Looks like they’re trying to add some sex appeal. Smart.
Oliver DarcyScoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
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Getty Images: Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran on July 27, 2026.
Middle East Eye (Unofficial)Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Saudi tanker in Red Sea - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemens-houthis-say-they-targeted-saudi-tanker-red-sea
49% of Americans believe Netanyahu should be arrested on U.S. soil
"The U.S. will resume limited imports of Mexican cattle beginning Aug. 24, reopening a trade route shut down for more than a year as New World screwworm spread north and U.S. cattle supplies tightened and beef prices rose to record levels."
“Distribution for the L.A. Regional Food Bank for 2026 is at 2025 levels, which for us is a little remarkable, because in the first half of 2025 we had the L.A. wildfires, which led to a huge increase in demand for food assistance,” said Michael Flood, the CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
“SpaceX has now erased more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since its high price of $225.64 in June – almost exactly the value of Elon Musk's other company, Tesla, whose shares just fell to near one-year lows.”
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the U.S. were incorrectly installed and need to be fixed.