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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The diabolical Trumpf junta is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US. read more


Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the "Queen of Country" music, a Hollywood star, and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced on Tuesday. Parton was 80. read more


About a month after alleging Nevada had as many as 16,000 non-citizens on its voter rolls, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials admitted they had confirmed that only 185 were actually non-citizens, according to records obtained by the Guardian. read more


Shipments are still far below exports before the war, when about 20 million bpd of crude oil and products passed through Hormuz. read more


San Francisco 49ers Owner Jed York Arrested At Trailer Park On Disorderly Conduct Charge ... read more


The pair of lawsuits, filed in New York State Supreme Court, allege the city's plan will harm independent grocers, many of whom are minorities, by siphoning customers and forcing their businesses to close. read more


On 23 August 1944, an American test flight over the village of Freckleton, England, ended in disaster when the B-24 Liberator crashed, claiming the lives of 61 people, including 38 students between the ages of four and six.


After a deluge of news stories four months ago about Secretary of the US Army Dan Driscoll resigning, and several saying he was refusing to resign, multiple publications are again reporting Driscoll's eminent departure. read more


Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal ... read more


Monday, August 24, 2026

Natalie Harp penned intimate letters to President Trump ... . read more


New 50% U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods took effect Saturday ... read more


When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a "list of people to disregard." U.S. Central Command maintains a secret directory of journalists who have been blacklisted by the press office, according to an official with CENTCOM public affairs. The disclosure comes amid a failed war in Iran, a "cover-up" of U.S. casualties from that conflict, and repeated refusals by CENTCOM to address questions about civilian deaths in Iran, including the killing of a family recently disclosed by The Intercept. read more


The justices voted, 6 to 3 along the usual ideological lines, to overturn an injunction a judge placed on Trump's order in June. read more


An independent arbitrator ordered The Washington Post to rehire a columnist it fired last year over controversial social media posts following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A judge ruled Karen Attiah, an opinion writer at the Post, had been wrongfully terminated over the social media posts and that the outlet failed to prove they amounted to "gross misconduct." The Post has gone through an overhaul of its newsroom and opinion section in recent months, as its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos looks to retool its business model. Some Post readers have canceled their subscriptions and accused Bezos of attempting to shore up relations with President Trump.


Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) was endorsed by former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan (R) last Tuesday as he prepares to face off against Dan J. Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in November.


The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. read more


 

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