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Our summers no longer look like our parents', and that's no accident
There is something unsettling about living through, year after year, what we're told is a "historic episode." In June 2026, France experienced

Trump's economy holds up on paper, collapses in people's minds
There are now two economic narratives in the United States, and they almost never intersect. On one side, official labor market statistics,

NATO finally calls Russia the threat it is
It took more than four years of war in Ukraine for NATO to finally decide to put in writing what everyone already

Katie Phang, the journalist who refuses to let the DOJ bury the Epstein files
Few people would have bet, back in April 2026, that a single independent journalist could force the U.S. Department of Justice to

Too much fructose during pregnancy may leave a mark on baby's brain
A study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports and reported by MedicalXpress puts forward a hypothesis worth examining without giving in

A hidden genetic flaw could disarm aggressive cancers
Researchers at UCLA Health have just published, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a finding that deserves

The Netherlands Opens a Center to Catch Up With China in Robotics
On July 2, 2026, the Netherlands opened Europe's first Humanoid Application Center, a dedicated facility for humanoid robotics located near Rotterdam, with

Summer Vacation, More Than 12 Million Train Tickets Already Sold
This Saturday, July 4, 2026 marks the official start of summer school holidays for all French zones, and in stations across the

Zelensky Denounces 200 Air Defense Missiles Paid For, Never Delivered
On July 2, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed, at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv's Darnytsky district, that a