❗️US calls on China to reopen closed communication channels amid tensions over Taiwan, official says
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❗️ US Navy ships will transit through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks, official says.
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A rally against French policy was held today near the French Embassy in the capital of Burkina Faso, with demonstrators carrying Russian flags.
The protesters demanded the resignation of the French ambassador to the country, Luc Hollade, the termination of agreements on military and economic cooperation with France, and the termination of the French military mission in Burkina Faso.
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The protesters demanded the resignation of the French ambassador to the country, Luc Hollade, the termination of agreements on military and economic cooperation with France, and the termination of the French military mission in Burkina Faso.
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⚡️⚡️ FBI recovered eleven sets of classified documents in Trump search - WSJ
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❗️🎥 “For some reason, there are syringes everywhere”: residents of liberated Shirokino reveal what Ukrainian neo-Nazis left in their homes.
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⚡️⚡️ FBI recovered eleven sets of classified documents in Trump search - WSJ
❗Trump denies documents at his residence were top secret, says they were all declassified
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✈️ Daredevil 93-year-old Betty Bromage
Betty Bromage, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, performed a full loop strapped to a plane over Rendcomb Airfield, near Cirencester, as she raised funds for the palliative care charity Sue Ryder.
Ms Bromage, who took on the fundraising challenge with wing-walking team AeroSuperBatics, said the idea to take to the skies first came to her when she was watching an advert for a Cadbury’s Crunchie bar.
Ms Bromage, who has arthritis, has been fundraising since the age of 87 and has already raised more than £23,000 for local charities.
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Betty Bromage, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, performed a full loop strapped to a plane over Rendcomb Airfield, near Cirencester, as she raised funds for the palliative care charity Sue Ryder.
Ms Bromage, who took on the fundraising challenge with wing-walking team AeroSuperBatics, said the idea to take to the skies first came to her when she was watching an advert for a Cadbury’s Crunchie bar.
Ms Bromage, who has arthritis, has been fundraising since the age of 87 and has already raised more than £23,000 for local charities.
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🚨 Police Update on Salman Rushdie Stabbing
🔹 Suspect ID’d as 24-year-old Hadi Matar
🔹 Charges have not yet been determined
🔹 Motive unclear
🔹 Investigators believe suspect was acting alone
🔹 Rushdie stabbed at least once in the neck and abdomen
🔹 Officials trying to obtain warrants to search backpack, electronics found on scene
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🔹 Suspect ID’d as 24-year-old Hadi Matar
🔹 Charges have not yet been determined
🔹 Motive unclear
🔹 Investigators believe suspect was acting alone
🔹 Rushdie stabbed at least once in the neck and abdomen
🔹 Officials trying to obtain warrants to search backpack, electronics found on scene
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🖥 The FTC is pushing for changes to how Big Tech handles data
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a new notice calling for input into how tech companies handle consumer data, a crucial first step in setting binding rules for the industry. Formally known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the filing calls for public comment on data collection, algorithmic discrimination, and commercial surveillance.
The FTC has also scheduled a public hearing on the proposed rules on September 8th in which members of the public are encouraged to give testimony on the issue.
Most recently, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act cleared committee in the House but is still awaiting a floor vote and faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Similar efforts to strengthen antitrust standards or regulate algorithms have also failed to bear fruit.
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a new notice calling for input into how tech companies handle consumer data, a crucial first step in setting binding rules for the industry. Formally known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the filing calls for public comment on data collection, algorithmic discrimination, and commercial surveillance.
The FTC has also scheduled a public hearing on the proposed rules on September 8th in which members of the public are encouraged to give testimony on the issue.
Most recently, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act cleared committee in the House but is still awaiting a floor vote and faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Similar efforts to strengthen antitrust standards or regulate algorithms have also failed to bear fruit.
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‼️ US army deploying roughly 260 soldiers to Europe in response to Ukraine conflict ➡️ LIVE UPDATES
The US Army is deploying approximately 260 soldiers from the state of Kentucky to Europe in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Army Public Affairs said in a statement.
"The Department of the Army announced today the fall deployment of the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade headquarters, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to support the United States’ unrelenting commitment to our European and NATO allies," the statement said on Friday.
The deployment is not a permanent change to overall US Army force posture in Europe and is a temporary action in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the statement added.
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The US Army is deploying approximately 260 soldiers from the state of Kentucky to Europe in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Army Public Affairs said in a statement.
