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Epstein Survivors Call Todd Blanche ‘Condescending’ After DOJ Meeting Forced by GOP Senator
Epstein Survivors Call Todd Blanche ‘Condescending’ After DOJ Meeting Forced by GOP Senator Jeffrey Epstein survivors met with acting Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche at the Justice Department on Thursday, July 16, 2026, a sit-down demanded by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who had refused to commit to a favorable Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Blanche’s…
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House GOP Unveils Stopgap Funding Bill — and Immediately Splits Its Own Party
House GOP Unveils Stopgap Funding Bill — and Immediately Splits Its Own Party House Republican leaders released the text of a “clean” continuing resolution on Friday, July 17, 2026, that would fund federal agencies at current levels through Dec. 4, 2026, and avert a government shutdown when funding lapses later this year. Speaker Mike Johnson…
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Trump’s Election Warning Draws Fire From Democrats — and Doubts From His Own Base
Trump’s Election Warning Draws Fire From Democrats — and Doubts From His Own Base President Trump delivered a primetime address on July 16, 2026, citing newly declassified documents that he said showed the American election system is “so broken and so vulnerable that no one can possibly defend it.” He alleged China had illegally obtained…
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US Strikes Expand to Iran’s Bridges and Railways as War Drags Into Sixth Night
US Strikes Expand to Iran’s Bridges and Railways as War Drags Into Sixth Night The United States carried out a sixth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran on July 17, 2026, expanding its target list beyond military sites to include six highway and railway bridges in Hormozgan province, a railway junction station in Bandar Abbas,…
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ICE Agent Who Killed Colombian Father Had History of Violence, Ex-Wives Say
ICE Agent Who Killed Colombian Father Had History of Violence, Ex-Wives Say Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer David Michael Brouillette during a traffic stop in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. Brouillette, 37, joined ICE in late 2025 after previous work as…
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China Unveils Rival AI Alliance With 29 Nations, Challenging US Dominance of the Technology
China Unveils Rival AI Alliance With 29 Nations, Challenging US Dominance of the Technology Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization on Friday, unveiling the Shanghai-headquartered body at the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and calling for a “just and equitable” system of global AI governance.…
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Andy Burnham Declared Labour Leader, Set to Become Britain’s Seventh PM in a Decade
Andy Burnham Declared Labour Leader, Set to Become Britain’s Seventh PM in a Decade Andy Burnham was declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing the final hurdle to become the country’s next prime minister when he formally succeeds Keir Starmer on Monday. The former mayor of Greater Manchester ran unopposed after Starmer…
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US Launches Seventh Straight Night of Strikes on Iran as Gulf States Get Pulled Into the Crossfire
US Launches Seventh Straight Night of Strikes on Iran as Gulf States Get Pulled Into the Crossfire The United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran late Friday, with U.S. Central Command saying fighter aircraft, drones and warships struck surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime targets in…
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Judge Punts on Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Leaving $110 Billion Deal in Limbo
Judge Punts on Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Leaving $110 Billion Deal in Limbo U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín held an 80-minute hearing in Oakland on Friday, July 17, over an emergency motion from a coalition of 12 state attorneys general seeking a temporary restraining order to block Paramount Skydance’s roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner…
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Emmys Slash Five Categories From TV Broadcast, and Hollywood’s Unions Are Furious
Emmys Slash Five Categories From TV Broadcast, and Hollywood’s Unions Are Furious The Television Academy has moved five award categories out of the main Primetime Emmy telecast, airing September 14 on NBC, shifting them instead to the earlier Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies held September 5-6. The categories being pulled from the broadcast are Supporting Actor…