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Conflicts

The Pentagon building seen from the air in Washington as Defense Secretary Hegseth purges senior military officers overseeing Ukraine aid coordination

Pentagon Removes the General Who Coordinated Ukraine Aid as Hegseth’s Purge Deepens

August 9, 2026

Defense Secretary Hegseth removed Lt. Gen. Costanza as V Corps commander two months early and without announcement, eliminating the officer coordinating US military aid to Ukraine. The dismissal extends Hegseth's purge of more than two dozen senior officers since taking office.

US Vice President JD Vance during diplomatic talks regarding the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz negotiations

US Joint Chiefs Chairman Secretly Pushed Vance to End the Iran War

August 9, 2026

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, held confidential meetings with

Fallen Statue of Liberty billboard in Tehran reflecting Iran's hardening stance against US demands over Strait of Hormuz

Iran Demands Reparations and US Military Withdrawal Before Hormuz Reopening

August 9, 2026

Iran's security council secretary issued seven conditions for Hormuz reopening, including US

US Army Patriot missile battery deployed during air defense exercise

US Patriot Stockpile Falls Below 1,700 After Iran War, Straining NATO’s Air Defense Coverage

August 9, 2026

The United States has fewer than 1,700 Patriot interceptor missiles remaining after

Epstein Files

State AG Files Federal Suit to Pry Epstein Files from DOJ

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a federal lawsuit against the Justice Department over Epstein files, as Acting AG Todd Blanche concedes redaction mistakes and an NPR investigation finds Trump-linked

by News Room

August 7, 2026

Jeffrey Epstein files as the DOJ faces scrutiny over blocking a 2015 DEA drug probe memo

Epstein Files Shadow Massachusetts Senate Race as DOJ Blocks Key Drug Probe Memo

Rep. Seth Moulton confronted incumbent Sen. Ed Markey at a Massachusetts primary debate, alleging Markey's name appears in the Epstein files. The same week, Sen. Ron Wyden revealed the Justice Department blocked

by News Room

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing July 2026

Blanche Hands Judge Disputed Epstein Documents at Last Minute as Court Scrutiny Deepens

Larry Summers former US Treasury Secretary whose 2013 Middle East briefing surfaced in Epstein files

Larry Summers’ 2013 Middle East Briefing Surfaces in Epstein Files

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at Senate confirmation hearing July 2026

Epstein Survivors Call AG Meeting a ‘Box-Checking Exercise.’ Cornyn Stays Undecided.

Opinion

Sheikh Hasina Returns: Unafraid, Unbowed, Unbroken

When Sheikh Hasina picked up the phone from her exile home in Delhi and told Reuters that she and her senior Awami League colleagues plan to return to Bangladesh this December, her

by Syed Mozammel Ali

July 27, 2026

Government & Politics

Hunter Biden and Joe Biden at a White House Hanukkah reception in December 2024

Biden’s Cancer Has Spread to His Bones, Hunter Says in Emotional BBC Interview

Hunter Biden confirmed on BBC Newsnight that Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread to his bones and causes significant pain. The interview also addressed the June 2024 debate, Biden's decision not to

August 9, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Senate Punts CLARITY Act to September as Democrats Demand Trump Crypto Divestiture

The Senate left Washington for recess without passing the CLARITY Act despite

by Jennifer Hicks

Pentagon Revokes Frank Kendall’s Security Clearance Over Air Force One Disclosure

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the revocation followed Kendall's "unauthorized disclosure of

by Olivia Taylor

Senate Votes 90-6 to Pass Spending Bill, Leaving House Reconciliation for September

The Senate voted 90-6 to pass a stopgap spending bill funding the

by Dmitri Agafonov

Netanyahu’s War Machine: How Israel Sabotages Peace in the Middle East

August 8, 2026

Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General in Razor-Thin 50-49 Vote

August 8, 2026

Colombia’s New President Vows to Crush Narco-Terrorism as US Pledges $1 Billion in Security Aid

