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The unpopularity of Trump’s renaming efforts | CNN Politics
It increasingly feels as though President Donald Trump is trying to do unpopular things ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Young adults under 21 traded $5 billion on Kalshi this year, amid prediction market frenzy | CNN Business
Young adults between 18 and 21, who are legally barred from most gambling in the US, have traded an estimated $5.4 billion so far this year on the Kalshi prediction market, according to a new CNN analysis.
Chinese government ships spotted in record numbers off Taiwan in July | CNN
China is ramping up pressure on Taiwan, with Beijing sending a record number of government vessels to waters around the island last month, according to figures provided by Taiwan’s coast guard.
Mark Carney stuck it to Trump — and could still end up pleasing no one | CNN Politics
The Canadian prime minister’s transformation from policy wonk to prime minister owes much to Trump and his tariffs. But the biggest source of his political strength may become his undoing.
As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk | CNN
Measles is showing up in places where people who can’t be protected have to live, work or go to school.
Salt Lake City’s signature LDS temple is undergoing a historic transformation. Here’s a peek inside | CNN
The LDS Church’s Salt Lake Temple has long been a mysterious sanctum that’s closed to outsiders. That’s about to change.