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Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, a large attack in Yemen and other Mideast news
Iran says it is finalizing a Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman while Israel reports two soldiers killed in Lebanon. Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched major attacks across the region, marking significant escalation.
Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady. Here’s what that means for consumers
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at its July meeting, as cooler inflation data competes with rising energy prices tied to Middle East tensions for policy attention.
How Disney parks are bucking a travel slowdown
Disney’s theme parks and experiences division posted record quarterly revenue of nearly $10 billion, up 10% year-over-year, defying a broader slowdown in international travel to the U.S.
E.l.f. Beauty sees $50 million windfall in tariff refunds as profits surge 100%
E.l.f. Beauty received approximately $50 million in tariff refunds during its fiscal first quarter, driving net income growth of about 100% and gross margin expansion of 14 percentage points year-over-year.
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Muslim advocacy group fights for trust after Texas brands it a terrorist group
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — It was just past 9 p.m. on June 22, during the Texas State Board of Education meeting, when Shaimaa Zayan, operations manager for the Council on American-Islamic Relations’s Austin chapter, was called up to testify. She braced herself, knowing...
As Israel divides Jewish communities, Yiddish draws a new generation
(RNS and NPR) — Lindsey Bloom, a senior at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, grew up going to Hebrew school and attending a synagogue with an Israeli flag hanging near the front of the sanctuary. However, as she has sought to distance herself from...
Inside a Christian mother’s fight against ICE activity in Chicago
CHICAGO (RNS) — The first thing Audrey Luhmann does when she wakes up is check her phone for reports of federal immigration enforcement activity in the Chicago area. A mother of eight and devout Christian, Luhmann and her family have been part of a volunteer network...
Faith-based AI company Gloo faces moment of truth after $438M in losses
(RNS) — Scott Beck has long hoped the faith-based tech company he founded in 2013 would help churches and other Christian groups harness technology to spread God’s word and help save the world. More than $400 million in losses and 13 years later, that dream faces a...
New polls show plummeting support among faith groups for Israeli government, Netanyahu
(RNS) — A pair of new surveys indicate Americans are souring on Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza, with opinions on the nation, its government and even the Israeli people all declining while views of Palestinians have remained largely unchanged. Two separate polls...
What is the EU’s plan to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements?
EU foreign ministers met to discuss potential trade restrictions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with three options under consideration including import licensing, tariffs, or a trade ban.
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire grows more distant. And, Congress faces a consequential week
The U.S. and Iran continued military strikes for a third consecutive weekend, with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to American attacks on regional allies.
Monday briefing: You ask the questions – is Britain ungovernable?
Britain prepares for its seventh prime minister in a decade as Labour’s Andy Burnham is set to be declared leader, amid concerns about rapid leadership turnover and governmental instability.
How Indian scientists are mapping the brain’s last frontier
Indian scientists have created a detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem at cellular resolution, combining over 500 tissue sections to map more than 200 clusters of brain cells and nerve pathways.
Pokémon Go at 10 and the millions still trying to catch ’em all
Pokémon Go marks its 10th anniversary with over a billion downloads and millions of daily active players who continue gathering for community events worldwide.
The Chinese graduate accused of becoming Mexico’s ‘fentanyl king’
A Chinese university graduate accused of being the ‘fentanyl king’ orchestrated the supply of precursor chemicals from China to Mexican cartels. Zhang Zhidong was arrested in Mexico in 2024, escaped, and was extradited to the US in 2025 to face trafficking charges.
New era for Gibraltar with removal of border controls with Spain
Gibraltar is scheduled to remove border controls with Spain on July 15, ending decades of frontier restrictions between the British territory and neighboring La Línea de la Concepción.