For the thirteenth time since February, the Senate rejected a measure that would have forced President Trump to seek congressional authorization for the war with Iran — and for at least the third time, one Democratic senator provided a deciding vote against his own party. The Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday to reject a War… Continue reading The Senate Has Voted Against Ending the Iran War 13 Times. One Democrat Keeps Making the Difference.
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The Economy Grew 1.5% Last Quarter. Economists Expected 2.1%.
The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the second quarter, falling short of forecasts as a wider trade gap and softer government spending outweighed resilient consumer demand. Real gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 2.1% in the first quarter and below the 2.1% pace… Continue reading The Economy Grew 1.5% Last Quarter. Economists Expected 2.1%.
Guyana nombra una comisión internacional para investigar el naufragio del MV Barima, el peor desastre marítimo de su historia
Un ferry de 87 años zarpó con más pasajeros de los que su manifiesto registraba. El capitán dio positivo por marihuana. Guyana cuenta ahora 73 cuerpos y todavía busca a decenas de personas. El MV Barima, un ferry estatal de 87 años, volcó la noche del sábado 18 de julio frente a la costa de… Continue reading Guyana nombra una comisión internacional para investigar el naufragio del MV Barima, el peor desastre marítimo de su historia
La Infraestructura de Estados Unidos Acaba de Obtener Su Mejor Calificación de la Historia. Sigue Siendo una C.
Los ingenieros civiles del país le dieron a las carreteras, puentes, sistemas de agua y red eléctrica de Estados Unidos la calificación general más alta en la historia de su reporte anual este año. La calificación fue una C. La Sociedad Estadounidense de Ingenieros Civiles (ASCE) elevó la calificación general de infraestructura del país a… Continue reading La Infraestructura de Estados Unidos Acaba de Obtener Su Mejor Calificación de la Historia. Sigue Siendo una C.
Guyana Names International Commission to Investigate MV Barima Sinking, the Country’s Deadliest Maritime Disaster
An 87-year-old ferry sailed with more passengers than its manifest recorded. The captain tested positive for marijuana. Guyana now counts 73 bodies and is still searching for dozens more. The MV Barima, an 87-year-old state-owned ferry, capsized late Saturday, July 18, off the Essequibo coast while on its regular route between Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, and… Continue reading Guyana Names International Commission to Investigate MV Barima Sinking, the Country’s Deadliest Maritime Disaster
An AI Tool Made Every Country on This Map of Africa Wrong. The State Department Presented It Anyway.
A slide built with generative AI placed Nigeria in the middle of the Sahara Desert and moved Mozambique to the opposite end of the continent — and no one on the U.S. delegation caught the errors before showing it to African health officials. The State Department apologized this week after a presentation at the AIDS… Continue reading An AI Tool Made Every Country on This Map of Africa Wrong. The State Department Presented It Anyway.
Fourth-Graders’ Math Scores Ticked Up. The Federal Office That Measures Them Just Got Gutted.
The nation’s most comprehensive measure of student learning shows fourth-grade math scores climbing back toward pre-pandemic levels — even as the federal office that produces the data has lost more than half its staff. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card, found fourth-grade math scores rose 2 points nationally in… Continue reading Fourth-Graders’ Math Scores Ticked Up. The Federal Office That Measures Them Just Got Gutted.
Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at US Forces Hours After Trump Announced a Pause
Iran waited less than a day after Washington said the strikes had stopped, then fired anyway. U.S. Central Command said Tuesday night that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles in what CENTCOM called an attempted surprise attack on American forces stationed across the Middle East. The strike came at 5:45 p.m. Eastern… Continue reading Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at US Forces Hours After Trump Announced a Pause
South Korea’s KOSPI Sinks 10% as Investors Question the AI Trade
SK Hynix increased its quarterly profit sixfold. Its stock still fell 9%. That gap is the story. South Korea’s KOSPI index sank more than 10% on Tuesday to a three-month low, then fell another 5% on Wednesday after a brief rebound attempt failed. The selloff hit despite SK Hynix reporting a more than sixfold increase… Continue reading South Korea’s KOSPI Sinks 10% as Investors Question the AI Trade
America’s Infrastructure Just Got Its Best Grade Ever. It’s Still a C.
The nation’s civil engineers gave America’s roads, bridges, water systems and power grid the highest overall grade in the history of their report card this year. The grade was a C. The American Society of Civil Engineers raised the nation’s overall infrastructure grade to a C in its 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, up… Continue reading America’s Infrastructure Just Got Its Best Grade Ever. It’s Still a C.
