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Voting by mail
would become much more difficult,
if not impossible,
for tens of millions of Americans
if the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to implement a restrictive rule
governing mail voting
that Donald Trump has demanded.
The effects would likely be greater for Democratic voters,
who vote by mail in higher numbers than Republicans,
and in states where mail voting is universal or nearly so.
Mail voting may not happen at all in s…

Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail
A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

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Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/millions-long-term-coastal-flooding-risk-uk-climate-action

Tens of millions of South Korean retail investors, the market's biggest buyers in 2026, were caught in this week's selloff, as Samsung and SK Hynix tumble (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/23f388eb-e8ab-4fb1-b1ca-8e04eb4561a1

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-spends-millions-on-boston-dynamics-dog-robots/

Google's Earthquake Alerts system reached 11.4M people in Venezuela, giving them seconds or up to two minutes notice before two powerful earthquakes struck (New York Times)
https://www.nyti…

How Phones Alerted Millions Before Earthquakes Shook Venezuela
Millions of people in Venezuela and surrounding countries received early warning alerts to their phones up to two minutes before back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday.

Republicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding
for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity.
Imagination Library,
the nonprofit founded by Parton that sends free books to children across the world,
faces an uncertain future in Indiana and Missouri
as Republican lawmakers limit public funding.
The charity, meanwhile, has vowed to carry on.

GOP lawmakers quietly slash funds for Dolly Parton children's book charity
Republicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity, according to multiple reports.Imagination Library, the nonprofit founded by Parton that sends free books to children across the world, faces an uncertain future in Indian...

Simile, which offers "agentic twins" of real people to assess companies' products, brands, and services, raised $200M led by Greenoaks at a $2B valuation (Sri Muppidi/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/dealbook/simile-…

To Know What Your Customers Think, Just Ask Their A.I. Twins
Simile, a fast-growing start-up, says it can provide companies with accurate insights by surveying millions of A.I.-generated consumers.

Meta reports Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $60.8B and family daily active people up 3% to 3.6B on average for June 2026; META drops 4% after hours (Meta)
https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/202…

Meta Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. "AI is accelerating our core business today, powering our next generation of products, and opening the door to entirely new enterprise opportunities," said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. "The results are already showing, and I'm optimistic about the potential ahead." Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Three Months Ended June 30, % Change In millions, except percentages and …