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SNAP rolls shrink by 4 million, AstraZeneca weighs a $400 billion megamerger, and Spider-Man swings to the second-biggest opening ever.
Politics & World
New data show more than 4 million people have stopped receiving SNAP benefits since July 2025 as federal cuts and eligibility changes take effect, while states begin enforcing Medicaid work requirements.
Politics & World
Uncontained wildfires in eastern Washington have destroyed about 600 structures and prompted the…
Sources: AP News, Axios
Sports & Culture
Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day took in an estimated $355 million in North American…
Sources: AP News, CNBC Top News
The number of workouts per week that delivered major health benefits for adults carrying excess abdominal fat, according to a four-month trial of 315 people. That challenges the conventional wisdom that meaningful fitness gains require multiple sessions each week.
Source: Science Daily
How China is racing to own the industries of the future — and what that sprint means for America’s economic standing. (Read)
Axios / The New Yorker · Evan Osnos
How ICE collected DNA from nearly 1 million people last year — including young children — and fed it into the FBI’s CODIS database. (Read)
Wired · Dhruv Mehrotra
Why a fundamental design flaw leaves large language models strikingly vulnerable to attack, and what that means for the AI systems built on them. (Read)
MIT Technology Review · Will Douglas HeavenSubscription
The MLB trade deadline hits today, Monday, Aug. 3 — watch for last-minute moves after the Dodgers, Cubs, and Yankees already made blockbuster additions.
Final box office figures for Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrive Monday, confirming whether its estimated $355 million domestic debut holds as the second-biggest opening ever.
Ariana Grande will step back from public visibility once her world tour wraps, after exiting the planned West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George.
Kevin Owens will challenge CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship after winning a Fatal 4-Way at SummerSlam; WWE has yet to announce the date.
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