Curated Readings Picked By Our Breaking News Editor: Sept 17
New Cat Species Discovered In Bolivia After More Than A Century
Named Leopardus tilcayo, the tiny tiger cat was formally described in a study published in Current Biology.
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Uber Held Liable In $40 Million Wrongful Death Case
Normandin-Parker’s parents have established the Emily Normandin-Parker Foundation, which will use proceeds from the arbitration to support ride-hailing safety advocacy.
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Grand Canyon Body Identified As Missing Hiker Timothy Smith
His wife, Carrie Smith, confirmed that rangers found his body Monday near Crystal Rapids, ending a three-week search and bringing the flood’s death toll to three.
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World’s Water Cycle Becoming More Unpredictable, UN Warns
The agency warned that declining groundwater, glaciers and other slow-moving water reserves are reducing the planet’s natural supply buffers.
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WEF Warns Gender Equality Progress Remains Fragile
The WEF’s 2026 Global Gender Gap Report, covering 145 economies, said recent gains remain fragile, with political empowerment showing signs of reversal.
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Mustafa Suleyman Warns Against Treating AI As Conscious
The comments follow Microsoft’s introduction of a “Humanist AI” code of conduct that explicitly rejects machine consciousness.
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Kennedy Names Eight New Members To Key Preventive Health Panel
The new members include specialists in pediatric oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, radiology, family medicine and clinical nutrition, along with a health-finance expert.
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Price Inflation Has Been Above The Two-Percent Target For 65 Months In A Row
By the end of that year, however, price inflation was near 40-year highs. But he had to insist that it was all no big deal.
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Why the AI CEOs Really Want To Be Regulated
The engineer claimed that many people at top AI firms earnestly believe the technology could wipe out humanity by the end of the 2020s.
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The Crony Capitalists Who Financed The Bolshevik Revolution
It is well documented that monopoly can’t exist in a free-market society; the forces of competition will always introduce new competitors to any particular field, especially when there is large amounts of money to be acquired.
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AP Data Maps Where 4.5 Million Migrants Went After Border Release
Florida remained the most popular state overall, but migrants also settled in communities including Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, Louisville and Aurora, Colorado.
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Federal Judge Blocks Major Kennedy Center Changes Without Notice
The order follows a sudden temporary closure of the center, announced after officials cited serious structural deterioration and safety concerns.
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Man Sentenced to 14 Months For Spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar With Vinegar
Witnesses said Kazmierczak sprayed liquid from a syringe at Omar during a period of heightened tensions in the Twin Cities linked to a major immigration enforcement operation.
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Alabama Set To Execute Jeffery Lee By Lethal Injection
The state changed Lee’s execution method after a judge blocked plans to use nitrogen hypoxia three months ago.
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Amazon Calls for Rigorous AI Testing And Stronger Safeguards
Amazon’s position follows an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for a slower approach to AI development.
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New Footage Captures Minneapolis Apartment Shooting
The footage shows officers moving toward the ninth floor before gunfire erupted. A fire extinguisher struck by bullets created a haze as officers exchanged fire with the suspect.
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Trump Pulls Lance Schroyer Nomination To Lead ICE
Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine, was nominated in June and had served as a senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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Beyond Diaspora Politics
Pahlavi himself has long dubbed himself the new Shah of Iran and made himself into the most well-known opposition figure to the Islamic Republic.
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Time Preference: The Key Behind the Increase In The Long-Term Interest Rates
After a much longer time lag, the increase in the growth rate of the money supply will exert an upward pressure on the prices of goods and services.
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The Revolution’s Paper Money Legacy
The colonists had a long history with paper money. They had been inflating since the 1690s and had all but driven silver specie out of circulation.
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Ballot Harvesting Concerns In Nursing Homes Spur New Push To Protect Vulnerable Seniors
The memo says facilities have a “responsibility to preserve residents’ rights to vote and to promote participation in the democratic process.”
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Boeing’s 737 Max Ramp-Up Hits Turbulence, Stock Sinks
Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, Ortberg blamed wing manufacturing bottlenecks at the company’s Renton, Washington plant
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Mortgage Rates Hit 14-Month High As Housing Market Struggles
Rising rates have followed higher Treasury yields, which have been pushed upward by inflation concerns and surging oil prices linked to the US-Iran war
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Robert Kraft Speaks Out After Macklemore-Sheeran Tour Controversy
The dispute erupted after Macklemore made pro-Palestinian remarks during a performance at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium
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Poverty Feasts On Anti-Poverty Sentiment
Our confidence is undermined by a vast body of literature exposing the political and cultural vulnerability of market solutions.
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States Coordinate Ahead Of Possible ICE Operations Near Polls
Officials in states including Maine, Michigan, New Mexico and Oregon said they are coordinating with local authorities and attorneys general.
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Mark Carney Defends Closer Canada-EU Ties Amid Trump Tensions
Carney identified climate change, trade pressures and concerns over democratic norms as challenges requiring greater cooperation
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Saudi F-15 Allegedly Shot Down As Houthi Offensive Expands
The Houthis said the aircraft was hit by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile while conducting operations over Marib province.
