Apple's 'rare' gift for Donald Trump is kind of embarrassing Even the box was made in the USA! Creative Bloq · Aug 8, 2025
US federal judge blocks Trump's birthright order nationwide Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office banning birthright citizenship to children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, in what has been slammed by many as a violation of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Euronews · Aug 8, 2025
‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi Noem hits back at South Park after show mocks her looks: ‘It’s just so lazy’ The show’s creators ruthlessly went after Kristi Noem’s appearance in the latest episode and depicted her Botox running out The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Elizabeth Warren Has 'Tough Questions' For Trump's Fed Board Pick, Calls Stephen Miran Chief Architect Of 'Chaotic Tariff Policy' Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday she has "tough questions" for Stephen Miran after President Donald Trump announced he would nominate the White House's top economist to a short-term seat on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Benzinga · Aug 8, 2025
What to know about Israel's plan to retake Gaza City Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City, the largest urban area in the territory and one that has already suffered extensive devastation in repeated Israeli raids The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Surge As Trump Opens 401(k)s To Crypto — Analyst Says 'End Game Is About To Begin' For This Bull Cycle Major cryptocurrencies rallied on Thursday evening as President Donald Trump signed executive orders integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system. The crypto market capitalization jumped 3.27% to $3.87 trillion following the landmark policy shift. Benzinga · Aug 8, 2025
Trump raises bounty for President Nicolás Maduro's arrest to $50 million US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Washington has seized more than $700 million in assets directly linked to Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolás Maduro, whom the US accuses of being a narco-trafficker. Euronews · Aug 8, 2025
OptimizeRx Stock Rallies 22% After-Hours Thanks To Q2 Earnings Push Following the release of its second-quarter financial results, OptimizerRx Corp (NASDAQ:OPRX) stock witnessed a 22.66% surge during after-hours trading on Thursday. Benzinga · Aug 8, 2025
Tokyo Soars On Trade Deal Relief As Asian Markets Limp Into Weekend Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025
Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is temporary and patients will return to Gaza The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025
US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro to $50m US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Venezuelan president one of the world’s ‘largest narco-traffickers’. Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2025
Trump orders federal law enforcement to patrol DC after Stephen Miller claims crime in capital ‘more violent than Baghdad’ Trump has been threatening to federalize the capital all week following an attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
People who get ‘Obamacare’ health insurance are set to see premiums jump by 18%, study finds The hike is due to rising healthcare costs, inflation, uncertainty over federal policy changes and, potentially, President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to the analysis The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Steve Bannon planning 2028 presidential run because he believes Vance is ‘not tough enough’: report The former White House advisor, right-wing podcaster, conspiracy theorist and convicted felon, now fancies a shot at the top job, sources said The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025 Solid Gold, Royal Missives And Nobel Noms: How To Win Trump Over Apple chief Tim Cook went straight to the point: "It's 24-karat gold...
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Trump admin reverses course and grants some visas to Venezuelan teams to compete in Little League World Series Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly had to intervene to get teams an exception to Trump’s June travel ban
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2025 Disney settles with Gina Carano in lawsuit backed by Elon Musk Actor claimed unjust firing from The Mandalorian after producers objected to her ‘abhorrent’ social media posts
International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025 Trump To Host Armenia, Azerbaijan For Historic 'Peace Signing' US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a "Historic Peace Summit" aimed at ending a decades-long conflict between two former Soviet republics.
Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,261 Here are the key events on day 1,261 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2025 Trump news at a glance: US tariffs now at highest level in almost 100 years; Trump says he will meet Putin Brazil calls duties ‘unacceptable blackmail’ as other seek talks with US; Trump contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was precondition of US-Russia summit. Key US politics stories from Thursday 7 August 2025
International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025 US Raises Bounty On Venezuela's Maduro To $50 Mn The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million.
International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025 US Uses War Rhetoric, Superman To Recruit For Migrant Crackdown From Uncle Sam to Superman, the US government is deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit Americans into enforcing Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 FBI fires more top officials who investigated Trump The FBI Agents Association, an advocacy group for current and retired FBI agents, said Thursday it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the reported firings
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Trump signs order requiring colleges to provide admissions data IN FULL
LiveScience · Aug 8, 2025 'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.