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Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death.
· Bbcnews
Austria and Greece play a part in push to get US and Iran to negotiate
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
· Matthew Lee
Kennedy Center Votes To Put Trump's Name On Building, Close For Renovations
Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Former New Mexico lawmaker guilty of diverting public school funds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a friend’s company in exchange for kickbacks.
· Susan Montoya Bryan
Iran’s next opposition will come from inside its shrinking regime | The National
There is, in Iran’s political discourse, a pair of concepts known as “Khodi” (insiders) and “Ghair-Khodi” (outsiders). The distinction has never been a mere matter of words. Since the founding of the Islamic Republic, it has been a key instrument for defining the regime’s identity, protecting its boundaries and regu…
· Sultan Al Nuaimi
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024.
· Associated Press
Nigel Farage wins ‘victory against the establishment’
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won back his seat in parliament, in a by-election boycotted by every other major British party. Farage vacated his seat and triggered the election in an effort to “stick two fingers up to the establishment.”
· RT
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won back his seat in parliament, in a by-election boycotted by every other major British party. Farage vacated his seat and triggered the election in an effort to “stick two fingers up to the establishment.”
· RT
Russell Fry backs Darline Graham in South Carolina's GOP Senate runoff
A first-time candidate who was always close to her brother, Lindsey Graham’s political orbit, Darline Graham overcame skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him.
· Meg Kinnard
A renewed push to ban seclusion, reduce restraint in Michigan schools
Thousands of times a year in Michigan schools, students who are considered a potential danger to themselves and others — many of them children with disabilities — are physically restrained or put in seclusion.
· Isabel Lohman Bridge Michigan
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case over insurance CEO killing
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in his federal criminal case stemming from the killing of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk.
· REUTERS
Hezbollah accuses Lebanon’s government of targeting ‘resistance’ instead of Israel: Report
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem accused the Lebanese authorities of "targeting the resistance instead of targeting the enemy" and failing to "abide by agreements", Al Jazeera reported.
· Middleeasteye
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
· Danmilmo
Michigan utility regulators ask lawmakers to end annual rate hikes
Michigan’s utility regulator told state lawmakers this week that legislation ending the cycle of yearly rate increases and rewriting the way utilities earn profit would do more for household energy bills than anything the commission can do on its own.
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to causing UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death in federal case
Plea comes weeks before separate case is scheduled to start in New York, and could throw proceedings into disarray
· Victoria Bekiempis
Massachusetts mayor arrested for fraudulently obtaining pandemic loan
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor was arrested Friday and charged with fraudulently obtaining a pandemic loan and using the money to fund his election campaign as well as pay off high-interest mortgages on several of his properties and personal taxes.
Analysis: Israel’s government can’t disown West Bank settler violence
Israeli settlers have marauded across the occupied West Bank for months, attacking Palestinian towns and villages with impunity.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Federal judge denies attempt to strike down DeSoto County’s majority-Black judicial districts
A federal judge, at least for now, has denied a request to prevent a majority-Black section of voters from electing new county judges months before the election begins.
Court rules companies can't import Gilead medications from overseas in blow to AFP health programs
A court ruling this week in favor of Gilead Sciences could significantly impact a burgeoning class of health programs in the U.S. that federal authorities say are illegally importing medications from overseas.
· Melissa Lee, Paige Tortorelli, Scott Zamost
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits killing insurance CEO
Luigi Mangione has admitted in court to fatally shooting a health insurance executive and pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking the executive with the intent to kill him.
· Jack Queen
"We Do Bad Things To Bad People": Hegseth Unveils New Motto For Counter Cartel Coalition
Via The Libertarian Institute
· Tyler Durden
Slower growth could temper BSP tightening
WEAKER economic growth has given monetary authorities room to be less aggressive in taming inflation, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said, but “a more convincing downward trend” in consumer price increases is needed before policy can be relaxed.
· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
Modest fiscal consolidation progress expected next year
FISCAL consolidation progress next year will likely be limited under the government’s proposed P7.2-trillion national budget, a Fitch unit said.
· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
16,600 flood-affected families receive aid in Bulacan
MORE than 16,600 families affected by the recent flooding received aid from the provincial government of Bulacan through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).