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Kamala Harris Stays Noncommittal As 2028 Democratic Field Takes Shape
The former vice president is concentrating on the 2026 midterm elections while maintaining contact with Democratic activists and candidates
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About Those $5,000 Checks …
President Donald Trump’s promise to send a $5,000 dividend to every American adult if the Republicans retain their congressional majority has kicked up a lot of bipartisan dust, as it should have. Vowing to both cut federal income tax rates sharply and fully overhaul Washington’s revenue-collecting
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Curated Readings Picked By Our Breaking News Editor: Sept 16
T. Rex Had a Human-Like Body Temperature, Study Finds
Published in Science Advances, the research used rare carbon-oxygen bonds preserved in tooth enamel to determine the temperature at which the dinosaur formed its teeth.
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NASA Finds Fresh Lunar Crater Created By Recent Impact
Detailed in two studies published in Science Advances, the crater is about 728 feet wide and up to 141 feet deep. Researchers named it after Thomas McGetchin, a former director of Houston’s Lunar and Planetary Institute.
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Xi Jinping Stroke Rumor Spreads Online After BRICS Summit
The claims, circulated by Wanjun Xie and others, allege that Xi fainted during the summit and was taken by military helicopter to PLA General Hospital, commonly known as 301 Hospital.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Violated Its Own Rules To Admit Men Into The Sorority: Lawsuit
Coghan and four other University of Wyoming Kappa Kappa Gamma members sued the sorority in 2023 after it admitted a man who identified as transgender.
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Massie Moves To Impeach Hegseth, Citing ‘Illegal’ Military Operations
The congressman is set to leave his position in January after he lost his May primary. Massie cited eight charges in the privileged impeachment resolution that will force a vote in the House in the next two days.
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Congress Hears Pleas For Release Of God-Fearing Chinese Democracy Advocate
Lai also said during his testimony that his sister, Claire Lai, was supposed to testify before the panel alongside him Wednesday but was diagnosed with cancer earlier this month and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in London.
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Hearing On America’s Bad Actors Examines Islamic Extremism
Gonzalez said he brought the issue forward because the influence inflicted by these foreign groups should concern America’s elected officials. He added that those same officials “are in a position to remedy” it.
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SCOOP: Freedom Caucus Chair Pushes for Gas Tax Relief Before Recess
Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., told the Daily Signal that he believes that if the lower chamber were to pass his legislation, it would deliver “immediate relief” to American taxpayers.
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Patel: FBI Purged Political Weaponization To Focus On Violent Crime
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Patel to “walk me through what you have done, what steps you have taken to remove weaponization from the bureau.”
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A New Way To Teach Western Civilization
Both volumes will be adaptable sources that provide teachers with a wide array of supplementary materials such as daily lesson plans, suggested assignments, and interactive activities.
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Blanche: AI Shouldn’t Be ‘Breaking News’
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said, “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.”
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Trump Removes Venezuela From U.S. Drug Failure List
Colombia remains under the designation, with Washington citing record levels of coca cultivation and cocaine production under the previous government.
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FBI Agent Compared Musk’s DOGE Effort To Clinton Email Scandal To Justify Probe, Records Reveal
According to his LinkedIn profile, Gounaud left the FBI in February after 21 years and started a private security firm.
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Fed Raises Interest Rates By 25 Basis Points
Federal officials have indicated that another rate increase could come before the end of the year, potentially taking rates as high as 4.5%.
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Citizenship Verification Laws Among Factors Propelling Tennessee, Arkansas To Top Election Integrity Scorecard
The key drivers behind the rankings this year were stronger citizenship-verification laws and state laws protecting against foreign funding of elections or ballot initiatives.
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Staffing Shortages Stall Federal Investigations Of Missing Native People
Auditors found that 39% of the unit’s funding had been redirected to other BIA law enforcement expenses, while nearly half of its positions were vacant last year.
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Cruz Ensures Protections For Women In College Sports Act
Cruz, who is a supporter of banning men from competing in women’s sports, called the Protect College Sports Act a historic piece of legislation that will protect the more than 500,000 collegiate athletes across America yearly.
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Texas Woman’s Family Sues Over Death Linked To Abortion Ban
It argues that uncertainty surrounding Texas’ abortion restrictions contributed to delays in treatment and violated Walker’s rights.
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Startup Claims Breakthrough In Extracting Uranium From Seawater
Fluxnium says the fibers can be reused several times and that the process does not produce toxic mining tailings.
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Smithsonian Museum To Get Warning Signs Under Trump Order
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum disclosed the plans in a September 3 letter to Senators Jeff Merkley and Lisa Murkowski.
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Professor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Murder And Villainized ‘White Men’ Still Works for University
The university continued, saying that her views did “not represent the values of the institution, nor the standards of the discourse we seek to foster.”
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‘People Could Die’: Mamdani Sounds Alarm as Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Immigrant Welfare Benefits
Mamdani argued in a speech Monday that the new guidance violates a century of settled law and decades of federal guidance about limits on how public charge determinations can be made.
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EPA Moves To Scrap Biden Power Plant Rule, Saying Federal Law Doesn’t Allow Climate Change Regulations
The EPA estimates that the rescission of the Biden greenhouse gas regulations will save consumers $310 billion.
