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Trump’s Deputies Promise ‘Continuous Vetting’ of 55 Million U.S. Visa Holders Worldwide
Breitbart
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August 22, 2025
President Donald Trump’s deputies are using federal databases for “continuous vetting” of roughly 55 million foreigners who have visas to visit or live in the United States. “We review all available information as part of our vetting, including...
Why power bills are rising — and why that’s not changing soon
Canary Media
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August 22, 2025
If your power bills are getting higher and higher, you’re not alone. That’s probably little comfort, but here’s some proof anyway: Utilities requested or were granted a total of $29 billion in rate increases in the first half of 2025, according to...
Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would expand his crime crackdown to Chicago, using federal powers to intervene in another city governed by Democrats, and threatened to take...
Nvidia Halts H20 Chip Production Amid U.S.-China Tensions
Business Korea
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August 22, 2025
Nvidia has halted production of components for its H20 AI chipset, designed exclusively for China, due to China's export restrictions. The chipset, which has oscillated between production halts and restarts based on U.S. regulatory changes, is now...
Experts Confirm The Horrific: Famine In Gaza Is Underway Amid Israel's U.S.-Backed Siege
HuffPost
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August 22, 2025
Famine is occurring in Gaza, the leading global tracker of food insecurity announced on Friday, pointing to “catastrophic” conditions for more than half a million Palestinians — including tens of thousands of children edging toward death via acute...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from US jail after being at center of Trump’s disputed El Salvador prison plan
USA Today
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man previously deported to a Salvadoran prison, has been released from U.S. custody in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia still faces smuggling charges in Tennessee but has been released to return to his family in Maryland...
Uganda Agrees to Receive Deported Foreign Nationals From the U.S.
teleSUR
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Uganda signs a temporary deal with the U.S. to host deported foreign nationals without criminal records or unaccompanied minors. Uganda confirms a bilateral agreement with the U.S. to receive deported foreign nationals under specific conditions....
Planned Parenthood files new challenge to stay on SC’s Medicaid list for non-abortion services
SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina
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August 22, 2025
COLUMBIA — Planned Parenthood is again challenging South Carolina’s ability to remove its clinics from Medicaid’s provider list for non-abortion health care services. The nonprofit’s filing Thursday marks the latest in a seven-year-old case...
US Halts Worker Visas For Foreign Drivers After Indian Man’s Fatal Crash
StratNews Global
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August 22, 2025
Home United States US Halts Worker Visas For Foreign Drivers After Indian Man’s Fatal Crash The announcement comes after a fatal Florida accident in which Harjinder Singh, an Indian national, allegedly caused a crash killing three people during an...
U.S. may want stake in TSMC, but Taiwan's interests come first: Source
Focus Taiwan
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August 22, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) The interests of Taiwan and its companies are the government's top priority, a Cabinet source said Thursday in response to reports that Washington may seek a stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in exchange...
This NJ Building Just Earned a Spot on America’s Ugly List
94.3 The Point - New Jersey
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August 22, 2025
New Jersey’s skyline is a patchwork quilt: Victorian porches watching over beach blocks, brick main streets stitched through old mill towns, glass spires rising over the Hudson. When a single building jars that fabric, we all feel it. That’s why...
Tariffs Cloud Florida’s Housing Market With Rising Costs and Uncertainty
Sarasota Magazine - Florida
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August 22, 2025
“Everybody reports about $11,000 more per home,” says Jon Mast, CEO of the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association. Homebuilders are bracing for the next wave of pricing pressures in the housing market as new federal tariffs ripple through...
Investing in Space: The U.S.-China space race is getting tighter
CNBC
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August 22, 2025
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. A Long March-12 rocket carrying a group of internet satellites...
Concerns raised over Nicola Sturgeon's murky £586m loan to Sanjeev Gupta as his English business plunges into administration
Scottish Daily Express
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August 22, 2025
Concerns have been raised about the future of the last steel mill in Scotland after the tycoon who owns them saw his business in England plunge into administration. Sanjeev Gupta purchased the two steel mills from the Scottish Government in 2016...
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...
AICC asks MPs, CWC brass to join, shore up Rahul Gandhi's Bihar yatra
The Economic Times
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August 22, 2025
New Delhi: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership has directed all Congress members of Parliament, members of Congress Working Committee, AICC functionaries and senior state leaders, including the party chief ministers, to travel to...
Sundre-area MLA defends controversial singer's right to perform at legislature
Sundre Round Up
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August 22, 2025
Sean Feucht scheduled to perform on the legislature grounds in Edmonton Aug. 22 after receiving a permit for his Revive in ’25 – Let Us Worship event SUNDRE - Rimbey- Rocky Mountain House - Sundre MLA and cabinet minister Jason Nixon says...
Jimmy Lai’s Son Says His Father Is ‘Still Fighting’ Amid Ongoing Trial
National Catholic Register
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President Donald Trump recently vowed to do everything he can to bring about Jimmy’s release. Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, said this week his father is “still fighting” and “holding on” as closing...
Judge says Alina Habba is unlawfully working as U.S. attorney in New Jersey A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's use of a loophole to keep Alina Habba in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor. Read more »
Yahoo News
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A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s use of a loophole to keep Alina Habba in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. In a 77-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said Thursday that Habba “is not lawfully holding the...
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...