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UNICEF: At least 300 children in Gaza killed in 300 days since October 2025 ceasefire

UNICEF says at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since the Oct. 2025 ceasefire, warning the truce has failed to protect children. ...Read more

#gaza, #unicef, #children, #ceasefire

GAO Finds Errors and Unsupported Estimates in White House’s DOGE ‘Wall of Receipts’ $110.3B Claim

GAO audit says the White House DOGE 'Wall of Receipts' reported $110.3B in savings but used incorrect, unsupported or nontransparent methods. ...Read more

#gao, #doge, #transparency, #whitehouse, #spending

Amazon Pharmacy to Deliver GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs to Medicare Beneficiaries at $50 Monthly Copay

Amazon Pharmacy will deliver certain GLP1 weight-loss medicines to eligible Medicare beneficiaries for a $50 monthly copay under the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge demonstration. ...Read more

#amazon, #medicare, #glp1, #pharmacy

Allegiant Pilots Ratify Contract, Win Immediate 40% Average Hourly Pay Hike and $300M in Retention Bonuses

Allegiant pilots ratified a two-year deal that delivers an immediate average 40% hourly pay increase, unlocks about $300M in retention bonuses and expands benefits. ...Read more

$ALGT, #allegiant, #pilots, #teamsters, #labor

SEC Creates Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit to Target Accounting Fraud

On Aug. 5 the SEC announced a new Enforcement Division Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit, led by Timothy Zimmerman, to pursue accounting and reporting fraud. ...Read more

#sec, #accounting, #enforcement, #securities, #fraud

IXPE observations strengthen evidence for vacuum birefringence around magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408

IXPE X-ray polarimetry, NICER and Parkes radio data show strong, phase-dependent polarization from magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408, supporting vacuum birefringence. ...Read more

#ixpe, #magnetar, #vacuumbirefringence, #quantumelectrodynamics

White House publishes records saying FBI opened 2017 probe into whether Trump acted 'for or on behalf of' Russia

White House posted records it says were declassified showing a May 16, 2017 FBI communication opening a full investigation into whether Trump acted for Russia. ...Read more

#politics, #fbi, #trump, #russia

Spent SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Predicted to Strike Moon; Plume Might Be Visible

A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is predicted to strike the Moon Aug. 5; models suggest a sunlight-lit debris plume might be briefly visible from Earth. ...Read more

#space, #moon, #spacex, #astronomy

EA Taken Private in $55 Billion Buyout Led by Saudi Public Investment Fund

A Saudi-led consortium completed a $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, taking the publisher private and delisting EA from Nasdaq. ...Read more

$EA, #ea, #gaming, #acquisition, #pif

BOJ minutes show 7-1 vote approved June rate rise; lone dissent flagged Middle East risks

BOJ minutes show a 7-1 vote approving the June rate rise to 1.0%, with one dissent citing Middle East risks and debate over bond-buying taper. ...Read more

#boj, #bankofjapan, #interestrates, #monetarypolicy

9th Circuit Vacates Injunction Against Perplexity, Says Users — Not Perplexity — Accessed Amazon

A Ninth Circuit panel vacated an injunction against Perplexity’s Comet assistant, ruling the record shows users — not Perplexity — accessed Amazon. ...Read more

$AMZN, #amazon, #perplexity, #cfaa, #ai, #ninthcircuit

Brock Lesnar Retires From Professional Wrestling After SummerSlam Loss

WWE says Brock Lesnar has retired after his SummerSlam loss to Oba Femi. Lesnar was a 10-time WWE world champion and a former UFC heavyweight. ...Read more

#wrestling, #brocklesnar, #wwe, #summerslam

PUNCH Mission Demonstrates 30-Minute Precision in Retrospective Forecast of 2025 Solar Storm

NASA’s PUNCH mission retrospectively predicted a May 31, 2025 coronal mass ejection would reach near‑Earth space within about 30 minutes. ...Read more

#spaceweather, #nasa, #punch, #solarstorm

Senate Memo Says Trump-Linked $TRUMP Meme Coin Lost 97% of Value, Leaving About 1 Million Holders 'Nearly Wiped Out'

A July 27 Senate minority memo says the Trump-linked $TRUMP meme coin plunged about 97% since launch, leaving roughly 1 million holders with steep losses. ...Read more

#crypto, #trump, #senate, #sec

Zelensky Names Ihor Klymenko Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council

President Zelensky appointed former interior minister Ihor Klymenko as NSDC secretary to strengthen wartime coordination, air-defence production and cyber defenses. ...Read more

#ukraine, #zelensky, #klymenko, #defense