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Exterior view of NASA's HERA habitat at Johnson Space Center, which will supply the transit simulation for the new Moon and Mars Exploration Analog mission

NASA Wants Volunteers to Do a Harder Version of the Isolation Mission Four People Are Still Living Through

While four volunteers remain locked inside a simulated Mars habitat in Houston with three months left, NASA has opened applications for an even longer analog mission that adds a simulated spacecraft transit

July 5, 2026

News·Science

Official portrait of Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who disclosed a depression diagnosis after missing 140 House votes

A Congressman Missed 140 Votes for Depression. He Came Back With a Bill.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed he was hospitalized for depression after missing nearly four months of House votes, then introduced a bill to strengthen enforcement of the federal mental health parity law

July 5, 2026

Health·News

Entrance of the Federal Trade Commission's Apex Building headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Colorado Passed an AI Bias Law. The FTC Just Said That Might Be Illegal.

The FTC voted 2-0 to propose that Colorado's AI Act is impliedly preempted by federal law, arguing the state's anti-bias rules could itself violate consumer protection law. The theory has never been

July 5, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino during the March 28, 2026 friendly against Belgium

The Last Time the USMNT Played Belgium, They Lost by Three Goals. Monday Is Win or Go Home.

Belgium beat the USMNT 5-2 in a March friendly nobody remembered until Monday's World Cup round of 16 made it relevant again. A win sends the U.S. to its first quarterfinal since

July 5, 2026

News·Sports

The US Supreme Court building, which struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs in Learning Resources Inc v Trump

India’s Tariff Rate Just Dropped to 10%. The Supreme Court Did What Goyal Couldn’t.

The White House confirmed Indian goods will face a temporary 10% tariff, down from 18%, after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA-based duties and forced a pivot to a 150-day Section

July 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

IBEW Local 614 members strike outside PECO headquarters in Philadelphia July 2026

PECO Never Had a Strike in 145 Years. Then Its Linemen Walked Out Into a Heat Wave.

PECO's 1,600 unionized linemen and technicians walked out at midnight Saturday, the first strike in the utility's 145-year history, arriving just as a Fourth of July heat wave pushed the Philadelphia region's

July 5, 2026

Business·News

DOJ Epstein files court dispute over redacted documents, July 2026

DOJ Formally Opposes Epstein Files Unredaction, Survivors Seek Support in New Mexico

The Justice Department formally opposed a court order to strip names from the Epstein files, filing a legal brief Thursday arguing adequate compliance while requesting sixty additional days and a private judicial

July 5, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A rooftop cooling tower, the type of building system under investigation in the NYC Legionnaires cluster

Ten Legionnaires’ Cases in Two Manhattan Zip Codes Send Health Officials Back to the Cooling Towers

Ten Legionnaires' disease cases have emerged in Manhattan's Carnegie Hill and Yorkville since late June, and the city's Health Department is testing every cooling tower in two zip codes to find the

July 5, 2026

Health·News

CRISPR gene editing used in Casgevy treatment for sickle cell disease patients

FDA Approves CRISPR Therapy Casgevy for Children as Young as 2 With Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease can begin destroying organs before a child turns two, but no gene therapy reached that far until now. The FDA's July 1 approval of Casgevy extends the world's first

July 5, 2026

Health·News

LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers NBA free agency 2026 departure

LeBron James Leaves the Lakers, Setting Off the NBA’s Biggest Free-Agent Chase

LeBron James told the Los Angeles Lakers on June 30 that he will play elsewhere for the 2026-27 season, ending an eight-year partnership that produced one championship. With the Golden State Warriors

July 5, 2026

News·Sports

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NASA Wants Volunteers to Do a Harder Version of the Isolation Mission Four People Are Still Living Through

A Congressman Missed 140 Votes for Depression. He Came Back With a Bill.

Colorado Passed an AI Bias Law. The FTC Just Said That Might Be Illegal.

The Last Time the USMNT Played Belgium, They Lost by Three Goals. Monday Is Win or Go Home.

India’s Tariff Rate Just Dropped to 10%. The Supreme Court Did What Goyal Couldn’t.

PECO Never Had a Strike in 145 Years. Then Its Linemen Walked Out Into a Heat Wave.

DOJ Formally Opposes Epstein Files Unredaction, Survivors Seek Support in New Mexico

Ten Legionnaires’ Cases in Two Manhattan Zip Codes Send Health Officials Back to the Cooling Towers

FDA Approves CRISPR Therapy Casgevy for Children as Young as 2 With Sickle Cell Disease

LeBron James Leaves the Lakers, Setting Off the NBA’s Biggest Free-Agent Chase

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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