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Ukraine said restrictions unexpectedly disrupted Starshield, SpaceX’s Pentagon-funded military satellite service, disabling connections on some drones traveling faster than 100 miles per hour. Ukrainian officials speculated Washington imposed the limits amid President Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, while Elon Musk said usage decisions belong to the U.S. military and ultimately the president. The Pentagon did not comment.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
President Trump told a rally that everyday costs were falling and blamed high inflation on President Biden, but government data showed consumer prices up 3.7% from a year earlier. Energy costs linked to the war with Iran drove increases, while The New York Times found essentially no inflation-adjusted wage growth since January 2025 and Pew found widespread cuts to discretionary spending and difficulty covering basic needs before the midterms.More than half of U.S. immigration cases involving unaccompanied minors through August had no lawyer, according to a nonprofit research group, including hearings in which a 13-year-old was ordered removed and a one-year-old was told to complete an asylum application. The administration says children have legal support, while a former Obama official blamed intensified enforcement and the expiration of a legal-services contract, which its provider said ended over privileged data concerns.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Competitive-eating champion Tim Janus, known as Eater X, died recently after ranking among the world’s top competitors and regularly placing in the top three at Nathan’s Famous. Janus won events including one where he ate 141 pieces of nigiri in six minutes, and some of his records still stood after he left the sport about a decade ago.