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Trump signed a "forever" security deal with Greenland and Denmark at the UN General Assembly today. The New York Times revealed he nearly ordered strikes on Yemen last week as soldiers were loading bombs onto planes.

Trump signed a "forever" security deal with Greenland at UNGA. He nearly bombed Yemen last Thursday before reversing as bombs were loading. Xi is coming to Washington Friday. AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Mathematicians say the solution tells them nothing. Tuesday had range.

Oil just crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. The Iran war, Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities, and a trade war with Canada all arrived at the same pump price on the same Wednesday.

Oil crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. Welles Crowther, the Man in the Red Bandana who saved 18 lives in the South Tower, was awarded the Medal of Freedom. Canada, France, and the UK banned Israeli settlement trade. Ozempic cuts asthma attacks by 40%. Wednesday had range.

A Las Vegas jury just convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder for orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for less than three hours. It took 30 years to get here.

A jury convicted Keffe D Davis of Tupac Shakur's murder after less than three hours. The Venezuela oil deal gives the Pentagon a 35% ownership stake in a private company. Trump weighs Kharg Island. AI is creating a mansion shortage in San Francisco.

Yesterday Trump scaled back military drills with South Korea to improve his relationship with Kim Jong Un. Yet, North Korea fired a barrage of missiles today.

North Korea fired missiles the day after Trump scaled back South Korea drills for Kim. Ozempic works opposite to how scientists thought. SpaceX crashed into the Moon. Evergrande founder gets life in prison. Prince Harry returning to UK. Trump nominated anti-abortion activist to lead FDA.

The US economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Nobody expected that. Markets went up anyway.

The US lost 23,000 jobs and markets rose. Iran's Supreme Leader missing since February. Earth's core reversed direction. Meta ordered to pay $567M for harming kids. Average American pays $69/month for streaming. First mRNA flu vaccine approved. Friday closed the week.

Japan's earthquake hit a semiconductor corridor. The Rushdie attacker was convicted on federal terrorism charges. The EU launched seven AI gigafactories.

Japan's earthquake disrupted TSMC, Sony, and Renesas. The Rushdie attacker was convicted on terrorism charges tied to Iran. xAI sued Minnesota. Employers cut Ozempic benefits. GDP slowed and the Fed held. The AG nomination stalled. Apple and Amazon report tonight.

National Security

Washington buried Lindsey Graham today. Netanyahu, Zelensky, and Trump were all in the same room. Nobody planned it this way but the timing tells you everything.

Graham's funeral pulled world leaders together. Consumer confidence fell for the third straight month. McConnell's absence is a Senate math problem. The Atlantic current is weakening. India's Gen Z just forced Modi to blink. School districts are building homes for teachers.

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed together today. The US and Russia are quietly negotiating a peace deal on the ground.

A NASA astronaut landed with two Russian cosmonauts. Three killed at Seattle's Bite of Seattle festival. PhD students face 4-year visa caps. A universal vaccine may be closer than anyone realized. Iran strikes paused. TPS blocked. FOMC meets Wednesday.

Trump said he is considering a massive attack on Iran. Pakistan is trying to stop him.

Trump is close to the biggest Iran offensive yet. Pakistan offered peace talks. Sweden found rare earths. European wildfires forced 10,000 evacuations. The Iran war costs farmers $1.4B in diesel. Ozempic math does not work. Friday closed a week that rewrote everything.

National Security

The House voted to halt the Iran war today. The Pentagon carried out its 12th consecutive night of strikes.

Congress funded the Iran war Wednesday and voted to stop it Thursday. DHS fined 100,000 immigrants $998 per day. Oil crossed $100. Twenty-seven nations met in Manila. The FDA started reviewing peptides. Rubio met Lavrov. Thursday had range.

The war hit Silicon Valley's cloud today. Jamie Dimon said he would not buy the market. SpaceX launched a robot to fix satellites in orbit. Tuesday was not a slow news day.

Iran hit Amazon's Bahrain data center. The Houthis blockaded Saudi Arabia. Dimon would not buy the market. Canada tariffs land on an already stressed inflation picture. Tuesday had range.

Healthcare Policy

Congress marked up healthcare bills, held a China research security hearing, and debated federal AI preemption today. Markets were too busy watching earnings to notice.

PPI surprised to the downside. ASML raised its outlook for the third time this year. Warsh told Congress one data point is not enough. And while everyone watched earnings, three of the most consequential policy hearings of the year happened simultaneously on Capitol Hill.