"Equality and democracy are under assault," Biden said during a primetime address in Pennsylvania. "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal."

"Trump and MAGA Republicans represent the extremism that threatens the very foundation of our Republic … MAGA Republicans don’t respect the Constitution, the rule of law, or the will of the people," he continued.

Biden took the opportunity to underscore that "plain and simple -- there is no place for political violence in America. Period. None." He continued, stating that the US cannot be "pro-insurrectionist and pro-American. They are incompatible."

⚡️ Protesters outside Independence Hall, where Biden held his speech, were heard shouting "Let's go, Brandon" amid a chorus of what is believed to be police sirens.

🚨 Biden briefly reacted to a group of hecklers near Independence Hall

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🚨 BREAKING | Assassination attempt foiled in Argentina after suspect pulls handgun on VP Cristina Kirchner’

Latest details on attempted killing of VP Kirchner

🔷 Suspected gunman identified by local media as a 35-year-old Brazilian man
🔷 Happened when VP was near her home in Recoleta - Buenos Aires
🔷 He tried to discharge his firearm but it did not go off
🔷 Police on scene
🔷 No motive yet

Iran's response to US proposals on JCPOA is ‘not constructive' - US State Dept.

Washington has received Tehran's response to US proposals on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and is studying it, but it is "not constructive," a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday.

"We can confirm that we have received Iran’s response through the EU. We are studying it and will respond through the EU, but unfortunately it is not constructive," the spokesperson said.

⚡️ Over 2,000 Ukrainian troops taken to hospitals after failed offensive - Snihurivka's Mayor

More than 2,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers have been taken to hospitals in the city of Mykolaiv after Kiev's failed southern offensive, with city morgues being overwhelmed, Yuri Barbashov, the mayor of Snihurivka in the Mykolaiv region, has told Sputnik.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that the Russian military had repulsed the offensive of the Ukrainian troops in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. The Ukrainian military lost over 560 people, 26 tanks, and two attack aircraft during the attempted offensive, according to the ministry.

"As far as I know, about 400 wounded were taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' hospital in Mykolaiv, the same situation is in the emergency care hospital. In total, more than 2,000 wounded were taken to various hospitals and medical facilities of Mykolaiv," Barbashov said, adding that he received the information from sources in Mykolaiv, familiar with the situation in healthcare facilities.

"All the morgues are full. Currently, there are significant problems with donor blood, with clean water, and with the provision of the wounded admitted to Mykolaiv's [hospitals]," Barbashov said.

He said that Ukrainian troops have attempted an attack near Snihurivka as well. However, he said, this attack was a diversion with the main attack occurring "a little to the north."

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💰 Micron launches $15 billion Idaho project

On Thursday, Micron announced that it would invest $15 billion to build a new semiconductor plant in Idaho — just weeks after Congress passed $52 billion in new money to boost domestic chip manufacturing.

Last month, Micron said it would use the act’s new subsidies to invest $40 billion into US-based memory fabs, or fabrication plants, by 2030, creating an estimated 40,000 new jobs. The new Boise plant is expected to create 17,000 new jobs, including 2,000 Micron jobs, over the next eight years.

Micron’s announcement is just the latest in a series of multibillion-dollar plans to jump on the Biden administration’s recently approved CHIPS and Science Act.

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🇹🇷 Turkish Coast Guard Command have said that maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait has been restored after its recent suspension.

▪️ Turkish authorities temporarily suspended maritime traffic through the Bosphorus Strait on September 1st after a vessel ran aground in the international shipping route.

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⚡️ Russian grain supplies to Middle East not interrupted despite Western sanctions, volumes growing lately - Russian diplomat to Sputnik

🇦🇷 Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Friday asked the country's court to investigate the attack on Vice President Cristina Kirchner as quickly as possible.

💭 "I talked to the judge who is investigating the incident. I asked her to uncover facts and responsibility [for the incident] as soon as possible," Fernandez said in his address to the nation, adding that the safety of the perpetrator who was detained today must be ensured.

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🧐 Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan has admitted on Thursday that he's shying away from using the party label in his election campaign for Senate because the Democrat brand is "not good" in the state of Ohio.

▪️ Ryan added that the brand of the Democrat Party is getting more radioactive in competitive states.

🗯 "Yeah, well — I mean, the Democratic brand, as we know, and you and I have talked about this for a long time, is not good in a lot of these places," said Ryan. "And I tell people, look, I’m an American. You’re an American."

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