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The front pageFriday, August 14, 2026 — what's gaining coverage right now

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July Inflation Softens; Fed Path and Geopolitics in Focus

The US dollar hovered near a two-month low as markets awaited this week’s inflation data, with weaker July jobs data easing expectations for a Fed rate hike and sending Treasury yields lower. Meanwhile the euro and yen held firm, oil prices rose, and analysts say inflation signals will continue to drive currency moves this week.

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Harvard antisemitism suit dismissed; multi-billion-dollar dispute

U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard, ruling that the alleged antisemitic incidents were too isolated and episodic to show an ongoing violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The ruling ends the district-court case, though an appeal could follow, and Harvard says it has taken steps to address harassment.

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Kinahan Extradited Under Unprecedented Security Operation

Daniel Kinahan faces imminent extradition from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland amid a tightened security operation, with details of the return being finalized in the coming days. In parallel, Kinahan is attempting to shape his narrative through media appearances while a US lawyer touts the extradition as vindication in a long-running case against him, even as he pursues a multimillion-dollar judgment.

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IJRUncle Sam Brought Home The Bacon Last Month. But There’s A Catch.The federal government collected $334 billion in revenues in July while burning through $766 billion over the same period, according to Treasury Department figures released Wednesday.Daily Caller News Foundation · Aug 13

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River AI Raises $1.1B for Open-Weight AI Full Stack

River AI has raised about $1.1 billion in seed and Series A funding led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with strategic investment from NVIDIA and AMD Ventures, and is aiming to create AI that belongs to users rather than labs. Its River API enables LoRA fine-tuning and reinforcement learning on frontier open-weight models, allowing developers to train and deploy personal, continually improving AI while highlighting a multi-billion-dollar valuation in coverage of the round.

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Reporting·Jul 27, 2026

$1,500,000,000 Nvidia-Amkor Pact Aims to Rebuild America’s AI Chip Supply Chain

A new multi-billion-dollar deal seeks to rebuild a key missing piece of America's artificial intelligence chip supply chain.

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Jul 27, 2026

Verizon Google Dark Fiber Deal Tops $1B

Verizon has secured a contract worth more than $1 billion with Google to provide dark fiber connectivity for Google’s data centers, signaling a push to expand AI and cloud infrastructure through high-capacity private networks. The announcement, made during Verizon’s earnings update, points to additional multi-billion-dollar deals expected by year-end as Verizon reorients its business around enterprise connectivity and AI-ready infrastructure.

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Jul 27, 2026

Yankees Edge Phillies 1-0 on Apple TV

The Philadelphia Phillies’ midseason turnaround accelerated under interim manager Don Mattingly after a disastrous 9-19 start, transforming them into a legitimate NL East contender as they chase playoff positioning, including a high-profile series against the Dodgers. Off the field, Philadelphia’s All-Star week produced more than a celebration, delivering multi‑million dollar legacy investments while highlighting the ongoing need for organized coaching and volunteer infrastructure to sustain youth baseball growth.

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Jul 27, 2026

Meta Pushes Optimistic AI Expansion Amid Scrutiny

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is driving a highly optimistic, mass-market AI narrative, backing it with a multibillion-dollar investment push including over $100 billion for AI infrastructure and new models like Muse, paired with a broad advertising campaign that says the future is for everyone. The effort casts Meta as a counterweight to doom-and-gloom AI messaging from rivals, a strategy that has attracted investor enthusiasm even as some executives acknowledge AI development pace and pricing moves remain a work in progress.

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Jul 26, 2026

Petersburg Data Center Boom Reshapes Digital Economy

Victoria is expanding its data-centre pipeline to establish itself as Australia’s AI hub, with major Melbourne proposals and a plan to unlock up to AUD 25 billion in private investment. In Petersburg, Virginia, 2024 zoning changes treating data centers as by-right uses have accelerated billion-dollar developments, including NuVu’s 1.1 billion campus and additional multi-building projects from several developers.

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IJRWhy Did Pollsters Get Michigan And Wisconsin Primaries So Wrong?Polling for races in Michigan and Wisconsin did not accurately reflect the actual election results due to open primaries and the willingness from the further-left candidates' bases to be surveyed, pollsters said.Daily Caller News Foundation · Aug 13

Jul 26, 2026

Dimensional Fund Increases Stock Positions Across Firms

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Jul 25, 2026

Fort Sam Houston relocates 5,200 medical trainees

The Defense Department is relocating about 5,200 METC students at Joint Base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston due to climate-control failures and foundational defects in the dormitories, moving them to on-base hotels as a long-term recapitalization plan unfolds. The Pentagon is funding construction to replace the barracks, with demolitions of five buildings planned and a long-term project that could cost over a billion dollars, targeting start by year-end.

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VS BattleQuentin Tarantino vs Martin ScorseseThe video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese · 157 votes — pick a side

Jul 25, 2026

Samsung Invests in Mistral as Europe Expands Sovereign AI

Microsoft and French AI firm Mistral are expanding a multibillion-dollar partnership to deploy Mistral’s Europe-based GPU infrastructure and open models across Azure, Azure Local, and Foundry, boosting European capacity while preserving access to U.S. software and security features. The deal aims to reduce reliance on U.S. technology, support regulated industries, and accelerate broader deployment of Mistral’s Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 models, with Nvidia GPUs and European data sovereignty at its core.

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Jul 25, 2026

Gold, Silver Rise as Tensions Persist; Pakistan Jump

Gold largely held near $4,000 as rising oil from Middle East tensions fuels inflation fears and bets on higher rates, even as some indicators show a slide toward multi-month lows amid hawkish Fed expectations. Analysts note that dollar strength and central-bank bullion purchases complicate the traditional inflation hedge narrative for gold, with price action reflecting currency dynamics as much as, or more than, consumer prices.

