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U.S. New Home Sales Slip in July as Buyers Confront High Rates and Rising Supply
25 August 2025 A drone view shows new single family home construction in San Diego, California, U.S., March 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mike...
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In Washington’s Most Dramatic Escalation Yet National Guard Troops Are Now Carrying Weapons Amid Trump’s Crackdown
24 August 2025 In a dramatic shift in urban law enforcement, roughly 2,000 National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C., have...
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A Governor Dies in a Plane Crash and Still Wins: The Extraordinary Posthumous Senate Victory of Mel Carnahan
23 August 2025 Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan is hugged by his wife, Jean, after his 1993 swearing-in. AP Photo In a political saga that...
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In a dramatic twist, the FBI has raided the home and office of John Bolton, turning the tables on Trump’s outspoken critic in a national security sweep
22 August 2025 John Bolton; FBI Agents. Credit : Anna Moneymaker/Getty; PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty In the pre-dawn hours of August 22,...
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Under the cover of night Florida erased a vibrant memorial tribute as Trump’s “Safe Roads Initiative” swept away the Pulse rainbow crosswalk honoring the 49 victims
22 August 2025 A rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Credit : Todd Stewart/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News...
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Putin Might End the War Just to Give Me a Win, Trump Whispered And a Hot Mic Caught It
20 August 2025 Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump embrace at the White House on Feb. 24, 2025. Credit : Chip Somodevilla/Getty At a...
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Trump says saving lives in Ukraine could be his ticket to heaven
19 August 2025 President Donald Trump. Credit : Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty In a moment that felt surreal yet profoundly...
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Trump Announces Plan to Scrap Mail-in Voting and Replace Voting Machines with Paper Ballots Ahead of 2026 Midterms
18 August 2025 President Donald Trump; mail-in election ballots. Credit : Chip Somodevilla/Getty; JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty In a...
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Trump’s Bold Alignment with Putin’s Ukraine Peace Blueprint Tied to Federal Crackdown in Washington
17 August 2025 Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The US president reportedly backs Putin’s plan...
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Steady gains in U.S. retail sales for the first time this year signal resilient consumers even as service costs edge higher
16 August 2025 Shoppers in the Herald Square neighborhood of New York.Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg In a telling turn of economic...
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Commerce Department expands 50 % tariffs to steel and aluminum-derived products, deepening protectionist ripples across U.S. manufacturing
15 August 2025 Creator: Rost-9D Credit: Getty Images On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department dramatically broadened the scope of...
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Trump’s ‘no-debanking’ executive order forces banks into a maze of interpretation as regulators prepare to enforce political and religious neutrality
14 August 2025 In a move aimed at dismantling an often invisible barrier to financial access, President Trump has signed an executive...
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Trump casts Washington, D.C. as a national model for toughness on crime and seeks to stretch his federal grip on city policing
13 August 2025 Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Getty Images In a bold and...
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A 90-day extension of the U.S. China tariff truce keeps global markets hopeful while delaying the trade war’s next act
12 August 2025 President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11,...
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Tariff fears and surging U.S. debt keep long-term Treasury yields on an upward path despite rate-cut expectations
11 August 2025 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah...
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A shattered sense of safety, the Atlanta CDC shooting that claimed a young officer’s life
10 August 2025 Police officers walk near the scene of shooting at the Emory University in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike...
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Trump to Announce New Plan to Combat Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.
9 August 2025 When President Trump announced on Truth Social that the White House would host a press briefing on Monday aimed at stopping...
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The United States quietly rejects upstream measures in global plastics pact negotiations as the Geneva talks face a deepening stalemate
8 August 2025 Major plastic-producing countries have been accused of ignoring environmental concerns before the talks begin in Geneva,...
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Trump’s New Tariffs Push U.S. Import Duties to Century‑High Levels and Ignite Global Pushback
7 August 2025 On August 7, 2025, sweeping U.S. tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% officially came into force, significantly raising the...
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Apple Adds $100 Billion to U.S. Manufacturing Pledge in Show of Economic Patriotism
6 August 2025 In a show of industrial ambition, Apple is poised to unveil a fresh $100 billion commitment to expand manufacturing...
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