Israeli Attack in Gaza Kills Son of Hamas’s Lead Negotiator

China-US Trade Talks End In Paris As Doubts Grow Over Trump-Xi Summit Update (0911ET):  The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post has published an update on the sixth round of U.S.-China trade talks, which concluded moments ago in Paris. SCMP's title for the update is rather ominous: "China and the US end trade talks as doubts form over Trump visit." The report states that both sides discussed a possible extension of existing tariff and non-tariff measures, as well as bilateral investment. China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, said the two sides held "deep, frank,...

Iran Issues 10 Million Rial Banknote Amid Soaring Inflation As the Iran war rages, Tehran has rolled out a new 10 million rial banknote, its highest-ever denomination, as authorities seek to "manage" soaring inflation and meet demand for hard cash... but mostly to "manage" soaring inflation, similar to how Venezuela would add a new 0 to its currency every week in the late days of the Maduro ergime before everyone simply gave up.  Banks, which have been targeted on at least one occasion by Western strikes, began distributing the new note...

In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its scope. The Supreme Court employed a particularly narrow approach during much of the last century, through two world wars and then the Red Scare in the 1950s.  Thankfully, in the 1960s, the Warren Court began […]