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Howard University has reinstated dozens of the more than 500 incoming first-year students it unenrolled last week over missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines, leaving hundreds still without a place in the class weeks before the fall semester begins.While some are breathing a sigh of relief, many prospective students have been left in limbo and in a state of confusion — some traveling to Washington, D.C. from all across the country to attempt to resolve the situation in person.Last week, the university said 502 students missed a critical tuition payment deadline that would have otherwise secured their registration for the Fall…

U.S. and Chinese companies have come to dominate the global artificial intelligence race.Imen Ben Youssef | Afp | Getty ImagesHi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses.As Chinese startups build new artificial intelligence models and more American startups use them, they’re raising the stakes for U.S.-China relations.The big storyChina’s role in AI is transforming rapidly.President Xi Jinping’s AI speech on July 17 and the coinciding release of Claude Fable 5 rival Kimi K3 were just a start. The…

For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe. They wanted to know why certain particles — like the protons in atoms — have mass, while particles of light do not. Whatever the reason was, it was crucial to understanding the origins of planets, galaxies and life itself. The leading theory stated that particles got their mass from interacting with an invisible field, later dubbed the Higgs field, but no one had ever been able to prove it existed. Doing so would require one of the most ambitious international collaborations in scientific history. Starting decades ago, thousands of…

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur digs into the challenge facing Sen. Susan Collins now that her general election matchup is set. Plus, we have the latest on the on-again, off-again Iran war.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam WollnerCan Susan Collins defy political gravity again, or is she 2026’s Jon Tester?Analysis by Sahil KapurThe case for Republican Sen. Susan Collins in this year’s pivotal…

Hazmat bourbon is pretty rare, and 31-year-old bourbon is even rarer, but this new bottle from Stitzel-Weller Distillery is both of those things. Aged for more than three decades and bottled at a massive 163.2 proof, Stitzel Reserve 31-Year Bourbon is unlike anything else we’ve ever seen on the market. Focusing on just the age, this expression is surprisingly the third time we’ve seen a blend of 30+ year-old bourbon from the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, with last year’s I.W. Harper 34-Year Bourbon and Blade and Bow 30-Year Bourbon paving the way. I.W. Harper 34-Year Bourbon made headlines despite producing only 11…

The son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been arrested under suspicion of shooting a woman who is reportedly his mother in Virginia on Sunday night. The victim was not identified by name in a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office news release but has been reported by multiple media outlets to be Mia Bieniemy, wife of the Chiefs’ coordinator and mother of their two adult sons. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and has been hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries but is said to be in stable condition.Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested under suspicion of malicious wounding,…

Conor here: It’s funny how the supposed competition with China never leads to, I don’t know, say some high speed rail in the US. The Chinese high speed railway system is the real 8th Wonder of the World. https://t.co/53vBZ8ZnIk pic.twitter.com/Q9ixsXyxV6 — JR Urbane Network (@JRUrbaneNetwork) July 12, 2026 By Mitch Jones, the managing director of policy and litigation at Food & Water Watch. Cross posted from Common Dreams.  As Big Tech races to build water-guzzling, energy-hungry data centers for its artificial intelligence, talk of an “AI race” between the United States and China has permeated public discourse. Pundits, politicians, and…

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating because that oh-too-familiar routine of meetings, deadlines, and the like has returned with a vengeance. You knew this would happen, yes? To cope, we are relying, as always, on a cuppa stimulation. Our choice today is Earl Grey, an old standby. Feel free to join us. Remember, no prescription is required. Meanwhile, here are some items of interest to help you on your journey today, which we hope will be productive and meaningful. Best of luck and, of course, do keep in…

The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot on Sunday night in Northern Virginia, allegedly by their son, authorities said.Loudon County Sheriff’s deputies found a woman “suffering from multiple gunshot wounds” in the 2000 block of Northpark Drive in the Washington D.C. suburb of Ashburn, officials said.Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested and booked on suspicion of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling, according to a sheriff’s statement.He was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center and held without bond. There “is…

Through conferences, media ventures, and fat public-affairs contracts, the MAGA industrial complex has spent 10 years trying to buy British politics. Ad Policy Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attends the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference Great Britain in London on July 17, 2026.(Henry Nicholls / AFP via Getty Images) If you have spent any time on the British side of social media—Elon Musk’s X, in particular—you will know that the United Kingdom is being invaded by foreigners. They arrive professing their love of the place. They are made welcome. Then they settle in like Penelope’s suitors: occupying the hall, running…