Daily News – Wednesday 7/15/26

July 16, 2026

‘Like my lover’: Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions

China AI Companion Law Takes Effect: Doubao and Qwen Shut Down, Millions Lose Chat Data

China Focus: China introduces rules to rein in AI companion bots amid emotional dependency concerns

Trump Demands ICE Restart Traffic Stops Despite 2 Fatal Shootings in a Week: ‘It Won’t Happen on My Watch’

We looked at DHS immigration enforcement involving motorists. Here’s what we found.

ICE lifts pause on vehicle stops after Trump criticism

Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe

Blockbuster Stock Sales Are Threatening to Overwhelm the Bull Market

Wall Street expert says a massive stock market crash is coming and this tech company will be the ‘first domino to fall’

South Korean company paid Trump $2 million amid trade investigation

Blanche’s slip-up on his Trump relationship: ‘I’m his lawyer’

Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing

542 days into Donald Trump’s term

JD Vance accuses Israel of secret plot against him and drops Mossad-Epstein bombshell in explosive Joe Rogan interview

Vance tells Rogan Trump administration mishandled the Epstein files release

Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals

FCC Moves to End Cap on National Broadcast Ownership

France’s lower house of parliament adopts final text of landmark right-to-die law

Wildfire smoke is filling the skies. See where air quality conditions may be worst.

Wildfire smoke blankets Toronto, turning skies orange and prompting air quality warning

As fire season looms, tech startups come calling in DC

Rare Lincoln Documents Exposed to Unsafe Heat in New Exhibit, NPS Staff Say

The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It?

Senator Mark Kelly Amasses Nearly $25 Million Campaign War Chest

China’s plan to bomb US ships

China Aggressively Patrols Disputed Waters. Now the U.S. Coast Guard Is Moving In.

Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists

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