The Red Folder
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AUGUST 1: Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs on 60+ Countries
AUGUST 1: Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over "Rigged" Job Numbers
JULY 31: Ukrainian Government Maintains Anti-Corruption Bodies
JULY 31: Trump Reinstates the Presidential Fitness Test
JULY 30: US Increases Tariffs on Brazil to 50%
JULY 30: Tsunami Warnings Following Massive Earthquake
JULY 30: UK to Recognize a Palestinian State
Highlights: Spilled Tea or Leaked Cybersecurity? - Elisa Ma
... In today’s world, it isn’t easy to tell what is considered a “red flag” or warning sign. Ironically, the Tea app, a place where women can anonymously spill the red flags on men they have dated, proved to have a few cryptic red flags of its own. ...
China Responds After Trump AI Executive Orders
July 26th, Jack Zhou
.... The first day of the conference has already sent shockwaves through the AI global landscape ....
Modi and Starmer Sign UK-India Free Trade Agreement
July 25th, Andrew Lu
.... the UK's largest since Brexit and India's first major FTA outside of Asia ....
France Becomes First G7 Nation to Recognize a Palestinian State
July 24th, Rebecca Gehlmann
.... France will formally recognize a Palestinian State and commit to rebuilding Gaza ....
In domestic news, read about the Tea app's data breach, the redistricting battle in Texas, the surge of deportations, and the details behind the Trump-Epstein controversy.
In international news, find briefs on Thailand and Cambodia's border dispute, France's plans recognize Palestine as a state, protests in Mexico City, and resolved tariffs between the U.S. and Europe.
In domestic news, read about "crypto week" and its transformative effect on digital assets, a key bill defunding public media, release of the Epstein files, and SCOTUS's approval of government layoffs.
In international news, find briefs on the escalating crisis in Sudan, a raided far-right party in France, the resolving crisis in Syria, and potential peace in the Eastern Congo.
July 26, 2025
Finian Knepper, Azzy Xiang, Elisa Ma, and Arnav Goyal