"The Department of the Army announced today the fall deployment of the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade headquarters, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to support the United States’ unrelenting commitment to our European and NATO allies," the statement said on Friday.
The deployment is not a permanent change to overall US Army force posture in Europe and is a temporary action in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the statement added.
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✈️ Spirit Airlines employee suspended after viral video
A Spirit Airlines vendor at DFW International Airport has suspended a gate agent involved in a violent altercation that went viral online.
“Our vendor at DFW has suspended the agent. Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter,” the airline wrote in a statement.
The video posted to Twitter shows the employee yelling at the traveler in the airport, telling her not to touch him. The video has more than 6 million views as of Friday afternoon.
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A Spirit Airlines vendor at DFW International Airport has suspended a gate agent involved in a violent altercation that went viral online.
“Our vendor at DFW has suspended the agent. Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter,” the airline wrote in a statement.
The video posted to Twitter shows the employee yelling at the traveler in the airport, telling her not to touch him. The video has more than 6 million views as of Friday afternoon.
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🛣 Over $2B announced for roads across US
US transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country.
The competitive grants are more than double the amount awarded the previous year under the same program. The influx comes from a $1 trillion infrastructure law backed by President Joe Biden, which provided an additional $7.5 billion over five years for the grants.
A total of 166 projects across the country are getting a slice of the $2.2 billion.
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US transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country.
The competitive grants are more than double the amount awarded the previous year under the same program. The influx comes from a $1 trillion infrastructure law backed by President Joe Biden, which provided an additional $7.5 billion over five years for the grants.
A total of 166 projects across the country are getting a slice of the $2.2 billion.
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‼️ JUST IN | Idaho Supreme Court allows state to implement near-total abortion ban
The Idaho Supreme Court will allow the state to enforce a near-total abortion ban while legal challenges are carried out in the court system, the bench ruled Friday.
Abortions will effectively be banned in Idaho; however, doctors will be allowed to argue in court if the procedures were performed in order to prevent the mother’s death, or in cases of rape or incest, with the doctor having been given a copy of a police report.
The ruling will take effect August 25.
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The Idaho Supreme Court will allow the state to enforce a near-total abortion ban while legal challenges are carried out in the court system, the bench ruled Friday.
Abortions will effectively be banned in Idaho; however, doctors will be allowed to argue in court if the procedures were performed in order to prevent the mother’s death, or in cases of rape or incest, with the doctor having been given a copy of a police report.
The ruling will take effect August 25.
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🚨 Police Update on Salman Rushdie Stabbing 🔹 Suspect ID’d as 24-year-old Hadi Matar 🔹 Charges have not yet been determined 🔹 Motive unclear 🔹 Investigators believe suspect was acting alone 🔹 Rushdie stabbed at least once in the neck and abdomen 🔹 Officials…
🚨 Author’s agent: Rushdie placed on ventilator, may lose eye after stabbing attack
Author Salman Rushdie, who has been attacked in New York, is on a ventilator, cannot speak and is likely to lose an eye, media reported.
On Friday, Rushdie was stabbed twice as he was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
“The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Rushdie's agent Andrew Wylie told The New York Times, adding that the writer is on a ventilator and cannot speak.
Author Salman Rushdie, who has been attacked in New York, is on a ventilator, cannot speak and is likely to lose an eye, media reported.
On Friday, Rushdie was stabbed twice as he was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
“The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Rushdie's agent Andrew Wylie told The New York Times, adding that the writer is on a ventilator and cannot speak.
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🔥 4 injured after fiery crash in Virginia
Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a building Friday evening injuring at least four people in Arlington, Virginia, according to police and fire officials.
Arlington County Police reported the crash on Twitter around 7:00 p.m. Friday. They say a vehicle crash into the Ireland's Four Courts pub in the 2000 block of Wilson Boulevard.
Medics took the four people with critical injuries to a hospital, and they were also treating more patients on the scene, Arlington Fire and EMS said.
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Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a building Friday evening injuring at least four people in Arlington, Virginia, according to police and fire officials.
Arlington County Police reported the crash on Twitter around 7:00 p.m. Friday. They say a vehicle crash into the Ireland's Four Courts pub in the 2000 block of Wilson Boulevard.
Medics took the four people with critical injuries to a hospital, and they were also treating more patients on the scene, Arlington Fire and EMS said.
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