The assistant secretary’s office is involved in decisions about funding next-generation vaccines against pandemic flu or other infectious disease threats.
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Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
15 July 2026
Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf.
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Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
Beulah’s not delivering world-weary pronouncements, the way Beth does.
Both Nevada and Michigan have won injunctions barring prediction market providers from offering sports contracts.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.
The Supreme Court has released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections.
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Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
2 July 2026
In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.
Each song explores a different kind of longing—lovers come together but fall apart, dreams fade away only to have resolutions renewed—against a different strain of soul.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2026
Congress has tried repeatedly to slap guardrails on the administration, voting more than 10 times on various war powers resolutions that would halt hostilities.
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