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OH BROTHER: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marriage Fraud Allegations, Homan Says
Omar and her staff have repeatedly denied the allegations. Last year, her chief of staff called it a “ridiculous lie.” However, DHS seems to disagree.
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Watch: 3 Dead Following Crash Of NBC News Helicopter Covering LA Bus Accident
At least three people were killed when an NBC News helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Los Angeles.
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Watch: Can’t Predict Iranian Behaviour, Says US Energy Sec. On Gas Prices
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that crude oil flow out of the Persian Gulf has surged back to pre-conflict levels, hitting roughly 18 million barrels.
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Vance Lands Major Senate Republican Endorsement For President
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, believes the vice president will “carry on our America First agenda” if he decides to run for president in 2028.
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Watch: Congo Police Deploy Tear Gas Against Protesters Opposing Constitutional Overhaul
Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fired tear gas and warning shots on Tuesday to disperse hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in major cities of Congo
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FBI Joins Investigation Into Possible Oil Tanker Cyberattack
The Coast Guard did not identify the ship, but Iranian state media named it the VL Prosperity, a Liberian-flagged supertanker capable of carrying about 2.3 million barrels of oil.
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Fed Traders See More Than 90% Chance Of Rate Hike
Expectations have shifted sharply from a month ago, when markets saw only a 36% chance of a hike.
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House Moves Toward Passage Of Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions Act
The legislation would also target Russian officials, financial institutions and leaders while expanding sanctions against Iran.
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Democrats Gain Slight Edge In Senate Battle, Prediction Markets Show
Kalshi traders put Democrats’ chances of winning the Senate at 54%, while Polymarket traders put them at 59%.
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Kemp Endorses Collins In Georgia Senate Race
Kemp said, “Mike Collins and I share a commitment to making Georgia an even better place to live, work, and raise a family. Mike has delivered results as a businessman and commonsense leader in Washington, and that’s what we need in our next Senator.”
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Iran Conflict Drives Higher Gas Prices and Borrowing Costs
The analysis estimated that the conflict had cost the average household about $1,760 through September 11.
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Supreme Court Rules On Trump Mail-In Ballot Rules
Justice Samuel Alito, with whom Justice Clarence Thomas concurred, dissented.
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Trump Administration Spent $9.5 Billion On Federal Workers’ Paid Leave
The figure represents a sixfold increase from 2023, while agencies’ use of paid administrative leave rose 435%.
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Georgia Tech Gets 3rd Place For Free Speech
Out of the 261 schools surveyed, Georgia Tech’s main campus placed only behind the University of Chicago, which ranked first, and Claremont McKenna College, which ranked second.
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Intel And SK Hynix Explore Partnership To Expand US Chipmaking
The discussions remain preliminary and no agreement has been reached.
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Watch: Deadly Building Collapse In Gaza, 19 Dead
A five-story building housing displaced families collapsed in Gaza City on killing at least 12 people, including five children.
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EU Floats New Canada Partnership Beyond Traditional Trade Ties
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the proposal during her State of the Union address, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
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Poland Boosts Border Security Amid Rising Russian Threats
Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said military engineers are reinforcing checkpoints and other infrastructure
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Charlie Kirk’s Family Accuses Utah Officials Of Reckless Security Decisions
Attorneys for Kirk’s family issued a wrongful death notice, a required step before pursuing a lawsuit under Utah law
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EU Unveils Tougher Social Media Rules For Children
Under the proposed rules, children aged 13 and 14 could use limited “mini accounts” with parental supervision.
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Did Netanyahu Know About October 7?
This dramatic news “exposé” is either a groundbreaking scandal or a tasteless book promotion.
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Kyiv Urges Asia To Close Sanctions Loopholes Used by Russia
Ukraine is also concerned about Southeast Asian ports being used to facilitate ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil.
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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drone Near Islam’s Holiest City
Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the incident marked the first reported Houthi attempt to target the area around Islam’s holiest city since a missile was intercepted in 2017.
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12 Charged In Alleged $10 Million California Childcare Fraud Scheme
Prosecutors say the defendants obtained childcare licenses and submitted false attendance records for children who were rarely or never present.
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House Votes 220-204 to Limit Trump’s Military Authority In Iran
The vote comes as the conflict approaches seven months and becomes an increasingly prominent issue ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Helicopter Crash In Los Angeles Kills At Least Three
Another person was taken to a hospital, although officials had not immediately provided details about their condition.
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NHTSA Orders Tesla To Answer Questions Over Cybercab Safety
The agency’s special order requires Tesla to respond under oath by September 30 regarding whether the autonomous vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle safety standards.
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Bear Attacks 20-Year-Old Archery Hunter In Montana
Montana wildlife officials are investigating the incident and have deployed three game wardens to survey the surrounding Elk Park area.
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Curated Readings Picked By Our Breaking News Editor: Sept 15
UK, U.S. And Netherlands Warn of Iranian Chosen Brick Spyware
Attackers reportedly impersonate trusted contacts on messaging platforms including WhatsApp and Telegram before building rapport with targets.
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DOJ to Investigate AI-Related Crimes, Attorney General Blanche Says
Blanche said existing federal laws can be applied to unlawful conduct involving AI, keeping the department focused on criminal enforcement rather than creating additional rules for the technology.
