Good morning, readers. Angela Skujins here with the final newsletter before the summer break, with Europe Today also expected to take a well-earned rest before returning 31 August. Ahead of us sipping on a parasol-punctuated cocktail and melting into a banana lounge, it has been a mammoth 24-hours for the European Union, so let’s catch you up for this final, consequential dispatch. What’s clear from two twin news items, from US tariffs to trade trips, is that the EU is between a rock and a hard place. The bloc is being squeezed by the world’s largest players: China and the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was dealt a major legal blow Friday after a federal judge gutted key state laws providing in-state tuition, financial aid and scholarships to illegal immigrants, marking another win for the Trump administration’s nationwide immigration agenda.U.S. District Judge Stephen…

The man behind one of California’s most destructive wildfires was convicted Friday nearly two years after the blaze burned more than 400,000 acres. Ronnie Stout, of Chico, was found guilty of malicious arson charges in connection with the 2024 Park Fire, the state’s fourth-largest on record. The conviction also includes…

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For decades, Americans choosing where to retire have weighed familiar questions: Which states have lower taxes? Where are homes still affordable? What is the weather like? How close is the nearest grandchild?Increasingly, another question is drawing attention: How safe is it to grow older there?A new analysis from CareScout suggests…

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