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Purple Heart Veteran Zip-Tied by National Guard in Her Own Yard, Now Suing
Purple Heart Veteran Zip-Tied by National Guard in Her Own Yard, Now Suing Anna King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, filed a $3 million federal tort claim against the Idaho National Guard on August 4 over a May 8 incident in which three…
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Senate Report: Wall Street Banks Watched Epstein’s Money Move for Years
Senate Report: Wall Street Banks Watched Epstein’s Money Move for Years Senate Finance Committee Democrats, led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, released a report on August 4 alleging that more than a dozen bankers at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank were aware of suspicious transactions made by Jeffrey Epstein as far…
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U.S. Keeps Bombing Iran After Congress Voted Twice to Stop It
U.S. Keeps Bombing Iran After Congress Voted Twice to Stop It The U.S. military restarted a blockade of Iranian ports and struck dozens of targets over a seven-hour operation beginning the afternoon of August 4, marking the fourth consecutive night of American attacks on Iran; U.S. Central Command said the strikes hit the ports of…
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Trump’s Attorney General Pick Survives Committee, But Just Barely
Trump’s Attorney General Pick Survives Committee, But Just Barely The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines on August 4 to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, after Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina ended a days-long standoff by securing a binding written…
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GOP Senators Turn on One of Their Own Over Domestic Abuse Allegations
GOP Senators Turn on One of Their Own Over Domestic Abuse Allegations Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has publicly said his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), is “a danger” and should not serve in Congress, following domestic abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno. Police reports allege Miller threw hot water on Emily Moreno, threw…
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Chinese Rocket Debris Forces Philippine Coast Guard to Clear Northern Luzon Waters
Chinese Rocket Debris Forces Philippine Coast Guard to Clear Northern Luzon Waters The Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) warned vessels to steer clear of waters off Northern Luzon on Wednesday as China launched its Jielong-3 rocket from the Yellow Sea Launch Area off Haiyang, Shandong Province, at roughly 10:38 a.m. Philippine time.…
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Pentagon Drafts New Nuclear Strategy Weighing Tactical Weapons Against China, Russia
Pentagon Drafts New Nuclear Strategy Weighing Tactical Weapons Against China, Russia The Pentagon’s policy office is drafting a new US nuclear strategy that would emphasize the potential use of shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a regional war with China or Russia, according to five people familiar with the plans cited by NBC…
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Russia Unleashes Record Missile Barrage on Kyiv, Killing 17 as Ukraine’s Allies Fight Over the Bill
Russia Unleashes Record Missile Barrage on Kyiv, Killing 17 as Ukraine’s Allies Fight Over the Bill Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault on Kyiv and its surrounding region into Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding 44 others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia fired 115 drones and 28 missiles — including 24 ballistic…
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DC Casts Its Jimmy Olsen Spinoff Lead Before the Show Even Has a Green Light
DC Casts Its Jimmy Olsen Spinoff Lead Before the Show Even Has a Green Light Mary Holland has been cast as the female lead in DC Studios’ Jimmy Olsen spinoff series at HBO Max, playing a character named Sandra, according to sources close to production cited by Deadline on August 4 [1]. The series, working…
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IMAX Blinks First: Spider-Man Muscles Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Off Its Own Exclusive Screens
IMAX Blinks First: Spider-Man Muscles Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Off Its Own Exclusive Screens IMAX is splitting its North American screens between Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” reversing course days after the superhero sequel opened without a single domestic IMAX screen. Nolan’s film had locked down a four-week global IMAX exclusivity…