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Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says (ft.com)

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Cryptoskeptics (cryptoskeptics.org)

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Ransomware Negotiator Arrests Add Scrutiny to Shadowy Industry (bloomberg.com)

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Harold Blauer (wikipedia.org)

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Portland area leaders are dismantling a third of the homeless shelter system (oregonlive.com)

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'Betrayal': Ranchers lash out at Donald Trump's plan to cut tax on beef imports (ft.com)

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Trump, Vance and Bessent try to calm the bond market with 'alternative facts' (msn.com)

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Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after opposition to interference (apnews.com)

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Disney will drop medical insurance for some employees' spouses (businessinsider.com)

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Guggenheim loan trades in distressed territory after investor call (ft.com)

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From balloons to pans: in praise of useful tech (ft.com)

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Trump's brazen crypto bank scheme may be his sleaziest yet (msn.com)

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Donald Trump turns on Washington's museums in new culture war offensive (ft.com)

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The Right Has Forgotten What Beauty Is For (nationalreview.com)

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> 150 Polymarket wallets may have traded on military secrets, research finds (reuters.com)

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How A Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt (reuters.com)

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Could AIs Become Conscious? (economist.com)

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Can Head Start Be Deregulated Out of Existence? (newyorker.com)

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The Art of the Self-Deal (wsj.com)

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Canadian premier says Trump is a 'bad person' as Canada weighs concessions (apnews.com)

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Omaha school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students (apnews.com)

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FOIA Chief Brings Right-Wing Bona Fides to Apolitical DOJ Office (bloomberglaw.com)

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Can influencers post AI ads without alienating their fans? (businessinsider.com)

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Hooters (newyorker.com)

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Surprise Treasury Move Can't Mask America's Record Debt Problem (bloomberg.com)

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Contract for difference (wikipedia.org)

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Rick Scott Walked Away from $1.7B Health Care Fraud Case, Then Got a Senate Seat (uncensoredobjection.com)

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National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham (apnews.com)

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Treasury Seeks Public Comment on Genius Act Proposed Rulemaking (treasury.gov)

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Saudi wealth fund scales back 'fantastical' plans for Neom (thetimes.com)

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Examining RFK Jr.'S Role in the Measles Outbreak (nationalreview.com)

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Russia fires economist over Ukraine war warning (ft.com)

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DOJ Official Flags Stanford for Scrutiny over Foreign Donations (bloomberg.com)

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EY turning internships into yearlong residencies as AI changes entry-level work (businessinsider.com)

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Vitol Won Exclusive Fuel Deals to Dominate Africa – At a Cost (bloomberg.com)

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Private Credit Salt Fight Shows 'Anything but Software' Push (bloomberg.com)

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Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell (ft.com)

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Jane Street has paid up large to avoid its numbers leaking out (ft.com)

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Once-AAA Bonds on New York Megamall Face $350M Loss (bloomberg.com)

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A 23-year-old founder built Radiant World into a $12B-a-year trading giant (msn.com)

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The billionaire threatening to upend Wall Street (ft.com)

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Why Your Summer Wardrobe Should Include UV Protection, Linen Clothing (bloomberg.com)

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World Liberty gets conditional bank charter approval (msn.com)

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Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead (apnews.com)

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Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during operations not long enough (apnews.com)

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What eating like RFK Jr. does to your colon, according to a gastro doctor (msn.com)

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America's largest home lender falls out of the hamster wheel (ft.com)

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Are You a Human? (newyorker.com)

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The modern economy is scam-powered (mindtheblindspot.substack.com)

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Nvidia's $500B Plan Envelops Wall Sreett in Its AI Frenzy (bloomberg.com)

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CFPB to Stop Posting Customer Narratives on Complaint Database (bloomberglaw.com)

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The Treasury market's toxic codependency (ft.com)

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Gerrymandering won. It's time to change the rules (bostonglobe.com)

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Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital Invests $215M in Amazon (bloomberg.com)

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Select Tech Borrowers Pull Off Debt Refinancing Despite SaaSpocalypse Fears (wsj.com)

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History of Flagellation (1926) (gutenberg.org)

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Poems. by William Blake (1911) (gutenberg.org)

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AI-driven surge in bond yields could be next risk for markets and growth (reuters.com)

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Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support (reuters.com)

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Counterstrike 1969 TV Series (archive.org)

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Out Of The Unknown – Series 1 (1965) [video] (archive.org)

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Border blaster (wikipedia.org)

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The Jobless Boom Has Arrived (wsj.com)

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Trump's vaccine plan requires individual shots last used decades ago (apnews.com)

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Trump orders Navy to return to old system launching jets off aircraft carriers (apnews.com)

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The Mystery of Dark Oxygen (newyorker.com)

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Administration to impose tariffs on drone imports, White House says (reuters.com)

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14,000 crypto holders face security risk after Trezor data breach (ft.com)

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AI Looms over Software Companies – and the Investors Who Piled into Them (bloomberg.com)

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US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001 (ft.com)

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Bank of Japan September rate hike locked in; SME bankruptcies hit 12-year high (msn.com)

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DOJ finds three federal STEM education programs unconstitutional (fedscoop.com)

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Fundable – the AI platform for fund and asset managers (fundableai.com)

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Trump's 401(k) Proposal Shows Evidence of Phony Public Support (bloomberg.com)

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Inside UBS's Record $125M Anti-Money Laundering Penalty (middesk.com)

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Amazon loses US court ban on Perplexity's AI shopping tools (reuters.com)

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Sketches in Bedlam; or Characteristic Traits of Insanity (1823) (gutenberg.org)

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US Justice Department shifts focus to government programme fraud (ft.com)

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Ratings Firm Accused of Grade Inflation Vouched for $40B of Insurer Debt (wsj.com)

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CFTC Advisory on Self-Certification of Incentive Programs for Prediction Markets (cftc.gov)

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Return to the 'Trust Us' Days of Central Banking? No Thanks (bloomberg.com)

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Richest to Profit in Trump's Capital Gain Tax Ideas for Midterms (bloomberg.com)

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Law firm declines offer to represent migrant children (apnews.com)

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Who is Anthropic's auditor – and why should we care? (ft.com)

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Past is Prologue: Earl Long's mental health (stateaffairs.com)

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US judge cites 'concerning' irregularities in Adani fraud case (ft.com)

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Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights? (ft.com)

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Panama Canal fees hit record high as El Niño and Iran war choke shipping (ft.com)

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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks (apnews.com)

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Enhydro Agate (wikipedia.org)

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The Great Copper Crunch: Why the Next Bull Run Is Just Getting Started (prinsights.substack.com)

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Private-Credit Firms Clamp Down on Loan Sweeteners in Fear of 'Shadow Defaults' (wsj.com)

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[flagged] Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control (wsj.com)

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Chvostek Sign (wikipedia.org)

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Propaganda of the deed (wikipedia.org)

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Yen sinks as effect of US-Japan intervention fades (ft.com)

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From backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse (theguardian.com)

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Xfinity: Sustained uploads corrupt (TLS bad record Mac) on AS7922 backbone path (xfinity.com)

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Investors Want Quarterly Reports, Unfavorable Results and All (bloomberg.com)

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Former acting IRS head warns of tax compliance 'race to the bottom' (cfodive.com)