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    • EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy Center board moves to name grounds ‘President Donald J. Trump Plaza’

      The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees has moved to rename the venue’s grounds “President Donald J. Trump Plaza” and plans to inscribe “Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund” on the building once an associated fund reaches $100 million, according to Fox News Digital. The steps follow a board vote to add an inscription crediting…

    • Trump celebrates return of US missionary kidnapped in West Africa 

      President Trump on Friday celebrated the release of an American missionary pilot who was held captive in Niger since last October. “I am proud to announce that Kevin Rideout, a wonderful Christian Missionary, is back in United States Custody,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump’s post follows a statement earlier Friday from Rideout’s Evangelical…

    • Farage Inquiry Resumes as Sydney Rail Chaos Leaves Passengers Stranded

      A parliamentary standards inquiry into Nigel Farage resumed on 14 August after he was returned as MP for Clacton in a by-election. The inquiry concerns an alleged failure to register an interest under the House of Commons rules; it had been opened on 13 May and suspended when Farage left Parliament in July. The Parliamentary…

    • Kathie Hoops, Longtime Financial Executive at Paramount, Dies at 66

      Kathie Hoops, a longtime Paramount Pictures financial executive, has died aged 66 after cancer. Her death marks the loss of a specialist who oversaw residual payments—an important part of how film industry performers and other rights-holders are paid—and advised the studio during collective bargaining negotiations. Hoops died on 31 July in Woodland Hills. She worked…

    • Son of former Mexican president challenges Trump after visa revoked

      Andrés Manuel López Beltrán — the son of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — said the U.S. has revoked his visa and accused President Trump’s top diplomats of politically targeting him. In a letter released Thursday and addressed to Trump, López Beltrán, also known as “Andy,” alleged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…

    • What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on U.S. water utilities

      A series of cyberattacks has reportedly affected water utilities across the United States since late July, raising concerns about the security of critical infrastructure. Although the US government has not publicly attributed the incidents, Iranian state-backed hackers are the leading suspects, and the scale of the campaign may represent an escalation beyond previous opportunistic attacks.…

    • Trump administration unveils tariffs on drone imports

      President Trump on Thursday announced new tariffs on drone imports in an effort to curb U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains amid possible national security threats. Under a proclamation signed by Trump, larger drones with certain sensitive capabilities, including thermal imaging, are subject to a 100 percent tariff, along with other critical parts. Smaller drones…

    • California Bill to Subsidize Post-Production Advances as Commercials Bill Dies

      California lawmakers have advanced a bill to subsidise film and television post-production work, while a separate proposal to support commercial production has failed for this year. The measure aims to stem the loss of editing and visual-effects jobs to rival states and overseas locations, extending California’s efforts to revive a production sector affected by a…

    • Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa Announce New Album The Godbody: Hear “Goin Down”

      Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa have announced a collaborative album, The Godbody, and released its opening single, “Goin Down”, featuring Kokane. The project brings together three veteran rappers from different hip-hop traditions and follows Rakim’s recent return to releasing albums after a lengthy hiatus. The Godbody is due on 18 September and contains 16 tracks,…

    • The War on Literature Depicted in ’The Librarians’ Is Still Being Waged

      The documentary The Librarians, recently nominated for an Emmy, follows US librarians resisting efforts to remove books from school libraries. Director Kim Snyder says its subject remains urgent as similar measures are being proposed nationally, with supporters describing them as safeguards against inappropriate material and critics calling them politically driven censorship. The film began after…