August 8, 2026

Israel Bans American Jewish Activists Who Stood With Palestinians in West Bank

August 8, 2026

Horoscope

Horoscope Today, 8 August 2026: The Last Clear Day Before the Leo Eclipse

Horoscope today, 8 August 2026, arrives on a Saturday with almost nothing left to finish. Mercury sits at 27 degrees Cancer, spending its final

by Internet Desk

August 8, 2026

Horoscope today 5 August 2026 showing the last quarter Moon in Taurus squaring the Leo Sun with Saturn retrograde in Aries for all 12 zodiac signs

Horoscope Today, 5 August 2026: Last Quarter Moon in Taurus Calls Time on Leo Season as the Eclipse Closes In

by Internet Desk

August 5, 2026

Horoscope today 4 August 2026 showing the Aries Moon going void of course before entering Taurus as the Sun trines retrograde Saturn for all 12 zodiac signs

Horoscope Today, August 4, 2026: The Last Fire Moon Before the Eclipse Expires at Midday for All 12 Zodiac Signs

by Internet Desk

August 3, 2026

Horoscope today 3 August 2026 showing Chiron retrograde in Taurus and the Aries Moon for all 12 zodiac signs

Horoscope Today, 3 August 2026: Chiron Turns Retrograde in Taurus for the First Time Since 1983 as an Aries Moon Presses All 12 Zodiac Signs

by Internet Desk

August 3, 2026

Sports

Alyssa Thomas at her No. 25 jersey retirement ceremony at the Connecticut Sun on August 7 2026

Clark, Mitchell and Boston: Indiana Fever’s Dominance Over Connecticut Sun by the Numbers

Indiana Fever have beaten Connecticut Sun by a combined 55 points across two meetings in 2026, with Kelsey Mitchell averaging 24.1 points, Caitlin Clark

09 Aug

by Sports Desk

Caleb Durbin delivers walk-off single in the 13th inning at Fenway Park

Caleb Durbin’s Walk-Off Single Delivers Red Sox 8th Straight Win in 13-Inning Thriller

Caleb Durbin's 13th-inning walk-off single scored Nick Sogard to lift Boston to a 12-11 win over Chicago, the Red Sox' eighth consecutive victory. The

07 Aug

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Haynes King Carolina Panthers quarterback walk-off touchdown Hall of Fame Game 2026 Canton Ohio

Haynes King’s Walk-Off TD Run Caps Stunning Panthers Comeback in Hall of Fame Game

Undrafted rookie quarterback Haynes King ran for a walk-off touchdown as time expired Thursday, lifting the Panthers 33–30 over the Cardinals in the Hall

07 Aug

by Amanda Graham

Carson Beck Arizona Cardinals quarterback NFL preseason debut Hall of Fame Game Canton

Carson Beck’s Preseason Debut Shakes Up Arizona’s Quarterback Battle

Carson Beck completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in Arizona's preseason opener Thursday, throwing a back-shoulder fade TD that

07 Aug

by Synthia Rozario

FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces governance crisis over Forward Enterprise commercial project as UEFA threatens boycott

Argentine FA Backs Infantino as FIFA Tries to Recover From Forward Enterprise Crisis

Argentina's football association told Gianni Infantino he has its backing to lead FIFA through the governance crisis triggered by the Forward Enterprise stake-sale plan.

07 Aug

by Sports Desk

George Lombard Jr. in Yankees pinstripes and Jacob Lombard in Jupiter Hammerheads uniform on night of their simultaneous debuts

Brothers George and Jacob Lombard Hit Matching Homers in a Night of Historic Debuts

On the same August night, George Lombard Jr. homered in his New York Yankees debut while his brother Jacob matched him at Single-A Jupiter

05 Aug

by Shivam Chopra

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman with players at 2026 training camp

Marcus Freeman Shuts Down Notre Dame Playoff Talk, Demands Focus on Wisconsin

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman ordered his team to set aside playoff talk and focus on Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, where the Irish open

05 Aug

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Infantino presenting medal at 2026 FIFA World Cup final

Infantino Summons FIFA Leaders in Morocco as Revolt Deepens and Jordan Charges Blackmail

