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Morning Brief

MORNING BRIEF

White House Asks Supreme Court to Lift Restriction on Deportations

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🎧 TOP NEWS

CDC Stops Recommending COVID Vaccine for Healthy Children, Pregnant Women

“There’s no evidence healthy kids need it today, and most countries have stopped recommending it for children,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said.

 

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EU Approves $170 Billion Defense Fund as Europe Moves to Take Charge of Own Security

The program marks a historic investment in joint arms procurement as European Union countries take more responsibility for the continent’s defense.


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Tesla Sales in Europe Plunge Nearly 50 Percent

EV demand has surged across the continent, but Tesla has faltered amid controversy over CEO Elon Musk’s public remarks and political engagement.


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Obesity and the Brain: A Vicious Cycle of Cravings, Inflammation, and Cognitive Decline

How excess body fat rewires the brain and drives unhealthy eating—and solutions.

 

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🎙️ PODCASTS

The nation's pressing topics deciphered by our journalists from the podcast desk.

CROSSROADS

Medicaid Purge Would Remove Illegal Immigrants and Some Able-Bodied Americans

Close to 13 million people could soon lose access to Medicaid and Obamacare, although this only applies to two main groups: illegal immigrants, and able-bodied Americans under 64 years old who refuse to work at least part-time. 


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CHINA WATCH

How to Decipher Propaganda: A Conversation With Former Chinese Propaganda Artist

Li Shaomin is a professor of international business at Old Dominion University in Virginia. He shares his intriguing life story of how he lived through China’s communist propaganda, painted it, and suddenly broke free from it.


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🎤 INTERVIEWS

Our latest conversations with experts on politics, tech, health, and culture.

AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS

Jonah Platt: The Incredible Story of Muslims and Jews Visiting Auschwitz Together

“If you’re coming from Pakistan to hang out with Jews in the middle of this Israel-Gaza war, I mean, you could be in real, physical danger.”


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CALIFORNIA INSIDER

What a Secret Service Agent Learned Protecting Presidents, a Pope, and the Powerful: Ronald Williams

Ron Williams protected six U.S. presidents and some of the most high-profile figures in the world.


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☕ WHAT’S SHAPING THE DAY

POLITICS

  • Trump Announces Pardons for Reality TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley
  • Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Funding if California Allows Men to Compete in Women’s Sports
  • State Department Instructs US Embassies to Pause Student Visa Interviews
  • Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin’s Action Against New York State Over Congestion Toll
  • Tommy Tuberville Will Leave Senate to Run for Governor of Alabama

US NEWS

  • What Newly Released UFO Reports by Civilian Pilots Reveal
  • Temu Parent’s Profits Tumble Nearly 50 Percent Amid ‘External’ Pressures, US Tariffs

WORLD

  • Trump Says Joining Golden Dome Project Would Cost Canada $61 Billion
  • European Commission Accuses Shein of Deceptive Sales Practices
  • US, Argentina Suggest Alternative to WHO After Both Countries Withdraw

OPINION

  • Beijing Turns Its Eye Toward Latin America by Milton Ezrati

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