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The US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest. “Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, …

George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president  The Washington Post George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration  WTOP Despite federal investigations, GMU president will remain in role, receive pay boost  Virginia Mercury George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views  The New York Times Opinion …

The International Space Station (ISS) is still leaking air from the Russian segment of the outpost despite efforts to eliminate the losses. Sergey Krikalev, executive director of the Human Space Flight Program at the Russian space agency Roscosmos, made the admission during the pre-launch news conference for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. The leaks were first detected in 2019 and, despite …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is newly flush with billions from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” spending legislation and under pressure to rapidly hire 10,000 new agents. But one tactic it recently tried to do that hiring — aggressively recruiting new agents from some of its most trusted local law enforcement partners — may have alienated some of the leaders it …

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., says Republicans’ redistricting efforts are an attempt to “rig the election before it starts.” “They’re saying …

Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat  Reuters Starbucks same-store sales fall again, but CEO Niccol says turnaround is ahead of schedule  CNBC Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new products to turn around lagging US sales next year  ABC News Starbucks stock pops, US same-store sales fall less than feared as new CEO Brian Niccol continues …

By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Starbucks reported better-than-expected revenue rise for the third quarter, as demand in China improved while investments in labor and store operations, and changes to the menu helped it offset slowing consumer spending in its domestic market. The Seattle-based company’s shares rose 3.6% to $96.33 in extended trading on Tuesday. After several quarters of falling sales, the …

A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week. Talwani …

A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week. Talwani …

Sunday, July 27, 2025 | 2 a.m. Earlier this year, in an advertisement for its Duck Duck Shed event on the history of architecture, design and culture of the region, the Neon Museum described Las Vegas as “the city of reinvention” that “blows up to build up.” Today, as Las Vegas faces a significant decline in tourism, that spirit of …