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PoliticsTrump to travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One to Ireland
U.S. President Donald Trump will use the Qatari-donated jet to travel to Ireland next week, the plane's first international trip since the swap in Turkey.
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PoliticsTrump Team Developing Plan for Mideast Once Iran War Is Done
Trump Team Developing Plan for Mideast Once Iran War Is Done
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BusinessDOJ Says Barring AI Training on Copyrighted Material Could 'Severely Hamper' Tech Progress
Training a model on copyrighted work is the same transformative use exception that protects The New York Times' journalism.
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WorldBy-election confirmed after councillor steps down
Leeds Labour councillor Peter Carlill stepped down from all his roles earlier this week.
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BusinessStarbucks anti-unionization case brought by NLRB narrowed by US appeals court
Sept 4 () - A federal appeals court on Friday declined to enforce most of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Starbucks illegally threatened employees with reprisals for trying to unionize and pretended it was surveilling attempts to organize. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims that the coffee chain violated federal labor law when a Wichita, Kansas, store manager and assistant manager told employees they closed their hiring portal and reduced hours because of union or other pro
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PoliticsTrump to Use Qatari Jet Despite Security Concerns
Trump to Use Qatari Jet Despite Security Concerns
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WorldBrazilian Supreme Court roiled by dispute between justices
The country’s highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing.
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PoliticsTexas Republicans Turn Against Data Centers As Big Tech Is Scrambling
Texas Republicans are reversing course on data center tax breaks and grid access, exposing a GOP split over AI infrastructure costs and voter backlash.
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WorldMeloni celebrates her Italian government's longevity during party rally in Bari
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni celebrated her government's milestone longevity at a rally Friday of supporters in the southern city of Bari, arguing that four years of political stability have strengthened Italy at home and abroad. Speaking to supporters, Meloni cast the record as evidence of the strength and cohesion of her right-wing coalition.
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PoliticsComer indicates McConnell staffers aiming for lawmaker to return to Senate later this month
Rep. James Comer indicated that he has spoken with McConnell staffers who indicated they are aiming for the senator will return later this month.
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PoliticsJohn Fetterman Accused of Standing Up Paralyzed Veterans, Faces Fierce Backlash After Bombshell Report
John Fetterman, the Democratic senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, is facing swift and intense backlash from his own political party following a bombshell report. On Thursday, September 3, The Wall Street Journal published an exposé on the politician claiming he’s made some questionable choices in the Senate and is alienating himself from the Democratic […]
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WorldReform donations row overshadows party's moment to lay out big ideas
Speak to people at the highest levels of Reform UK and they will admit the party has struggled in recent weeks. Reform's polling numbers have dipped, while Labour's have risen. One of their aims at this conference was to demonstrate Reform is a serious party of government.
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PoliticsHunter Biden’s Kamala Harris Criticism Adds To Growing Rift Between Her And The Bidens
Hunter Biden has been outspoken in recent months, commenting on a wide variety of matters in interviews and social media posts.
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USTrump administration quietly closes criminal probe into Venezuela businessman amid oil deal
For a decade, Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt has been ensnared in the tentacles of a sprawling Justice Department probe into a sophisticated billion-dollar money laundering scheme that US prosecutors allege embezzled funds from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company known as PDVSA.
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BusinessTrump warns he'll cut trade with some countries if Fed doesn't lower rates
President Trump called on the Fed to lower interest rates or warned he'll cut off all trade with countries with which the U.S. has a trade deficit.
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USNon-citizen police officers approved after Dem says ICE 'invasion' 'sends a message'
Danbury, Connecticut's city council voted 18-2 to let non-citizen immigrants and DACA recipients serve as police officers amid ongoing ICE raids.
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BusinessFlorida attorney general calls Meta settlement 'peanuts,' vows separate suit
"This is a rounding error for them. ... Weeks of revenue."
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PoliticsTrump Faces Midterm Humiliation Over Stay-Away Republicans
Republican candidates fighting tight races in the midterm elections in November are staying away from next week’s party convention being thrown in Texas. A Daily Beast survey of battleground Republicans found that just two confirmed attendance for the Dallas event, while most others are keeping tight-lipped about their plans. For the Republican Party, the whole extravaganza has become a nightmare.
