July 2026
Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027 amid legal challenge
Paramount previously said it intended to complete its WBD acquisition by the end of September, but said Friday the agreement is a “significant win.”
Trump sued hours after new tariffs take effect, as experts say they may not hold up
President Donald Trump has renewed a flurry of tariffs, including slapping 25% duties on Brazilian imports and vowing 50% tariffs on goods from Canada.
CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states
The four newly linked states — Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania — join Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and hard-hit Michigan.
Trump defends DOJ subpoenas of NY Times reporters; Google also was targeted
The DOJ is investigating the leak to The New York Times of security concerns about President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One plane, donated by Qatar.
Moody’s says ‘unprecedented’ AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and others
Moody’s said AI spending is forcing even the world’s most cash-rich corporations to lean heavily on debt, stock sales and off-balance-sheet moves.
Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial TARIFF’ for ‘ROBBING’ U.S. tech giants
President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration will launch a trade probe into the European Union that will cancel hefty fines levied against U.S. tech giants and likely result in a “substantial” tariff on the 27-member bloc. Read more China’s Geely to make EVs at Ford plant in Spain under new joint venture
Russian attack cuts power to around 150,000 in Ukraine’s north as Kyiv hits missile, oil facilities
The update comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed strikes on a key missile components facility in the Russian city of Kirov.
Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America
The president told Axios he was considering an operation “bigger than ever before.”
China’s Geely to make EVs at Ford plant in Spain under new joint venture
Ford and Geely plan for the joint venture will begin operations in the first half of 2027, with the first new vehicles scheduled to roll off the line in 2028.
Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month
The Pentagon lowered its official Iran war death toll to 14 from 18, removing four service members killed this month.