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Bowdoin College students teach Maine government through podcasts
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 21, 2025
Bowdoin College juniors Natalie Emmerson and Larsen Van Horn dispel disillusionment and misunderstandings around Maine state government through their podcast, “Pine State Politics: In Session.” Now, they’re working with the Maine Department of...
Dependent on foreign sales, U.S. wheat farmers hope longtime partners stick with them
South Carolina Public Radio
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August 20, 2025
PULLMAN, Wash. — It's not just importers who are worried about higher prices from tariffs in the U.S. these days. Businesses that rely on exports, like wheat growers, are growing increasingly nervous as well. This was apparent following a recent...
Third judge rejects DOJ's Epstein records request
The Week Magazine
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August 21, 2025
What happened New York U.S. District Judge Richard Berman Wednesday rejected a Justice Department motion to release grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case, describing the request as a "'diversion' from the breadth and...
North Korea rebuffs Lee’s overtures, says Seoul ‘cannot be a diplomatic partner’
Hankyoreh
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August 21, 2025
Kim Yo-jong, the vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. (KCNA/Yonhap) Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, lambasted the South Korean administration’s efforts to thaw...
3 U.S. warships to sail off Venezuela as Trump pushes cartel crackdown
CBS News
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August 21, 2025
The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump's effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, a White House official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday,...
Jeffries says working-class focus is key to Democrats retaking U.S. House
Chronicle Media - Illinois
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August 21, 2025
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives a keynote address at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. The event is the largest annual downstate gathering of Illinois Democrats. (Photos by...
Readers respond to Canada’s plan to boost military spending
Broadview
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August 21, 2025
Normally, Canada’s military is background noise rather than headline news. But this year, amid escalating wars, shifting geopolitics and a major shakeup in the White House, it’s been a different story. In 2024, Canada spent 1.37 percent of its GDP...
Presidential office squashes equity-for-subsidies rumors, suggests reports were circulated for leverage ahead of U.S. talks
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 21, 2025
Published: 21 Aug. 2025, 14:19 Updated: 21 Aug. 2025, 15:20 Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung speaks at a briefing at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Aug. 21. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] The presidential office on Thursday...
Uganda reaches agreement with United States Government to take in migrants
Alexa.ng
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August 21, 2025
Uganda has entered an agreement with the United States to take in nationals from third countries who may not get asylum in the U.S. but are reluctant to return to their countries of origin, the foreign affairs ministry said on Thursday, August 21....
U.S. Navy Sailor convicted of spying for China
Imperial Valley Press - California
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SAN DIEGO — A federal jury has convicted Jinchao Wei, a 25-year-old U.S. Navy sailor, of espionage for selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for more than $12,000, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Wei, who was stationed at...
‘A long road ahead’: China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emissions goals
The Globe and Mail
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August 21, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:In China, electricity demand is growing but the increase in power from solar, wind and nuclear has easily outpaced that.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say...
All eyes on Powell ahead of Fed chair’s last Jackson Hole speech
The Globe and Mail
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August 21, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to speak on Friday at the August 21-23 Jackson Hole symposium.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the...
Trump’s Pick For Traffic Safety Agency Will ‘Double Down’ On Marijuana-Impaired Driving Warnings As More States Legalize
Marijuana Moment
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August 21, 2025
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a key federal traffic safety agency says he’s prepared to “double down” on increasing awareness about the risk of marijuana-impaired driving in partnership with the White House. During a Senate committee...
LILLEY: Carney government hires Democrats to learn how to speak to Republicans
Toronto Sun
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August 21, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Columnists Embassy staff in Washington hired a firm headed up by Democrats to learn how to speak to American conservatives Get the latest from Brian Lilley straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Aug 21, 2025 • Last...
California jury convicts Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor of espionage, spying for China
East Bay Times - California
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August 21, 2025
A San Diego federal jury on Wednesday convicted a Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor of espionage and other charges related to his sharing of military secrets with a Chinese spy. The jury convicted Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, on six counts of...
Revealing the highest 25 paying jobs in the U.S.
Lincoln Journal Star - Nebraska
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August 21, 2025
Stacker Many American workers dream of landing a six-figure job. Believe it or not, data suggests such high-paying roles are more common than most think. According to a November 2024 study from ADP Research, more than 1 million jobs in the United...
U.S. State Department Dismisses Israeli-Palestinian Press Officer
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The US State Department has terminated its chief press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs following internal conflicts over official messaging on Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday by media. Shahed Ghoreishi’s dismissal...
Armenia to Pay U.S. Law Firm $3.25 Million in Electricity Grid Arbitration Case
Hetq
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August 21, 2025
The Armenian government today approved the payment of US$3.25 million to an American law firm to represent its interests in a case concerning the nationalization of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), the country’s electricity grid. The case...
Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
The White House
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August 21, 2025
The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“Framework Agreement”). This Framework Agreement represents a concrete demonstration of...
21 countries condemn Israel's unlawful settlement push, urge it to stop
Sabah
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August 21, 2025
Twenty-one Western countries, including Britain, France and Canada, condemned Israel's plans for the new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, in violation of international law, in a joint statement issued Thursday. Israel approved the...