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Pentagon Report Puts Iran War Cost At $33.4 Billion
The report, released September 14, covers U.S. government activities related to the operation through the end of June.
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Trump Administration Plans $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale To Israel
The proposed package includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, along with 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads.
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Kennedy Center Board Votes To Close Venue For Renovations
The board has argued that the performing arts center faces severe financial pressure and deteriorating infrastructure, while federal officials have warned that extensive repairs are needed.
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Senate Blocks Clarity Act, Delaying U.S. Crypto Regulation
The procedural cloture vote failed 49-50, well short of the 60 votes required to move the legislation forward.
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Abbott Campaign Targets Hinojosa Over Property Tax Record
Abbott’s campaign argues that Hinojosa’s record on taxes contradicts those proposals, pointing to her votes in the Texas Legislature and her time on the Austin ISD school board.
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Jeffries Says Democrats Will Win Because Of National Nightmare
Jeffries then touted some of the policy proposals Democrats would focus on if they were to retake control of the House, which include strengthening regulations on artificial intelligence.
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Rep. Beyer Seeks September Hearings About AI Regulation
The House was scheduled to host various hearings through Thursday of this week before lawmakers leave Washington to hit the campaign trail.
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Karen Bass Won’t Testify On Alleged Fraud In LA’s Billion-Dollar Homelessness System
When the Daily Signal asked whether Burchett would consider subpoenaing Bass to testify at a later date, a spokesperson for the chairman said, “All options are on the table.”
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Tom Tiffany Says God’s Grace Spared Him and Pilot From Plane Crash Catastrophe
The crash occurred while Tiffany, who is running to be the state’s next governor, and the pilot who accompanied him were returning home from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner.
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‘GENIUS’: Russ Vought Weighs In On $5,000 Trump Dividend
Trump pointed to tariff revenues as a way to fund the Trump Dividend; however, it is unclear whether there are enough funds from the tariffs to fully cover the roughly $1.2 trillion proposal.
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Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks USPS Mail-Ballot Rule In Major Election Case
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols of the District of Columbia issued an opinion late Sunday night that found the Postal Service rule would “exceed any conception of the outer bounds” of the agency’s authority, and that it does not have a role in elections.
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A Rare Move By A Virginia Bishop Ahead Of Election Day
The effort follows a joint statement Burbidge issued with Richmond Bishop Barry Knestout in August.
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Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA Sponsored By Israeli Govt-aligned Outfit, Leaked Contract Shows
Now, The Grayzone can reveal that the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization he founded is holding faith events sponsored by an Israel-based non-profit with close ties to the Israeli government.
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‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC’: Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite To Oppose Rules Cracking Down On Waste, Fraud, And Abuse
The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed the reforms to crack down on the wasteful and ideological spending of taxpayer dollars exposed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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US Muslims Gaining Political Power
Spencer suggested the problem began in the immediate aftermath. “We’ve been lied to for a quarter century now,” he insisted.
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How Texas’ Fight Against Islamism Is Shaping The Future Of The GOP
The controversy has prompted key figures such as U.S. Reps. Keith Self, Brandon Gill, and Chip Roy, as well as congressional candidate Brandon Hererra, to speak out on the issue.
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Project Zero: The Plan To Reduce Property Taxes For Georgia’s Effingham County Residents
The $20 billion data center corresponds with a project the county has devised to eradicate residential property taxes completely by 2028 for qualified homestead properties.
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Wisconsin Tragedy Is A Warning About Illegal Alien Crime
Democrats in Wisconsin’s most populous counties, Milwaukee and Dane, actively advocate belligerence against immigration officers and promote their counties as “sanctuary cities,” Cortes said.
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California Prosecutors Rule Out Death Penalty In Reiner Case
Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead from apparent stab wounds at their Brentwood home in December
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Parents Can’t Escape Washington’s Transgender Policies By Changing Schools, Supreme Court Brief Argues
The Supreme Court took up the case in June, and First Liberty Institute filed the opening brief before the court on Tuesday.
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Trump Targets Justices After Court Blocks Mail Voting Rule
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas opposed blocking the mail ballot rules
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Watch: Joy And Fervor Grip India As Ganesh Chaturthi Begins
Indians begin celebrating the festival with brightly decorated idols of the elephant-headed diety.
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American Household Income Reaches Highest Level On Record
According to new Census Bureau data, inflation-adjusted median household income increased 2.6% to $87,460
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Watch: Congo School Fire- Families Bury 27 Students Following Tragic Blaze
Grieving family members and community members gathered for a mass funeral to mourn 27 students killed in a devastating fire last week.
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Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Came Back From Rock Bottom
“He was banned from Facebook. He was banned from the old Twitter. Amazon and Google took away his base, so you couldn’t get his app, so you couldn’t communicate.”
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Watch: Fearing The Future, Russians Flee Amid Escalating Conflict
The fleeing Russians are driven by panic over millitary mobilization, internet restrictions and a worsening fuel crisis.
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Trump Slams Anthropic CEO Who Sounded Alarm About AI Threats
Over the weekend, Amodei wrote that “we must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.”
