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Gasoline prices stick at $4 per gallon as war drags on
Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the Iran war’s trajectory remains uncertain. “We’re paying more than we’ve ever paid this time of year,” said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at Gulf Oil. “For August,…
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An ‘Unprecedented’ Level Of Violence Is Bringing This Region To A ‘Breaking Point,’ UN Warns
Officials are sounding the alarm on escalating Israeli settler violence and military aggression against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian students, staff allege discrimination at Columbia
Palestinian students, faculty and alumni are suing Columbia University for discrimination, alleging the school fostered a “hostile campus climate” and unfairly targeted them with disciplinary investigations following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York County court, four students and one faculty member argue that Columbia deliberately…
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European nations condemn executions in Iran
More than 25 countries on Wednesday, including the U.K., France and Canada, condemned Iran’s execution of anti-government protesters, accusing Tehran of using the death penalty to “silence dissent.” “We condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the countries said in…
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Navy meets with USS Abraham Lincoln families over mental health worries
Navy leadership has reportedly met with the family members of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier over worries that the ongoing Middle East deployment will lead to worsening mental health and the risk of self-harm aboard the vessel. At an in-person meeting with an estimated 200 attendees on Thursday in San Diego, family…
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Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?
Beijing may be benefiting from the war in Iran and Trump’s tariffs and has an edge in the competition for tech supremacy. The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos discusses his story “The Future, Made in China.”
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Kilmeade predicts ‘kinetic war’ with Iran before Labor Day
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday predicted a “kinetic war” between the U.S. and Iran will take place prior to Labor Day, just two months before the midterm elections. Kilmeade suggested that President Trump will put economic pressure on Iran over the next several weeks, but that in the end, firepower will be necessary. “I…
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New terrifying details of Iran’s ‘shoulder-fired missile threat’ … and intel on Trump’s bedroom location that sent his security team scrambling
Donald Trump’s security team executed a last-minute decoy plan while leaving last month’s NATO summit in Turkey after receiving fresh intelligence about threats to his safety. US officials reportedly learned overnight that someone nearby had been spotted with a shoulder-fired missile capable of downing his aircraft, and that Iran knew which floor of his Ankara…
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Jewish Dem defections threaten El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race decided by razor-thin margins
Fox News reports that some Jewish voters in Michigan who usually support Democrats may consider backing the Republican Senate candidate instead of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. The potential shift matters because Michigan elections are often decided by very small margins, giving even a limited number of defections possible influence. The article frames the issue around concerns…
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Claud Announces New Album Me And The Music: Hear “She Doesn’t Love Me”
Brooklyn indie-pop artist Claud has announced a new album, *Me And The Music*, and released its lead single, “She Doesn’t Love Me”. The song frames American society as a difficult romantic partner, while Claud describes it as a love song for communities seeking progress in the US. The album follows 2023’s *Supermodels* and was co-produced…