Elon Musk is building a form of capitalism that Adam Smith would hate
ANOTHER WEEK, another cocky claim from Elon Musk: he now envisions SpaceX becoming “worth more than the rest of Earth” if it accomplishes its long-term goals.
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Edward T Graham
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Edward T Graham
Tracking U.S. Measles 2026: 2,200 Cases Put Elimination Status at Risk
Measles infections in the U.S. this year are on track to soon eclipse 2025, when the country reported the most annual cases in over three decades.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/tracking-the-2026-u-s-measles-outbreaks
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William Noble
Trump’s loaded language, gene-edited babies, pilot’s last words: Catch up on the day’s stories
President Donald Trump dug his latest line of attack out of the dustbin of history. With the midterm elections approaching, calling his opponents “communists” is shaping up as his go-to counteroffensive.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/08/us/5-things-pm-july-8-trnd
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Edward T Graham
Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
On a tree-lined street in the affluent Duboce Triangle residential neighbourhood of San Francisco, the top half of a white, Edwardian-era, detached house was drawing visitors from prospective buyers.
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Sandel Daine
More than a dozen immigration detention facilities have gone over a year without inspection under revised ICE policies
Fifteen of the 45 immigration detention facilities holding 500 or more people hadn’t been inspected in over 12 months as of late June, while five had no inspection on record, a CBS News analysis of inspection reports found. This follows a shift in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s policies from inspecting most of its facilities twice a year to once a year or once every two years. It’s a move immigration custody experts said weakens an oversight mechanism that was already flawed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-detention-facilities-inspection-policy/
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Sandel Daine
England fans to get bank holiday if Three Lions win World Cup, Starmer suggests
The outgoing Prime Minister has all but confirmed that, should Thomas Tuchel’s side bring football home, England fans will be able to celebrate with a day off work. Speaking from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkiye, Sir Keir hinted that he would grant the bunk-off bonanza should England put an end to 60 years of hurt.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/england-world-cup-bank-holiday-keir-starmer-5HjddMx_2/
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