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World
Nigeria's Itakpe-Warri railway took 33 years to build and was commissioned in 2020. The NRC has issued near-identical safety pledges after every suspension and derailment, while a fatal June 2026 crash still has no definitive cause and the investigation remains ongoing.
Money
A Turkish stock manipulation ring pumped 31 shares up to 100 times and misled small investors at scale. Authorities charged 302 suspects - and opened a voluntary repayment account. Nine people used it. Thirty-five suspects are still running.
Politics
PNL considered voting to install a Cabinet giving PSD 11 of 19 ministries - including Interior, Justice and Deputy PM - while technically staying out of government and calling itself the opposition. Its own deputies revolted before the vote.
Politics
Trump publicly said he didn't fire new White House Spokesperson Katie Zacharia - he just asked if the job suited her. His own White House confirmed her exit the same day. She lasted four days.
Politics
Memphis council delayed a data center moratorium vote twice, canceled public comment, then banned the people who protested - right before the actual vote. Justin Pearson is suing.
Politics
A federal court in New York blocked Trump's sanctuary city agenda again - using the Tenth Amendment anti-commandeering doctrine that conservative Justice Samuel Alito wrote. Trump has now lost close to a dozen of these cases in roughly a year.
Scandals
George Osborne approved a reported £5 million British Museum sponsorship in under 90 minutes after receiving a due diligence report - then the museum redacted the concerns section before releasing it under FOI, while the donor got a room, a portrait and a gala title.
Technology
Meta denied political bias in Brazil's presidential runoff but skipped the court-identified issue entirely. Its AI image tool blocked Lula's portraits while Bolsonaro's kept generating - for another full day.
Money
Dollar General's $1.875 million New York penalty is paid in donated goods to a food nonprofit. Overcharged shoppers receive no refunds under that settlement, while the company promises accurate pricing.
Sports
FIFA's president says sorry for trying to flog the World Cup. European football leaders say sorry doesn't come with a pension.