President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on August 20, 2026, directing federal agencies to expand U.S. space transportation capabilities to support over 1,000 annual launches and re-entries by 2030. The directive repeals the 2013 National Space Transportation Policy, establishing an America First framework to modernize launch infrastructure,...
Federal authorities issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning that unidentified threat actors are utilizing artificial intelligence to target programmable logic controllers manufactured by Siemens. The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency stated that attackers...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Aug. 20 that Washington will impose the “toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, escalating an economic campaign intended to pressure Tehran without resuming large-scale military operations. Bessent told CNBC that the United States would seek coordinated international isolation and warned countries continuing to transfer...
Amazon Prime Video accidentally streamed Jason Statham’s action thriller Mutiny in its entirety on August 19, two days before its scheduled theatrical release . The full 95-minute film was available on the US platform for several hours before being removed . Distributor Lionsgate and international buyers are furious, as the...
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute over the film "It Ends With Us," averting a trial that was scheduled to begin on May 18, 2026 . The settlement, announced on May 4, involved no financial payout between the parties . However, the legal battle is not...
A reported joint proposal by the AFL-CIO and Teamsters to impose a 0.5% tax on high-compute businesses could not be independently verified in public records reviewed Friday. The supplied claim says the “automation special tax” would cover hyperscale data centers above 20 megawatts of IT load and companies buying more...
The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Apple remains active in federal court, but a new filing demanding that Apple dismantle iMessage has not been verified. The lawsuit was filed March 21, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging Apple illegally maintained smartphone-market power...
A viral claim that federal authorities seized Taylor Swift’s private jet over a $42.3 million tax debt is not supported by credible evidence as of August 21, 2026. Searches found no IRS announcement, federal court filing, or direct reporting from named outlets directly confirming the alleged seizure, debt, payment dispute,...
Tyson Foods announced on August 13 it will close beef processing plants in Joslin, Illinois, and Eagle Mountain, Utah, eliminating over 3,200 jobs as the U.S. faces its most severe cattle shortage in decades . The U.S. cattle herd fell to approximately 86.2 million head as of January 1, 2026,...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who was found unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment on August 16 at age 36 . An autopsy found no signs of physical trauma that would have contributed to her death, but the cause...
