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News Wrap: Hurricane Erin roaring past Bahamas
In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Erin is roaring past the Bahamas as the East Coast braces for dangerous rip currents, more than 150 people are still missing after flash floods devastated Pakistan, a flight attendant strike at Air Canada entered its third day and conservative cable network Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:
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Senate Dems urge Trump to walk back chip deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senate Democrats urge Trump to walk back chip deal Several top Senate Democrats are urging President Trump to walk back a deal with Nvidia and AMD that would allow the companies to sell artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China after they agreed to share 15 percent of revenue from sales. Greg...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:How D.C. residents feel about crime and the federal takeover of their city
Residents of Washington, D.C., are still adapting to life under federal control after President Trump seized authority over the cityโs police force and deployed the National Guard. Nearly 400 people have been arrested and hundreds more troops from West Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina and Mississippi continue to pour in. Geoff Bennett reports on what residents make of the presidentโs move.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:One GOP battle to watch this funding season
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story A GOP battle to watch this funding season The return of earmarks to the annual government funding bills has sparked a battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill, pitting fiscal hawks against members of the Appropriations Committees...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:How partisan redistricting battles could decide the next Congress
Texas lawmakers are back in session after Democrats returned to the state after leaving to block partisan redistricting. Democrats came back because California is planning its own partisan map to counteract GOP gains in Texas. To discuss how the map battle could decide the next Congress, Lisa Desjardins spoke with Dr. Sam Wang of the Electoral Innovation Lab.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Police examining burnt-out sports car possible link to Sydney pub shooting
NSW Police are continuing to hunt for the gunman responsible for shooting a man dead and seriously wounding another, after a burnt-out luxury car was found in Sydney's north-west overnight.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on whether Democrats can overcome GOP redistricting advantages
NPRโs Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of redistricting and President Trump's latest push against mail-in voting.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Newly released tapes reveal intimate reflections by Woody Guthrie
Nearly 60 years after his death, there is a renewed interest in the life and music of American folk icon and social activist Woody Guthrie. Last week, an album of songs and recordings of him talking was released, and Guthrieโs songs are showing up on the set lists of some of musicโs biggest stars. Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, and our arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Couple faces tiny home eviction amid calls to cut red tape
Josh Heins and Manu Bohn believe their tiny home on wheels does not need approval, but their local council does not agree.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting
President Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday as the search for an end to the three-and-a-half-year war intensifies. Major European leaders also jetted in for the meeting. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were all in...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Severe weather pushes Perth towards wet winter not seen in almost 30 years
Perth is set to beat its long-term rainfall average for each month of winter โ the first time that would have happened since 1996 โ as a cold front prepares to batter WA's south-west.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Trump calls Putin to arrange face-to-face with Zelenskyย
President Trump said Monday he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following meetings at the White House with top European leaders and began arranging a potential bilateral meeting involving Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said the meeting between Putin and Zelensky would take place at a time and location to be determined. It...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Death toll from Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah rises to five
Death toll from Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah rises to five The death toll from an Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip rose to five people on Monday night, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. Two Palestinians were previously said to have been killed by the Israeli strike. Israel has launched attacks across Gaza on Monday as it ramps up its genocide in the enclave.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Electric about-face could open the door for new truck makers
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Exits from Calif. deal could create window for newbies As the nationโs major truckmakers seek to abandon Californiaโs stricter-than-federal emissions rules, experts are weighing whether this U-turn could allow new players to disrupt the market. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki โAll your competitors just announced...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Condemns U.S. Bounty on President Maduro as โGrotesque Violation of International Lawโ
Venezuelaโs Attorney General Tarek William Saab, in his role as president of the Republican Moral Council, has issued a forceful condemnation of the United Statesโ decision to raise the bounty for the capture of President Nicolรกs Maduro to $50 million, calling it a โgrotesque and infamous maneuverโ that violates international law and constitutes a direct [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:ISIL-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern DR Congo, UN says
