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Ratings Agency Maintains Indonesia Credit Rating, Predicting Economic Recovery

The news will no doubt come as a relief for the Prabowo administration, whose economic policymaking has spooked international investors.

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The Diplomat

Sebastian Strangio

Industrial Policy is Like Dieting, We Always Do It

Most discussion of industrial policy is a bit otherworldly. It is treated like something we can either do or not do, as though there is an on-off...

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CounterPunch

Dean Baker

5 Things Emotionally Intelligent People Do Differently

Emotional intelligence gets thrown around a lot as a compliment, but most people couldn’t define what it actually looks like in practice. It’s not...

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Vice

Ashley Fike

New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on 'hyperscale' data centers

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. Hochul is pausing...

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The Hill

Rachel Frazin

Ukraine and the Spirit of Red Cloud

Imagine a public event 50 years from now in Kyiv. The convener speaks to the assembled crowd. “Before we begin,” she says, “I just want to say...

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CounterPunch

John Feffer

Laboratory Politics: Monoculture Down Under

Words can function as prisons and windows. They can cage meaning and suffocate understanding. They can also reveal concepts which breathtaking...

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CounterPunch

Binoy Kampmark

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Reason.com

Eugene Volokh

Scientists Just Found Ancient Human DNA Preserved on Prehistoric Cave Paintings

We know who left behind prehistoric cave paintings. We have enough evidence from the various materials left behind, along with plenty of skeletal...

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Vice

Luis Prada

How Adobe’s CMO is preparing for the AI-powered era of brand discovery

As consumers turn to AI tools instead of traditional search, Adobe is tracking how its brand shows up where buying decisions begin.

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Fortune

Ruth Umoh

Graham's death, McConnell's absence wreak havoc on GOP agenda

The sudden death of Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who's also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the...

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The Hill

Alexander Bolton

Myanmar’s Leader Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Thailand Next Month, Report Claims

The visit comes amid a campaign by Naypyidaw to normalize its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states.

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The Diplomat

Sebastian Strangio

Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran

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Politico

Connor O'Brien

Graham death leaves Israel with a DC void

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Politico

Nahal Toosi

Brickbat: Making Myself Useful

Police Brickbat: Making Myself Useful Charles Oliver | 7.14.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Reason.com

Charles Oliver

Vantablack Could Make Satellites Nearly Invisible From Earth, Study Finds

There is an arms race going on. Research teams around the world are trying to create the blackest black possible. I recently wrote about a Chinese...

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Vice

Luis Prada

Lindsey O. Graham, A Politician in Full

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Politico

Jonathan Martin

Happy 50th Birthday to the Chautauqua Belle

Happy 50th Birthday to the Chautauqua Belle

It’s hard to imagine a time when the Chautauqua Belle wasn’t a fixture on the waters of Chautauqua Lake. But that’s exactly what our reality...

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The Post-Journal

The Post-Journal

The Ukraine-Russia War Reaches a New Phase

The ground war in Ukraine has stalemated and the crucial fight has shifted to the skies — missiles and interceptors.

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The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

MORNING GLORY: The VP’s new book 'Communion' is not what the Beltway expected

J.D. Vance weaves his Catholic conversion with a love story and sharp critique of immigration and Western civilization in his new book "Communion."

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Fox News

Hugh Hewitt

Trump loses go-to Senate power broker with Graham’s death

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) marks a major loss for President Trump on Capitol Hill as he seeks to push his legislative agenda...

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The Hill

Julia Manchester

Russia sanctions bill may move as Congress looks to honor Graham

Ukraine’s supporters in Congress are urging quick passage of a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill authored by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as...

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The Hill

Laura Kelly

This VR App Teaches You to Dance Without Letting Anyone Watch You Struggle

Most people don’t know how to dance, and many are so self-conscious they won’t even sign up for a class because it means other people will witness...

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Vice

Luis Prada

LIZ PEEK: Democrats’ affordability scam collapses in states they actually run

Democrats claim to champion affordability, but their policies on energy, housing, minimum wage, and taxes have made almost all of the states they...

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Fox News

Liz Peek

GOP Enters Treacherous Legislative Waters Without a Key US Senator

GOP Enters Treacherous Legislative Waters Without a Key US Senator

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is no longer with us. He passed away suddenly last Saturday night, suffering what appears to be an aortic dissection. He...

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Townhall

Matt Vespa

Trump hissy fit over housing bill all for naught in the end

Trump hissy fit over housing bill all for naught in the end

There were the usual weekend outrages with Donald Trump. They were hardly worthy of note. But one of them was local this time, so let's look at that.

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Arkansas Online

John Brummett

Waymo’s July 4 chaos in San Francisco raises new questions about how robotaxis can work at scale

After its vehicles stalled and worsened gridlock near the fireworks celebration, city officials say they still lack the tools and data needed to...

