Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves
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The Wall Street Journal - World
John Quincy Adams, Christian Nationalist
A religious reading of the Declaration of Independence has a long pedigree. -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Review: A killer Mia Goth returns in 'MaXXXine,' a flimsy thriller that doesn't deserve her
The horror trilogy that director Ti West began with "X" and "Pearl" comes to an unsatisfying close in a Hollywood-set sequel, an '80s fantasia with little bite. -
The New York Times - Business
Book Review: ‘Private Revolutions’ by Yuan Yang
In “Private Revolutions,” Yuan Yang follows the lives of women in a rapidly changing modern superpower. -
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The Guardian - World
Travelling by Ann Powers review – a dazzling life of Joni Mitchell
A sweeping study of Mitchell’s life and work that swerves familiar touchstones to create a vibrant, multi-faceted portrait. She felt like a cellophane wrapper on a packet of cigarettes. Every Joni Mitchell fan has heard this description before; ... -
The Guardian - World
Cash Out review – John Travolta invests in Fast and Furious style failed-heist caper
Action thriller begins with glossy vibes, but loses the champagne-fuelled aspirations too soon and wastes co-star Kristin Davis. It’s a sad fact that when you sit down in front of a John Travolta movie nowadays, you know you’re not going to ... -
The Hill - Politics
White House adamant Biden 'is not dropping out'
The White House was adamant Wednesday that President Biden isn’t dropping out of the 2024 race, despite some calls from Democrats for him to step aside. “The president is not dropping out, that’s something the campaign has shared,” press secretary ...Joe Biden -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Dollar Could Fall if Rate Cut Bets Rise
The dollar looks set to fall heading into next year as recent softer U.S. economic data could bolster market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, MUFG Bank said. -
Financial Times - World
FirstFT: Labour sweeps to power in UK election
Also in today’s newsletter, Biden admits he ‘screwed up’ and Tesla gets Beijing’s backingUnited Kingdom -
CBS News - Top stories
Labour Party sweeps in U.K. election
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will be the United Kingdom's new prime minister after a general election led to massive losses for the Conservative Party. Rob Watson with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.United Kingdom -
ABC News - Sports
Ryan O'Hearn drives in 3 runs as Orioles win for sixth time in seven games topping Mariners 4-1
Ryan O’Hearn had a key two-out, two-run double and later added a solo home run, Dean Kremer threw five shutout innings in his first start since late May, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1MLB -
Financial Times - Business
The Euros give a glimpse of a purer patriotism
Following the national team makes me aspire to an Englishness I’m comfortable with -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Raffaella' Review: An Enchanted Elegy
At the Morris Performing Arts Center, this fairytale ballet—commissioned by the Stroik family to honor their late daughter, Raffaella—is a tribute to the young dancer’s life and legacy. -
GameSpot - Tech
Zenless Zone Zero Review
Zenless Zone Zero is easily the most stylish entry in HoYoverse's fast-growing catalog of free-to-play RPGs. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Reds' Review: Communism in the U.S.A.
The Soviet Union cast a long shadow over American fellow travelers, who contorted their beliefs to follow the party. -
Financial Times - World
Libraries should be at the heart of public life
For those from less privileged backgrounds especially, they provide vistas of opportunity -
ESPN - Sports
Sources: Warriors giving Hield $21M guaranteed
Buddy Hield is joining the Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal with the 76ers that guarantees him two years and $21 million, sources told ESPN. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Five Best: Books on the Seaside
Selected by Elsa Devienne, the author, most recently, of ‘Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles.’ -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
John Deere Classic Best Bets
Brad Thomas is back with another round of best bets for the John Deere Classic -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Bodies in the Water' Review: Awash in Questions
In this true-crime documentary from ID, a fisherman’s horrifying find off the New Jersey shore sends law enforcement on a tortuous journey to solve the murder of a high-school student. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Frostbite' Review: The Art of Keeping Cool
Refrigeration changed everything, overcoming seasonal and geographic limits on food, making shopping a weekly routine and not a daily one. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'The Heart in Winter' Review: Romance on the Run
In Kevin Barry’s novel, a love affair in 1890s Montana turns perilous. -
BBC News - Top stories
Bell leads England to ODI clean sweep over New Zealand
Lauren Bell takes a career-best 5-37 as England seal a 3-0 series win over New Zealand at Bristol.New Zealand -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Sanchez comes back to Earth, Phillies unable to sweep on July 4
Cristopher Sanchez allowed more earned runs on July 4 than he did throughout all of June as the Cubs prevented a Phillies sweep. -
ABC News - Sports
Butler homers, Sears pitches A's to series sweep of Angels with 5-0 win
Lawrence Butler homered, JP Sears won for the first time in more than a month, and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Los Angeles Angels for a second straight game by the same 5-0 score to complete three-game series sweepMLB -
ABC News - World
UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win
Britain’s Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed the party a landslide victoryUnited Kingdom -
The New York Times - Business
If Not President Biden, Then Who?
Democrats and donors are pondering who could be the best alternative to take on Donald Trump after faltering attempts to calm nerves following last week’s debate.Joe Biden -
The Hill - Politics
Can the president be officially criminal?
The Supreme Court's conservative majority has given President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, leaving the lower courts and American people flabbergasted as to when the president has immunity from criminal prosecution. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Does America Need a President?
Why subordinates or the “deep state” can’t substitute for a vacuum at the top. -
The New York Times - Top stories
President Biden and the Lord Almighty
The country is interested in the future. Biden keeps talking about the past.Joe Biden -
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Wired - Tech
Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life
Much of health care is designed with the “comfortable middle” of society in mind, says designer Yves Behar, when it should be tailored to children, the elderly, and those with disabilities. -
BBC News - Top stories
Lucy Letby sentenced to 15th whole life term
The former nurse, 34, attempted to murder the premature baby by dislodging her breathing tube. -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
The week's bestselling books, July 1
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, July 1, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
14 Books We Read This Week
The story of communism in America, Alexander the Great’s final years, Winston Churchill at the White House and more. -
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MarketWatch - Business
These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs give your portfolio a leg up
Trimming Nvidia, earnings season prep and thematic ETFs lose popularity. -
NBC News - Top stories
Defeated Rishi Sunak gives final speech after meeting King Charles
Defeated Rishi Sunak gives final speech after meeting King CharlesUnited Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
Reform UK wins give Nigel Farage new platform at heart of politics
Reform UK sees winning four parliamentary seats as a stepping stone to something more, writes Alex Forsyth.United Kingdom -
CBS News - Top stories
7/3: The Daily Report with John Dickerson
John Dickerson reports on the status of the Biden campaign amid calls for the former president to step aside, the takeaways from a meeting between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi, and a look at the holiday weekend travel rush.