MONUSCO condemns the attacks by the ADF 'in the strongest possible terms', the mission's spokesperson says.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:'No-one comes for us': The women trapped in Afghanistan's mental health system
Accessing treatment in an Afghan mental health facility is difficult - but getting out can be harder.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:What could Article 5-like guarantees look like for Ukraine?ย
Security guarantees for Ukraine are emerging this week as a central component to any deal that might end the long war between Russia and Ukraine. When the war started in 2022, Ukraine had hoped to enter NATO, which would have given it Article 5 assurances under which an attack on one member of NATO is...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Costco enters abortion pill discourse
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Costco joins abortion pill discourse The major bulk retailer has not previously dispensed the drug mifepristone, but last week it announced it would not apply to become a certified distributor. Anti-abortion groups are claiming a win. AP...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations in North Carolina and Leaves Over 150,000 Without Power in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 4 storm, continues to wreak havoc across the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of North Carolina and leaving over 155,000 customers without electricity in Puerto Rico, where its outer bands unleashed torrential rain and damaging winds over the weekend. Officials in Dare County, North Carolina, have declared a [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike on al-Mawasi kills child and injures others
Israeli strike on al-Mawasi kills child and injures others An Israeli stike on al-Mawasi camp in Gaza on Monday killed at least one child and injured several others, according to Al Jazeera. Israel has ramped up its strikes across the enclave, including on Gaza City.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Federal appeals court blocks West Texas A&M drag ban
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked West Texas A&M University from banning student drag performances on its campus, overruling a lower court order that claimed First Amendment protections do not extend to drag shows. The 2-1 decisionfrom the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asserts the university acted unconstitutionally when it canceled student-organized charity...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Alcaraz claims Cincinnati Open after Sinner pulls out of final
Carlos Alcaraz claims the Cincinnati Open title after Jannik Sinner pulled out in the first set due to illness.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Not sure what ‘skibidi’ means? Now you can look it up in the dictionary
There are more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary. Other planned additions include โtradwife" and "delulu.โ
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine
Also in todayโs newsletter, Qantas hit with record fine over Covid job cuts, and Citiโs raid on JPMorgan investment bankers
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Google, Kairos and Tennessee Valley Authority ink nuclear power deal
TVA becomes first US utility to agree to buy electricity from advanced generation IV reactor
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Gallego slams Democratic criticism of Mamdani: โShrinking our tent as much as possible'
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) pushed back against Democratic criticism of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in an interview that aired Sunday. โIt seems like the center-left of the party is like, attacking him,โ said Dennis Welch, a journalist with the local outlet Arizonaโs Family. โYeah, I don't know why they're โ I don't...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Live: CSL to cut more than 3,000 jobs as it 'simplifies' business, spins off flu arm
Biotech giant CSL has announced major changes as its profit rises. The ASX is poised to fall after mixed moves on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Woman agrees to plead guilty to selling fatal dose of ketamine to Matthew Perry
Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the โFriendsโ star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that had been planned for September.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Queensland's learner licence scheme could be set for a shake-up
The Queensland government has flagged potential changes to the state's learner licence scheme, including the requirement for 100 hours of supervised driving.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Palo Alto Networks reports earnings beat, says founder Nir Zuk retiring from company
Palo Alto Networks surpassed Wall Street's fiscal fourth-quarter estimates and issued upbeat guidance.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:โMake Billionaires Payโ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements
As world leaders converge on New York City for Septemberโs United Nations General Assembly, thousands of activists across a range of social movements will gather for what they hope will be the largest mass-mobilization since the โNo Kingsโ protests in June. The โMake Billionaires Payโ march planned for September 20 will unite climate activists, migrant [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Ukraine offers $100bn weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees
Document seen by the FT lays out Kyivโs proposals to US president at crucial White House meeting
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:At least three Palestinians, including one journalist, killed by Israeli strike on Gaza City
At least three Palestinians, including one journalist, killed by Israeli strike on Gaza City At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday by an Israeli strike on Gaza City, according to Arabic media. The reports said that Palestinian journalist Islam al-Koumi and his son were among the victims. Earlier this month, Israel assassinated prominent Gaza journalistAnas al-Sharif, along with scores of Palestinians.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Hamas accepts Arab ceasefire proposal, Palestinian death toll passes 62,000
Hamas says it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicates its stance on the war has not changed.
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