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Six time NBA All Star DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a single year contract with the Denver Nuggets for the veteran minimum of three point nine million dollars. The veteran forward enters his eighteenth professional se…
President Donald Trump announced a temporary 90-day waiver of out-of-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports, triggering fierce opposition from domestic cattle producers. Revealed via social med…
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has formally requested a major federal disaster declaration following catastrophic flash and river flooding that began on August 11. State officials estimate that residential property damage a…
The teenage son of former American football player Kroy Biermann faces serious felony charges in Georgia. Kroy Biermann Junior was arrested and charged with aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery offenses. Polic…
Fannie Mae has dismissed at least ten senior executives at its Washington headquarters, marking another wave of leadership turnover under Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. The terminations affected core…
Bitcoin climbed to roughly $77,000 on Aug. 21, extending a weekly rally of about 22% and putting the cryptocurrency on track for its strongest week since March 2023. Bloomberg reported the rally followed the Treasury’s A…
A Los Angeles County grand jury has formally indicted Nick Reiner on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbings of his parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer …
Renowned economist Robin Brooks warned that the U.S. Treasury expansion of long-term bond buybacks could trigger a currency depreciation spiral reminiscent of the Japanese yen. The announcement followed a spike in thirty…
Severe storms battered the northeastern United States on August 20, 2026, producing rare tornadoes on Long Island, New York, and in Dover, Delaware, alongside intense flash flooding that stranded motorists. In Atlantic B…
A federal court has upheld the Trump administration's order authorizing Sable Offshore Corp. to resume oil pumping through the Santa Ynez pipeline system off the California coast. The ruling overrides state regulations a…
Canadian rapper Drake faced online criticism after renting Torontos Casa Loma landmark for a private sushi date with streamer Pinkchyu. The event followed her victory on a viral livestream dating show produced by the NEL…
Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak has not named a Week 1 quarterback after Thursday's 22-20 preseason victory over the Houston Texans. Kubiak said Friday the competition between veteran Kirk Cousins and rookie Fernand…
Intel and the Trump administration announced on Aug. 22, 2025, an agreement for the U.S. government to acquire a 9.9% stake in Intel for $8.9 billion. Intel said the government would receive 433.3 million newly issued co…
Lewis Hamilton has made his relationship with Kim Kardashian more public, sharing affectionate vacation photos on Instagram on August 18, 2026. The 41-year-old Ferrari driver posted a carousel from a tropical getaway, in…
MANTRA Chain halted block production after a security incident tied to a vulnerability in an upstream software dependency, temporarily freezing transactions, validators, bridges, deposits and withdrawals. MANTRA said on …
Drake reportedly rented Toronto’s Casa Loma for a sushi dinner with creator Lin Lamar, known online as Pinkchyu, after their appearance on a Kick dating livestream. TMZ reported the outing on Aug. 20, saying Drake flew L…
U.S. mortgage rates have surged to an average of 7.2% for a 30-year fixed loan, reaching their highest level since November 2025, according to Freddie Mac . This sharp increase from 6.8% the previous week follows stronge…
A prolonged heat wave is gripping the Southwest and South-Central United States, with the National Weather Service warning of dangerously high temperatures and heat-related illness risks. An Extreme Heat Warning issued F…
White House Legislative Affairs Director James Braid is departing the Trump administration in September amid intense political pressure and congressional friction over the ongoing conflict with Iran. Braid's exit follows…
Longtime Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned Thursday after 11 years following editors' refusal to publish a column about WNBA player Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes. Calkins wrote the…
The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived forward Cam Whitmore just hours after acquiring him in a five-team trade. Cleveland utilized the stretch provision on Whitmore's expiring $5.46 million contract for the upcoming season…
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-entri…
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 Secur…
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 fo…
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 p…