How Data Centers Broke American Politics
How Data Centers Broke American Politics | WIRED
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-data-centers-broke-american-politics/
Commentary: Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company
Commentary: Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company - CNA
Since the US isn’t a hereditary monarchy, putting Trump’s face on US currency while he is still in office would be highly abnormal, says an international relations professor.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/us-money-trump-image-us-mint-6275851
Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish
Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish | WIRED
Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada.
https://www.wired.com/story/contagious-cancer-found-in-north-american-catfish/
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/
US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers
US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers | TechCrunch
An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/us-government-says-iran-linked-hackers-are-disrupting-american-water-and-energy-providers/
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer | WIRED
Gas prices are up, and US car dealerships are full of hybrids. Customers are going for it.
https://www.wired.com/story/america-hot-hybrid-summer/
World Cup final tops 60M viewers in North America
World Cup final peaks at 60M viewers in North America - ESPN
A lot of things went right during this summer's World Cup, including record viewership numbers in North America for Spain's 1-0 win over Argentina in Sunday's final.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49420870/world-cup-final-peaks-60m-viewers-north-america
FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage
FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage | WIRED
Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?
https://www.wired.com/story/fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-what-to-expect/
Commentary: The 2026 World Cup was a crash course in America
Commentary: The 2026 World Cup was a crash course in America - CNA
The US has immensely impacted football and the World Cup, and we should make sure to remember every aspect of it, says CNA's Zara Waseem.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/world-cup-2026-america-football-culture-controversies-6257556
Iran, US escalate in Gulf but release of American signals path to climb down
Iran, US escalate in Gulf but release of American signals path to climb down - CNA
DUBAI: Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday (Jul 16) in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month's truce, but Iran's release of a US citizen was seen as signalling a path to avert the resumption of all-out war.For the first time since a memora..
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/iran-us-exchange-fire-strait-hormuz-escalation-6258651
Gutting youth soccer in America is not enough to m...
The USMNT's struggles at the World Cup can't be fixed by overhauling youth development - ESPN
Everyone thinks they can fix the USMNT. But maybe the U.S. is actually making progress and luck just hasn't been on its side -- what then?
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49353204/the-usmnt-struggles-world-cup-fixed-overhauling-youth-development
America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure
America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure – The Cipher Brief
Retired Gen. Mike Minihan and Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery argue that U.S. military readiness depends on commercial transportation and communications networks vulnerable to cyberattack—and call for urgent investments to secure the infrastructure behind American military mobility.
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/americas-military-plans-depend-on-infrastructure-it-doesnt-secure
Trump's desperate to distract America with communist fear mongering
Trump's desperate to distract America with communist fear mongering - Raw Story
President Donald Trump is a desperate man. With the midterms on the horizon and his approval ratings under water, he doesn’t want to talk about affordability. Nor does he want to talk about his war with Iran. And he certainly doesn’t want to talk about Jeffrey Epstein.What does he want to talk about..
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-communism-2677206551/
Trump triggers economic alarm bells as exports of an American staple crater: report
Trump triggers economic alarm bells as exports of an American staple crater: report - Raw Story
The Trump administration erroneously touted export numbers for an American staple while the real numbers spark concern, per a report. Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had to revise beef export sales and slash numbers by 90 percent compared to the incorrect number offered for ..
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-beef-exports/
Beyond Evo: Bolivia and the Erosion of State Authority in Latin America
Beyond Evo: Bolivia and the Erosion of State Authority in Latin America – The Cipher Brief
Steven E. Hendrix argues that Bolivia’s current crisis extends far beyond the political rivalry surrounding Evo Morales. He examines how institutional weakness, organized crime, illicit economies, and declining state capacity are reshaping governance in Bolivia and increasingly threatening democrati..
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/beyond-evo-bolivia-and-the-erosion-of-state-authority-in-latin-america
