discusses the victories for women in sport, including Dutch runner Sifan Hassan’s gold medal in the women’s marathon, which she accepted at the closing ceremony wearing a hijab while France’s ban on its women athletes competing in hijabs was in effect.
Leaked Project 2025 Training Videos Show Former Trump Officials Detailing Plans to Dismember Gov’t
As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tries to downplay his connection to the far-right policy agenda known as Project 2025, ProPublica and Documented have just published dozens of training videos by the group that show how the conservative movement is gearing up for the next Republican administration.
“Pieces of People”: Israeli Strike on Gaza School Kills 100+, Bodies Destroyed Beyond Recognition
The official death toll in Gaza now stands at just under 40,000, though the true number of casualties is likely far higher with many thousands of the dead unaccounted for. In one of the deadliest attacks of the entire war, Israel on Saturday bombed the al-Tabin school in Gaza City where thousands of Palestinians had sought shelter. Officials in Gaza say over 100 Palestinians were killed in the attack, many of them while they were praying at a mosque inside the school.
Most Athletes Don’t Get Six-Figure Sponsorships. That’s Where Flavor Flav Comes In.
Why more ultrawealthy people are making sure athletes get paid.
Tim Walz’s Finances Stunned Some People. They Shouldn’t Have.
He doesn’t have a 401(k) or IRA and doesn’t own any real estate.
White House set to unveil Medicare price negotiation savings
Both the White House and the Harris campaign have envisioned the savings promised by the negotiations as playing a significant role in the run-up to November’s election.
Tim Walz’s personal story spotlights IVF. That could be a problem for Republicans.
Walz is framing IVF as an issue that affects men, too.
How a 3-star general came to believe in psychedelic medicine
Independent experts gave a psychedelic treatment for PTSD a scathing review. Some in Congress want it approved anyway.
States break out new tactics to thwart abortion ballot measures
Advocates are seeking to block referendums in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Montana and South Dakota.
Kamala Harris’ call for ‘reproductive freedom’ means restoring Roe
The position aligns with President Joe Biden but clashes with some abortion-rights activists championing her White House bid.
Everything was going Kamala Harris’ way. Then came the market sell-off.
“We cannot win if people think we’re headed into a recession,” one Democratic National Committee member said.