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Fast Company

Rebecca Heilweil

All-Time Arkansas Baseball Team: The best MLB players born in Arkansas

All-Time Arkansas Baseball Team: The best MLB players born in Arkansas

Argument is part of the pleasure of baseball. No game has ever been more thoroughly measured. We know launch angles, spin rates, exit velocities,...

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Arkansas Online

Philip Martin

You Can Now Hire a Stranger to Come to Your Barbecue and Hang Out

Meet Artem. He’s a trained chef based in Moscow, and for somewhere between $13 and $65, he will come to your barbecue, grill your meat, tell you...

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Vice

Ashley Fike

Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, will serve out his Senate term

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Politico

Alec Hernandez

The War Machine, and the War Budget, Are Out of Control. Let’s Change That.

Much of the time, it seems as if the war machine runs on autopilot. Indeed, the United States has been engaged in warfare for almost the entirety of...

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CounterPunch

Josh Frank

COLUMNIST: A reading crisis among children

COLUMNIST: A reading crisis among children

There's a simple statistic that often stops people in their tracks: Reading for pleasure as a child is the factor that studies show is more closely...

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Arkansas Online

Arkansas Online Author

Senate Judiciary Dems call Epstein victim to testify against Todd Blanche for attorney general

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Politico

Chris Marquette

Data centers have already hiked electricity prices on the public by $23 billion. Good luck clawing that back

A PJM market watchdog calls the shift a "massive wealth transfer" to tech companies, but there's a peak-demand loophole.

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Fortune

Theodore J. Kury

Why Dogs Hump People, Other Dogs, and Basically Anything Nearby

Every dog owner has been there: at the dog park, on the guest’s leg, on the couch cushion. It’s awkward for the humans. The dog couldn’t care...

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Vice

Ashley Fike

The race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortion

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights

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Salon

Shefali Luthra

The Exploitation of America’s Farmworkers

Farmworkers are the backbone of America, but this country has a long history of exploiting the very people on whose labor we depend. Under the Trump...

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CounterPunch

Laura Flanders

It Helped Sink Kamala Harris. Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About It. Now It Could Change Everything in 2026.

It Helped Sink Kamala Harris. Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About It. Now It Could Change Everything in 2026.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Adam Hamawy’s campaign...

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Slate

Aymann Ismail

Lindsey Graham Chased the Same Thing for Decades. He Found It Just Before He Died.

Lindsey Graham Chased the Same Thing for Decades. He Found It Just Before He Died.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Lindsey Graham would have...

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Slate

Jim Newell

“We Are in a Good Place”: NATO, Europe and the Dangerous Illusion of Nuclear Security

‘I think when it comes to nuclear, we are really in a good place.’ With these words, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described the state of the...

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CounterPunch

Biljana Vankovska

'Government Totally Annihilated': How Americans Governed Themselves as British Rule Crumbled

History 'Government Totally Annihilated': How Americans Governed Themselves as British Rule Crumbled America in the mid-1770s was a...

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Reason.com

Jesse Walker

CAL THOMAS: Guardrails

CAL THOMAS: Guardrails

People of a certain age were taught to respect the police, obey the law, and other rules and regulations mostly practiced by our parents and...

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Arkansas Online

Arkansas Online Author

Lindsey Graham, noble Roman

A lot of people want to be powerful. Very few people, as it turns out, are willing to do the things necessary to have power. This is, generally...

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The Hill

Chris Stirewalt

Johnson aims to avoid third week of floor standoff with GOP hard-liners

House GOP leaders are hoping to see progress on Tuesday to get the chamber back in working order amid a weeks-long standoff with conservative...

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The Hill

Sudiksha Kochi

The Prophecy From Constantinople

The cataclysmic Fall of Constantinople: a harbinger of civilizational eclipse.

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American Thinker

Lars Møller

Ma, She’s Making Eyes at Me, the Islamic Republic of Japan, and Other Trumpian Delusions

“Every minute he gets bolder Now he’s leaning on my shoulder” — “Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me” “I just kiss them. I don’t even wait....

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CounterPunch

John G. Russell

Cybersecurity costs will shrink AI's profit boost

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Reuters

Aimee Donnellan

5 ways your cat is actually showing you affection

Discover the subtle behaviors that may actually be your feline's way of showing trust, comfort, and affection

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Quartz

Haley Chamberlain

Belgium's Car Toll Desperation Move

As European states are drawn deeper into the debt spiral, they are activating the remaining fiscal sources still available.

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American Thinker

Thomas Kolbe

The 10 most unforgettable neighborhoods in Tokyo

From Golden Gai's tiny bars and old-school nightlife in Shinjuku to Yanesen's temple-lined lanes where old Tokyo survives intact

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Quartz

Ambia Staley

The best hidden summer destinations in Europe

From Svalbard's polar bears and midnight-sun cruises to Albania's quiet Riviera beaches a 30-minute ferry from Corfu

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Quartz

Ambia Staley