California teachers launch ‘ICE patrols’ as they’re spotted circling schools hunting for incognito federal agents
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· Ross O'Keefe
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Tribunal federal restablece partes de ley electoral de Texas que reformó el voto por correo
El Tribunal Federal de Apelaciones del 5º Circuito restableció el miércoles varias partes de una ley electoral de Texas de 2021 que reformó el voto por correo y el voto asistido, revocando el bloqueo de un tribunal inferior sobre esas disposiciones.
· Ayden Runnels The Texas Tribune
Trump weighs tariff exemption for Australia after ‘warm’ phone call
US President Donald Trump will consider Australia’s request for a full exemption from a new and controversial charge on Australian goods after a “very warm and productive” phone call with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese overnight.
· Nick Newling, Emily Kaine
11 Charged In Immigration Scheme Involving Over 1,000 Sham Marriages
Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Apple agrees to pay $150,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over employee's Shabbat observance
Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company failed to accommodate a Jewish employee’s observance of Shabbat, and later fired him after he complained of religious discrimination.
· GRACE GILSON
Minnesota’s Democratic nominee is an Israel critic, but she is not El-Sayed 2.0
Peggy Flanagan, the likely next senator from Minnesota, defeated a moderate pro-Israel congresswoman, accuses Israel of genocide and says she would oppose offensive weapons sales to Israel.
· JOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
US government extensively spied on anti-ICE protesters and leftwing groups, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings, infiltrated chats and obtained financial records in vast operation into groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
· Sam Levin, Rachel Leingang
Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex
· Peterwalker
Comelec chief asks lawmakers to decide BSKE fate by September
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives should decide on the fate of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) by September so that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can make the necessary adjustments and prevent further wastage of government resources.
· Dianne Sampang
Luigi Mangione may plead guilty in federal case: report
Published 14 August 2026 7:42am
· Sbsaustralia
KPMG bosses to be grilled in Canberra
One of Australia's big four consultancy groups, KPMG, is facing the Senate again over its whistleblower scandal.
· Emilia Terzon
Violent Crime Rate Drops In Major US Cities
Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Drama breaks out at DNC over plan to ban ranked choice voting in Dem elections
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· Emily Goodin
Texas’ mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions.
· Ayden Runnels The Texas Tribune
How Nevada made big strides to keep kids with behavioral health issues out of institutions
State officials announced a “dramatic drop” in the number of children with behavioral health disabilities who have been placed in institutional settings and other changes, including the launch of new services as well as service rate increases, marking progress on Nevada’s efforts to comply with federal disabilities …
· Tabitha Mueller The Nevada Independent
Mexico says Colombia rejected its earthquake rescue team
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has said Colombia is refusing to allow a team of Mexican rescue experts into the country to help search for survivors of Monday’s devastating earthquake, as questions grow over how the new government is handling offers of international assistance.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Count Binface has taken on three PMs and lost - but could this be his best ever performance?
Count Binface is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election
· Bbcnews
Can Takaichi's $2.3tn bet on industrial policy revive growth in Japan?
"Physical AI," which combines artificial intelligence with Japan's manufacturing prowess, embodies the wager at the heart of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's economic blueprint. (Nikkei illustration)
· AKANE OKUTSU
News Groups Sue Trump Over Paid Early Access To Truth Social Posts
Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Accused rapist Graham Platner speaking at labor rally in potential first public appearance since ending US Senate bid
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· Associated Press
Reform's Nigel Farage political fate on the line
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Vote counting underway in Zambia after presidential election
Vote counting is underway after Zambians cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election testing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record against widespread frustration over the cost of living. About 8 million voters were registered, with results expected Monday.
· AfricaNews
Anthropic's $2 Trillion Bet Is That Nothing Goes Wrong
The most revealing aspect of a $2 trillion Anthropic IPO is not the staggering valuation, but the suspension of disbelief required to justify it.
· Tyler Durden
The 'Burrito' Debate: What's It Really About...
Authored by JD Breen via Pretium Insights,
· Tyler Durden
Magyar casts doubt on Hungary-Russia nuclear power deal
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Thursday cast doubt on a deal struck by his predecessor that would see Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom expand Hungary’s nuclear power capacity.
· Milena Wälde
Tasmanian parliament to probe transparency of Rushy Lagoon sale
Topic:Forestry, Logging and Timber Industry
· Loretta Lohberger
Secret funding cuts put Premier Ben Carroll’s integrity pledge under fire
One of Victoria’s essential integrity agencies is being decimated by secret budget cuts, prompting transparency experts to call for new Premier Ben Carroll to intervene and protect people’s access to information held by government.
