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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Greg Sargent, New Republic: Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News. read more


The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 60 miles (95 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", it attracted an audience of more than 460,000. read more


Saturday, August 15, 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) informs: "El Nino conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be very strong, resulting in a potentially historic event in the coming months that could significantly influence our weather, the hurricane season, and global temperatures." read more


Two years after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump staged a New Jersey press conference flanked by grocery staples to spotlight inflation under Democrats, food prices are still rising despite his pledge to bring them down. read more


Will Weissert: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry. read more


The United States borrowed $1.8 trillion in the first ten months of Fiscal Year 2026, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). read more


Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley pushed back against claims that the company's expanding network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) is contributing to a surveillance state ... read more


Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) made a remarkable argument on Thursday, explaining that in his opinion, Congress "should do a little more" for wealthy Americans. read more


Trump said USS Lincoln family members are not concerned about conditions. read more


Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a "territory of the United States," saying the opening and closure of the key waterway will remain up to Iran's control. read more


Food banks across the US, from New Mexico to Oregon to Illinois, are seeing massive increases in demand as the unprecedented federal nutrition aid cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer take hold, stripping benefits from millions of Americans amid elevated grocery costs"a recipe for disaster. An estimated 4.5 million people, including roughly 1.5 million children, have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits since the Trump-GOP budget law took effect last year, enshrining around $200 billion in cuts -- the largest in the program's history -- as well as new work reporting requirements that are expected to put millions more at risk of losing aid. The large-scale loss of benefits and expectations of even more hardship in the near future have heavily strained local food banks. read more


Flight-tracking data showed the planes converging along the same path while separated by about 3 miles horizontally and 2,000 feet vertically. read more


Americans pulled back on their retail spending in July and their confidence in the economy is taking a hit. read more


President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to build a ballroom at the White House ... read more


"Today, Luigi Mangione admitted to stalking and murdering Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in broad daylight," said U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald. "No grievance, political belief, or ideological cause can justify murder. With today's guilty plea, Mangione is being held accountable for a heinous crime that claimed an innocent life and drew national attention. I commend the FBI, the NYPD, our law enforcement partners, and the dedicated prosecutors of this Office for their tireless work in securing this result." read more


Trump Brushes Off Concerns About Sailors Living in Squalid Conditions read more


 

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