Israel says it will allow aid drops into Gaza by air, saying Jordan and the United Arab Emirates could facilitate. This comes as at least 5 people are reported to have died from malnutrition in the last day, bringing the total to 127 since the beginning of the war. Also on the programme, Iran is tackling a severe water crisis; and, one of Lebanon's most celebrated composers, Ziad Rahbani, has died.
(Photo: Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)
President Trump is spending the weekend in Scotland, but he can't get away from questions about his disgraced former friend, Jeffrey Epstein. Some people held at the immigrant detention center in Florida's Everglades say they are experiencing inhumane conditions and abuse at the hands of guards. Anxiety persists about where the economy is headed, but right now the stock market is hitting record highs.
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Maple Finance CEO Sid Powell joins CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie and Andy Baehr to dive deep into the evolving landscape of crypto lending. Plus, he unpacks the strategic advantages of institutional borrowing, the impact of the Genius Act on stablecoins, and what the start of altcoin season means for borrowing demand and rates.
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Cross-border battles between Thailand and Cambodia have spread to new areas as fighting between the southeast Asian neighbours continues for a third day. We hear from both sides of the boundary. Also on the programme: President Trump arrives in Scotland; and the matcha mania putting pressure on tea suppliers. (Photo: A Cambodian military personnel stands on a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, around 40 km (24 miles) from the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple, Cambodia, July 25, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Soveit Yarn)
The street musician whose dream of seeing Oasis came true, thanks to a stranger. He says people should never give up. Also: an amazing survival story; hope for better cancer treatment; and a very slow world championship.
Analyzing MicroStrategy's new preferred stock strategy that requires $400M in annual dividends while their core business only generates $111M in revenue. Are Bitcoin treasury companies creating a bubble?
Michael Saylor's controversial pentagram post and MicroStrategy's pivot to preferred stocks. With 145+ companies now adopting Bitcoin treasury strategies and institutions holding 10% of all Bitcoin, we explore whether this paper Bitcoin summer represents genuine adoption or a dangerous leveraged bubble waiting to burst.
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**Notes:**
• MicroStrategy owes $400M annually in dividends
• Core business only generates $111M revenue
• 145 Bitcoin treasury companies now exist
• Institutions hold 10% of Bitcoin supply
• Daily institutional buying 10x mining rate
• Treasury companies bought 39K BTC/month
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:48 Bitcoin's "Defense Dept"
03:04 Preferred stock pivot
04:40 Where does the yield come from?
07:29 Dividends can't come from company profits
19:22 MSTR memes
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Which companies’ shares are under the sway of meme traders this summer? And why did Chipotle’s sales alarm investors? Plus, why did a trade-war development boost shares of Japanese automaker Toyota? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
From screen time to sandcastles, what do kids really need during the summer? This episode explores the value of unstructured play, what kids really want when they say “I’m bored,” and how small routines and repeat locations can make summer feel more connected – for both kids and parents.
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On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest on the drama surrounding President Trump's problem with those Jeffrey Epstein files, and his attempts to divert attention to former president Obama from CBS's Ed O'Keefe at the White House. We'll hear about a disturbing trend in attacks on police officers in the nation from CBS's Lilia Luciano. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a discussion with CBS's Elizabeth Palmer about the dire choices facing Palestinians in Gaza as aid groups warn of mass starvation in a place where the U. N. says one in three people are going multiple days without eating.
Israel says it will allow aid airdrops into Gaza, as the UN says almost one in three people are going days without eating. Also: the new technology that could finally complete Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia basilica.
