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U.S. Postal Service unveils new stamp in honor of Jimmy Carter
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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August 17, 2025
President Jimmy Carter died last December at 100 years old. The release of the stamp will coincide with what would have been his 101st birthday. ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service this weekend unveiled a soon-to-be-available stamp that honors the...
U.S. pauses visas for Gazans after conservative activist questions arrival of children with medical needs
The Globe and Mail
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August 17, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:In a Sunday interview with CBS, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the halting of visas came after 'outreach from multiple congressional offices asking questions about it.'Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press A day after...
Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel’s plant raises questions about future
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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August 17, 2025
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty. The fortunes of...
Trump canceled U.S.-India trade talks scheduled for August 25–29 after meeting with Putin
Cryptopolitan
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August 17, 2025
Trump has canceled the August 25–29 trade visit to New Delhi, pulling the plug on bilateral talks just a day after meeting Vladimir Putin. This decision instantly froze progress on a long-stalled trade deal and crushed any last hopes that Indian...
‘Shin Godzilla’, Back In Tokyo Bay And U.S. Cinemas – Specialty Box Office
Deadline
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August 17, 2025
Shin Godzilla, the 4K rerelease from GKids, opened to a $1.6 million weekend on 1,290 screens. A cume of $2.5 million has surfaced Tokyo Bay in Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s take on the King of the Monsters, which originally opened in Japan in...
India continues U.S. trade talks despite 50% tariff
GCN
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August 17, 2025
India, just like any other country in the world, was hit with high tariffs, and despite Trump making up his mind, the Asian country still wants to have a talk about it, as they are hoping something could change, or maybe India and the USA can come...
Swiss officials to meet pharma firms on U.S. tariffs
GCN
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August 17, 2025
Tariff, tariff, tariff – that is the word on the streets right now, and the Swiss officials are also trying to make it make sense. Businesses and governments must continually adjust to new opportunities and challenges in the dynamic global...
European Leaders To Join Zelensky in U.S. for Ukraine Talks With Trump
The Moscow Times
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August 17, 2025
European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following an Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Securing a...
Why doesn’t the U.S. government know how many people die in custody?
The Herald Review- Arizona
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Mexico Government Weak on Cartels, U.S. Military Deployed to Caribbean for Drug Interdiction
The Gateway Pundit
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August 17, 2025
Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense President Trump accurately identified the threats to the U.S. homeland, saying the flow of illegals is an invasion, the proliferation of fentanyl is an act of war, and the narcotraffickers, responsible...
American opinion: Better guardrails needed for 401(k)
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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August 17, 2025
Tax-advantaged employer-sponsored retirement savings accounts hit a milestone not long ago: At least half of all private sector U.S. workers now participate in a 401(k). That is good news in this respect: The alternative of not saving money for...
A decades-old rule lets drivers set speed limits on U.S. roads. That could be changing
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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August 17, 2025
By JEFF McMURRAY, The Associated Press Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports...
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Armed Groups, Companies ‘Fueling Conflict’ in Eastern DR Congo
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 17, 2025
The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those profiting from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The Department of the Treasury designated...
U.S. to more heavily scrutinize ‘good moral character’ citizenship requirement
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 17, 2025
The Trump administration is signaling it will more heavily scrutinize applications filed by legal immigrants seeking American citizenship, in its latest effort to tighten access to U.S. immigration benefits. ▶ Watch Video: Hundreds become U.S....
Sri Lanka’s Red Tape Risks Blocking U.S. Trade Opportunities
Lanka News Web
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August 17, 2025
By: Staff Writer Washington presses Colombo to reform business climate and remove hidden barriers August 17, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s ability to deepen its trade and investment relationship with the United States may depend on how quickly it can...
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore: Why I'm running
1819 News
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Proverbs 20:24 says, “Man’s steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can man understand his own way?” And looking back, I can tell you, I never could’ve imagined the path God had planned for my life. Ten years ago next week — August 21, 2015 — I...
Clipper chip is back? U.S. pushing for hardware surveillance
CGTN
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A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate is raising alarms in the tech world. On May 9, Senator Tom Cotton proposed the "Chip Security Act," legislation that would mandate location-tracking mechanisms on certain advanced AI chips. Such mechanisms...
Hurricane Erin Soaks Puerto Rico - What Can U.S. Mainland Expect?
Forbes
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Satellite image of major Hurricane Erin on Sunday morning August 17, 2025. NOAA and Tropical Tidbits website Outer rainbands from Hurricane Erin continue to strike Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other territories for hours. At 8 am AST,...
First, American Samoa: Territorial advocates warn Guam, CNMI can be the next target for deep-sea mining
The Pacific Island Times
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August 17, 2025
With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance not just in American Samoa but...
Cops Charge Indian Migrant with Homicide for Highway U-Turn
Breitbart
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August 17, 2025
The Indian man who allegedly killed three Americans in a Florida highway crash entered the United States illegally in 2018, marking another atrocity enabled by pro-migration legislators and lobby groups. The Florida Highway Safety and Motor...