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Five years of Merovingian reenactment at Orville, what the facts confirm
On July 5, 2026, the archaeological site of Orville, in Louvres, in the Val-d'Oise, celebrated the fifth anniversary of its annual historical

Measles in America, the worst year in 35 years is not fate
I am writing this letter because the numbers coming out of the CDC these past few weeks deserve a moment of pause,

The Defense budget held hostage by Trump's voter-ID obsession
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives sent its members home two days earlier than planned for the July 4

In the Netherlands, Defense wants veto power over the software that flies its drones
On Friday, July 3, 2026, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced a three-year strategic partnership with Amsterdam-based company Intelic, worth more than

Rocket Lab swallows Iridium for $8 billion, the West muscles up against SpaceX
California-based Rocket Lab signed a definitive agreement on June 29, 2026 to acquire satellite communications giant Iridium Communications for an enterprise value

Trump weighs a Diddy pardon, a symbol of clemency with shifting rules
According to CBS News, citing anonymous sources, PresidentDonald Trump is reportedly considering clemency for rapper and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, convicted last

Balderas stands his ground, the shadow of a federal blockade hangs over the Epstein investigation
Former New Mexico attorney general Hector Balderas continues to insist that federal officials asked him to suspend his state investigation into the

Judge Sullivan, the last line of defense against Trump's grip on mail-in voting
On July 1, 2026, federaljudgeEmmet G. Sullivan, of the District Court for Washington D.C., blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to

Les Bleus qualify at 44 degrees heat index as the weather becomes an opponent
The France national football team qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup by beating Paraguay 1-0 on July 4, in