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U.S. raid in northern Syria kills senior ISIS financier
BNO News
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August 22, 2025
U.S. forces have killed a senior ISIS official during a raid in northern Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The operation took place on Tuesday in Atimah, near the Turkish border, where CENTCOM said its forces targeted an ISIS member...
Don’t Like Your Child’s School? Make A Switch
Forbes
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Students and staff at Saint Louis Sudbury School Saint Louis Sudbury School Jennifer Lin tried all sorts of schools for her son Jamal. She planned to send him to kindergarten at a local public school near her home in Saint Louis, Missouri, but he...
Who Is Lawfully Exercising the Powers of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey?
Reason Magazine
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August 22, 2025
Today a federal district court (Judge Brann) ruled that Alina Habba is not lawfully acting as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. But, remarkably, the district court failed to explain who instead lawfully holds the power of the U.S....
Over half of mid-sized firms voice need for financial, tax support against U.S. tariffs
Yonhap News Agency
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August 22, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- More than half of middle market enterprises (MMEs) in South Korea are calling for government-led financial and tax support to ease their burdens from U.S. reciprocal tariffs, a survey showed Friday. According to the...
Fed's Powell announces policy framework tweaks for changed economic landscape
Yahoo Finance
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By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Nodding toward significant changes in the economic landscape over the last five years, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday announced an updated operating framework for the U.S. central bank that reflects...
Feds Raid John Bolton’s Home on Kash Patel’s Orders, Reviving Probe of Fired Trump National Security Advisor’s Bestselling Book
The New York Sun
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August 22, 2025
The FBI raided the home of the former national security advisor, John R. Bolton, early Friday in search of classified documents related to his 2020 memoir detailing his tenure in the first Trump administration. The raid, ordered by FBI Director...
U.S. halts truck driver visas after Florida crash involving foreign driver
BNO News
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August 22, 2025
The U.S. government has suspended the issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers and announced new enforcement measures following a deadly highway crash in Florida, officials said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that visas...
Let’s align on health care, not just trade
Lethbridge Herald
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August 22, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on August 22, 2025. Kathleen Barnard and Louise Binder Quoi Media We can borrow a line from Charles Dickens to describe our current sate of politics in this country: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ The...
Budget Cuts Force Orlando’s Kissimmee LGBT+ Center To Close
Hotspots Magazine - Florida
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August 22, 2025
Seven years after it first opened, the Kissimmee office of the Center Orlando, known to many as the LGBT+ Center, will soon close its doors. The Center has served Central Florida’s LGBTQ community since 1978. But Chief Executive Officer George...
Interview: Field of Vision, Spotify and what’s next for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Colorado Public Radio
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Multi-talented Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard just wrapped an eleven-date U.S. tour — including a show at Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs — that culminated with Field of Vision, a three-night festival in Buena Vista. On...
New Report: This Beach Was Just Named Best in the U.S. Hint: It’s Not Where You Think
Reader’s Digest
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August 21, 2025
When you imagine the best beach in the United States, your mind likely conjures up images of powdery white sands in a hidden Hawaiian cove, or maybe the turquoise waters of a Florida Key. And while pristine shores in both states do make...
FBI Raids John Bolton’s Home in Classified Documents Probe
KBOI - Idaho
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August 22, 2025
FBI agents raided the home of former national security adviser John Bolton early Friday as part of a high-profile national security investigation. A source confirmed to Newsmax that the investigation is focused on the handling of classified...
U.S. Government Withdraws Visa of Grenada Finance Minister Dennis Cornwall
Antigua News Room
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August 22, 2025
(SOURCE: VISA VERGE) The U.S. government has revoked the U.S. visa of Grenada’s Finance Minister, Dennis Cornwall, effective August 21, 2025, blocking him from traveling to the United States for any purpose, including official duties such as...
U.S. Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump to cancel $783M in NIH research grants
KCRG - Iowa
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August 22, 2025
WASHINGTON (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a lower court’s ruling, allowing the Trump administration to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health grants that addressed diversity,...
Roots of resilience: safeguarding the Caribbean’s mangroves
Latinoamerica21
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August 22, 2025
The Greater Caribbean region, which encompasses the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Large Marine Ecosystems of the Northern Brazilian Shelf, is home to 26% of the world’s mangroves. Therefore, the urgency of protecting these fragile...
BAT makes US vape U-turn as weak enforcement lets illicit rivals dominate
Asian Trader Magazine
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August 22, 2025
Summary British American Tobacco is preparing to launch its first disposable vape in the US, reversing years of opposition to unlicensed single-use products. The new Vuse One device will use synthetic nicotine and go on pilot sale in three US...
U.S. Data Center Colocation Market Investment To Reach USD 57.32 Billion By 2030 With 14.88% CAGR Arizton
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "U.S. Data Center Colocation Market Research Report by Arizton"Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2025–2030.According to Arizton latest research report,...
U.S. Supreme Court clears path for Trump administration to cut $783-million at NIH in anti-DEI push
The Globe and Mail
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August 22, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the White House in June.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research...
Greenlining: Environmental Infrastructure and Racial Capitalism in 3 U.S. Cities
Progressive City
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August 21, 2025
By Emma Brice The following piece is part of Progressive City’s Planning for Environmental Justice series. Contributions reflect on this theme through a variety of lenses, such as environmental justice, combatting green gentrification, and...
Study: Lack of Affordable Child Care Costs S.C. Economy $1B Annually
Anderson Observer - South Carolina
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August 22, 2025
By:Jessica Holdman/ S.C. Daily Gazette Half of working South Carolina parents missed work at least once in three months for lack of child care. One in 10 reported quitting their job or getting fired, according to a survey by the state Chamber of...