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What screen time really does to children's brains
Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seemsZoe Kleinman (BBC News)
EU Commission let 'Pfizergate' texts disappear
Critics – including judges at the General Court of the European Court of Justice – argued that the decisioElisa Braun (EURACTIV)
IRS head says free Direct File tax service is ‘gone’
IRS Commissioner Billy Long said during a tax summit that the agency’s free Direct File program is “gone,” adding that “big beautiful Billy wiped that out,” according to Bloomberg Law.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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Stock markets drop as Trump unleashes new round of global tariffs
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UK lenders await top court’s decision over auto finance payments
LONDON -- Millions of motorists in the United Kingdom could be entitled to sizeable compensation payments if the country's Supreme Court decides Friday thatBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
July 30: "No aid reaching Gaza’s warehouses as Israel derails truck routes, kills convoy security despite humanitarian ‘tactical pauses’"
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July 31: "Hundreds injured in latest attack on aid-seekers as armed gangs join Israeli forces"
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August 1: "Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes"
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"UN says 1,373 killed while waiting for aid in Gaza since late May"
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Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes
Israeli forces at the sites of a new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza have routinely opened fire on starving Palestinian civilians in acts that amount to serious violations of international law and war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.Human Rights Watch
Justice Department fired official whose husband operated controversial ICEBlock app (Scott Macfarlane/CBS News)
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Justice Department fired official whose husband operated controversial ICEBlock app
A longtime Justice Department employee was fired in July because her husband operated ICEBlock, an app that tracks the locations of immigration agents.Scott MacFarlane (CBS News)
How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia (emptywheel)
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How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia - emptywheel
John Durham (with Chuck Grassley's help) tried to obscure that on the same day as the Russian spy report that drove his entire investigation, Russian spooks discussed seeding conspiracies about "dark forces."emptywheel
Trump's Big, Hideous Ballroom (William Kristol/The Bulwark)
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Trump’s Big, Hideous Ballroom
Even with everything else going on, some crimes against taste are too outrageous to ignore.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
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France to oust Gaza Palestinian student over antisemitic, justifying terror
France's prestigious Sciences Po university in the northern city of Lille cancelled the student's accreditation on Wednesday. On Thursday, Lille's chiefBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trump Infrastructure Bill Revamp To Net Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk Billions In New Subsidies For Broadband They Can’t Really Deliver
Starlink is getting a lot slower as more people use it, speed tests show
Starlink capacity limits hit users—SpaceX says more satellites will make it faster.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
Canada 'disappointed' by Trump boosting tariffs to 35%, says Carney
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