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Oil settles nearly US$1 lower as Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices closed down nearly US$1 on Friday (Aug 15) as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader…
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Hamas may agree to a 'partial' hostage deal, classified PM's document shows
Channel 12 reported on a classified document received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours after Mossad's Barnea trip to Qatar.…
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Israel Katz says Lebanon's Aoun responsible for Hezbollah violations after IDF strike
The IDF said it struck on Friday evening an active Hezbollah military outpost, as well as underground infrastructure, in southern…
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'Real-life nightmare for kids.' 'Roblox' faces multiple lawsuits over child safety
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard kids from…
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Mexico and Guatemala presidents meet face-to-face for the first time to talk key regional projects
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — From mounting cartel violence, border security and a mega project to extend a controversial train line across their…
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European shares log second weekly gain, focus on Trump-Putin talks
European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some…
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US: Stocks mostly lower after mixed data
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday (Aug 15) with chip companies under pressure as markets digested mixed US economic data.…
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Trump Melts Down Upon Realizing Just How Much D.C. Hates Him
Washington’s malcontent over the sudden federalization of its law enforcement has apparently come as a surprise to Donald Trump. In a post…
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Peru's president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute…
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JD Vance Gets Wrench Thrown in Cotswolds Vacation by Angry Pub Staff
Organizations are ranked on the sheet as strong, moderate, or low, Axios reported Friday, with ratings built off social media posts, press…
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Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba's food shortage
Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land -- in a first -- to…
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Watch What Federal Agents Are Really Getting Up to Around D.C.
When Donald Trump seized the Washington, D.C., police and announced the deployment of scores of federal agents and National Guardsmen to…
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Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged…
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Trump Has a Bonkers New Rating System for Private Companies
Donald Trump’s loyalty test is stretching far beyond the confines of the White House. The Trump administration has released a scorecard to…
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Why Is Senator Bringing Up Slavery-Era Rule to Discuss the Census?
Senator Bill Hagerty is dusting off the Three-Fifths Compromise as precedent for his bill to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S.…
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Transcript: Dems Need Fresh Faces, Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism
Greenberg: Yeah. And it’s interesting and important strategically, but it’s not that interesting morally. It’s all functionally the same.…
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Braves Predicted To Turn Down Reunion With 3-Time All-Star Slugger
By Jackson Roberts is a Newsweek contributor based in Hoboken, NJ. His focus is MLB content. Jackson has been with Newsweek since July of…
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Contributor: Label the Muslim Brotherhood's branches as terrorist organizations
On Tuesday, New York City radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the State Department intends to…
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Defense Department Uses AI-Generated Images to Brag About Recruitment
In May, Rocque’s office reported that the Department of Education “had withheld numerous documents requested by the OIG based on vague…
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'Tried and failed': Palestinian state would be suicidal for Israel, FM tells Newsmax
Several Western countries have said that they will back recognition of a Palestinian state, expressing frustration over Israel’s conduct…
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D.C. Police Chief Rebukes Pam Bondi for “Dangerous Directive”
As Washington, D.C., sues the Trump administration for attempting to install DEA Administrator Terrance Cole as the Metropolitan Police…
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At least 16 major forest fires raging in Spain
Firefighters in Spain continued to battle major forest fires in at least 16 locations on Friday, as the country reels from one of its most…
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Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn’t Cave to His Demands
The White House has authorized the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels—but the sweeping directive also…