Survey: 57% of US women and 47% of men ages 18 to 29 say they get health and wellness information from influencers; women say they see such content more often (Aaron Smith/Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20
A recent study suggests GLP-1 drugs may weaken links between impulsivity, alcohol use, and violence.
https://www.thetrace.org/2026/08/ozempic-study-reduce-violence/
Amid war, inflation and sinking approval ratings, Trump takes comfort in giving Washington a face-lift (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/war-inflation-sinking-approval-ratings-trump-washington-rcna349603
http://www.memeorandum.com/260614/p30#a260614p30
Dolphins Saturday Mailbag: What Are the Implications of a Week 1 Win or Loss? https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/dolphins-saturday-mailbag-what-are-the-implications-of-a-week-1-win-or-loss-01m2ap2sa9wz
(LinkedIn) How does the Chinese retinal implant of Nanochap Electronics compare to the PRIMA retinal implant of Science Corporation? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/petermeijer_how-does-the-chinese-retinal-implant-of-nan…
Central bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week,
as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates.
Policymakers in all three countries will set rates in the next seven days
against the backdrop of turbulent global bond markets.
In particular, investors will be watching closely to see if Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve,
can face down Donald Trump’s demands for rate cuts an…
Trump and his appointees have gutted election-related teams at federal law enforcement agencies.
FBI Director Kash Patel dismantled the agency’s public corruption team,
which had previously been deployed to help monitor possible criminal activity on Election Day.
The Foreign Influence Task Force, which aimed to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics, was also disbanded.
(An FBI spokesperson said the bureau “remains committed to detecting and countering foreign inf…