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Trump says US-Canada trade deal ‘subject to the finalization of documents’
Canada and the United States have reached agreement on the outline of a trade deal, though President Donald Trump cautioned it remains “subject to the finalization of documents”. The announcement followed three consecutive days of negotiations in Washington, during which Trump paused a threatened wave of new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods that had been…
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Larry David Ended Friendship With Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Because ‘He Made a Deal With the Devil. Literally. He Only Has Himself to Blame’
Larry David has revealed why he ended his friendship with lawyer Alan Dershowitz, telling The Atlantic that Dershowitz “made a deal with the devil” by joining Donald Trump’s legal defence team during his first impeachment trial in 2020. The comedian and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator’s remarks confirm and expand on a public falling-out that began…
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Bacon urges Trump to ‘say less’ after ‘contradictory’ Iran messages
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Tuesday urged President Trump to “say less” following “contradictory” statements about the state of the U.S. conflict and negotiations with Iran. “Some action had to be taken, if not with this president, maybe previous presidents, but something –– this could not be allowed to continue like this,” Bacon told CNN’s…
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Food security is an issue we can no longer ignore | Letters
Local community food-growing could be best line of defence, writes Dan Farag, while David E Alexander says the government must be more open about its emergency planning, and Antony So says we need to look beyond stockpiling food George Monbiot is right that Britain has become dangerously complacent about food security (Britain’s scorched fields mean…
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Trump names physician Overton to lead FDA
President Trump has nominated Dr Heidi Overton, currently his deputy assistant for domestic policy, to become the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. Overton, a physician known for her pro-life views, had been serving on the White House’s Domestic Policy Council and would take charge of the agency responsible for regulating food,…
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Marvel Officially Announces New X-Men Series After Live-Action Debut
Marvel has confirmed a new five-issue comic series, JEAN GREY #1, following days after Sadie Sink’s live-action debut as the character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and her casting as Jean Grey in the upcoming MCU X-Men reboot. Written by X-Men (2024) scribe Jed MacKay with art by Rogê Antônio, the series marks a significant…
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Universities opening tuition payments to PayPal, Venmo
A handful of universities are allowing students and their families to pay tuition via PayPal and Venmo mobile payment apps. Bellarmine University, Butler University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University and Texas Tech University are among the first to integrate the digital payment systems into Illumia, Nelnet Campus Commerce and TouchNet platforms where tuition payments…
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Cross-border deal, Alaska Senate race and Florida upset headline busy day
The United States and Canada announced a tentative cross-border trade arrangement on 19 August, prompting President Donald Trump to delay planned 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian imports for three days while documents were finalised. The proposed duties, which had been due to affect about $20 billion of goods, had raised concerns about costs…
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Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement, citing displeasure with Pentagon’s direction of outlet
Max D. Lederer Jr., the publisher of Stars and Stripes for nearly 20 years, is retiring over issues related to how the Pentagon is directing coverage of the outlet under the Trump administration. Lederer, who announced the decision Tuesday, has been with Stars and Stripes in some capacity since 1992 and took over as publisher…
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Who is Angie Nixon? Bullhorn-wielding socialist upsets establishment favorite in Sunshine State stunner
Florida state lawmaker Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated establishment-backed candidate Alexander Vindman in the Democratic primary for a Florida Senate seat, winning by more than ten percentage points despite being vastly outspent. The result marks another instance of a DSA-aligned candidate unseating the Democratic Party’s preferred pick, intensifying…