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Harvard needs 8% return every year just to keep the lights on. Since Harvard doesn’t cover the $100,000 tuition for everyone, where is all the $ money going?

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5% spending plus 3% inflation. Miss that number and buildings stop, professors leave, research dies. 40% of the operating budget comes from one portfolio. Not tuition. Not grants. One fund. Jake Xia manages that fund’s public markets. He also teaches the math behind it at MIT for free. One of the top five most-watched courses … Read more

Mount Vernon police boss fired for driving getaway car in son’s court shooting

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Indictment shows mother and son texting right before the shooting. Son had just left court on an earlier gun charge the same day. Surveillance caught the whole family circling the courthouse. WILD Mount Vernon, NY Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard ARRESTED for allegedly being the GETAWAY DRIVER for her gang member son after a shooting … Read more

The world’s biggest copper producer just told you supply is not coming.

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The world's biggest copper producer just told you supply is not coming. Codelco halted expansion of its flagship El Teniente mine on seismic risk, and output there falls toward 300,000 tons from 356,000 in 2024. This lands as copper demand surges from electrification and AI… pic.twitter.com/iqTIjrLPgr — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) August 4, 2026

USA only has 43 days left of emergency oil

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U.S. crude oil supplies have fallen to their lowest level in 45 years as President Donald Trump continues to wage war against Iran — with only 43 days of global supply left. There now exists a thinner cushion against any potential disruptions should the fighting in the Middle East escalate further. According to Bank of … Read more

Unreal cars now inspect themselves at the end of the factory line with AI

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NIO（蔚来）の新橋第二工場(撮影可）で、かなり衝撃的な光景を目にしました。完成した車が、なんと自分で自分を検査しているのです！😳… https://t.co/B0EicFzIgu pic.twitter.com/C0ehfzUI4k — Achan (@achan_5522) August 4, 2026 这不是科幻电影！新能源车3分钟“自主”完成1000多项“全身体检”，一起看AI质检系统的炫酷现场。 pic.twitter.com/lJdffRh626 — New China 中文 (@XinhuaChinese) August 4, 2026 NIO developed its own “天探” AI system. Finished cars at the Xinqiao second factory use onboard software, hardware and cloud AI to run more than 1,000 checks in about 3 minutes. Doors, windows, seats, lights, trunk, … Read more

America ‘preparing for nuke war with Russia and China’ as bombshell plans leaked…

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The US is drafting up a nuclear weapons strategy to prepare for a potential war with Russia or China, it has been reported. Defence Department policy chief Elbridge Colby is overseeing the strategy that emphasises the possible use of shorter-range tactical weapons in the event of a regional conflict, five people familiar with the plans … Read more

Maui local knocks out Democratic candidate with one punch after gun and knife threats on beach

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🚨NEW: A Hawaiian man knocked out a Democratic congressional candidate with one punch after he allegedly threatened to shoot a woman at a Maui beach. Police say Kirill Basin, 40, became enraged after a 61-year-old man asked him to lower his music. Basin allegedly threatened to… pic.twitter.com/awddZb1aPz — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 4, 2026 A strong … Read more

Unfortunately, that’s how the government has been operating for decades and decades.

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120 students. 26 teachers. Killed on the first day of the Iran war by a Tomahawk missile — a weapon only the US fires. Trump denied it. Hegseth denied it. Sky News proved it. The government's willingness to lie about killing 156 people should make you question other official narratives being sold. byu/Orangutan inconspiracy h/t … Read more

FINANCIAL TIMES: The percentage of Americans aged 25–34 living with their parents has reached a record high

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FINANCIAL TIMES: The percentage of Americans aged 25–34 living with their parents has reached a record high pic.twitter.com/M7mkhDVq0e — Neet News (@NeetNewsClips) August 4, 2026 A record number of adult children under 35 in the U.S. are moving back in with their parents, either because they can’t afford homes of their own or because they … Read more

Dimon recruits 40-plus firms for AI security alliance against critical infrastructure threats

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is expanding the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure to tackle AI risks. He reached out personally to CEOs starting in July. Over 40 companies across banking energy water utilities telecom airlines and railroads got the call. Goal is better info sharing stronger safeguards and coordination with the Trump team. The group was … Read more

New NASA renderings show Earth as lumpy potato

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From Apollo 11 to Artemis II, space missions have provided numerous images of a beautiful, seemingly smooth and perfectly round Earth. But new NASA renderings show our home looking more like a lumpy potato than a blue marble. Wired magazine senior science editor Brian Kahn joins to discuss. h/t Lapis Lazuli