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 China's First Comprehensive Response to Western Overcapacity Allegations  - Today, the Chinese government held a press briefing to present its official position on the overcapacity issue by releasing a position paper titled \u201CChina’s Position on the So-called Excess Capacity Issue\u201D

 Expatriated Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion  - A Cayman resident who renounced his U.S. citizenship was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for tax evasion.

 Date of receipt for campaign’s joint fundraising and conduit contributions  - When a campaign receives a transfer of proceeds from a joint fundraiser, it reports the date it received that transfer from the joint fundraising representative (JFR). Any contributions that require … Read more

 Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge as Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative  - A former Guatemalan mayor, Romeo Ramos Cruz, 58, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States. Ramos Cruz arrived in the United States on Aug. 4, 2025, following extradition from Guatemala, where he had been detained at the request...

 The Iran War Oil Shock That Wasn’t...(Yet?)  - The biggest oil shock in modern history came and went without the catastrophe everyone expected. When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, analysts warned that oil could hit $200 a barrel, but the global economy avoided that fate. The Trump administration has argued that the crisis was contained thanks to...

 Prosecution hid evidence in case against man charged with killing 4 Pepperdine students, defense says  - VAN NUYS, Calif. (Court TV) — A California judge refused to dismiss charges against a man accused of killing four sorority sisters, despite the defense’s claims that the prosecution hid evidence. Fraser Michael Bohm, 24, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder and four counts of vehicular...

 ‘Nik is gonna be in LOVE with us’: School shooter’s messages detail obsession with Nikolas Cruz  - WINDER, Ga. (Court TV) — Prosecutors say a teenager who pleaded guilty to the murders of four people at his high school left “Easter eggs” in honor of other mass killers whom he’d spent hours researching before carrying out his own attack. Colt Gray, 16, admitted to bringing a gun to Apalachee...

 Amnesty International condemns India’s invocation of police powers under National Security Act  - Amnesty International on Friday condemned the July 15th decision of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor to invoke Section 3(2) of India’s National Security Act (NSA), which effectively grants police the power to hold individuals in administrative detention without procedural guarantees. The decision to invoke...

 WarTalk: Ancient Greece Edition  - Thucydides Trap, 300, and what the classics actually say about war

 China's 'dying' companies  - and where productivity growth will really come from

 Department of Commerce Streamlines Export Controls for Sound Suppressors  - Washington, D.C. — Last week, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that, as of November 20, 2026, the export of certain silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors is subject to BIS’s Export Administration Regulations, rather than the State Departments U.S....

 Prove You're Human  - AI, Chinese Illustrators, and Becoming Tokenizable

 Lindsay Clancy trial: Opening statements set for mom accused of killing her 3 children  - PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — A Massachusetts woman on trial has admitted that she killed her three young children, but claims that she was insane at the time. Lindsay Clancy, 35, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder in the deaths of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months. The children...