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Enforce New Mail Ballot Rules
The rule would require states to provide voter lists to the Postal Service and use USPS-approved envelopes with tracking barcodes
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What Are The Key Delaware Races To Watch In The 2026 Primary
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons is expected to easily win his party’s nomination.
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Air Force Secretary Confirms New U.S. Weapons In Space
The announcement comes as U.S. officials warn that China and Russia are developing increasingly sophisticated military and counterspace systems.
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Mark Carney Moves Canada Closer To Europe As Trade War Escalates
Carney stressed that Canada is not seeking full EU membership but is exploring what he called a “unique alliance” with the 27-nation bloc.
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Utopia Yesterday, Apocalypse Today
Six months ago, AI’s leaders promised abundance. Now they want the bureaucracies that botched COVID to oversee them.
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Whistleblower Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Voter Fraud Initiative
The “Unlawful Voter Initiative” reportedly reviews voter records across all 50 states and could involve hundreds of thousands of people
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Pentagon Report Flags Ammunition Gaps And Defense Production Bottlenecks
Operation Epic Fury cost an estimated $33.4 billion between February 28 and June 30, with $22.3 billion spent on munitions.
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Japan’s Number Of People Aged 100 And Older Hits Record High
The number of centenarians reached 107,677 in September, an increase of nearly 8,000 from the previous year.
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Why Is Trump Pushing Russia And Ukraine To Halt Energy Strikes
Ukraine was prepared to support a mutual halt if Russia reliably stopped targeting Ukrainian electricity, energy infrastructure and other critical facilities
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Dark Matter Detection Hint Raises Hopes Among Physicists
Scientists are reviewing roughly 700 days of data to determine whether the event represents dark matter or an unexplained background effect.
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Trump Picks Texas Congressman Wesley Hunt For Saudi Ambassador Role
Hunt, a former Army officer, served two deployments in Saudi Arabia as a diplomatic liaison.
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Curated Readings Picked By Our Breaking News Editor: Sept 14
Himalayan Glaciers Near Tipping Point As Melting Accelerates
The region could reach “peak water” by the middle of the century, while monitoring remains limited.
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How Did Chile Eliminate Dog-Transmitted Rabies
According to the WHO, human rabies cases in the Americas have fallen by more than 98% since 1983.
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Only Half Of Traditional Republicans Are Excited To Vote. That’s The Ballgame.
Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really happening.
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What Vance’s RNC Speech Reveals About 2028
Vance did not mention his rumored campaign, but he didn’t exactly deny that one was on the way.
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Sharia-Free America Caucus Looks To States In The 120th Congress
In Minnesota, state Sen. Michael Holmstrom unveiled a similar caucus in his state’s Legislature, as he previously told the Daily Signal.
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Inside The GOP’s Campaign To Stop Socialist Candidates
At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America.
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Greg Abbott Defends Texas Border Policies, Blasts Democrats At Convention
On the last night of the convention, Abbott welcomed everyone to Texas and started his speech, saying that Texas has done more than any other state to protect the southern border.
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High School Football Wins
At Cathedral, Lombardi played basketball and baseball. But the school did not have a football team.
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Jobs and Manufacturing Are On The Ballot
Not that manufacturing is the only sector that’s on a hiring spree—businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobsin August.
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Lunacy Begins With Zero Fear Of Fact-Checkers
Many of these bizarre bangers are about race and racism, and the Republicans are smeared as segregationists and authoritarians.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Canadians Feel Real Pain In Stage Four Of Trade War
We don’t tell Canadian broadcasters or Canadian newspapers we’re gonna tax you so you include the particular culture of the San Joaquin Valley of California.
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From Predation To Mutation: When State Expansion Reaches The Anthropological Limit
The question is not whether these functions exist, but who has the final authority to define, regulate, and enforce them. Agustín Toptschij’s recent analysis of the state begins precisely at this point.
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The Austrian Blueprint: A Practical Guide For The 50 States
The Austrian School of economics, particularly through the work of Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, emphasizes that prosperity emerges not from state management but from private property, voluntary exchange, entrepreneurship, and sound money.
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September 11 Twenty-Five Years Later: Learning Nothing And Forgetting Nothing
When a horrific crime is committed, law enforcement, the courts, and the public are always interested in learning the perpetrator’s reasons for committing the crime.
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It’s Not Miller Time
He stressed the importance of class struggle, favored the labor theory of value, and rejected talk of rights and justice as ideological distortions.
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Trump: ‘Very Negative Forces’ Raising Exaggerated Concerns Over AI
The public debate about AI has heated up in the U.S. after two Anthropic researchers issued warnings that the rapidly progressing technology could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future.
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Federal Watchdog Exposes Use Of Outdoor Cages At ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The enclosures measured about 18 square feet, with the inspector general describing their use as highly unconventional and inconsistent with humane detention standards.
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Pennsylvania Records Third Measles-Related Death Of 2026
Two earlier measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania involved infants in Lancaster County.
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Crypto Micronation Liberland Claims 804,000 Citizenship Applications
The project claims about 1,200 citizens and has developed its own passports, language, cryptocurrency-based financial system and a small navy called the Liberty.