Gianni Infantino held an emergency meeting in Morocco as Jordan's FA president accused FIFA of blackmail, charging it linked his federation's unresolved grievances to

05 Aug

by Amanda Graham

Economy

Russian Arctic LNG carrier vessel transporting liquefied natural gas

South Korea Asks UK for Exemption From New Sanctions on Russian LNG – Reports

by Economy Desk

Who Is Eligible for PMAY 2.0 in 2026 – Income, Property and Family Conditions Decoded

by Shivam Chopra

Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Disney Parks Q3 2026

Disney Parks Revenue Nears $10 Billion in Q3 as Streaming Profit Doubles

by Jennifer Hicks

EA headquarters in Redwood City California after Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund completed the 55 billion dollar takeover of Electronic Arts

Saudi Arabia Completes $55 Billion Takeover of Electronic Arts

by Shivam Chopra

Lucid Air 2022 electric vehicle in light metallic finish shown at an automotive showcase

Lucid CEO Unveils $1.4 Billion Reset as Midsize EV Delay Tests Patience of Saudi Backers

by Akihito Muranaka

Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaking at World Economic Forum Davos panel with Ecuador President

Palantir Revenue Hits $1.9 Billion With 93% Jump as AI Sovereignty Demand Explodes

by Shivam Chopra

Greg Abel Puts Berkshire’s Cash to Work, With Alphabet Displacing Apple as Top Holding

Greg Abel's second full quarterly report as Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive showed $12.98 billion in operating earnings, up 16 percent, as a $10 billion

by Synthia Rozario

August 9, 2026

US July 2026 jobs report shows economy shed 23,000 nonfarm payrolls as labor market weakens

US Economy Shed 23,000 Jobs in July, Missing Forecasts by 106,000 as Wages Lag Inflation

The US economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July — the first net monthly payroll loss in years — missing economist forecasts by 106,000

by Amanda Graham

August 7, 2026

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers at the July 2026 Monetary Policy Report press conference in Ottawa

TD Securities Sees Canadian Dollar Supported by Labour Resilience Ahead of Jobs Data

Canada's dollar holds near 1.40 per US dollar as TD Securities argues labour market resilience is shielding the loonie ahead of Friday's July jobs

by Miranda Novell

August 7, 2026

Chart showing UN FAO global food price index rising to near three-year high in July 2026

Food Prices Hit Near Three-Year High as Wheat Surges on War and Heatwaves

Global food prices hit their highest level since January 2023 in July, driven by a 5.8 percent wheat surge amid Russian strikes on Ukraine's

by Akihito Muranaka

August 7, 2026

A person walks past an electronic board displaying the US dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday Aug 3 2026

Yen Gives Back Nearly Half of Intervention Gains a Week After US-Japan Rescue

Japan's yen settled at 158.45 per dollar on Friday, surrendering nearly half its US-Japan intervention gains from a 40-year low of 163.99 to 155.23.

by Shivam Chopra

August 7, 2026

Daily Games

NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today (May 3, 2026) – Full Solutions

May 3, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today: Full Solution May 3, 2026

May 3, 2026

Contexto game answer today showing SPONGE solution with hints and word puzzle breakdown

Contexto Answer Today SPONGE Hints and Solution Explained for May 3 2026

May 3, 2026

NYT Strands Answers Today – May 3, 2026 (Puzzle #791) Full Solution, Spangram & Hints

May 3, 2026

Quordle Today May 3, 2026: Answers, Hints & Full Solution for Game #1560

May 3, 2026

Climate

Technology and AI computing infrastructure driving new energy demand

August 9, 2026

Amazon’s Planned Texas Data Center Would Outpollute Every US Power Plant

Amazon's planned natural gas power plant in Pecos County, Texas, is permitted to emit 33 million

A Virgin Mary statue stands undamaged amid burned ruins of homes in Spokane's Balboa neighborhood after the Old Trails Fire August 2026

Aaron Farinacci, Who Killed His Father, Charged With Arson in Spokane’s Old Trails Fire

