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North appears to be inactive in engaging in diplomacy with South or U.S.: Security adviser
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 29, 2025
Published: 29 Aug. 2025, 17:13 National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac speaks at a press conference held at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Aug. 22 on the eve of President Lee Jae Myung’s six-day trip to Japan and the United...
RFK Jr.’s FDA Denies COVID Vax to Millions of Americans
TPM – Talking Points Memo
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August 29, 2025
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. News You Can Use: COVID Edition I’m a little surprised that the refusal of CDC Director Susan Monarez to go quietly and the...
Townsend-Ostapenko confrontation remains topic at U.S. Open
CBS - New York
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Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko's post-match back-and-forth at the U.S. Open remained a topic of conversation Thursday — but not for Ostapenko, who skipped speaking at a news conference, citing "medical reasons." Townsend, an American who is...
Carli Lloyd’s ascension into U.S. National Team soccer stardom | Flashback Friday
New Jersey High School Sports
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August 29, 2025
When Carli Lloyd tapped a loose ball past a defender in the summer of 2008 and unloaded a left-footed shot from outside the box, she gave the United States, and New Jersey, something to celebrate. The Delran alum’s score in extra time 17 years ago...
Sha’Carri Richardson Arrest Case Gets an Update Amid Christian Coleman’s Diamond League Win
Essentially Sports
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August 29, 2025
Sha’Carri Richardson’s summer has been marked by turbulence away from the track. The reigning world champion in the women’s 100 meters was taken into custody on July 27 at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport following a confrontation with fellow...
The Readiness Dividend: How High Value Players Power Nexus International’s $546M Half Year
European Gaming
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August 29, 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn online gaming, the hardest customers to win are the ones who notice everything. High-value players do not care for slogans; they care that deposits clear on the first attempt, that withdrawals land when promised, and that...
U.S. Lawmakers Push to Restart Afghan Refugee Relocation
TOLONews
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Several members of the U.S. Congress and civil society activists have called for the approval of a law that would restart the process of transferring Afghan refugees to the United States. American media reported that the proposal, titled the...
Soweto gogo shows her youthful dancing to R. Kelly's song, entertains South Africa: "Retired baddie"
Briefly
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August 29, 2025
A gogo from Soweto became a viral sensation when she was recorded busting infectious moves to an R. Kelly song The disgraced Grammy winner faces 50 years for numerous charges, including racketeering and producing child sexual abuse content Social...
Abrego Garcia's lawyers seek gag order to curb prejudicial remarks by top Trump officials
ABC St. Louis - Missouri
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TENNESSEE (TNND) — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Thursday to issue a gag order against top Trump officials, prohibiting them from making remarks about their client that could bias the jury against him. The...
Friday, August 29. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine.
Forbes
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KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 28: Emergency rescue workers search for survivors after an overnight bombardment by Russian forces on August 28, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least 21 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the wave of aerial attacks,...
‘The Big House’ concert only one month away, here’s how to get Zach Bryan & John Mayer tickets
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
Zach Bryan and John Mayer are co-headlining Michigan Stadium’s first-ever concert event on Saturday, September 27. With the show only a few weeks away, tickets are still available under $160 each. Tickets are currently listed on AXS. Fans can also...
Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India’s AI backbone
TechCrunch
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August 29, 2025
Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and chairman of Reliance Industries, has unveiled an ambitious plan to build the country’s AI backbone through a new subsidiary — starting with strategic partnerships with Google Cloud and Meta. At the company’s...
Poland’s American Film Festival Welcomes U.S. Indie Filmmakers as Completing Films Internationally Becomes ‘One of the Few Viable Paths Forward’
Variety
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August 29, 2025
Poland’s American Film Festival is ready to celebrate its Sweet Sixteen in November. Its industry strand US in Progress is accepting submissions until Sept. 10, looking for narrative projects in final stages of editing. “We’re hoping that the...
Mike Copeland: Cracker Barrel backlash; Buc-ee's at A&M; Coke vs. Pepsi at Baylor; local hotels humming
Waco Tribune-Herald - Texas
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Cracker Barrel stepped in it, big time. The chain known for down-home vittles and bucolic furnishings went woke, some say, and have suffered a backlash including boycott threats, a brief stock price dip, and unflattering exposure. So, what did it...
Two firefighters arrested by Border Patrol while battling Washington’s biggest wildfire
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 29, 2025
Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they...
Real IDs are being REJECTED by TSA at airport over scanning errors despite campaign forcing all Americans to switch card
The U.S. Sun
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August 29, 2025
TRAVELERS are having their Real ID driver's licenses rejected by TSA agents just months after being forced to switch to the new method. Americans in one state have been blocked from checking ahead to see if their ID will be rejected at the airport...
CASEY: Roanoke’s Higher Education Center plans 25th anniversary soiree
The Roanoke Times - Virginia
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The Roanoke Higher Education Center opened in August 2000, which means it turns 25 next month. To mark that silver anniversary, the community institution is planning a big party at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. The Roanoke Higher...
This May Be the Worst Media Gaslighting About the Minneapolis Shooting Yet
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 29, 2025
The horrendous mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis reveals something far more insidious than just violence; it exposes the media’s relentless drive to distort reality when an event clashes with their preferred narrative....
Ukraineâs battlefield data is being used as LEVERAGE to train the future of military AI
Natural News
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August 29, 2025
Ukraine’s battlefield data is being used as LEVERAGE to train the future of military AI Imagine a drone, no larger than a dinner plate, humming through the skeletal remains of a bombed-out village. It doesn’t hesitate. It doesn’t feel. It simply...
The reimagining of Africa’s place in the global financial system
Business Day
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August 29, 2025
When the U.S. Treasury transmits its annual report to Congress on the international financial institutions, few in Africa pause to read the fine print. These reports are often regarded as instruments of Washington policymaking, not as mirrors...