· Frederick Silverio
Disasters expose corruption in government
DISASTERS from the past week expose the same issue: corruption in the government. In Calumpit, Bulacan — a town with dozens of flood-control projects worth over P2 billion — an entire village went underwater, and the local government was forced to declare a state of calamity, with more than 150,000 residents affecte…
· Al Vitangcol III
Esposa de soldado de EEUU es bajada de vuelo de deportación y liberada de custodia federal
El sargento primero del Ejército Alexis Jaramillo muestra fotos de su esposa, Maisa Lopes Eliaser —una ciudadana brasileña detenida por el ICE—, cerca del Centro de Procesamiento del ICE del sur de Luisiana, donde ella permanece recluida, en Basile, Luisiana, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Joseph Vidrine)
· Jack Brook
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits killing insurance CEO
Resolving the federal case could allow Mangione to seek dismissal of the murder charge under New York’s double jeopardy law
· Reuters
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits killing insurance CEO
Resolving the federal case could allow Mangione to seek dismissal of the murder charge under New York’s double jeopardy law
· Reuters
Luigi Mangione admits killing UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione says he is prepared to plead guilty in a federal case. (Reuters)
Top French court upholds assisted dying law, rejects teen social media ban
France’s Constitutional Council has upheld a law passed by parliament to legalise assisted dying in specific circumstances, while striking down a separate bill that sought to ban under-15s from using social media.
· Daniel Khalili-Tari
US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say
The United States wants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn extremist settlers who have besieged Palestinians in their homes in the West Bank, US and Israeli officials said on Friday, as settlers pressured residents by pitching a new tent before Israeli soldiers arrived and it was taken down.
· REUTERS
A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara responded on Friday to a High Court petition concerning government funding for "first floor" studies in ultra-Orthodox education networks, warning of significant gaps in compliance with core curriculum requirements.
· GILAD MORAG, ANNA BARSKY
Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
'I Shot Brian Thompson': Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Friday to the federal charges against him - admitting that he went to New York with the intent to kill Thompson.
· Tyler Durden
"A Big Win Today": Trump Cheers As Trade Court Upholds Shutdown Of $800 De Minimis Duty Exemption
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Zambia's opposition leader expresses 'grave concern' as vote count suspended
Zambia’s opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has raised “grave concern” after the country’s electoral commission suspended vote counting nationwide amid reports of violence.
· AfricaNews
Luigi Mangione prepared to plead guilty on federal charges linked to healthcare CEO’s killing – live
Man accused of United Healthcare chief’s killing appears in Manhattan federal court to change plea on stalking charges
· Lucy Campbell, Victoria Bekiempis
‘The party of the Cubans’: How Republicans courted a key South Florida vote
Polls suggest Cuban American voters in Florida remain largely Republican ahead of the 2026 midterm election, despite frustration over immigration.
· Yasmeen Altaji
Netanyahu brands Britain an ‘Islamic republic’ as it prepares Israel sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has branded Britain an "Islamic republic", attacking a country whose governments have armed, protected and assisted Israel throughout its genocide in Gaza and wider regional wars.
· Middleeasteye
Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals must respond | Alexandre Lefebvre
From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer
· Alexandre Lefebvre
Will Labor or the Coalition have the guts to reverse ‘the worst public policy decision’ of the century? Don’t be daft
The Productivity Commission has picked apart Scott Morrison’s 2018 GST deal that gives Western Australia an outsized share of revenue. But there is no prospect of government action
· Tom Mcilroy
Back to Back Barries: what ‘melon-gate’ really reveals about our politics and the media – podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry look at Liberal senator Andrew Bragg’s speech this week in which he outlined his plan to solve the housing crisis – a plan that doesn’t have the support of his own party.
Heart, smarts and pragmatism: why health minister Mark Butler is suddenly a contender as a future PM
Cabinet colleagues say the veteran politician’s carriage of the NDIS firestorm shows his political judgement and collaborative style
· Tom Mcilroy
Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem
Icac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives
· Anne Davies
Zambia suspends vote counting after election violence
Zambia's Electoral Commission has suspended vote counting nationwide after reports of violence disrupted the country's general election.
· AfricaNews
Pilot dies after helicopter crash in German forest
No one else was on the helicopter, which was carrying out liming work on the forest
· dpa
Chris Mason: Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?
Nigel Farage did not attend the declaration of the result in Clacton
· Bbcnews
Influential Wife Of Anthropic CEO Pitched Post-Conviction Epstein On 'Luxury Porn' Company, And Claude Has No Idea
Anthropic has filed confidentially for what could be the largest public offering in history. Yet, one of the most influential voices shaping its chief executive holds no official position at the company, appears in no regulatory filings, and has been quietly scrubbed from the internet. She also pitched a porn compan…
· Tyler Durden