August 5, 2026

Aaron Farinacci, 37, is charged with first-degree arson in connection with Spokane's Old Trails Fire, which destroyed over 700 structures and displaced 67,000 residents. Court records show Farinacci killed his adoptive father

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin listening to President Trump at the White House Oval Office, as the administration prepared to freeze $20 billion in clean energy grants

US Appeals Court Finds EPA Likely Broke Law Freezing $20 Billion in Climate Grants

by Amanda Graham

Virgin Mary statue stands amid burned ruins of homes in Spokane Balboa neighborhood after Old Trails Fire August 2026

Spokane Wildfires Destroy 600 Structures as FEMA Authorizes Federal Aid

by News Room

Aerial scene from the Spokane wildfire emergency as fires burned through eastern Washington in August 2026

Drones Grounded Firefighting Aircraft Over Spokane as Evacuation Orders Spread North

by News Room

Aerial view of wildfire smoke rising over Washington state forest during August 2026 heat dome event

Wildfires Force Thousands From Homes in Spokane County as Washington Declares Emergency

by Miranda Novell

Technology

OpenAI expands into productivity software with its acquisition of NextSlide AI presentation startup

OpenAI Acquires AI Presentation Startup NextSlide, Folding Team Into ChatGPT

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, an AI startup that converts notes and prompts into polished, editable slide decks, folding the team into ChatGPT development. The deal was led by founder Ahmed Beshry, who

by Dilnaz Shaikh

August 9, 2026

OpenAI Spent $7 Million on the Hugging Face Breach and Sam Altman Says More Could Follow

OpenAI spent an estimated $7 million and 3 million GPU hours investigating its AI agent's breach of Hugging Face. At Black Hat, researchers revealed the probe analyzed over seven billion logs, and

by Miranda Novell

Google AI Search interface showing Gemini-powered results and the potential for private document data exposure

Google’s AI Surfaced a Developer’s Private Game Character. Google Can’t Explain It.

Screenshot of Cloudflare Kitesurf browser designed for AI agents, showing minimal interface without human-facing features

Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Browser Built for AI Agents

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis at the G7 summit in June 2026

OpenAI Ring Speaker to Cost $300 to $400, Priced Above Apple’s HomePod

Entertainment

Taylor Swift’s Copyright Strike Silences ‘August’ on Team Trump’s TikTok Fireworks Video

Taylor Swift's team filed a copyright claim stripping 'august' from a Team Trump TikTok fireworks video, leaving the footage silent. The incident is the

August 9, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Earth, Wind & Fire Postpone San Francisco Concert After Medical Emergency

August 7, 2026

Greta Lee and Wagner Moura with cast in The Last House, Louis Leterrier Netflix survival thriller

The Last House Review: Greta Lee Is Better Than This Netflix Thriller

August 7, 2026

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton hospitalized after TikTok self-harm livestream Miami-Dade emergency response August 2026

Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Self-Harm TikTok Livestream in Miami

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Official FX poster for The Shards showing a character holding a knife near her eye with neon lighting and the show's title

Ryan Murphy’s The Shards Lands on FX and Hulu With Critics Calling It His Best in Years

by Dmitri Agafonov

Massive Attack members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall perform at a concert before being detained by Singapore police for raising a Palestinian flag

Massive Attack Members Detained in Singapore After Raising Palestinian Flag at Concert

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Olivia Cooke as Queen Alicent Hightower facing Aemond at Harrenhal in House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7

Sunfyre Returns From the Dead in House of the Dragon’s First Four-Dragon Episode

by Synthia Rozario

Ariana Grande photographed in 2026 during the Eternal Sunshine Tour era

Ariana Grande Breaks Silence on Her Planned Step Back From Public Life

by Jennifer Hicks

Business

Young person using smartphone social media representing Meta teen safety lawsuit New Mexico 2026

New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $567 Million for Teen Safety Violations

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and implement sweeping structural changes to how Facebook and Instagram operate for teenage users, in what is the largest court-ordered child

by Dilnaz Shaikh

August 7, 2026