Breaking News: A pro-European party in Moldova was projected to win an election that was widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia.
Pro-Europeans Set to Win Pivotal Election in Moldova Despite Russian Meddling
With virtually all the results in, the party of President Maia Sandu was set to keep its majority in Parliament, in a vote widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia.
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The Prem Table is bonkers! The mighty underdogs bossing it (and, inexplicably, Spurs)
Earlier this month, I cycled around Ringaskiddy in southwestern Ireland with the aim of putting a human face to the impacts of Donald Trump's tariff games. Here's the story. www.politico.eu/article/irel...
Ireland’s ‘Viagra Village’ in the eye of Trump’s tariff storm
Investments by U.S. Big Pharma in Ireland’s County Cork have brought jobs and prosperity. Donald Trump’s tariffs could change all that.
politico.eu
EU was scheduled to release a fine against Google. It was pulled at the last minute due to EU-US trade tensions. Great scoop from MLex.
Two years after the oil deal was signed, it collapsed — with the Taliban accusing the Chinese company of breaching the contract and some Chinese employees likening the Taliban's actions to robbery.
Contract breach or banditry? Inside the collapse of the Taliban's oil deal with China
Two years after the oil deal was signed, it collapsed — with the Taliban accusing the Chinese company of breaching the contract and some Chinese employees likening the Taliban's actions to robbery.
n.pr
Orange juice was once a symbol of health. But over the past 20 years, orange juice has plummeted in popularity. At the same time, climate-change-fueled weather events and a bacterial disease have decimated orange groves in Florida and around the world.
What the fall of Florida’s oranges tells us about the future
Orange juice was once a national obsession. Climate change, disease and the beverage’s high sugar content are turning consumers away.
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Patrick Braxton, a Black man, won the first mayoral election since the 1960s in Newbern, Alabama, five years after its leaders put up roadblocks to his assuming office. Newbern's mayors used to pick their successors, which led to a succession of white mayors in a majority-Black town.
Alabama Man Once Barred From Office Is Elected Mayor
Patrick Braxton won the first mayoral election in a half century in the small town of Newbern, five years after its leaders put up roadblocks to his assuming office.
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The Indian rupee slumps to a record low versus the dollar on worries over the impact of 50% US tariffs on the country’s economic growth and corporate earnings
Indian Rupee Falls to Record on Worries Over US Tariff Impact
The Indian rupee slumped to a record low versus the dollar on worries over the impact of 50% US tariffs on the country’s economic growth and corporate earnings.
bloom.bg
A tank-trapping, carbon-capturing bog barrier to keep out Putin? Governments in Finland and Poland say they're looking into making this a reality. My big summer read, w/ @nikamelkozerova.bsky.social and @wojciechkosc.bsky.social, on defensive bog restoration: www.politico.eu/article/russ...
From Kyiv to the Suwałki Gap, bogs return as Europe’s defensive shield
Restoring the EU’s drained bogs would stop both Russian tanks and planet-warming pollution.
politico.eu
“To all of the families who have also suffered separations or who live under the constant threat of being separated,” he said, “I want to tell you that even though this injustice is hurting us hard, we must not lose hope.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and returned home late Friday, is keeping a low profile as his lawyers prepare to fight the Trump administration’s proposal to deport him to Uganda.
A Muted Homecoming for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Mr. Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, is keeping a low profile as his lawyers prepare to fight the Trump administration’s proposal to deport him to Uganda.
nyti.ms
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody as deportation threat looms
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody as deportation threat looms
Abrego won release from criminal custody in Tennessee. But the administration has signaled it still wants to deport him.
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I spent the 2010's arguing with my white colleagues that we were facing a crisis in newsroom diversity. The smart, dedicated, talented cis white journalists I thought of as my friends didn't want to hear it. Most of them ignored me. At least one of them told me to go to hell.
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
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I want this Michelle Yeoh to gently touch my cheek and tell me, "You will never be enough"
reverend mutha.@griotdamone.blacksky.app · last yr.Michelle Yeoh at Demna’s last show with Balenciaga. 🔥
Breaking: Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X social-media platform after two years on the job.
Yaccarino to Step Down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X After Two Years
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as chief executive officer of Elon Musk’s X social-media platform after two years on the job.
bloom.bg
The police raided the headquarters of France’s far-right National Rally party on Wednesday as part of an investigation into its campaign finances, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
French Police Raid National Rally Over Campaign Finances
The authorities said they are investigating whether the nationalist, anti-immigrant party ran afoul of France’s campaign finance rules.
trib.al
ING announces a round of cuts focused on senior executives, saying there are just too many of them
ING to Cut 230 Jobs Saying It Has ‘Too Many’ Managing Directors
ING Groep NV announced a round of cuts focused on senior staff, saying there are just too many of them.
bloom.bg
The State Department has temporarily halted interviews abroad for student and visiting scholar visas, seeking scrutiny of social media accounts.
State Department Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas
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Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan warned about the long-term risks to the US economy if politics eroded the pipeline of international students to American universities
Raghuram Rajan Warns US Risks Future by Curbing Foreign Students
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan warned about the long-term risks to the US economy if politics eroded the pipeline of international students to American universities.
bloom.bg
President Donald Trump has announced in a post on Truth Social that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on US imports to the entertainment sector for the first time
Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Foreign Movies, Escalating Trade War
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on US imports to the entertainment sector for the first time.
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
washingtonpost.com
Radhika Jones, the editor of Vanity Fair since 2017, said on Thursday she would step down after seven years of leading the magazine.
Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s Top Editor, Steps Down
Ms. Jones has been editor of the gilded magazine of culture, business and politics since 2017.
nytimes.com
Alice Weidel, Germany's far-right leader, lives in Switzerland and is raising two sons with her Sri Lankan-born wife. Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.
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Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home. She was 43. nyti.ms/3X8xaB0
India cuts rates for first time in nearly 5 years to combat slowing growth https://www.ft.com/enrichedcontent/1b02e266-ac02-4a35-9d93-cbc247108960
India cuts rates for first time in nearly 5 years to combat slowing growth
New central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra loosens monetary policy despite high inflation hitting consumer spending
ft.com
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is acting director the U.S. Agency for International Development, following days of upheaval at USAID as the Trump administration froze many of its programs.
Trump targets USAID as Marco Rubio becomes acting head of the embattled agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is acting director the U.S. Agency for International Development, following days of upheaval at USAID as the Trump administration froze many of its programs.
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