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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Russia's leader had good reason to look delighted by his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. read more


The US military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a ramped-up effort to combat drug cartels, two US defense officials told CNN ... read more


President Donald Trump says data showing crime decreasing in Washington, D.C., is fake and has a novel way to fix it: releasing his own crime statistics. read more


When U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss tariffs, he also told him he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday. read more


Critics have expressed skepticism at data coming from the Metropolitan Police Department of the U.S. capital. Snopes looked at FBI data. read more


Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a category five hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 160mph (260km/h). read more


U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40,000 for the coming year ... read more


Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive army intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara " including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian reporters. read more


On 10 Aug at 2306 hours on a Washington DC street in the NW, Department of Justice trial attorney Sean Charles Dunn allegedly pointed his finger at a CBP agent on duty and began shouting at him: "F*** you! You f***ing fascists! Why are you here? I don't want you in my city!" The defendant than threw his Subway sandwich at the CBP agent which struck him on the chest. The trial attorney attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended. While being processed, Dunn confessed: "I did it. I threw a sandwich." Dunn was charged with violation of 18 U.S.C. 111(a)(1) (Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and employees of the US) and was then fired by USAG Pam Bondi: Brutal Subway Sandwich Attack!. read more


The U.S. is poised to see supply shortages of 30% and 10%, respectively, of power and distribution transformers this year, as surging electricity consumption drives demand for power infrastructure, Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. read more


A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance, just weeks after the same venue hosted Kamala Harris. read more


DHS Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living for free in a secure military home typically reserved for the USCG's top admiral. The highly unusual arrangement has raised concern within the agency and from some Democrats, who describe it as a waste of military resources. read more


The payments, which apparently average about $30 due to the number of claimants who qualified, is for the Facebook allowing third party entities to access personal data of users, the most famous being Cambridge Analytica. read more


Friday, August 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order easing regulations for the country's private space industry, including stripping away some environmental restrictions around rocket launches. read more


The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history. read more


The companies expected to create U.S. President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome for America" know the objective: to protect the U.S. from missiles and airborne threats. read more


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