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Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ To See A United Ireland
Trump’s comments come weeks after new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the United Kingdom was “off the table”, a position Downing Street on Saturday said remained unchanged.
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Number Of Single Men In US Reaches Record High
This rise in male singleness has translated to fewer married men. Over the last 25 years, the number of wedded men has plunged from 18.1 million to 15.4 million, a 15% drop.
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Sanctions Target Iran’s Government, But Kill Hospitalized 23-Year-Old Woman
Though the rhetoric focuses on Iran’s government, economic sanctions always fall hardest on innocent citizens.
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American Socialists Have A Prisoner They Want Freed
Maduro was not simply a bad president. He is an indicted narco-terrorist who committed crimes against Americans.
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The Doomsday Cult Finds Its Latest Boogeyman
We’d be concerned about this latest end-of-the-world-is-nigh if we hadn’t heard countless predictions from “experts” over the years about how mankind’s reckless ways were threatening our very existence.
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Why Are 71.5% Of U.S. Adults Reporting Fatigue
Clinical psychologist Jennifer Caspari said rising stress can contribute to fatigue by triggering hormonal responses that leave the body physically depleted.
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21 Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On South Africa Highway
The report said several other occupants were also taken to hospitals following the collision. Police have opened a culpable homicide investigation as forensic teams continue working at the scene.
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What Trump Said To Families Of 9/11 Victims
“We will honor their lives. We will cherish their beautiful memories, and we will protect this country and its freedoms for every future generation,” he said.
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10-Year Treasury Yield Reaches Highest Level Since 2023
The benchmark yield reached 5.014% before retreating to about 4.947%.
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Watch: Russian Missile Strike Hits Near Polish Border, Intensifying Regional Security Concerns
The Sunday morning assault concentrated heavily on the transport hub of Stryi, where multiple impact sites were recorded.
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Foreign Policy Gnosticism: The Appeal To The Black Box Of “Our Leaders Know More”
Gnostics adopted Christian terminology—like “Jesus”—into their system, but fundamentally changed their content.
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Texas Wildfire Burns 90,400 Acres, Remains 88% Contained
The wildfire started near Ross in Palo Pinto County on August 24 and rapidly expanded from an initial 25 acres
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Remembering United Airlines Flight 93: A Story Of Courage And Resilience
Millions of Muslims that never would think of committing such atrocities—and who live and work in the United States next to Quakers, Lutherans, and Jews—are the ones being marginalized
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Watch: Flash Floods Inundate Coastal Connecticut Following Heavy Downpours
Torrential downpours triggered severe flash flooding across the U.S. tristate area on Sunday, submerging roadways, forcing emergency water rescues, and crippling regional transit networks.
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OpenAI Delays IPO As Altman Backs AI Development Slowdown
The comments came as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI companies to deliberately slow the pace of developing increasingly capable models
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Why Are European Space Startups Raising Hundreds Of Millions
European officials are urging greater investment and coordination as the region tries to close the gap with SpaceX.
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Trump Pushes Back On AI Regulation, Warns Move Could Help China
In a Truth Social post, he said effective oversight depends on strong presidential leadership.
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Sydney Sweeney Ad Sparks Fury Among Female Athletes
The campaign for U.S. sports-prediction company Novig has drawn backlash for what athletes describe as the sexualization of women in sports
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Saddles And Satellite Radios: The Heroism Of 9/11’s Immediate Response
On Nov. 25, 2001, Mike Spann—a former Marine and CIA officer on that first helicopter into Afghanistan—became the first American killed in the conflict.
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Sam Altman Warns AI Could Become Too Powerful To Control
He supports a federal framework for frontier AI and independent evaluators with access to advanced models.
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3 People Convicted Of $11M Medicaid Fraud In Virginia
The three people, 31-year-old twin sisters E’mon and Armone’ Ambers, as well as 32-year-old Traquan Brown, billed Medicaid for a service known as Crisis Stabilization and Mobile Crisis.
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AI Industry Considers New Standards Body Amid Safety Concerns
The talks followed a proposal from Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis for a US-led organization modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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We’ve Forgotten What The Days After 9/11 Were Like
A generation of young men and women who had never set foot on a battlefield signed up to fight a war on the other side of the world because they understood, without needing it explained to them, what it meant to be an American
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Saudi Arabia Under Pressure As Houthi Threat Grows Near Red Sea
Political negotiations remain possible, but experts cited by CNN believe Saudi Arabia may have exhausted that approach.
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Ohio Serves As Model For Christian Education Network Expansion
The Massachusetts affiliate is particularly noteworthy, given that the commonwealth hasn’t officially opted into a state tax credit for school choice
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Russian Drone Hits Passenger Train In Ukraine As Ex-CIA Director Waited At Station
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces were targeting railway infrastructure used to transport military supplies from Europe.
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Donald Trump Jr: America’s Future Is ‘On The Line’
Trump Jr. went on to highlight Charlie Kirk’s focus on faith, family, free speech, and economic opportunity.
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Kennedy Center Seeks Trump Recognition Amid Deepening Financial Crisis
Trump has indicated he could help raise funds, but the documents say he wants recognition for his role before taking part in a financial rescue
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Vance Slams El-Sayed For Saying Grandfather Would’ve Rejected Wife
Vance said Democrats hate America and those who built it.
