Kiss drummer calls Kennedy Center Honor ‘greatest honor of our career’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru Bo Hines is juggling dozens of job offers as he heads to the private sector Hines left his White House executive director post after starting almost seven months ago—and helping push through a crypto bill. Fortune · Aug 15, 2025
Kiss ‘deeply honored’ to accept Trump’s Kennedy Center Honor despite branding him ‘abhorrent’ Gene Simmons previously said Trump was ‘out for himself’ The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Donald Trump making ‘decisions without peace’ as he plots Ukraine’s fate without inviting its president They're really trying to strongarm Ukraine. We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
'Benefits Crackdown or Public Humiliation?' Ohio Republicans Want to Track Job Applicants Who Miss Interviews Ohio's House Bill 395 would create a public registry of job applicants who miss interviews without notice. Supporters say it promotes accountability for benefit claimants, while critics warn it risks duplicating existing systems and unfairly penalising vulnerable people. International Business Times UK · Aug 15, 2025
Trump's Tracking of AI Chip Shipments Exposes Flaws in His Export Control U.S. authorities are secretly tracking shipments of advanced AI chips from manufacturers such as Dell, Super Micro, Nvidia, and AMD to prevent their illegal diversion to China. Reason · Aug 15, 2025
Hillary Clinton urges Trump not to cede Ukrainian land to Putin IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
China is Pushing Back Against Biggest Firms Using Nvidia Chips Despite Trump Clearing H20 AI Chips for Export Nvidia's return to the Chinese market with its H20 AI chips, facilitated by a recent easing of U.S. export restrictions, is encountering significant resistance from Beijing. Barchart · Aug 15, 2025
India’s Modi pushes for self-reliance in Independence Day speech amid threat of US tariffs Prime minister announces new defence system for India after four-day military conflict with Pakistan The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Afghans in US mark Taliban Kabul takeover amid Trump immigration crackdown Advocates say Trump policies add fear to four years of uncertainty for Afghans seeking safety in US after Taliban rise. Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025
Should You Buy the Post-Earnings Dip in Tapestry Stock? Tapestry reports a strong Q4 but trims earnings outlook for the full year. Here’s why TPR shares are not worth buying on the post-earnings dip. Barchart · Aug 15, 2025
Richard Thomas dons wig and mustache to play icon Mark Twain in one-man play touring the US Richard Thomas has taken on the role of Mark Twain in a one-man show originally performed by Hal Holbrook The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Dollar Undercut by Decline in US Consumer Sentiment The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down -0.53%, undercut by today's weaker-than-expected US consumer sentiment report and today's -0.7 bp decline in the 2-year T-note yield. The dollar is also suffering from underlying foreign investor concern about the possibility of a politically-driven US monetary policy after US Treasury Secretary... Barchart · Aug 15, 2025
What Did Hunter Biden Say about Melania Trump? Ex-First Son Ignores First Lady's $1B Threat, 'F-ck That' Hunter Biden refuses to retract his false claim that Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania Trump to Donald Trump, despite a $1B legal threat from the First Lady's lawyer. International Business Times UK · Aug 15, 2025
We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025 Word is, Donald Trump eagerly worked to add Tom Cruise to his inner circle, but actor flatly declined "Stallone should take note."
Reason · Aug 15, 2025 My New Bulwark Article on Trump's Unconstitutional Export Tax The article explains why the policy is unconstitutional, but also why it is unlikely to be challenged in court in the near future.
Reason · Aug 15, 2025 The Human Rights Crisis in ICE Detention Centers Reports of human rights abuses are piling up as the number of people in immigrant detention reaches all-time highs.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15, 2025 Asus says 90% of its PC and motherboard production has been offshored from China to blunt tariffs — manufacturing moved to Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia It's doing this to find lower tariffs put on neighboring countries.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 White House secretly ranking 500 firms on their loyalty to Trump IN FULL
Fortune · Aug 15, 2025 Taylor Swift’s podcast appearance breaks Trump record, nearly doubling his viewership Trump appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience last October.
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2025 Seth Meyers on Trump’s Kennedy Center fixation: ‘This is what the right really cares about’ The late-night host discusses Trump’s takeover of cultural center’s honors to stop ‘woke’ liberal artists from winning
We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene smells defeat, tucks her tail, and reverts to her default Donald Trump factory settings But will Trump forgive her?
Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025 Trump Meets Putin In 'High Stakes' Summit, But Polymarket Traders Are Skeptical About Peace In Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump described his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "HIGH STAKES" in a Truth Social post on Friday, underscoring the geopolitical significance of the talks.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Hillary Clinton says she’d nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he helps broker a deal to end Ukraine war Clinton, a longtime rival of Trump’s, said she would personally nominate the president for the elusive price if he brokered a peace deal that did not ‘capitulate’ to Putin
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Trump officials wanted to give Musk’s xAI a huge contract. Staffers had to explain Grok had just praised Hitler Elon Musk’s chatbot suffered an awkward glitch in July after an update to make it less ‘woke’ saw it spouting Nazi propaganda and issuing antisemitic proclamations