Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas announced that they sold an untouched copy of Super Mario 64, the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 system, for a record-setting $1.56 million. The auction house held bids starting on July 9 and finished selling the game on July 11.

As the US emerges from the pandemic politicians and economic policy experts are trying to devise the most effective way to recover the US economy. As a result at least nine states are reducing their income tax in order to generate economic recovery and growth. This is a new economic strategy as up to this point economic stimulus during the pandemic has been sought through increased and massive spending.

During the pandemic Asian-Americans experienced a precipitous rise in discrimination and hate crimes due to the origin of COVID-19 being in Wuhan, China. This amounted to a cultural phenomenon similar to the reaction to and treatment of Arab-Americans after 9/11. In response, Illinois has passed a bill that requires its schools to teach Asian-American history.

The White House has outlined a special agreement that they say allows Hunter to legally and ethically sell his artwork without running afoul of constitutional and legal ethics requirements for the president and his family.

During Independence Day weekend, a museum in Philadelphia dedicated to teaching the Bible’s clear influence on American history opened its doors to the public.  The American Bible Society commissioned the new Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC) on the corner of Independence Mall and Market Street in Center City Philadelphia.

The Biden administration on Friday added 14 Chinese companies and other entities to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang.

A person familiar with the matter told Axios that before Carlson accused the NSA of spying on him, he was apparently speaking with U.S. intermediaries in the Kremlin to secure an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Charlottesville has officially removed its Robert E. Lee statue after being the subject of a protracted law suit. The statue along with other Confederate statues have been the subject of extensive and heated debate across the US. The Confederate statues in Charlottesville have been of special controversy following the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville approximately four years ago.

The coalition urged the Biden administration to ease entry restrictions imposed last year during the pandemic by July 15, and to lift entry restrictions on UK travelers.