· Chip Le Grand
Sudan army says RSF advance on key town bordering Ethiopia
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allies of the paramilitary group have advanced into a strategically important town on the Sudanese border with Ethiopia, military and government sources told Al Jazeera.
· Al Jazeera Staff
WATCH: RZP will not ally with Ben-Gvir in 2026 elections, Smotrich tells 'Post'
The far-right Religious Zionist Party (RZP) will not aim for political alliances ahead of the next elections and does not intend to run together with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the elections, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told The Jerusalem Post in a Wednesday interview, laying out his plans f…
· ZVIKA KLEIN, KESHET NEEV
Inside Utah's Trans-Marxist Militia: From Cuba Revolutionary Trips And Rifle Training To Declaring War On Landlords
via Miah Blackwell of The Cougar Chronicle,
· Tyler Durden
Fuente AP: Mangione prevé declararse culpable en caso federal por muerte de CEO de UnitedHealthcare
Luigi Mangione en el tribunal de Nueva York el 11 de agosto del 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)
· Michael R Sisak
Judge postpones hearing on Tate brothers’ custody as they fight extradition
MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing over whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking.
· Associated Press
Travel giant double-billed hotel rooms in refugee accommodation scandal
Topic:Business, Economics and Finance
· Liam Walsh
Luigi Mangione is tipped to plead guilty to stalking. What does that mean for his murder trial?
Washington: Luigi Mangione, the American man accused of killing healthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges, creating legal uncertainty about his upcoming state-level murder trial.
· Michael Koziol
Apple's Tim Cook joined by Howard Lutnick in opening Houston manufacturing plant
Apple CEO Tim Cook was joined by government officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, on Wednesday to open a new manufacturing facility offering free training and educational classes for businesses in Houston, Texas.
· Kif Leswing, MacKenzie Sigalos
Voting underway in Farage by-election battle with bin-wearing comedian
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is widely expected to win the by-election. (AP: Richard Pelham)
· Thomas Morgan
Victorian Liberal candidate 'counselled' as volunteer program questioned
Topic:Political Campaigns
· Kate Ashton
Alemanha planeja dar poderes policiais a seu serviço secreto
O Escritório Federal para a Proteção da Constituição (Bundesverfassungsschutz, BfV) e o Serviço Federal de Inteligência (Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND) são serviços secretos da Alemanha. Ambos atuam de forma sigilosa: o primeiro, no território nacional; o segundo, no exterior. Há muito tempo, no entanto, esses órgãos…
· Marcel Fürstenau
"Unofficial" FBI Group Swept Up Journalists, Politicians As Russian Disinfo "Conduits" For Probing Biden-Ukraine Dealings
An FBI analytical group that reviewed confidential-source reporting about Biden family corruption in Ukraine was "unofficially formed" inside the bureau's Foreign Influence Task Force in late 2019 and did not corroborate the allegations it was assigned to assess before labeling the reporting as Russian disinformatio…
· Tyler Durden
Labor ponders deportation focus for visa overstayers in delayed migration overhaul
Labor would send out more immigration officers to try to deport visa overstayers exploiting the system under a proposed element of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to overhaul the country’s migration program.
· Paul Sakkal
Graham Platner to return to public stage after ending campaign
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
· Patrick Whittle
Saudi defence minister calls Iraq 'cherished neighbour' after strikes
Saudi Arabia's defence minister called Iraq a "cherished neighbour" in talks with a senior Iraqi army official on Thursday, despite last month's deadly US-Saudi strikes on targets in the country.
· Middleeasteye
California native tribe declares federal battle after $700M invite-only casino collapse
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· Bianca Zalben
Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that a Russian citizen has been arrested over an alleged plot to kill an American citizen of Ukrainian origin in Warsaw.
N. Korea's Kim could seek renewed summitry with Trump after U.S. midterm elections: expert
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could seek renewed summitry with U.S. President Donald Trump, potentially after the U.S. midterm elections this fall, if Pyongyang adopts a "revisionist" approach to help cement its status as a nuclear-armed state, an expert said Thursday.
· Song Sang-ho
Treasury IDs nearly $5B in bank transactions linked to suspected human smuggling, with 62% dip after Trump’s election
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· Josh Christenson
Japan's Takaichi charts own course on Russian diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visited the southern Kuril Islands for the first time amid a diplomatic shift by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Source photos by Kyodo and Tass)
· Staff Writer
Gamer Recruitment Campaign Sparks Record Air Traffic Controller Hiring: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration reached historic hiring levels for air traffic controllers through its campaign to target gamers.
· Tyler Durden