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The Useful Idiots in the Media Abetting Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Less than a fortnight into President Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. by the National Guard and an alphabet soup of federal law…
Kim Browne
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Boeing, striking defence workers union to start talks on Aug 25
The company has held informal discussions with labour leaders since the strike began Boeing and union leaders representing striking…
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Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri
Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential…
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China’s Dongfeng plans to list EV unit, take rest private
Dongfeng Motor Group plans to withdraw its Hong Kong shares in a new twist on a long-awaited restructuring, part of a transaction that…
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Apple claims ex-employee, China’s Oppo stole trade secrets
Apple accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging him to steal…
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ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal
European Central Bank (ECB) officials are increasingly convinced they can keep interest rates unchanged in September, according to sources…
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China’s Longi Green narrows loss as solar installations surge
Chinese authorities have amped up their rhetoric against so-called involution, pledging to put an end to the ruinous competition that…
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Zoom has biggest rally in a year after giving strong forecast
Zoom Communications shares soared as much as 9.8 per cent after the company delivered a stronger-than-expected forecast, suggesting that…
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Ransomware hack hit Orange telecom, data published on dark web
Telecommunications companies are attractive targets for hackers as they store valuable financial information on customers as well as…
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US Fed’s Alberto Musalem says more data is needed to decide whether a September rate cut is warranted
St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said on Friday (Aug 22) that he will need more data before deciding to support a rate cut at the…
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Visa closes US open-banking unit as data fight heats up: source
Open banking has gained traction in Europe, where regulators required banks to share data with licensed third parties, but the US lacks…
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Trump says Intel has agreed to a deal for US to take 10% equity stake
US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Aug 22) the US would take a 10 per cent stake in Intel under a deal with the struggling…
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Oil prices rise, make weekly gains as Ukraine peace process stalls
Oil prices steadied on Friday (Aug 22) amid uncertainty surrounding a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, with prices gaining…
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US: Dow hits fresh record after Fed chair signals possible rate cut
Wall Street rallied on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell opened the door to lowering interest rates – with the…
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Transcript: The Media Should Be Biased—Against Authoritarianism
Forde: My God we couldn’t in this country even get federal anti-lynching legislation passed. That was first passed not too many years ago.…
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Europe: Shares close at five-month highs after Powell hints at September rate cut
European shares closed at their highest level in more than five months on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell…
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Pete Hegseth Just Fired a Top General Who Pissed Off Trump
Inconvenient truths don’t go unpunished in the Trump administration. It’s a lesson that Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse learned the hard way on…
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Russia Bombed a U.S. Factory in Ukraine. Here’s How Trump Responded.
If another country were to bomb an American-owned factory on foreign soil, one might expect—at the very least—harsh condemnation from the…
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Trump seems to want to turn DC into a resort
President Donald Trump doesn’t just want federal control of Washington, D.C., he wants aesthetic control as well—and knowing the…
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DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Transcript in Rush to Appease MAGA Base
The Justice Department released transcripts of its interviews with Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday, the…
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The Media Should Be Biased—Against Authoritarianism
The news media has a powerful role in democracy, even if it often doesn’t acknowledge that, says Kathy Roberts Forde, a journalism…
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ICE Used So Much Tear Gas, a Public School Fled Its Campus
As Rolling Stone reported, in June, the fence of the school’s play area displayed a laminated message. Its reported content, which matches…
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Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Throws a Fit After Judge Gives Her the Boot
Alina Habba is whining that federal judges aren’t respecting the president after one ruled that she’d been unlawfully serving as acting…
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Fed Chair Warns the Economy Is Even Worse Than We Realized
The ruling was in response to a lawsuit from Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe…