Hurricane Erin heads towards eastern US coast, threatens major storm surge
• Aug 19, 2025, 9:33 PM
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Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern US coast Tuesday, generating dangerous surf and rip currents that prompted dozens of rescues. While forecast to remain offshore, its outer bands threaten tropical-storm-force winds and life-threatening swells.
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At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after operation against FARC dissidents
• 8:25 PM
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At least 34 soldiers were kidnapped by armed civilians in a jungle area of southeastern Colombia as they were evacuating after a military operation against members of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group, Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro S
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Geopolitical & economic threats: 'US is incredibly unreliable as core of European financial system'
• 5:37 PM
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Jens van ’t Klooster, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam, warns that the EU must craft a strong long-term economic strategy to challenge the US directly. He argues Europe has been overly dependent and unassertive in its transat
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'Netanyahu not under pressure from US, Mideast, Int'l community to alter trajectory, end tragic war'
• 3:33 PM
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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. The disrupt
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Fed governor Lisa Cook vows not tostep down, saying Trump lacks authority to fire her
• 3:08 PM
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Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump's announcement that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his effort to exert greater control over what has long been consider
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Has the US shut its ‘Five Eyes’ allies out of intelligence on Ukraine-Russia peace talks?
• 2:06 PM
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US media has accused Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of refusing to share information from Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations with Washington’s closest allies – to the potential benefit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Are cracks appea
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says Trump 'has no authority' to fire her
• 11:29 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented attempt to exert control over the independent body that decides US monetary policy and a move likely to be challenged in court. Cook responded thr
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US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook fights back Donald Trump's move to fire her
• 9:51 AM
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President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independ
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USA: 'Trump is a wannabe dictator' says Illinois Governor on National Guard deployments
• 9:14 AM
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called Donald Trump "a wannabe dictator" who "wants to use the military to occupy a US city, punish his dissidents, and score political points." This came after President Trump said he was considering sending the military in
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore
• 8:08 AM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief
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Trump fires Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over mortgage loan allegations
• 2:53 AM
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage loan improprieties, an unprecedented move likely to test the limits of presidential authority over the independent monetary policy body.
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SpaceX postpones latest Starship rocket launch due to bad weather
• 2:05 AM
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Bad weather forced SpaceX to postpone Monday’s launch of its Starship rocket, the key vehicle for Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions and NASA’s Moon missions. The tenth test flight, now expected Tuesday, comes amid scrutiny over the world’s most powerful rocket
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Bolivia right-wing candidate pledges to scrap lithium deals with China, Russia
• 12:13 AM
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Bolivian right-wing presidential candidate Jorge Quiroga vowed on Monday to cancel multi-billion-dollar lithium extraction agreements signed by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected president in October, saying he would seek alternativ
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