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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1884, Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957) was born. In 1927, Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (died 2011) was born. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1958, J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host was born. In 1984, Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter was born. In 1991, Pablo Carreño Busta, Spanish tennis player was born. In 1997, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2007, U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trump Goon Hit With Bombshell Probe Over Billion-Dollar Deal
Kylie Cooper/ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been accused of a potential ethics violation over a major rare earth minerals deal announced by the U.S. government that has links to his family-run financial firm.A group of Democrats has written a letter, seen by the Wall Street Journal, to Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick, the commerce secretary’s son, expressing concerns about a 1.6 billion investment the Trump administration announced in January with minerals company USA Rare Earth.Cantor Fitzgerald was headed by the commerce secretary from 1996 to 2025 before he handed the reins over to his children. Brandon and Kyle Lutnick were named chairman and executive vice chairman of the firm in May 2025.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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The Motley Fool
· Jul 11, 2026
SpaceX Stock Just Received Its Highest Price Target Yet. Here's What a $10,000 Investment Would Be Worth if This Insanely Bullish Wall Street Analyst Is Right.
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 1, 2026
I Know the Truth About Trump’s Demented Greed: Biographer
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s “demented” grifts are not only the result of him wanting to make money—they’re because he feels he deserves to, the president’s biographer says. Michael Wolff told the Daily Beast’s Inside Trump’s Head podcast that Trump, 80, is more than just cynical in his financial motivations. Wolff pointed to the Trump administration’s deal allowing an American company to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan, with up to 1.6 billion in federal financing going toward the project.Read more at The Daily Beast.
CNN
· Jul 7, 2026
Trumps pocket $3.1B while investors lose $7B: report
Erin Burnett talks to Dan Alexander, senior editor at Forbes, about his new reporting on the Trump supporters who lost billions after investing in Trump stocks and crypto. He tells Erin "the point is just to get people excited about trading this stuff... the more trades that happen, the more fees kick off to Donald Trump."
Fabrizio Romano
· Jul 8, 2026
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The Hill
· Jul 3, 2026
Democrats seize on Trump earnings to go after GOP on affordability
President Trump raked in billions of dollars while in office over the past year, setting up a split screen ahead of the midterm elections as Americans confront rising prices and a lackluster jobs environment. Financial disclosures released Tuesday show the president made more than 2 billion in 2025, including 1.2 billion in cryptocurrency related income. It’s giving new ammunition to Democrats who want to contrast Trump’s economic experience over...
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