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USSenator John Fetterman Allegedly Backed Out of Police Funeral Due to Length
Senator John Fetterman vocally supports the police ... but it seems he may be all talk -- because he apparently bailed on a funeral for three officers because of the service length. The Wall Street Journal published a long-form piece on the Pennsylvania senator's Congressional record ... which included alleged messages between Fetterman and an aide. According to WSJ ... these messages are in connection with a funeral held for three police officers killed in the line of duty near York, Pennsylvania -- Fetterman's hometown.
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PoliticsDonald Trump Hands Jon Ossoff a Rare Win After Their War of Words
Donald Trump unexpectedly agreed with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff after the Georgia lawmaker criticized the president for creating monuments tied to himself. Trump addressed Ossoff’s remarks during a New York magazine interview published Sept. 4. The exchange came as Trump continued several White House renovations and other construction projects around Washington, D.C. Donald Trump agreed […] The post Donald Trump Hands Jon Ossoff a Rare Win After Their War of Words appeared first on Mandatory.
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PoliticsDonald Trump Hands Jon Ossoff a Rare Win After Their War of Words
Donald Trump unexpectedly agreed with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff after the Georgia lawmaker criticized the president for creating monuments tied to himself. Trump addressed Ossoff’s remarks during a New York magazine interview published Sept. 4. The exchange came as Trump continued several White House renovations and other construction projects around Washington, D.C. Donald Trump agreed […] The post Donald Trump Hands Jon Ossoff a Rare Win After Their War of Words appeared first on Reality Tea.
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PoliticsFact Check: Why adding a stamp to your ballot won't make it first-class mail
The claim spread as the Trump administration sought to implement new federal regulations on mail-in ballots.
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PoliticsHunter Biden Reveals Which TV Pundit Gets Under His Skin The Most: ‘*******’
“Literally, there’s no one that gets under my skin more,” Hunter Biden said.
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USCourt announces cases it will hear in December, including challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s
The Supreme Court will hear a pair of challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles on Dec. 2. The oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County, which has been consolidated with Grant v. Higgins, headline the December argument calendar, which was released on Friday afternoon. Other highlights of the December argument session include cases involving the rights of parents to bring a lawsuit challenging a state law on care for runaway teens and Arizona election laws.
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PoliticsWith under 60 days until the midterms, there is still plenty of time to change the entire political map
ANALYSIS: The Iran war, Elon Musk’s cash and who decides to spend money in Texas could all be curve balls this cycle, Eric Garcia writes
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PoliticsTrump’s White House openly says anti-immigrant ‘arcade’ games are meant to distract
Trump’s popularity is plummeting. So what is his administration doing? Releasing arcade-style games that fuel anti-immigrant hatred.
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WorldBritain must stand with the Falklands
It is almost an iron law of politics: when an Argentinian leader is facing re-election, they turn up the heat on the Falkland Islands. Javier Milei, the Argentine president, is no different. With his poll ratings heading south and facing a challenge to his Right from a Falklands hardliner, Mr Milei on Thursday declared in a national broadcast that “the [Falkland] islands are ours” and that Argentina will “prevail” in “recover[ing]” them.
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PoliticsTrump administration launches video games centered on deportation and border wall
The release comes as the administration faces criticism over its immigration crackdown and ICE enforcement tactics. The White House has
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PoliticsIs the US military losing its resiliency?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces critics with the Pentagon in turmoil
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PoliticsInvestigation into Trump's former Labor Secretary's 'toxic' workplace details crying employees and payments to 'nude dancers'
The Labor Department's inspector general described a "toxic" culture under Trump's former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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PoliticsJames Carville Says Trump Convention Will Help Democrats Win in November
President Donald Trump’s unprecedented midterm convention is shaping up to be such a disaster that veteran Democratic political strategist James Carville is “thanking god” for the event. Trump plans to speak both nights at next week’s two-day televised party convention in Dallas, where Republicans hope to energize MAGA voters even though the president’s name won’t be on the ballot in November. Dozens of GOP lawmakers, however, have confirmed they intend to skip the event, giving an array of excu
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WorldProtesters interrupt Nigel Farage’s conference speech
Nigel Farage’s keynote speech at the Reform UK party conference was interrupted numerous times by protesters. Two women stood up in the conference hall at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre and held a banner reading “Reform works for billionaires.
