Trump admin denies security breach after UK prime minister texted with impersonator IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 17
Bulletin PM briefing: Trump threatens Oman and Burnham fooled by imposter Furious Trump sends sweary threat to Oman as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz. Andy Burnham duped by imposter pretending to be Trump’s chief of staff. Why Reform’s benefits proposals have been branded ‘senseless and cruel’. Simon Levy denies violent attack on prison officer at HMP Belmarsh. Jason Arday faced… The Independent UK · Aug 17
Trump Family-Linked Trust Gets Conditional Approval To Set Up a Bank. It Could Issue Its Own Stablecoins. The Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary approval to World Liberty Trust Company to establish a bank charter. International Business Times · Aug 17
Stock Indices Waver on Strength in Chipmakers vs Weakness in Software Companies The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.15% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.28%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.17%, and September E-mini... Barchart · Aug 17
Trump’s second appeal rejected: What Supreme Court decision means for E. Jean Carroll case The Supreme Court has again refused to hear Donald Trump's appeal. This decision upholds a five million dollar civil verdict against him. E. Jean Carroll has already received the awarded sum with interest. Trump's separate eighty-three million dollar defamation case remains pending. Presidential immunity is now central to that ongoing… The Economic Times · Aug 17
Iran Goes 'Fully Offensive', Gives US 'Few Weeks' to Honour Peace Deal or Face Hormuz Escalation Iran has warned the US of potential escalation in the Strait of Hormuz if a stalled peace framework is not implemented within weeks, amid ongoing tensions over control of the strategic waterway. International Business Times UK · Aug 17
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war DUBAI - US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war between the United States and Iran. Bangkok Post · Aug 17
Iran Is Reportedly Preparing To Expand The War, Planning With Proxies And Ramping Up Missile And Drone Production Arab intelligence officials believe Iranian leadership is taking steps to "get their forces ready to widen the war." International Business Times · Aug 17
'Lies, Trump suffering from delusions': Iran military denies direct backchannel talks with US Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday denied US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington was engaged in backchannel talks with the force over the war. The Times of India · Aug 17
Melania Trump 'AWOL' Claims: Four Family Women Are Reportedly 'Competing to Fill the Vacuum' Beside Donald Melania Trump's limited political presence has led to speculation about four women from the Trump family vying to fill her role beside Donald Trump. International Business Times UK · Aug 17
Trump’s “Mystery Bulge” Leads To Frenzied Reactions As Many Speculate What Could Be In His Pants Is U.S. President Donald Trump hiding something under his suit? The internet thinks he may be! Bored Panda · Aug 17
Trump brings back misspelled insult to attack Fox News host over militarized White House ballroom President Trump used a phonetic spelling to insult the Fox News host for not using more updated footage of the White House ballroom construction The Independent UK · Aug 17
Trump rejected by Supreme Court in bid to grab millions back from E Jean Carroll over sex abuse verdict Conservative-led High Court shoots down Trump’s second attempt to reverse defamation and sexual abuse verdict The Independent UK · Aug 17
Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration According to a European Parliament resolution adopted in June 2021, Moroccan police temporarily eased controls at the border of Ceuta, the Spanish enclave of about 83,000 people on the North African coast, and failed to stop thousands of people from entering. The Conversation · Aug 17
The Independent UK · Aug 17 White House denies Trump chief Susie Wiles’ phone was hacked again after UK Prime Minister falls victim to hoax Denial comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was taken in by a hoaxer who claimed to be Wiles in a text exchange
International Business Times · Aug 17 Hamas Reportedly Tells Jared Kushner Group Will Demilitarize Gaza. He's Asking For Tangible Steps. Kushner is also meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make advancements on the Israeli side of the agreement.
Barchart · Aug 17 Stocks Mixed on Strength in Chipmakers vs Weakness in Software Companies The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.13%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.05%, and September E-mini...
The Times of India · Aug 17 No new strikes, no peace deal: What Donald Trump’s ‘low-key’ Iran strategy means The United States is employing a low-key strategy against Iran after a deadline expired. Economic pressure and diplomacy are now the primary tools being utilized. The US is maintaining sanctions and a naval blockade to influence Tehran. This approach aims to avoid immediate military escalation while seeking concessions. Backchannel communications…
The Guardian - US · Aug 17 ‘Preserve the stuff we own’: how right-to-repair laws are surging across the US Federal and state lawmakers have proposed several bills to make it easier for owners to fix items such as phones, cars, wheelchairs and more
The Independent UK · Aug 17 Furious Trump sends sweary threat to Oman as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz IN FULL
International Business Times UK · Aug 17 Deputies Union Boss Slams 'Big Misstep' in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance Probe After Scene Given Back Sergeant Aaron Cross, a union boss, has condemned a 'big misstep' in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, claiming detectives handed back the scene too quickly and put an inexperienced sergeant in charge.
The Independent UK · Aug 17 Senator rips Trump for not wanting to do his job: ‘He golfs and trades stocks’ IN FULL
Reason · Aug 17 Open-Weight Plus: "Blasphemous" talk in Texas, botox everywhere, ink on Mace, and more...
Euronews · Aug 17 Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it impedes US-Iran Strait of Hormuz talks Tehran has been locked in ongoing talks with Oman over establishing a secure passage for commercial shipping through the Strait, which usually carries around a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade.
International Business Times · Aug 17 JPMorgan Debanked Polymarket Last Year. Now It's Keeping the Door Open for an IPO. JPMorgan informed Polymarket in October that it would need to find another bank, and the prediction market platform has since moved its banking business to another lender, whose identity was not disclosed.