Bombing Campaign In Search Of A Strategy: Pentagon Offers Trump Two-Week 'Go Bigger' Plan In Iran

Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties Amid Gang Rape Allegations Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Cornell University has banned parties at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year amid a reopened investigation into an alleged rape on campus two years ago. In an Oct. 13 statement, the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff, said "all parties and social events in Interfraternity Council (IFC) houses at Cornell will be suspended for the remainder of the 2026 - 2027 academic year." This, he said, gives "time for a thorough review of fraternity life...

US Services Surveys Signal Rebound In Growth In July, But... Following the mixed picture from yesterday's Manufacturing surveys (ISM 4 year high, S&P Global 3 mo low driven by the bifurcated 'AI vs The Rest' economy), this morning's Services sector surveys were 'expected' to show the opposite (ISM down, S&P Global up) all in the face of fading hard data. S&P Global US Services PMI jumped from 51.2 (final June) to 53.6 (prelim July) to 54.6 (final July) - the highest since Oct 2025 ISM US Services PMI rose from 54.0 to...

Trump Pulling 5,000 US Troops From Germany In Punitive Move Amid Merz Spat In a huge late in the day Friday development, the Trump administration plans to pull some 5,000 troops from NATO member Germany, CBS is reporting. Citing senior defense officials, the Pentagon expects the troop draw down will happen over a six to twelve month period, Reuters has also separately reported, in what clearly appears a punitive measure aimed at Berlin by the Trump White House. Over several years, and stretching back decades, the US has maintained the most...