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North Korea Fires 10 Missiles, Rejects Trump’s Overture Despite Scaled-Back Drills North Korea launched a barrage of roughly 10 short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, August 20, a day after the regime publicly dismissed President Trump’s attempt to revive diplomacy — an overture that had included Trump’s decision to cut the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises … Read more
Data Centers Have Become Radioactive in the Midterms — Except for Trump President Trump told a room full of cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week that if he were a mayor or governor, he’d “absolutely want” a new AI data center in his community, citing the jobs and tax revenue it would bring. … Read more
AP Names 2026 College Football Preseason All-American Teams Ahead of Kickoff The Associated Press released its 2026 college football preseason All-American teams this week, highlighting the players expected to headline the sport heading into the season’s official kickoff later this month — though the selections come with the usual caveat that injuries and shifting form … Read more
ABC and Disney Sue FCC, Alleging “Retaliatory Campaign” Tied to Jimmy Kimmel ABC and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, August 18, alleging the agency’s decision to force early review of ABC’s broadcast licenses is unconstitutional retaliation for the network’s news coverage and its handling of late-night … Read more
Stocks Fall for Third Straight Day as 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High Wall Street pulled further from last week’s record high Tuesday, August 18, as a selloff in semiconductor stocks and a surge in long-term Treasury yields to their highest level in nearly two decades combined to push major indexes lower for a third … Read more
Meta’s Biggest Legal Test Begins: Trial Over Child Social Media Addiction Opens in Oakland Opening arguments began Tuesday, August 18, in federal court in Oakland, California, in what legal experts are calling the most significant trial yet over whether Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children — a case that could … Read more
Courts Have Ruled Against ICE’s Mandatory Detention Policy in 90% of 11,600 Lawsuits, Analysis Finds An analysis by Politico’s Kyle Cheney of roughly 11,600 lawsuits filed against the federal government by detained immigrants found that judges have ruled against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in approximately 90% of cases — a pattern that’s overwhelmed the federal … Read more
Cowboys Super Bowl Champion John Niland, Six-Time Pro Bowl Guard, Dies at 82 John Niland, the powerful offensive guard who anchored the Dallas Cowboys’ line during the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship, died Saturday, August 15, at his home in McKinney, Texas, a Dallas suburb. He was 82. How the News Was Announced Niland’s death … Read more
Cyclospora Outbreak Tied to Lettuce Grows to 9,481 Illnesses, 398 Hospitalizations Across 17 States The CDC’s latest update on the Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce puts the confirmed case count at 9,481 illnesses across 17 states, with 398 hospitalizations and two deaths — a significant increase from earlier tallies, driven by continued case … Read more
Nvidia Guarantees Up to $105 Billion for OpenAI’s Massive Ohio Data Center Nvidia agreed Monday, August 17, to guarantee up to $105 billion in lease and power payment obligations backing OpenAI’s 20-year lease on a massive data center in Pike County, Ohio — one of the chipmaker’s largest infrastructure financing commitments yet, and a deal … Read more