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A divided New York appeals court on Thursday unanimously struck down a nearly half-billion-dollar financial penalty against US President Donald Trump as unconstitutionally excessive, while issuing a fractured ruling on the underlying fraud allegations that produced no clear majority. The five-justice panel of the Appellate Division vacated the entire $464.6 million disgorgement award, ruling it […]
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JTA Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Jewish Democrat in Maryland, has joined a growing list of Democrats backing a bill that would withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel from the United States, JTA reported. Raskin’s backing of the Block the Bombs Act last week comes amid a marked decline in Democratic support for Israel, […]
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Hulu’s Are You My First is all about virgins looking for love — but did any season 1 contestants sleep with each other on screen? The reality show, which premiered on Monday, August 18, was described as a new dating experiment “where virgins navigate love, lust and losing it.” “In this groundbreaking new dating experiment, […]
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News Analysis Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, known for his packed rallies and plainspoken, pragmatic-style public addresses, used his Aug. 18 byelection victory speech in Alberta to outline his party’s agenda in the aftermath of the recent federal election that returned the Liberals to power with a minority government. Poilievre, whose party’s defeat in the […]
Read MoreFormer British No. 1 tennis player Kyle Edmund has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 30. Edmund won two ATP titles and, in 2018, became only the second British man after Andy Murray to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open. He was part of the Britain team that won the […]
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As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.The president’s characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era spike. In some […]
Read MoreCloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The intense, sudden deluges have proved fatal in both countries. A cloudburst occurs when a large volume of rain falls in a very short period, usually more than […]
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BAMAKO, Mali, Aug. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The premiere of the documentary “Reparations: The Colonial Debt” was held in Bamako to resounding public and media attention. Produced under the Réveil d’Afrik initiative, the film sheds critical light on one of Africa’s most urgent conversations — the call for reparations from former colonial powers. …Full story […]
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What to KnowThe San Francisco 49ers now are 1-1 in 2025 NFL preseason play after their 22-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.Brock Purdy started at quarterback and made his preseason debut in the win, completing 5 of 7 passes for 66 yards with no touchdowns and a 100.9 passer […]
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One of the great PS3 and Xbox 360 games is currently available for free, courtesy of Amazon. The PS3 and Xbox 360 generation is arguably the greatest generation in the history of gaming. In particular, many great franchises got their start during this era. It was also during this era that we saw a surge […]
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