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bbc.co.uk · Jul 17

North Koreans Secretly Consume K-pop Despite 2022 Executions, Challenging Kim Jong Un's Control

A 2023 survey found 98% of defectors had watched South Korean films or dramas at home, despite reports that three teenagers were publicly executed in 2022. Some say BTS and Blackpink became a route to escape.

The Guardian · Jul 14

Hunter Biden Wins $1.7 Million From Patrick Byrne Over $800 Million Iran Bribe Defamation

A federal judge awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million after finding Patrick Byrne fabricated an $800 million Iran bribery claim and then defaulted before trial. Biden’s lawyer said they will return to court if Byrne repeats it.

Engadget · Jul 16

Samsung Confirms Galaxy S26 Ultra Red Tint, Promises Software Fix for Some Screens

Samsung says strong lighting at maximum brightness can trigger the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s red tint through a software error, not panel failure. For now, affected owners must visit service centers for the fix.

Devdiscourse · Jul 17

Judge Talwani Blocks $5 Billion in Trump Grant Cuts Over OMB Rule

Judge Indira Talwani said the White House lacked authority to revoke already-awarded grants under shifting presidential priorities. The ruling shields more than $5 billion, including diversity and climate programs.

POLITICO · Jul 17

AIPAC Halts Donations to 100-Plus Democrats After Israel Aid Cut Vote

More than 100 House Democrats backed the failed amendment, prompting AIPAC to stop online donations to them. The split reached leadership, with Katherine Clark voting yes and Hakeem Jeffries no.

Fox News · Jul 17

DOJ Probes Neville Roy Singham's $278 Million Nonprofit Network as Rubio Warns 60 Nations on Far-Left Terror

Manhattan prosecutors are tracing $278 million Singham sent through nonprofits after his $785 million company sale. Rubio, addressing officials from 60-plus countries, cast far-left networks as a cross-border terrorism threat.

RichmondBizSense · Jul 16

Growth Dinners Hosts 6 Richmond Founder Events, Eyes Expansion After $15,000 Bet

Only 12 founders get seats at each $55 Richmond dinner, and applicants usually need $1 million in revenue or a $2 million raise. Foster has put in $15,000 and is now testing expansion.

Boy Genius Report · Jul 16

BGR Lists 5 Reasons Cheaper Smartwatches Beat Apple Watch

Some rivals from Garmin, Amazfit and Withings last a week or even a month, versus daily Apple Watch charging. Apple repair bills can also run from $99 to $399.

The Washington Post · Jul 16

White House Puts Teleprompter Operator on Unpaid Leave Over Bets on Trump Speeches

Kalshi froze more than $90,000 after unusual March trades allegedly profited from words in Trump’s speeches. The case is testing whether prediction markets can police bets on public remarks.

FOX 29 Philadelphia · Jul 14

DHS Says 20-Year-Old Slain Philadelphia Contractor Was in U.S. Illegally, Tied to Crime Group

DHS said Salis Hanrahan had been denied ESTA travel authorization over alleged ties to the Traveling Conman Fraud Group. The July 8 Philadelphia shooting is now raising questions about how he entered and remained in the U.S.

PCMag · Jul 16

FCC Proposes 225 MHz for Satellite Links on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Devices

The FCC plans to vote next month on opening more than 225 MHz of unlicensed spectrum to satellite links, after nearly $50 billion in D2D spectrum deals in a year.

heise online · Jul 16

Google Releases Gemma-4 Diffusion Model Hitting 5,000 Tokens a Second as Quality Lags

In tests on an Nvidia RTX 5090, Google’s new Gemma-4 diffusion model reached 4,000 to 5,000 tokens a second, versus about 300 for the standard version. The catch is that it often generated tokens without a usable answer.

AL.com · Jul 15

Polymarket Offers $50 Open Championship Bonus With $20 Deposit

New users can get $50 by trading $20 on Open Championship markets before Thursday at Royal Birkdale. Polymarket says newly eligible U.S. users can also skip the waitlist.

Fox News · Jul 15

Cara Delevingne Links Social Media to Addiction After 2022 Seizures

Delevingne said daily GHB use and cocaine led to seizures in 2022, including one before the Burning Man photos. She now argues social media algorithms can trap people much like drugs.

Creative Bloq · Jul 16

Pokémon Go Marks 10 Years as Experts Credit Nostalgia, Community and 1,000-Plus Pokémon

A decade after its 2016 debut, branding experts say Pokémon Go still stands apart with more than 1,000 Pokémon and gameplay built around real-world group play.

Mashable · Jul 15

Wordle Reveals July 15 Answer as 5-Letter PSHAW

The July 15 solution is PSHAW, an uncommon exclamation meaning “How silly.” It starts with P, has no repeated letters, and sits behind an NYT subscriber-only archive.

Fox News · Jul 14

3-Car Plattsburgh Crash Injures 2 Troopers, Burns NY State Police Cruiser

Police said a 41-year-old driver rear-ended one cruiser on Route 374 just after 7 a.m., pushing it into a second patrol car. One vehicle caught fire, and both troopers were hospitalized.

Colorado Man, 79, Indicted in 1981 Flight Attendant Murder After DNA Trash Match

4 Sources · 3h ago

Investigators say two soda bottles taken from trash outside Larry Dean Brown’s Colorado home in 2026 yielded DNA that could not exclude him. Confirmatory testing is still pending in the 1981 Grapevine killing.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo Finalize Divorce, Splitting Aircraft, Homes and IP

13 Sources · 1h ago

The settlement splits an aircraft, homes and intellectual property, with a confidential lump-sum payment and no ongoing alimony. Bunnie Xo had also said they lost four embryos and still planned to have a baby together.

CBP Exposes 32 El Paso Tunnel Entry Points as Cartels Charge Migrants $30,000

2 Sources · 1h ago

Cartels are charging up to $30,000 per person to move migrants through El Paso storm drains with 32 Rio Grande entry points. Agents say encounters now happen in low-oxygen tunnels with no easy backup.

North Koreans Secretly Consume K-pop Despite 2022 Executions, Challenging Kim Jong Un's Control

3 Sources · 1h ago

A 2023 survey found 98% of defectors had watched South Korean films or dramas at home, despite reports that three teenagers were publicly executed in 2022. Some say BTS and Blackpink became a route to escape.

Hunter Biden Wins $1.7 Million From Patrick Byrne Over $800 Million Iran Bribe Defamation

6 Sources · 3d ago

A federal judge awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million after finding Patrick Byrne fabricated an $800 million Iran bribery claim and then defaulted before trial. Biden’s lawyer said they will return to court if Byrne repeats it.

Samsung Confirms Galaxy S26 Ultra Red Tint, Promises Software Fix for Some Screens

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9 Sources · 1d ago

Samsung says strong lighting at maximum brightness can trigger the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s red tint through a software error, not panel failure. For now, affected owners must visit service centers for the fix.

Judge Talwani Blocks $5 Billion in Trump Grant Cuts Over OMB Rule

5 Sources · 1h ago

Judge Indira Talwani said the White House lacked authority to revoke already-awarded grants under shifting presidential priorities. The ruling shields more than $5 billion, including diversity and climate programs.

AIPAC Halts Donations to 100-Plus Democrats After Israel Aid Cut Vote

8 Sources · 1h ago

More than 100 House Democrats backed the failed amendment, prompting AIPAC to stop online donations to them. The split reached leadership, with Katherine Clark voting yes and Hakeem Jeffries no.

DOJ Probes Neville Roy Singham's $278 Million Nonprofit Network as Rubio Warns 60 Nations on Far-Left Terror

2 Sources · 5h ago

Manhattan prosecutors are tracing $278 million Singham sent through nonprofits after his $785 million company sale. Rubio, addressing officials from 60-plus countries, cast far-left networks as a cross-border terrorism threat.

Growth Dinners Hosts 6 Richmond Founder Events, Eyes Expansion After $15,000 Bet

1 Source · 1d ago

Only 12 founders get seats at each $55 Richmond dinner, and applicants usually need $1 million in revenue or a $2 million raise. Foster has put in $15,000 and is now testing expansion.

BGR Lists 5 Reasons Cheaper Smartwatches Beat Apple Watch

3 Sources · 1d ago

Some rivals from Garmin, Amazfit and Withings last a week or even a month, versus daily Apple Watch charging. Apple repair bills can also run from $99 to $399.

White House Puts Teleprompter Operator on Unpaid Leave Over Bets on Trump Speeches

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26 Sources · 1d ago

Kalshi froze more than $90,000 after unusual March trades allegedly profited from words in Trump’s speeches. The case is testing whether prediction markets can police bets on public remarks.

DHS Says 20-Year-Old Slain Philadelphia Contractor Was in U.S. Illegally, Tied to Crime Group

3 Sources · 3d ago

DHS said Salis Hanrahan had been denied ESTA travel authorization over alleged ties to the Traveling Conman Fraud Group. The July 8 Philadelphia shooting is now raising questions about how he entered and remained in the U.S.

FCC Proposes 225 MHz for Satellite Links on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Devices

6 Sources · 1d ago

The FCC plans to vote next month on opening more than 225 MHz of unlicensed spectrum to satellite links, after nearly $50 billion in D2D spectrum deals in a year.

Google Releases Gemma-4 Diffusion Model Hitting 5,000 Tokens a Second as Quality Lags

1 Source · 1d ago

In tests on an Nvidia RTX 5090, Google’s new Gemma-4 diffusion model reached 4,000 to 5,000 tokens a second, versus about 300 for the standard version. The catch is that it often generated tokens without a usable answer.

Polymarket Offers $50 Open Championship Bonus With $20 Deposit

2 Sources · 2d ago

New users can get $50 by trading $20 on Open Championship markets before Thursday at Royal Birkdale. Polymarket says newly eligible U.S. users can also skip the waitlist.

Cara Delevingne Links Social Media to Addiction After 2022 Seizures

1 Source · 2d ago

Delevingne said daily GHB use and cocaine led to seizures in 2022, including one before the Burning Man photos. She now argues social media algorithms can trap people much like drugs.

Pokémon Go Marks 10 Years as Experts Credit Nostalgia, Community and 1,000-Plus Pokémon

3 Sources · 1d ago

A decade after its 2016 debut, branding experts say Pokémon Go still stands apart with more than 1,000 Pokémon and gameplay built around real-world group play.

Wordle Reveals July 15 Answer as 5-Letter PSHAW

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10 Sources · 2d ago

The July 15 solution is PSHAW, an uncommon exclamation meaning “How silly.” It starts with P, has no repeated letters, and sits behind an NYT subscriber-only archive.

3-Car Plattsburgh Crash Injures 2 Troopers, Burns NY State Police Cruiser

2 Sources · 3d ago

Police said a 41-year-old driver rear-ended one cruiser on Route 374 just after 7 a.m., pushing it into a second patrol car. One vehicle caught fire, and both troopers were hospitalized.