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USTrump's Labor Secretary Fostered Frat-Like Atmosphere Inside Agency, Investigation Finds
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned in April, reportedly drank on the job and had an “inappropriate” relationship with a member of her security detail.
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PoliticsHoward Lutnick Made More Than $250 Million Last Year: Report
Trump's commerce secretary has an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion.
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WorldWhite House hits out at Labour over media ‘censorship’ plans
Donald Trump’s White House has accused Labour of censorship over its plans to promote “trusted” news online.
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WorldWitkoff, Kushner to visit Russia, Ukraine in effort to jump-start peace talks
Two top U.S. envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Russia and Ukraine this weekend in an effort to restart peace negotiations between the two countries, according to multiple reports. Witkoff and Kushner — President Trump’s special envoy and son-in-law, respectively — will first meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on…
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BusinessNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Bans Student-Facing AI for Nearly 600,000 Kids — Here's What the New Rules Mean
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced Wednesday a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence use for students from 2-K through eighth grade, saying younger children need human instruction, peer interaction and the opportunity to solve problems without...
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PoliticsJohn Fetterman faces calls to resign—What polls of Pennsylvania voters show
Former Representative Conor Lamb told Fetterman to "just quit" as the Democrat faces growing scrutiny from his own party.
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Politics‘Not feasible’: With ballots already in the mail, election officials say it is too late for Trump’s USPS order
While the Trump administration's bid to overhaul mail-in voting remains blocked by the lower courts, North Carolina will be the first state to send ballots on Friday.
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PoliticsJD Vance calls Ted Cruz 'authentic and likable' amid 2028 buzz
JD Vance was asked whether he could see himself supporting Ted Cruz or Pete Hegseth for president in 2028.
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WorldU.S. school systems face pressure to strengthen capacity
U.S. school systems face funding and workforce pressures as leaders focus on building internal capacity for lasting improvement.
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WorldPower grid sabotage overshadows German elections
Germany has been hit by a string of suspected sabotage attacks on the power grid just days before a key election in the east where the hard-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could seize power.
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PoliticsTrump $1 coin sales spark rush at US Mint
Trump's new $1 coins featuring his image are currently unavailable after a rush of orders. The U.S. Mint says more inventory is coming.
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PoliticsOpinion - ‘Treasonous scum’: Trump attacks media over Iran war coverage
Nobody wants to see the United States fail. Nobody wants American service members put in greater danger. Nobody wants our military unprepared to respond to another threat. But that does not mean Americans have to pretend this war is going according to plan.
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TechnologyYour Data, Packaged and Delivered: How a $500/Month AI Tool Shook Congress Awake
AI data broker tools can build a detailed profile on any American for $500/month, and Congress is finally paying attention to the surveillance gap.
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PoliticsTrump threatens partial trade stop unless Fed lowers base rate
US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with certain countries should the US Federal Reserve fail to ease its monetary policy. "LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday.
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PoliticsIn the White House's Retro Arcade Games, the Trump Administration Always Loses
In MAGAfied versions of Tapper and Tetris, the seed oils will eventually get through and the border wall will be breached.
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USEx-Labor secretary drank at work, brought staff to strip club, watchdog says
Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned her Cabinet post the day before her interview with investigators at the Department of Labor.
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PoliticsWho Is Adam Telle, Trump’s New Acting Army Secretary?
Telle will step into his new role in the Army at a time of turmoil both abroad and within the Department of Defense.
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USCritics Rip John Fetterman After 'Disturbing' WSJ Report: 'Beyond Parody'
The Wall Street Journal published a report Thursday on Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) that one critic called “career-ending.”
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