Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Hospitals Fuel Growing Backlash

California Schools Try Rap While Scores Keep Falling Authored by David Manney via PJ Media, California's education system continues to search for answers while student performance struggles to recover. In one case, the Merced City School District approved a contract worth about $270,000 to bring a rap-based curriculum into classrooms, even as academic performance remains weak. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file The district serves over 11,000 students, yet only 13% meet math proficiency standards. The program includes a summer “Rap Camp” and specialized programming tied to cultural themes, all framed to boost student engagement. The...

AI-Fueled Global Earnings Boom At Risk As Dems Push Data-Center Moratoriums UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn wrote in a note on Thursday that global earnings expectations remain exceptionally strong, but gains are heavily concentrated in technology and companies benefiting from the AI investment supercycle. That concentration creates a potential policy vulnerability that investors must be cautious of: If Democrats gain ground in November's midterm elections and advance data center moratoriums, restrictions on construction could rip out the core economic growth driver of US earnings, and the fallout could extend well beyond...

China Pledges Major US Coal Purchases But Falls Short On Rare Earth Crisis Resolution Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou poured cold water on the Trump-Xi state visit this past week, calling it "more signaling, less substance." Shortages of rare earths and critical materials in the West, caused by China's weaponization of its export channels in what can only be viewed as resource nationalism, have yet to be resolved. But there was some good news, though not on the critical materials front: Bloomberg reported early Saturday that China is planning to purchase...