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REPORT: Oregon's 1.5 Million Burning Acres and a 70-Mile Highway Shutdown
The geography of active fires in Oregon this week is not confined to one isolated region. It stretches from the state's center to its…
INVESTIGATION: Epstein, the Judge, and the Redactions That Still Hold
On July 27, 2026 , federal Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered the Department of Justice to hand over, by Thursday, redacted or withheld Epstein documents…
ANALYSIS: Taiwan Rehearses the War Factory: Its Arms Industry in Survival Mode
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced on July 28, 2026 that the island would test relocating arms production lines and converting civilian factories to…
CHRONICLE: In Detroit, Trump Sells the Tariff as Shop-Floor Patriotism
On July 27, 2026 , Donald Trump visits Michigan and speaks to workers at a General Motors plant in Milford, according to AP News.…
ANALYSIS: Moscow Under Drones: Ukraine's Aerial Blockade Strategy
According to Franceinfo , the Moscow region was targeted by more than 390 Ukrainian drones during the night of July 27 to 28, 2026.
INVESTIGATION: Iceberg Lettuce and the Blind Spots of America's Largest Cyclospora Outbreak
The CDC reported on July 24, 2026 that four additional states had been added to the multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, bringing…
COLUMN: 'Nobody Dictates the Hour of War to Us': Iran's Long-Game Gamble
On July 28, 2026 , Donald Trump says there is a "good chance" of progress in talks on Iran, according to Boursorama . A…
NARRATIVE: Two Hundred Thousand Displaced by Fire, France Learns Mass Evacuation
One week was enough to turn the southwest of France into a territory of repeated evacuations . Between July 22 and July 28 ,…
ANALYSIS: $250 Billion in Guarantees, Nvidia Becomes the AI Boom's Central Bank
Can a chipmaker become the financial guarantor of its own customer? That is the question raised by the disclosed talks between Nvidia and OpenAI…