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🟡 Sports media host and "Casuals" podcast creator @katienolan joins Mixed Signals to talk about navigating two decades of upheaval in sports media. @maxwelltani and @semaforben ask why she turned down gambling advertising when it was everywhere, how politics keeps inserting itself into sports whether she wants it to or not, and whether the window that opened for women in sports media is closing again. They also get into call-in radio, hockey's underrated chaos, and what it took for her to become a Jeopardy! champion.

California’s case against Paramount landed yesterday with a whimper, not a bang. Read more from @rogoswami: semafor.com/article/07/14/…

I talked to @today_explained today about Mitch McConnell, Tom Kean, aging politicians, health transparency and how there's no accountability measures for Congress's health ... except for elections open.spotify.com/episode/79se8T…

The White House justified tariffs partly as a way to close the budget gap, but has paid back more than $80 billion to companies — which now must figure out what to do with the windfall. Read more: semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Tariff refunds are squeezing the federal budget. The US paid out $26 billion more in refunds than it collected in June after a February Supreme Court decision struck down most of the Trump administration’s levies, contributing to a widening $120 billion monthly deficit. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

🟡 NEW: Animal health company Zoetis will make its second data-focused acquisition this year as it looks to build out its animal diagnostics business using AI. semafor.com/article/07/13/…

Smartphone shipments dropped 11% year-on-year in Q2 to their lowest level since 2013, as AI-driven memory shortages pushed prices higher. The biggest fall was in China, where three of the biggest five suppliers saw sales slump, the fifth straight quarterly decline. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Critics warn the deal is an “elite bargain” that could backfire and undermine a UN road map to elections — and could cement the dominance of rival strongmen at the heart of the country’s political crisis.

Trump’s resource diplomacy comes to Libya as the his administration intensifies efforts to broker a deal to end Libya’s 15-year conflict. semafor.com/article/07/13/…

Soaring fuel prices, sparked by the Iran war, saw green tech exports surge by a third in the first half of the year, while demand for EVs drove the number of cars shipped in a single month above a million for the first time ever. Read more: semafor.com/article/07/14/…

China exported a record $412 billion worth of goods last month, blowing past analysts’ forecasts as AI and the green transition continued to drive global demand for its products. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

📺@semafor politics reporter @daveweigel joins @InsidePolitics to discuss the political aftershocks of the fatal ICE shooting in Maine. 🟡For more analysis & reporting, read Dave's newsletter, Americana: semafor.com/newsletters/am…

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh committed to tackling stubborn inflation in hawkish comments while sidestepping questions about whether the Fed would raise rates. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Shein gets IPO green light: The fast-fashion juggernaut will publicly list in Hong Kong, targeting a $40 billion IPO as soon as August. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Read more: semafor.com/article/07/13/…

With the sudden death of South Caroline Senator Lindsey Graham, Republicans are scrambling to figure out who will fill the Senator's committee assignments and as the so-called "Trump whisperer". @burgessev has the latest reporting.

The UK's University of Oxford began human trials of its Ebola vaccine, raising hopes that the spread of the Bundibugyo strain may be halted before it becomes the biggest-ever outbreak. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Chinese tech founder on US curbs: “It just sucks, to be honest,” HOVERAir CEO MQ Wang said, in an unusually candid assessment of how the distrust between the superpowers impacts how Chinese tech companies do business around the world. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

President Donald Trump said the US was investigating whether Iran is storing drones in Cuba, potentially giving Washington an excuse to attack the island nation after months of impasse. “If they do have that… we’ll take care of it in short order,” Trump said. semafor.com/article/07/14/…

Listen to the full interview on Mixed Signals from Semafor Media wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/pzyOl-SC8Ag

"It made my stomach turn. This is a 180 from where we used to be..." @katienolan talks to @semaforben and @maxwelltani about how sports betting has changed sports media.