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How Is The Iran War Driving Up US Heating Oil Bills
Heating oil expenses are projected to rise 31.3% this winter, reaching about $2,300 for the season.
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RFK Jr. Says Donald Trump Changed The Course Of His Life, Credits Charlie Kirk
Kennedy reflected on the first time he met Trump at an event with Kirk, where they shook hands and promised to make America healthy again.
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AI Stocks Plunge As Industry Leaders Raise Safety Concerns
SoftBank shares fell more than 10%, while South Korea’s KOSPI declined more than 3%. Samsung and SK Hynix also posted losses. ASML shares fell in Europe.
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Bipartisan Majority Blame Gov’t Spending For U.S.′ $40 Tril Debt — And Back Balanced-Budget Law As Solution: I&I/TIPP Poll
Do Americans care about America’s fast-growing national debt, now above $40 trillion? You bet they do. In the latest I&I/TIPP Poll, an overwhelming majority of the voting-age population say they’re concerned about the mounting liabilities on the nation’s balance sheet, and blame out-
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Bad Medicine: Medicare Wastes Billions on Unnecessary Treatments
By Jeremy Portnoy | September 3, 2026 In 1996, a task force of independent healthcare experts recommended that doctors stop giving urine tests to people who did not show symptoms of a urinary tract infection. The test has “no benefit,” since even a positive result for elevated bacteria levels does not
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The Bait And The Bite
How a $5,000 promise put the administration’s tariff record back on the front page
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Well-Preserved Pacific Mastodon Tooth Found In San Francisco Bay Area
Geomorphologist Brigid Lynch found the well-preserved Pacific mastodon molar while surveying the creek for a habitat enhancement project supporting the threatened California red-legged frog.
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15-Year-Old Rescued After Days Adrift In Alaska’s Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard found him about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island after the boat departed Savoonga on Friday and failed to return as expected early Sunday.
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George W. Bush Unveils Paintings Recalling His Experience Of 9/11
Other works focus on the courage, resilience and willingness of ordinary Americans to help one another following the tragedy.
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Judge Rules TikTok Misled Consumers About Content Filtering For Minors
According to the ruling, TikTok internally described some harmful material as “hard to find” rather than prohibited.
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Curated Readings Picked By Our Breaking News Editor: Sept 11
Imperialist Realism And The Persistence Of American Empire
The empire persists, in other words, not simply because Americans believe that it is good, necessary, or even particularly virtuous, but because they have difficulty imagining that it could be otherwise.
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House Republicans Posture Against Socialism And For The Constitution
The posturing is a sham for most the elected Republican politicians. But, hey, some chumps will buy the propaganda, the thinking goes.
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When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning
The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers.
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Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ As Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda
Johnson took the stage on Thursday night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention to remind Republicans who they are running against and what might happen if Democrats win the majority.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Europe’s Immigration Revolt Is Just Getting Started
I mean, I don’t know if they want to get out of NATO yet, but they want to get out of the EU now, and that was a big issue.
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Ted Cruz Honors Charlie Kirk, Sounds Alarm On Political Extremism
The Texas senator argued that the two ideologies, despite their differences, have become united by what he described as a shared set of enemies.
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Congress Reflects: How Charlie Kirk Influenced Today’s Republican Lawmakers
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said that Kirk changed the trajectory of her life with a single phone call.
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Review: New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path To The Stars
The state involvement of the Cold War—from Sputnik to Apollo—was an historical anomaly.
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Former Texas Democrat Blasts Washington Democrats’ Negligence Over Open Border Crisis At RNC Convention
Under the administration of former President Joe Biden, it is estimated that around 20 million illegal aliens entered the United States through the southern border.
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Congress Reflects: How Charlie Kirk Influenced Today’s Republican Lawmakers
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said that Kirk changed the trajectory of her life with a single phone call.
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Derek Merrin Draws Contrast With Marcy Kaptur: ‘Has Been In Congress Longer Than I’ve Been Alive’
Toledo, located in the district, used to have much more going for it, especially as “the glass industry and featuring a robust economy with a growing population and high-paying jobs,” Merrin said.
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Judge Rules TikTok Misled Consumers About Content Filtering For Minors
According to the ruling, TikTok internally described some harmful material as “hard to find” rather than prohibited.
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Mike Collins’ RNC Speech: Honoring Laken Riley’s Legacy Amidst Ossoff’s Woke Agenda
Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was murdered in 2024 by an illegal immigrant who had been captured and released by federal and local authorities.
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CDC Ends Lettuce-Linked Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Investigation
Federal data through Sept. 8 recorded 19,595 total cyclosporiasis cases across 49 states and Washington, D.C., including 1,043 hospitalizations and two deaths.
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Reflections On 9/11 After 25 Years
Sept. 11, 2001, was not merely a date on the calendar or a chapter in a history book.
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Nashville International Airport Set For Possible Dolly Parton Renaming
If approved, the administrative process with the Federal Aviation Administration would begin, with the full transition expected to take six months to a year.
