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A major airport takes President Trump's name, Britain's ruling party moves toward a new prime minister, and the largest study yet on former NFL players raises fresh questions about football's long-term health risks.

We also look at the latest shifts in markets, AI, and why a battle over the Smithsonian could shape how America's history is told.

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The FAA confirmed Thursday that Palm Beach International will officially be renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, effective immediately. The three-letter code PBI stays. The signage, boarding passes, and jet bridges all get a facelift.

The airport sits roughly six miles from Mar-a-Lago and moved more than 8 million passengers last year. Local officials haven't released the cost of the rebrand yet, though Palm Beach County commissioners approved the change earlier this year.

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won backing from 322 Labour MPs, one short of clinching the leadership outright. Burnham is the only declared candidate to replace Keir Starmer. His team expects him confirmed next week and sworn in as prime minister on July 20.

The rise caps a whirlwind few weeks since Burnham returned to Parliament in a by-election. Colleagues cite anger over Starmer's handling of the economy and Gaza. Whether a rival mounts a late challenge should be clear within days.

The largest study of its kind found NFL players are four times likelier to die of neurodegenerative disease. Researchers tracked nearly 20,000 players across six decades. Skill-position players faced almost double the risk carried by linemen.

Players who died before 60 showed a twelvefold jump in such deaths versus the public. Those same men had lower rates of cancer, heart disease and suicide. Authors pointed to repeated head impacts, and CTE, as the likely driver.

A blaze tore through a footwear factory in Wenzhou, China's so-called shoe capital, killing 28 workers and prompting Xi Jinping to personally order an investigation. It's the latest in a string of deadly industrial accidents dogging Beijing's push to modernize factory safety.

A Polish court sentenced Igor Rogov, a Russian exile and vocal Kremlin critic, to seven years in prison after he confessed to spying on other regime opponents abroad for Russian intelligence. The case underlines Warsaw's growing counterintelligence crackdown as it hosts one of Europe's largest Russian diaspora populations.

The US trade chief said Trump "for sure can" sever trade with Spain if he chooses. Jamieson Greer pointed to emergency powers, though he stressed nothing is imminent. Tensions flared after Spain rejected NATO's 5%-of-GDP defense-spending target.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh named five task forces to remake how the central bank operates. Members include Marc Andreessen, ex-Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and economist Raj Chetty. Warsh wants shorter statements and less forward guidance, with changes expected this year.

Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against 3M, DuPont, and several other manufacturers, accusing them of concealing the health and environmental risks of PFAS in consumer products for decades. New York joins more than a dozen states pursuing similar litigation over the compounds now detected in nearly every American's bloodstream.

The US Air Force revoked promotions for 135 service members after a grading error on a security-knowledge test wrongly boosted their scores, calling it a "highly unprecedented anomaly." The airmen had already been notified of their promotions, which made for an awkward round of retractions.

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PepsiCo shares fell after quarterly profit missed even as revenue beat estimates. North America beverage volumes dropped 4% as high gas prices pinched consumers. Executives held full-year guidance but flagged a cautious American shopper.

Micron rose about 7% after pledging up to $3 billion to strengthen the US chip supply chain. Its plan includes financing a new wafer plant in Sherman, Texas. Chip stocks rallied broadly, lifting the semiconductor index roughly 5%.

US existing-home sales fell 2.4% in June, defying forecasts for a small gain. Median prices still climbed to a record $440,600. Economists blamed buyers whipsawed by swings in mortgage rates.

MIT engineers built a half-pound robot that launches straight out of water into flight. Inspired by diving seabirds, it flaps its wings ten times a second to take off. Researchers see uses in monitoring coral reefs, algal blooms and coastal erosion.

OpenAI broadly released GPT-5.6, its new family of models, on Thursday. Sam Altman said the top tier is far more efficient than Anthropic's latest on coding tasks. Altman dodged questions about a public listing while defending heavy AI spending.

A large international study found today's hip replacements are lasting far longer than the 15- to 20-year lifespan doctors long quoted patients. The findings reshape the calculus for younger adults now getting hips replaced in their 50s and 60s.

Washington will retire No. 44 worn by Hall of Fame running back John Riggins. "The Diesel" was the Super Bowl XVII MVP and remains the franchise's all-time leading rusher. A ceremony is set for the November 8 game against the Rams.

A blockbuster trade sending Kawhi Leonard to Toronto is on hold amid an NBA investigation. League officials are probing a $28 million endorsement deal tied to a bankrupt sponsor. Toronto says it won't absorb the penalty risk but still wants Leonard.

Anaheim matched Philadelphia's five-year, $90 million offer sheet for 21-year-old center Leo Carlsson, locking in the young star at an NHL-high $18 million per season. It's one of the largest matched offer sheets in league history and cements Carlsson as the franchise's cornerstone.

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, whose "Total Eclipse of the Heart" defined a generation of power ballads, died at 75. She passed in a Portugal hospital after treatment for a perforated intestine. Tyler was the first Welsh artist to top the US singles chart.

Warner Bros. is rebooting "Free Willy", the beloved orca family franchise. Producers include the Russo brothers' AGBO studio. Writers Mary-Margaret Kunze and Jade Halley Bartlett are attached to update the story.

Lionsgate is sending all five "Hunger Games" movies back to theaters. Screenings will bundle a sneak peek at the upcoming "Sunrise on the Reaping." Re-releasing the saga aims to rebuild buzz before the prequel arrives.

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What it is: Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III pushed back publicly against a sweeping White House report attacking the institution. Its 162 pages, titled "Saving America's Story," accuse the National Museum of American History of pushing "radical, activist ideology." The report even singles out the museum's director by name, an unusually personal escalation. Bunch answered by insisting the Smithsonian stands for "accuracy and integrity." The clash marks a striking public break between the administration and the nation's largest museum complex.

The detail: The report is the sharpest flashpoint yet in a campaign to reshape the nation's cultural institutions. Officials trace the effort to a March 2025 executive order and a review of eight Smithsonian museums launched last August. The White House wants exhibits it deems too critical of American history softened or rewritten. Curators and historians counter that the pressure amounts to political interference in scholarship. Similar demands have already landed on universities, libraries and federal arts agencies over the past year.

Why it matters: The Smithsonian is chartered as an independent trust, not an ordinary agency a president can simply direct. Its board of regents includes the vice president and the chief justice, blurring the usual lines between branches. A victory for the White House could set a precedent for political control over museums, archives and campuses. Historians warn that rewriting exhibits to order would erode public trust in institutions millions visit each year. At stake is who gets to define the national story during the country's 250th-anniversary year.

What to watch: Watch whether the board of regents backs Bunch or bends to the administration's demands. Any move to cut funding or replace leadership would signal a harder line. Museum staff and outside historians are already mobilizing to defend contested exhibits. The fight may ultimately test, in court or in Congress, how independent the Smithsonian truly remains.

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