Two typhoons could make back-to-back runs at South Korea
After Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura made landfall in similar areas on the U.S. Gulf Coast last week, two typhoons in the Pacific might also hammer South Korea back to back.
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Appeals court rules NSA phone data collection illegal; upholds convictions
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled it was illegal for the National Security Agency to collect data on Americans’ phone calls, but upheld the terror convictions of four Somali immigrants who challenged the now-defunct intelligence program.
California faces potential record heatwave as wildfires burn 1.5M acres
Firefighters in California on Wednesday battled to contain wildfires burning in the northern part of the state ahead of an oncoming heatwave.
CBO warns Social Security, Medicare and Highway Trust Funds will be ‘exhausted’ within 10 years
The balances in three federal trust funds – Social Security, Medicare and the Highway Trust Fund – will be “exhausted within the next 10 years” without congressional action, the Congressional Budget Office warned Wednesday.
CBO: Deficit will hit $3.3 trillion this year, debt will exceed size of economy by 2021
The deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion this year, and the national debt will exceed the size of the U.S. economy by 2021, according to a Congressional Budget Office report published Wednesday.
Trump orders review to redirect federal funds from cities ‘that permit anarchy’
President Trump signed a memo that initiates a process to defund large cities that permit “anarchy.”
Federal agencies launch investigation into “left-wing” unrest in Democrat-run cities
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are starting a joint investigation into what the president called “left-wing civil unrest” in “Democrat-run cities,” VOA News reports. Trump added that over 200 people have now been arrested by federal agencies, including 100 in Portland, Oregon alone.
Front page of UAE newspaper carries headline: “Salam, Shalom”
Following the recent peace agreement between Israel and the UAE, a major UAE English-language daily newspaper carried the words “Salam, Shalom” (“Peace” in Arabic and Hebrew) on its front page Tuesday, Israel National News reports.
Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader To Address United Nations
The team of exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says she will address the United Nations Security Council. Her address later this week comes amid mounting pressure in longtime Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down.
Montenegro Facing Political Turmoil After Uncertain Government Victory
Official results from Sunday’s parliamentary vote in the Balkan nation of Montenegro suggest that the pro-Western party of the long-serving president Milo Djukanovic may struggle to form a government. Despite its narrow victory, pro-Russian and pro-Russian parties seem in a better position to get enough mandates to form a ruling coalition.
Biden Now Endorses Law and Order for Riot-Plagued Cities, Questions Mount Over Who’s Funding It All
With his numbers starting to sag in the polls, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden looks to be trying to reinvent himself as the kinder, gentler, law and order candidate.
The Netanyahu Doctrine Is Bringing Middle East Peace
The historic formal full peace and normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates represents the realization of the Netanyahu Doctrine, which is heralding a new era of peace in the Middle East.
Trump Wins Delay in Handover of Tax Returns to Manhattan Prosecutor
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trump’s request to delay Manhattan’s district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices.
Senior UAE official: We got US assurances annexation won’t happen
As an Israeli delegation prepared to depart the United Arab Emirates Tuesday after completing a first official visit, a senior Emirati official said that his government had received “assurances” that Israel will not advance its plan to annex large parts of the West Bank.
Coronavirus: India’s economy shrinks by a quarter, in worst slump for at least 24 years
India’s economy has suffered its worst slump in 24 years as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Apple, Google build coronavirus-tracing technology directly into phones
Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software.
‘No Tolerance for Anarchy’: Trump Visits Kenosha, Blames Media for Spike in Violence Nationwide
President Donald Trump traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin Tuesday in the wake of the violent protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Sheriffs reject Gov. Kate Brown’s plan to curb Portland violence
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s plan to calm violence in Portland is falling apart after two neighboring sheriffs said they won’t supply personnel to help out, saying the answer isn’t more police but rather a get-tough policy of charging and prosecuting rioters.
Kenosha mayor lauds ‘extremely helpful’ National Guard in quelling violence
The Democratic mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, lauded the National Guard for helping quell violence seen in the city since the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Trump: ‘The Only Path to Unity’ Begins With ‘Patriotic Education’
“The left’s war on police, faith, history, and American values is tearing our country apart, which is what they want,” President Donald Trump warned on Monday.