Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 07.30.25

Earthquake: A tsunami triggered by a historic underwater earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia has impacted Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast, including Washington, Oregon and California, as thousands of people flee to higher ground for safety. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center late Tuesday downgraded a tsunami warning in Hawaii to a “tsunami advisory” officials said.
US private payrolls increase in July

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected July, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday, though the labor market continues to slow. Private payrolls rose by 104,000 jobs last month after a revised 23,000
Justice Department says Epstein and Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses

The Justice Department says in support of its request to unseal grand jury transcripts of proceedings that led to the sex trafficking indictments of New York financier and sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell
Season 3 of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ set to premiere Sept. 7

Season 3 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on Sept. 7. Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride will once again reprise their roles of Daryl and Carol, zombie-apocalypse survivors in The Walking
See Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne in Season 2 trailer for Apple TV+ comedy ‘Platonic’

Apple TV+ is previewing the sophomore season of Platonic, starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as friends for over two decades. Rogen and Byrne make their long-awaited return as friends Will and Sylvia in a new trailer;
Fed to hold rates steady despite Trump’s push for big cuts

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, six days after President Donald Trump again demanded that the U.S. central bank cut borrowing costs during a rare presidential
White House set to unveil closely watched crypto policy report

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -A cryptocurrency working group formed by President Donald Trump is set to release a report on Wednesday that is expected to outline the administration’s stances on tokenization and market-defining crypto legislation, among other
UN investigator says US sanctions over her criticism of Israel will seriously impact her life

ROME (AP) — An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration will have serious impacts on her life and work. Francesca