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Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is A Roadmap for the US
National security analysts have been astonished by how this country the size of Texas has fought back the behemoth of the Russian Federation (almost twice the size of the U.S) and Vladimir Putin’s massive army.
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Jon Husted Goes After Sherrod Brown At RNC Convention For ‘Leaving Families Like Mine Behind’
The senator, to boos, brought up Democrats being in charge less than two years ago to paint a stark contrast.
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Mexican-American GOP Rep Touts Border Achievements And Tax Deductions During RNC Speech
The congresswoman then contrasted the border crisis under Biden with the current state of the border under a Republican-controlled Congress and White House.
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Who Is Next In The U.S. Crackdown On Iran’s Financial Network
The announcement follows recent U.S. action against financial institutions accused of moving money connected to Iran.
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Inflation Fears Send Consumer Sentiment Tumbling In September
Americans’ one-year inflation expectations climbed to 4.6%, up from 4% previously and matching the highest reading recorded in June
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Bessent Warns Of ‘Socialist Hellscape’ If Democrats Take Power
The Treasury secretary went on to highlight what he described as some of Trump’s biggest economic accomplishments.
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Why Did Trump Reject Saudi Prince’s Request To Strike The Houthis
The report said the United States is instead increasing support for Saudi Arabia through intelligence and targeting information
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Paxton Touts Tax Relief Plan, Takes Aim At Talarico At RNC Convention
Paxton’s speech centered around helping Texans with the affordability crisis plaguing the state and the country.
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College Sports, LSU, And Judge Shopping: Anarcho-Tyranny Continues
The combination of both NIL payments and perpetual free agency has created a situation in which athletes transfer to places that offer them more money
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What Did The Latest CPI Report Reveal About U.S. Inflation
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% for the month and 3.4% from a year earlier, matching forecasts
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Watch: Devastating School Fire Kills At Least 29 Children In Rebel-Controlled DR Congo City
Hundreds of nearby wooden homes were also reduced to ashes
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Foreigners Conquered Europe. Congress Can Stop Them From Doing The Same Thing Here.
Republicans have frequently sounded the alarm over the fundamental transformation mass migration has wrought across Europe
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Report: Houthis Used Anthropic AI For Missile Software
Anthropic said its safeguards blocked many requests, but some attempts succeeded after users concealed their objectives
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JD Vance Leads GOP Effort To Rebuild Support Among Young Voters
Speaking at the GOP convention in Dallas, Vance emphasized family, patriotism and the importance of having children, while sharply criticizing Democrats
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Republicans Must Turn Dallas Rhetoric Into Washington Results
Republicans can produce campaign ads and deliver convention speeches. But there is no better argument for retaining power than pointing to tangible results.
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AI Boom Pushes Up Memory Costs, Threatening Cheap Smartphones
Global shipments of phones priced below $100 fell nearly 60% year over year in the second quarter of 2026.
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Is Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Kaput?
The Disney-owned ABC is denying that Kimmel won’t be extended, telling Page Six, “[This] information is inaccurate—any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.”
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India-China Ties Face Key Test As Modi, Xi Prepare For BRICS Meeting
Xi’s visit will be his first to India since 2019, following the deadly 2020 border clashes that severely damaged bilateral ties
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Victor Davis Hanson: The US Has Entered Stage 3 In The Trade War With Canada
Stage One was outrage at Donald Trump and the United States, and this is the narrative that we got from one side, from Mark Carney.
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Federal Officials Prepare To End Major Cyclospora Outbreak
The outbreak affected 20 states and sickened at least 11,458 people, with 495 hospitalizations and two deaths reported through August 27
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Charlie Kirk Is Dead, But The Movement Must Survive
A year removed from Charlie’s death, Republicans from across the country are descending on Dallas to galvanize the party faithful ahead of the midterms.
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Economists Raise Red Flags Over Trump’s $5,000 Cash Proposal
Vice President JD Vance said the payments would be funded through tariff revenue and targeted toward middle-class Americans.
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Grad Schools Are Training Activists, Not Teachers
Graduate schools of education are explicitly putting ideology above rigorous pedagogy of reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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$6 Diesel: Why Americans Could Soon Pay More For Everyday Goods
California diesel prices are already nearing $8 a gallon, while analysts warn the national average could approach $7.
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Everything Is Bigger In Texas—Including The Senate Stakes
For over a decade, Democrats have touted the purported inevitability of Texas turning blue
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Houthis Capture Yemen’s Mocha Port, Raising Red Sea Shipping Fears
The capture follows weeks of fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces amid a broader escalation between Iran and the United States
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The Digital Wellness Industry Is Hijacking Women’s Health
By Danielle Keats Citron, Jeanine K. Morris-Rush, Mona Sloane, Project Syndicate | September 7, 2026 Menopause and perimenopause, long under-researched and dismissed, have become a growth industry for online advertisers and wellness companies. Mining intimate data, this lucrative digital ecosystem exploits medical uncertainty to sell women hormones and supplements
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We Spend A Lot More On Welfare Than Bombs. That’s A Problem.
We spend less on the military than we do paying down the interest on our immense $40 trillion national debt.
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Treasury Yields Pause After Sharp Sell-Off As Oil Tops $100
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was little changed near 4.94%, while the 30-year yield held around 5.36%
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