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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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…
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You’ll Never Guess What Trump’s ICE Used Your Tax Dollars For
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is so desperate to look cool, they’ve gone full Pimp My Ride—at the taxpayer’s expense. A cringey…
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RFK Jr. Is Breaking His Two Big Promises to MAHA Diehards
The true believers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement are fuming over a New York Times report Friday, which…
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Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Obsession Is Getting Way Out of Hand
In lieu of actually promoting peace, Donald Trump has reportedly resorted to begging for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The U.S.…
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Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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House Dems Accuse Trump of Blocking Agency Oversight Efforts
Pam Bondi, however, thinks the incident is no laughing matter. In fact, by her lights, Dunn’s sandwich throwing is the deep state…
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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries…
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Trump Shines a Light on Discrimination in College Admissions
By forcing schools to open their books, it will be much more difficult for them to rely on application essays and obscure admissions…
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Singapore shares extend losses ahead of Trump-Putin peace talks; STI down 0.6%
Local equities finished Friday (Aug 15) lower, extending a two-day losing streak, as markets awaited peace talks between US President…
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Contributor: AI will be more disruptive than COVID. Which party can seize the moment?
Democrats, bless their hearts, keep trying to figure out the magic formula to stop President Trump. But here’s a cold splash of reality:…
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Trump’s DOJ Seems Awfully Nervous About the Tariff Lawsuits
The plaintiffs’ response was short and curt. Perhaps the lawyers who drafted it knew the judges would see Sauer’s pseudo-intimidation…
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Democrats Need Fresh Faces and Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism
The Democratic Party’s poll numbers are so bad because the party isn’t trusted to deliver on its ideas, argues Leah Greenberg,…