August 16, 2025 Ukraine, United States
Newsweek reports: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has spoken with US President Donald Trump, as well as other world leaders, following Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Zelensky has also confirmed that he will meet with Trump in Washington on Monday. Posting on Telegram, Zelensky said he had spoken with Trump for about an hour one-on-one, …
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August 16, 2025 Business, Travel
CBS News reports: Air Canada suspended all operations as more than 10,000 of the airline’s flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal passed. Canadian Union of Public Employees spokesman Hugh Pouliot confirmed the strike had started after no deal was reached, and the airline said shortly after that it would halt operations. “We …
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August 16, 2025 United States, Weather
CNN reports: Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above the northeastern Caribbean Saturday, churning up rough surf and sending rain and gusty winds to islands south of its path. Erin was a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph as of Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erin is located about 150 miles northeast …
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August 16, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two kids assembled more than 255 awards — mostly from …
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August 16, 2025 Elon Musk, Social Media
The Washington Post reports: A federal judge in Washington blocked the Federal Trade Commission from carrying out investigative demands against Media Matters for America, ruling Friday that the agency was likely violating the left-leaning media watchdog group’s First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issued a preliminary injunction against the probe, finding that the FTC’s demand for documents …
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August 16, 2025 Fox News, State Television
“We were told we would have an opportunity to put questions to both leaders after a joint press conference in the event the meeting went well enough that they could set the stage for a second meeting. And President Trump said if that didn’t happen, he was likely to call off the joint presser and just address the media solo …
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August 15, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
The Daily Beast reports: Pete Davidson says his well-known endowment is impressive “on paper,” but in Hollywood—where “everyone f—s everyone”—it’s more of a curse than a blessing. Speaking on The Breakfast Club podcast Wednesday, the former SNL cast member opened up about how his high-profile relationship with ex-fiancée Ariana Grande made him feel “embarrassed” early in his career. “Nobody talked …
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August 15, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: After three hours of talks, President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia told reporters that they had made progress on unspecified issues, but they gave no details, took no questions, and most importantly failed to announce a ceasefire of any kind. The meeting broke up several hours before scheduled, and far short of the …
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August 15, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
Axios reports: The Justice Department is suing California in an effort to block the state’s enforcement of emissions standards for trucks. It’s the latest battle between President Trump and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over whether California has the right to set tighter pollution limits than federal law requires. Under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency granted California waivers from …
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August 15, 2025 Russia, United States
The BBC reports: The three-on-three portion of the meeting in Alaska – with Americans Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio, and Russians Vladimir Putin, Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov – has finished, according to the Kremlin. It’s not the first time these four men have met at the negotiating table. They all took part in Ukraine peace talks in …
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