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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…
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Johnny McDaid To Receive BMI President’s Award at 2026 BMI London Awards
Songwriter and musician Johnny McDaid, best known as a member of Snow Patrol and a frequent collaborator with Ed Sheeran, will receive the BMI President’s Award at the 2026 BMI London Awards. The private ceremony takes place on 28 September at The Dorchester in London, hosted by BMI CEO Mike O’Neill alongside senior BMI executives,…
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Woke LA lawmaker lifts ban on homeless encampments in parks, sparking fears City of Angels will become more squalid than ever
Los Angeles city councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has moved to lift the ban on homeless encampments in the city’s parks, a decision that has provoked criticism from residents and commentators who fear it will worsen conditions in areas already struggling with visible homelessness. The move touches on the…
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Mom blasts courts for failing to punish serial car thief son, 15, harshly… and claims they sentenced him to complete a CROSSWORD and chores after his first offense
A mother in Maryland has publicly criticised the US justice system after her 15-year-old son, described as a serial car thief, received what she considers an inadequate punishment. She says that following his first offence, he was ordered to complete a crossword puzzle and some household chores rather than face tougher consequences, and she believes…
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Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Defends Selection of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’ After Backlash: It’s ‘Not Pro-Putin Propaganda’
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has publicly defended the decision to include Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s “DAU” in this year’s competition lineup, following criticism from Ukrainian officials. In an Instagram post, Barbera rejected accusations that the film amounted to pro-Putin propaganda, calling it instead a work that “denounces totalitarian regimes and their intrusion…
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Europe’s Citric-Acid China Test
The Week of August 9, 2026: The EU’s China trap, defense, tax, inflation and much more.