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Chinese Officers Questioned U.S. Government Employee About His Army Service  The New York Times China bans Wells Fargo banker from leaving the country  CNN FirstFT: US embassy in China warns that exit bans risk damaging relations  Financial Times Banker’s exit ban escalates  Axios U.S. citizen who works for Commerce Dept. ensnared in Chinese exit ban  The Washington Post Source link

The Chinese government is preventing a Wells Fargo employee, as well as an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from leaving the country. File Photo by Larry W. Smith/EPA-EFE July 20 (UPI) — The Chinese government is preventing a Chinese American banker for Wells Fargo and, separately, an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from leaving …

Peter Connelly, a composer and sound designer best known for his work on the Tomb Raider series, has been jailed for “fraudulently obtaining” a loan from the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement from the UK’s Insolvency Service, Durham-based Connelly was said to have obtained a legitimate $29,500 (£22,000) government “Bounce Back” loan, and then again a …

Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says  Government Executive The Collateral Damage of Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns  The New York Times US agencies shrink layoff plans after mass staff exodus  Reuters Cleared to Lay Off Workers, Some Federal Agencies Find Many Already Left  The Wall Street Journal ‘Be efficient:’ EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin lays out the agency’s goals for …

Spain’s Ministry for Social Rights has requested an investigation into possible breaches of disability laws at Barcelona star Lamine Yamal‘s 18th birthday party following allegations that individuals with dwarfism were hired as entertainers, according to EFE. The Ministry wants the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Spanish Ombudsman and the Office for Combating Hate Crimes to probe whether laws which prohibit shows …

Elon Musk’s xAI has signed an important new customer: the U.S. government.  The two-year old AI company—most recently in the news when its chatbot praised Hitler—said in a blog post Monday that it has launched a new division, called “Grok with Government” and signed a contract worth up to $200 million with the Department of Defense. xAI also announced that …

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Nvidia announced Tuesday that it hopes to resume sales of its H20 general processing units to clients in China, saying that the U.S. government had assured …

Rare earths miner taps a seam of US government largesse  Financial Times US rare earth pricing system is poised to challenge China’s dominance  Reuters Pentagon to become largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials; shares surge 50%  CNBC The Pentagon’s Rare Earths Deal Is Making Former Biden Officials Jealous  Heatmap News The Pentagon’s Bold Move To Secure U.S. Rare Earth Mineral Needs  Forbes Source …

Zelensky Announces Plan for Major Government Shake-Up in Ukraine  The New York Times Ukraine’s Zelenskiy taps deputy PM Svyrydenko for prime minister  Reuters Zelenskyy nominates Yulia Svyrydenko as new Ukraine PM in cabinet shake-up  Al Jazeera Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominates new Ukraine PM in major reshuffle  Financial Times Ukrainian Parliament to dismiss government on 16 July  Українська правда Source link

Key Takeaways The federal government collected $26.6 billion in tariff revenue in June, rising again as President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy began to take hold. Spending decreased by $187 billion in June, resulting in a budget surplus of about $27 billion for the month. The federal government’s total debt is around $36 trillion. It paid $84 billion in interest payments …