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Biden has been trying to buy time since his debate performance last month, holding off more widespread calls from high-profile Democrats, but the tests keep coming. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Biden can holdout unless his VP goes against him.
Campaign officials for President Joe Biden, in a memo sent to staffers Thursday, said that winning the "Blue Wall" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin is the key to Biden keeping the White House. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Trump has him beat.
Former President Donald Trump criticized former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she expressed concerns about President Joe Biden. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: She is a joke.
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The world's population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a report by the United Nations said Thursday. Newsmax
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., was formally charged after she was arrested for carrying a weapon in a terminal at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., last month. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Fool
With the onus for retirement saving moved from pensions to 401(k)s, millions of older Americans can't afford to stop working. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Sad!
New revelations have emerged that Biden's interactions with many of his Cabinet officials are often very scripted and carefully choreographed, to the point where aides go over questions and discussion points from his secretaries ahead of time. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Biden is a scripted person.
Donald Trump has converted the Republican Party into the party of the working class in America — those who’ve paid the bill for the Biden economic disaster. New York Post
VOA VIEW: A truism.
Not all super heroes wear capes. A pair of California nudists took the law into their bare hand as they rescued a tourist from a blowtorch-wielding madman in a full frontal fight caught on camera in San Francisco’s tough Castro district. New York Post
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The company produces artillery shells and tanks that Ukraine has used in its war against Russia. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Putin is a murderer.
A review of President Biden’s interviews shows he is often asked the same few questions in interviews. It’s not a coincidence. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Biden is a fake.
Wholesale retail giant Costco announced Wednesday it will increase the cost of its monthly and annual memberships in the U.S. and Canada by Sept. 1. Washington Times
Working-age Republicans are 20% likelier than Democrats and independents to be married in 2024. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Expected!
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Pressure mounted Wednesday on Houston's power utility as millions of residents still had no electricity nearly three days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, stoking questions over how a city that is all too familiar with destructive weather was unable to better withstand a Category 1 storm. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As it should.
The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations. CBS
VOA VIEW: That is a lot of pollution/money.
The ammo vending machines have been placed in grocery stores in three states. CBS
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Storms like Hurricane Beryl are leading to double-digit rate hikes for homeowners, while padding insurers' pockets. CBS
VOA VIEW: Price madness.
Four Chinese military ships were spotted off Alaska's coast over the weekend, the Coast Guard said. CBS
VOA VIEW: China is taking advantage of Biden's weakness.
The IRS says its push to step up audits on wealthy tax cheats is paying off, with the agency recovering more than $1 billion. CBS
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.7% next year, according to a new estimate based on government inflation data released on Thursday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden inflation.
Most salaried workers are not eligible for overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours per week. The Department of Labor just expanded the pool. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden stupidity.
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The Paris Olympics are the first games since legalized gambling has been widespread in the U.S. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Interesting!
The company plans to conduct studies in the second half of the year evaluating multiple doses of the drug. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A big question mark.
A shark bit a 14-year-old, visiting from Missouri, while he was in knee-deep water in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, on Wednesday, officials said. FOX News
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At least one of the three teens accused of gunning down a New Orleans tour guide is an illegal immigrant, and two of them have known criminal histories. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Bad news.
The iris scan is the FBI's latest "next generation identification" technology -- the more states that pick it up, the more useful it will be to police. FOX News
A man who was shot dead by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park last week had intended to carry out a mass shooting on July 4. FOX News
The U.S. military said Thursday it will end the Gaza pier mission after a failed attempt to re-connect it to the shoreline Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: It was a bad idea from the beginning.
The White House Thursday announced a $244 million investment in the Registered Apprenticeship system and new commitments to train and hire Philadelphia residents to work on major infrastructure projects. UPI
VOA VIEW: More vote buying.
The White House announced on Thursday that it will give $1.7 billion to carmakers to speed up their pace to put more electric vehicles on the road, UPI
VOA VIEW: More waste.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, on Tuesday signed Executive Order 33 which directs multiple state departments or officials to put in place new guidelines for a cell-free education by January next year. UPI
VOA VIEW: Needed!
The consumer price index, a key indicator looked at by the Federal Reserve, declined a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in June from last month and 3.0% for the past 12 months, according to the latest figures. UPI
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