July’s S&P manufacturing PMI Future Output Index—which measures expectations regarding output in the year ahead— showed subdued confidence among goods producers in Asia.https://www.wsj.com/economy/asia-manufacturing-outlook-marks-five-year-low-as-tariff-concerns-linger-249cc404
A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity returned to contractionary territory in July, as softening new business growth led factories to scale back production.https://www.wsj.com/economy/chinas-manufacturing-activity-tumbles-into-contraction-65e4e513
President Trump promised Africa that trade would replace aid, but in one of the world’s poorest countries his administration is slashing both.https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/lesotho-tariffs-state-of-disaster-87c17f46
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday, slapping tariffs on most of America's trading partners set to take effect next week.https://abcnews.go.com/Business/trump-unveils-tariff-rates-set-effect-week/story?id=124249032
More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations in a nightly ritual.https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-launches-6400-drones-missiles-ukraine-record-breaking/story?id=124201916
UCLA has been notified that it will be losing some of its federal research funding over claims of “antisemitism and bias,” according to the school’s chancellor.https://abcnews.go.com/US/ucla-set-lose-federal-research-funding-officials/story?id=124269293
Is the President flip-flopping on Israel's war, or just muddling through?https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/on-trump-gaza-and-the-perils-of-a-blank-check-for-israel
A long-time office cleaner said she encountered the suspected in a mass shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building.https://abcnews.go.com/US/office-cleaner-describes-coming-face-face-manhattan-shooting/story?id=124262115
“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/hamas-arab-states-palestinians.html
Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/democrats-israel-gaza-netanyahu.html
The president signed an executive order on Thursday that would reinstate the test for schoolchildren.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/well/move/trump-presidential-fitness-test.html
Didarul Islam, killed by a gunman at a Park Avenue tower in Manhattan, was eulogized for his service to his community, his department and his city.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/nyregion/didarul-islam-funeral-nypd-shooting.html
Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs and services.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/business/apple-earning-iphone-sales.html
Consumers spent more than expected on the e-commerce giant’s site, while margins tightened at the company’s all-important cloud computing division.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/business/amazon-earnings-second-quarter.html
The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/health/child-vaccinations-decline-cdc.html
The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/nyregion/specialized-high-schools-black-students-stuyvesant.html
In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/science/dna-genetics-engineering-microbes.html
The Amsterdam native became a media magnate in Russia, where he founded the English-language Moscow Times and was later harassed by the authorities.https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/31/derk-sauer-dead-moscow-times/
The White House said special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will inspect food distribution sites in Gaza.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/31/trump-gaza-witkoff-huckabee/
Anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza has left it increasingly isolated as key allies move toward declarations of Palestinian statehood.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/31/palestinian-state-recognition-countries-list/