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    • Ralph Norman suggests special GOP primary runoff rival Darline Graham is the establishment’s chosen candidate

      Republican Congressman Ralph Norman has released a campaign advert suggesting that his opponent, Senator Darline Graham, is the preferred candidate of the political establishment, as the two face off in a runoff for South Carolina’s special Republican US Senate primary. The attack forms part of Norman’s strategy to cast himself as the more authentic, grassroots…

    • Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’

      Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outlet reported, according to Reuters. A military…

    • Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history

      The Ebola outbreak in Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday.  There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in Congo since May. This tops the previous record set during the 2018 outbreak in the Central African…

    • How will the dominoes fall in Florida and Alaska?

      🏈 Plus: Is the NFL really going international? {beacon}   It’s Tuesday and the humidity is making it really hard to walk anywhere without sweating today. Ugh…   In today’s issue: President Trump reimagines the Navy’s look Florida primary will test Trump endorsement Bizarre twist in Los Angeles mayoral polling Disney/ABC target FCC Programming note:…

    • Trump attacks ‘fake Republican’ Drummond in fiery Oklahoma gubernatorial runoff

      President Trump on Tuesday attacked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond as a “fake Republican” ahead of next week’s GOP runoff for governor. He renewed his support for Republican Mike Mazzei, a former state senator and state budget secretary, who advanced alongside Drummond from the June primary to a late-August runoff.  “Meanwhile, his Runoff Election Opponent,…

    • Elevation Pictures co-founder Laurie May leaves distributor after 13 years

      Laurie May has stepped down as co-president of Elevation Pictures, the independent Canadian distribution company she helped found in 2013 alongside Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman during the Toronto International Film Festival. Over her 13 years with the firm, May helped build Elevation into Canada’s leading independent distributor, with the company handling domestic releases of acclaimed…

    • Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused

      The preservationist group trying to stop President Trump’s White House ballroom urged the Supreme Court to deny the administration’s emergency request to allow construction, calling it “astonishing” on Tuesday.  The Trump administration wants the justices to step in to stop a lower court order that would grind the above-ground work to a halt starting Friday. “Petitioners,…

    • Trump insider says Natalie Harp is with president ‘A LOT’ as vicious sexism brawl explodes

      A Trump administration insider has drawn attention to the amount of time senior aide Natalie Harp spends with President Trump, a claim that has fed into a heated row over what critics say is sexist coverage of women working closely with the president. The remark has amplified scrutiny of Harp’s role and access within the…

    • Rally cheers, siege standoff, Golden Boot heats up

      Reporting on 18 August brought together sharply different scenes: in Jakarta, demonstrators marched against government policies and raised concerns about living costs, corruption and the expanded role of the military in civilian affairs. Police blocked roads during the protest and brief scuffles were reported. Separately, attention remained on Qusra in the occupied West Bank, where…

    • Johnny McDaid to receive BMI President’s Award at 2026 BMI London Awards

      Songwriter and Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid is to receive the BMI President’s Award at the 2026 BMI London Awards, held at The Dorchester on 28 September. The private ceremony recognises the British and European songwriters and publishers behind the past year’s most-performed songs across US streaming, radio, film, television and visual media, and BMI…