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Mexican Ranchers Hit by Flesh-Eating Screwworm Want Action on Cattle Smuggling
On a scorching afternoon in the rural heartland outside Mexico's southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, rancher Julio Herrera calls his herd back from an afternoon of grazing.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:22:06 EDTUkrainian Defenses Face Challenge as Russian Troops Make Gains Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit
Days before the leaders of Russia and the U.S. hold a summit meeting in Alaska, Moscow's forces breached Ukrainian lines in a series of infiltrations in the country's industrial heartland of Donetsk.This week's advances amount to only a limited success for Russia, analysts...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:00:34 EDTJapan Marks 80th Anniversary of WWII Surrender as Concern Grows about Fading Memory
Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the World War II, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the bitter lessons from the era of Japanese militarism.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:01:03 EDTPlastic Pollution Treaty Talks in Geneva End Without an Agreement
Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:41 EDTTrump Mulls Refugee Cap, Mostly White South Africans
President Donald Trump's administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40,000 for the coming year with a majority allocated to white South Africans, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter and an internal refugee program email, reflecting a...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:46:56 EDTS&P, Dow Futures Climb on Rate-Cut Expectations
Futures tracking the Dow and the S&P 500 were higher on Friday, underpinned by expectations of an interest rate cut in September, while UnitedHealth surged after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in the health insurer.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:31:31 EDT'Muslims Find a Home' to Air Sunday on Newsmax
The political evolution and realignment of Muslim American voters in the 2024 presidential election is examined in the original Newsmax documentary "Made in USA: Muslims Find a Home."
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:25:01 EDTTrump Shares GOP Poll on Rep. Massie Losing Support
President Donald Trump on Thursday night shared internal Republican polling that showed Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has lost significant support in his district.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:19:44 EDTPutin Delegation Lands in Alaska for Summit With Trump
Russian aircraft arrived in Alaska late Thursday ahead of a closely watched summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would mark the first time the two leaders have met in person since talks on ending the war in Ukraine intensified.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:08:18 EDTOct. 7 Documentary to Screen at Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack after all, following an uproar over the film's disinvitation from the upcoming festival.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:46:27 EDTDEA Boss Terry Cole Named D.C. Emergency Police Commissioner
The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the police chief.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:36:46 EDTOfficials: Man Dies Fleeing ICE Raid in California
A man who was believed to have been running from a raid by U.S. immigration agents died Thursday after being hit by a car on a freeway, police said.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:37:03 EDTSteven Sund to Newsmax: Mayor Bolting D.C. 'Not a Good Look'
Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to leave the Washington, D.C., for Martha's Vineyard this week is "not a good look," former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund told Newsmax on Thursday.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:50:26 EDTRubio Marks India's Independence Day Amid Diplomatic Strain
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday congratulated India on its Independence Day, praising the "historic relationship between the world's largest democracy and the world's oldest democracy" and reaffirming U.S.-India cooperation in defense, technology, and space.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:26:14 EDT4th Person Dies as Legionnaires' Disease Sickens Dozens in NYC
A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildings.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:45:25 EDTCritics of Israel Settlement Project: Cuts the West Bank in Two
Israel's far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead - a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a Palestinian state by effectively cutting the...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:44:07 EDTWith Fed Takeover in D.C., Mayor Bowser Heads to Martha's Vineyard
As President Donald Trump orders a federal takeover of the D.C. police force and deploys National Guard troops to combat what he calls "out of control" crime in the nation's capital, Mayor Muriel Bowser is spending time in Martha's Vineyard.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:23:51 EDTGunman Who Targeted Black People: Drop Charges, Jury Too White
Attorneys for a white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people told a judge Thursday that the federal charges against him should be dropped because there weren't enough Black people and other minority groups on the grand jury that indicted him.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:19:15 EDTObama Backs Texas Dems as GOP Defends New Maps
Former President Barack Obama joined a call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, praising their decision to leave the state to block Republican-backed congressional maps that could give the GOP several new seats, according to The Hill.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:25:06 EDTTrump Tells Melania 'Go Forward' on Suit Against Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he supports first lady Melania Trump's moving ahead with her threat to sue former President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden over comments that she is linked to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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