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Pilot reports possible burn injuries after passenger's laptop catches fire

"I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop," a pilot could be heard saying in air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News.

Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week

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US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes

Rule would require states to provide federal government with information on voters in return for delivering ballots The US Postal Service prepared to publish a final ⁠rule late ⁠on ​Friday to impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with information on voters before the November ⁠midterm congressional elections, despite a ​pair of court ‌orders ‌that currently block the ‌changes from taking effect. The USPS acknowledged in the text of the final rule posted online Friday, which is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register next week, that two injunctions issued by federal courts in California and Massachusetts currently bar it from moving ahead with the changes to comply with a March executive order signed by Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history

President Donald Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 28.

Rosie O'Donnell's Remarks About Guest Co-Hosting The View Triggered an 'Alumni Meltdown'

Rosie O’Donnell’s comments about The View reunion sparked controversy among former hosts.

Friday's Final Word

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Palestinian-British girl, 6, dies days after family drowned off UK coast

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Nick Chubb retires from the NFL - NBC Sports

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration's 75-Country Visa Suspension

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for nationa

Trump fires back after protester interrupts Myrtle Beach rally for Graham: 'Mom is voting for us'

Trump fired back at a protester who interrupted his South Carolina rally, quipping that the heckler's mom is voting for him, while showing support for Sen. Darline Graham ahead of her Senate runoff.

Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive

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Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists ‘I’m not a socialist’ after joining DSA

Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon rejected key Democratic Socialists of America positions on abolishing the Senate and defunding the military on "Meet the Press NOW."

British Politicians Just Can't Help Themselves, Can They?

UK politicians mishandle migrant-related crimes amid rising sexual assault concerns.

Meghan reportedly in talks to join Guy Ritchie’s TV series The Gentlemen - The Guardian

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Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’

President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and also jokes about bombing Iran Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country. “We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now,” Trump said, addressing a crowd in South Carolina. He was campaigning for senator Darline Graham, who is running to permanently fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. Continue reading...

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Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “cynical and despicable”. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, condemned Friday’s attack on Kryvyi Rih – the president’s home town – as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-reaching Russia sanctions listings since the start of the war” when ministers meet in Ireland next month. Continue reading...

Mavericks buy out Klay Thompson’s contract, NBA champion set to join Giannis Antetokounmpo in Miami: report

Klay Thompson is expected to join Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in Miami after clearing waivers following his Mavericks contract buyout.

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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M

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Initial focus for our partnership with Motorola is a regular non-folding device

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'Mutiny' Review: Jason Statham takes no prisoners in mindless but amusing brawler flick on the high seas

Fox News Digital reviews Lionsgate's action film "Mutiny" starring Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis and Roland Møller. Directed by Jean-François Richet.

Florida Man Sentenced to 7+ Years for Fake PPE Empire

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Iranian president says time to end war with US from ‘position of strength’

Omani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions.

Riley Gaines Torches Iowa Dem for Faking Locker Room Stance

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Trump rally security ejects protester wearing ‘kill your local pedophile’ shirt

Security personnel escorted out a protester donning a “kill your local pedophile” shirt during President Donald Trump‘s speech at a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Trump was in the Palmetto State stumping for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), who is headed to a runoff primary election next week to replace her brother, the late […]

'We have more work to do', says Canada negotiator as US trade deadline looms

Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.

Desperate Measures for Desperate Times: Dem Primaries Magically Become a Blue Wave

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Trump campaigns with Darline Graham in South Carolina ahead of runoff

Sen. Darline Graham is facing Rep. Ralph Norman to replace her late brother on the ballot in November.

California lawmaker overcomes pro-Israel spending to win special election

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Trump Sounds the Alarm in South Carolina: 'You’re Gonna Lose Everything We’ve Done'

President Trump traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday to stump for Sen. Darline Graham

Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader

Guyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.

US Treasury Classifies Hezbollah As Arm Of The IRGC, Not A 'Stand-Alone' Group

US Treasury Classifies Hezbollah As Arm Of The IRGC, Not A 'Stand-Alone' Group The new US Treasury sanctions on Hezbollah unveiled Thursday do more than ever before in 'legally' classifying the Lebanese militant group as essentially an arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Treasury action - which is certainly not the first designation against the group - underscored that it operated in "service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps." A State Department official characterized the re-designation as specifying that Hezbollah is an "Iranian proxy, not a stand-alone operation as implied by the previous designation." "This action builds on years of US designations that have repeatedly documented the operational, financial, and logistical integration between Hizballah and the IRGC-QF," the official also stated, calling Hezbollah "an extension" of the IRGC's Quds Force. "This underscores that Hezbollah operates with little to no regard for Lebanese sovereignty, the Lebanese people, or the Lebanese state," the US official added, which reflects longstanding Washington policy toward Lebanon. The Treasury action had additionally targeted ten individuals accused of being part of a network that transfers cash to the Shia group. Hezbollah has responded Friday by stating that this action "will not deter" its fighting against Israel. "All these unjust sanctions and classifications will not deter us from adhering to the path of resistance and the right of Lebanon and the Lebanese to defend their land, sovereignty and resources," the fresh Hezbollah statement said. The statement also asserted that the paramilitary group "does not need anyone to vouch for its Lebanese identity and patriotism." However, it boasted that "Our close and fraternal relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran is a relationship we cherish and are proud of." While long-running cooperation between Iran and Hezbollah is obvious, including in the context of the Syrian proxy war - wherein the two defended Assad - most scholars of Lebanese history tend to see the group as springing out of a legitimately local or regional movement tied to Shia grievances and lack of representation in Lebanon's impoverished south. It was largely a latecomer in the Lebanese Civil War, but has grown to be the most powerful and well-armed faction among all the different players in Lebanon.  The group is even more powerful than the small Mediterranean country's national army, and has been in a decades long war with Israel for control of contested border regions, and standing against Israeli occupation of Lebanese lands as well as the Syrian Golan Heights. But Washington's new action is ultimately tied to the broader economic war towards completely isolating Iran and its proxies - something likely to prove easier said than done, given Russia and China are not going to play along, as well as perhaps much of the Global South and BRICS nations. Tyler Durden Fri, 08/21/2026 - 20:30