The Daily Shear

Wendy’s gets a $1.4 billion take-private bid, a judge blocks the Justice Department’s California ballot request, and HHS drafts a policy shielding six unapproved peptides from FDA action.

San Diego pauses new data centers while a 400-megawatt prospect sits beyond city reach, Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil after a passport deadline, and an OpenAI bug gets toilet-paper camouflage.

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers, a judge reinstates prosecutor Maurene Comey after an unlawful firing, and San Diego finds electricians parked while 7,000 streetlights stayed dark.

Home sellers cut prices as buyers wait, Mexico revives treason charges after a fatal crash exposed CIA agents, and the SS United States prepares to become an artificial reef.

Valero earns $6.8 billion as refining capacity runs short, California counties get Justice Department ballot demands, and Cowboys cheerleaders secure union recognition after years of low pay.

AmEx posts $3.71 billion in quarterly profit and cuts 3,500 jobs, the Justice Department sues Alaska only if Dan Sullivan loses, and NASA prepares an orbital Artemis III rehearsal.

Warhound raises $200 million for military dogs not yet born, a judge blocks rushed noncitizen-voting probes, and Pentagon staffers drop Eisenhower’s wartime globe while moving it to Hegseth’s office.

Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs while invoking AI, Meta appeals a $25 billion New Mexico penalty, and Airbnb tells hosts that cleaning fees no longer come with mandatory chores.