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Jul 25, 2026

AMD-Anthropic to Deploy Up to 2 GW AI Compute

AMD and Anthropic unveiled a deal worth up to $5 billion in equity from AMD in exchange for tens of billions of dollars of AMD’s AI server chips, enabling as much as 2 gigawatts of compute capacity with the first gigawatt online in the first half of 2027. The partnership aims to diversify Anthropic’s compute away from Nvidia and Google TPUs, intensifying AI infrastructure competition as AMD positions itself as a significant supplier alongside other cloud providers and partners.

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Jul 25, 2026

Colorado Tops USA TODAY Hot Springs Rankings

From Arkansas’s Scott—home to a Plum Bayou mound site and a heritage-hugging museum complex with Willow Beach Park’s river activities—to Colorado’s renowned hot springs and spa resorts like The Springs Resort and Durango Hot Springs, plus Durango’s storied mining-to-tourism evolution and mountain trails, the region showcases a broad mix of historic, natural, and wellness experiences. In Washington, the Two Dollar Trail at Larrabee State Park offers a quiet post-work hike with bay views, while Arizona’s Tempe Beach Park along Tempe Town Lake represents a postcard-ready desert waterfront escape that invites relaxed day trips.

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QuizMeet your future selfAnswer honestly and the AI writes back as the you of ten years from now — where you ended up, and what you'd say to today's you.3 min · today's quiz

Reporting·Jul 24, 2026

OpenAI Employees Dropped More Than $296,000 On Democrats While Republicans Got Nothing, Filings Show

Staff from five of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies disproportionately donated more than a million dollars to Democrats in the second quarter of 2026 alone.

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Jul 24, 2026

Capula Increases Stake Across Lazard, EA, CWAN, ALSN

Capula Management Ltd expanded its equity bets across several public companies in the first quarter, adding to positions in Lazard, Electronic Arts, Clearwater Analytics, and Allison Transmission with tens of thousands to millions of shares and multi-million dollar stakes. The trades reflect Capula’s broad deployment across asset managers, game software, data analytics, and auto parts, highlighting sizable new or increased holdings in each name.

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Jul 23, 2026

OwlTing OwlPay Harbor Volume Fivefold, Reaches $600M

OwlTing Group's OwlPay Harbor cross-border platform saw processed volume grow more than fivefold quarter over quarter in Q2 2026 and hit a new monthly high in July, with cumulative platform payment volume exceeding $600 million as of June 30 and 67 enterprise clients. The company attributes growth to dollar-pegged digital currencies enabling payments in local currencies across corridors in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, as it continues scaling since early 2026.

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Jul 23, 2026

Cass Information Systems Posts Record Q2 Earnings, Dividend

Cass Information Systems reported a record Q2 2026 net income of $10.6 million and diluted EPS of $0.81, with the net interest margin expanding to 4.00% and transportation dollar volumes up 7.4% even as invoice volumes declined; higher freight rates and early payment fees helped cushion results. The company sees ongoing core earnings growth driven by favorable market conditions, new business wins, disciplined cost control, and continued capital returns to shareholders, including dividends and buybacks.

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Jul 23, 2026

Yorkville Advisers Global LP Takes Kyivstar Stake

Yorkville Advisors Global LP disclosed new Q1 stakes across Kyivstar Group, JBG SMITH Properties, Service Properties Trust, and Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp, totaling several million dollars in the four names. The Kyivstar position was 54,483 shares (~$551,000) and the TVA stake was 1,050,000 shares (~$10.9 million), with JBG SMITH (~$2.10 million) and Service Properties Trust (~$28.3 million) representing broad diversification in its portfolio.

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Jul 23, 2026

GLD Holdings Trimmed Across Institutions in Q1

Several institutional investors trimmed their SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) stakes in Q1: Levin Capital Strategies reduced by 17.2% to 34,155 shares, Measured Wealth Private Client Group cut by 7.2% to 60,432 shares, and Signature Equity Partners (twice reported) lowered holdings by 27.5% to 14,949 shares, leaving GLD as a significant portion of several portfolios. The moves come as gold prices show strength on a softer dollar and near-term technical resistance could cap further gains for bullion-linked funds like GLD.

5 sources

Jul 23, 2026

Levin Capital Expands Stock Positions Across Firms

Levin Capital Strategies L.P. expanded its equity footprint across several major companies in Q1, taking new positions in Lamb Weston, Sysco, Whirlpool, and Blackstone for multi-million-dollar values, while also trimming its stake in Golar LNG by about 61%. The activity reflects a broad, diversified portfolio adjustment among institutions, with the firm and other investors moving positions across food, energy, shipping, and asset-management stocks.

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Jul 23, 2026

Beshear Plans Redirecting Surplus to Avert Medicaid Cuts

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced using $255 million from surplus and unexpected revenue, plus a $350 million July corporate tax payment, to close the Medicaid funding gap and reverse a 4% provider cut, affecting about 1 million Kentuckians this fiscal year. He says the move covers only the current year and long-term funding must be addressed by the General Assembly, while also pledging to deposit more than $400 million into the Rainy Day Fund by year-end, with projected growth exceeding a billion dollars in the fund as lawmakers remain divided on broader Medicaid financing.

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Jul 22, 2026

RBI Sells $6.1B in May to Stabilize Rupee

The RBI again net sold about $6.1 billion in May in the spot forex market to cushion the rupee against volatility from higher oil prices, marking the third straight month of selling and contributing to a FY26 record net sale of roughly $53.1 billion. Despite heavy interventions, the rupee remained broadly stable with some depreciation, while the bank’s forward position also rose as it hedges against further dollar strength.

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