Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen starts her first day of meetings in China by criticizing the country's "unfair economic practices." / Reuters Syracuse, NY, is about to become an economic test of whether aggressive policies—and $100 billion—can rebuild the United States' manufacturing prowess. / MIT Technology
According to officials, the US intends to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, which can endanger civilians by spreading unexploded bomblets. / NPR Russian jets harassed US military drones that were carrying out an operation against the Islamic State in Syria. / CBS News How grassroots movements near and (often very) far have
A new database finds more than 1,500 lobbyists working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while also representing environmental groups. / The Guardian The Earth experienced the hottest day ever recorded on July 3. / Quartz July has already seen 11 mass shootings in the United States. / NPR Israel ends its
We're headed out for the holiday weekend and will see you on Wednesday. A detailed explanation and history of the Supreme Court's big decision on affirmative action in colleges. / Vox From Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent: "Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make
Riots spread across France overnight in response to the shooting of a teenager by police. / Reuters Wagner mercenaries apparently will no longer fight in Ukraine after the mercenary group's leader refuses to sign contracts with the Kremlin. / The Guardian Remember that Chinese spy balloon? The spying tech on-
The Supreme Court dismantles a legal theory that would have upended how elections are conducted—and sets up a power grab down the line. / Slate Amia Srinivasan: To hear that your views aren't worth engaging with isn't trampling on your free speech; it might simply be
Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe's inflation over the past two years. / IMF Two-thirds of North America may suffer blackouts this summer due to extreme heat. / CNN Related: The MittiCool is a small refrigerator that works without electricity or greenhouse gas refrigerants.
Millions of Muslims arrive in Mecca to start the Hajj pilgrimage, expected to be the largest in the event's history. / Al Jazeera Regarding the weekend's events in Russia: "This was a preview of how the war in Ukraine ends." / Thinking about… A list of
The head of the Wagner Group has mounted an insurgency against Russia; troops captured a southern city overnight and are now headed to Moscow. / Reuters Is it a coup? Not yet, as there has been no attempt to seize power from the government. / BBC News "If EVs are the
In 2022, 34,600 migrants crossed the Mediterranean by the end of May. In the first five months of 2023, 65,000 made the journey. / The Economist The search for the privately owned submersible exploring the Titanic ends after evidence is found of an implosion with no survivors. / The Associated
