Football Gods
Brazil enters the World Cup knockout as five-time champions and heavy favorites. Japan arrives as an adaptable dark horse that beat Brazil last year and could shift the tournament and youth culture with an upset.
History's Teeth
During the 1960s the CIA plotted dozens of ways to kill Fidel Castro, including poisoned cigars and contaminated diving suits. The schemes involved Mafia figures, Operation Mongoose and a 1975 Senate probe that exposed as many as 638 plans.
In 1979 Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 Americans for 444 days. A failed U.S. rescue, long Cold War resentments and election timing turned the ordeal into a political and diplomatic watershed.
Zodiac Tribes
As Venezuela endures earthquakes, political upheaval, and the shadow of foreign power, seekers worldwide are turning to its astrologers for the most accurate readings on earth. In a country the powerful tried to break, the future is being read by the poor, the devout, and the ones who never stopped seeing.
Socialist Democracy
Apple raised prices on MacBook and iPad models amid rising memory costs tied to the AI boom. Senator Bernie Sanders blasted the increases as corporate greed while shares plunged.
Commie Panic
A Cuban exile is on Fox News warning that Americans who want affordable rent are secret communists. He is peddling the exact lie Washington used to bury Latin America for two centuries. Here is what the fearmongers will never tell you.
History's Teeth
In April 1961 a CIA-backed force of about 1,400 Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs. The invasion failed within days, boosting Fidel Castro and embarrassing the U.S. government.
Bio-Optimize
Brazil's samba dancers stay lean through six months of relentless training, humble beans, and Amazonian energy berries. Now the wealthy chase the same body in vials of collagen and peptides. This is the truth behind the feathers.
Fool’s Court
A Washington Post scoop shows President Trump’s plan for East Potomac Golf Links would demolish Washington’s oldest cherry trees, planted in 1910, to build a golf practice facility. Conservationists say public access and a living diplomatic gift are at stake as a federal court prepares to rule.
Imperialists
President Trump has shifted NATO toward a commercial model. Allies pledged nearly $120 billion and will use summits in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026 to announce arms deals tied to U.S. jobs and exports.
War Zone
President Trump threatened to annihilate Iran and officials cast the strikes as protection for shipping and regional security. The exchange of missile and drone attacks in the Gulf recalls a history of interventions elsewhere, forcing new scrutiny of the rhetoric used to justify force.
Simón Bolívar freed large parts of South America and created Gran Colombia, but his use of concentrated power helped trigger the republics split. His daring Andes crossing, early victories and final resignation frame a complex legacy.