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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount. CBS
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The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app. CBS
President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days. CBS
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A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said. CBS
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In a primetime address on Thursday evening, President Trump accused China of interfering in U.S. elections as he questioned the integrity of the country's voting system. CBS News' Jake Rosen fact-checks his claims. CBS
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President Trump had harsh words for China in his speech on Thursday night. After calling President Xi Jinping a friend at a summit in May, he accused the communist country of "sinister election meddling." Ed O'Keefe has more details. CBS
Nearly half of registered voters watched the 2026 World Cup, with income and education shaping viewership more than party affiliation, the survey found. CNBC
U.S. Central Command says it continues to enforce a naval blockade against Iran, while Kuwait and Bahrain say they have intercepted more Iranian projectiles. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran should wise up or rulers should die.
The smoke coming from active wildfires in Canada has led to unhealthy air quality in swaths of the U.S., which could affect the World Cup final in New Jersey. CNBC
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The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. CNBC
The survey's findings come as democratic socialist candidates win Democratic primaries following the 2025 election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
California's billionaire tax would generate quick revenue, but Norway's example shows the longer-term economic impact of targeting the wealthy is unclear. CNBC
The public is as depressed about the economy as it has been since the years just after the pandemic, according to the All-America Economic Survey. CNBC
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting the U.S. this week. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. CNBC
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The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce signed by the U.S. and Iran last month showed further signs of unravelling CNBC
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ICE has filed a detainer against Akbor Miah, a Bangladeshi illegal immigrant charged with murdering his sister-in-law in Lake County, Florida. FOX News
President Donald Trump on Friday told FIFA officials they should pick the United States to host another World Cup, but leave out Canada and Mexico. UPI
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President Donald Trump on Friday asked the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, to run for a full six-year term. UPI
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President Lee Jae Myung said S. Korea will designate Dec. 3 as People's Sovereignty Day to commemorate resistance to the 2024 martial law declaration. UPI
A United States lawmaker says South Korea could build up to 80% of some Navy vessels as Washington seeks to overcome shipyard shortages. UPI
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Republican Congressman Cory Mills won the first round of his bid to stay on the primary ballot in Florida after a challenger sued him. UPI
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin ramped up the Trump administration's efforts to address what the president claimed are lapses in election security. UPI
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Israeli's parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve after pushing through legislation favorable to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters. UPI
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Former First Lady Jill Biden’s memoir had a brief run atop the New York Times bestseller list before tumbling out of the rankings just weeks later — fueling online speculation that its lofty debut owed more to bulk book orders than to sustained reader demand. It was trash.
“View from the East Wing,” which was published by Simon & Schuster’s imprint Gallery Books, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction list on June 21 with a dagger (†) symbol indicating that retailers reported some bulk purchases. By the following week, it had slipped to No. 3, and it has since fallen off the list altogether. The sharp drop has sparked claims on social media that the 299-page book reached the top through orchestrated buying campaigns instead of real consumer demand. Former FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver was among the most prominent critics, writing on X that the memoir “debuted at #1 on the NYT due to astroturfed bulk orders” before noting that it was “completely” off the list two weeks later and calling such a rapid decline “very rare.”
Publishing experts caution that the reality is more nuanced. “I don’t think there is anything sinister about it,” Lauren Cobello, founder and CEO of Leverage with Media PR, told The Post. “I think it’s a strategy, a smart strategy for how people are engaging their network so that they can get more books in the hands of their readers,” she said of bulk buying. Cobello, whose agency specializes in launching bestselling books, said bulk purchases are a routine feature of modern publishing campaigns — particularly for politicians, celebrities and high-profile authors embarking on national book tours.
