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Iran sinks another ship in the straight of Hormuz

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The U.A.E. said a ship affiliated with its national oil company came under an Iranian missile attack while crossing the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/yDKnQOKuUG — Pamela Falk Correspondent (@PamelaFalk) August 8, 2026 8 Aug 2026 The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of striking a tanker owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) … Read more

“Europe said you can only buy technology from Europe. How’s that worked out?”

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🚹JUST IN: Palantir CEO warns against banning Chinese AI in the US. "We don't want to do what Europe did." "Europe said you can only buy technology from Europe. How's that worked out?" The US needs competition to keep AI labs honest, not protectionism, per CNBC. pic.twitter.com/I6elmQRt7d — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) August 9, 2026 For … Read more

“1 In Several Hundred Million”: The Convergence Of 3 Heavenly Events On August 12th Is So Rare That It Will Never Happen Again

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by Michael This week, we will witness a convergence of celestial events that is truly extraordinary. On August 12th, we will be able to see a parade of 6 planets in the sky, a total solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower all on the same day. I was curious, and so … Read more

Somali gangs Plan to have a huge fight at Minnesota State Fair

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The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and Ramsey County Attorney’s Office together have filed lawsuits to keep two rival Somali gangs away from the Minnesota State Fair when it starts later this month. The two lawsuits filed in civil court came to light on Friday and seek injunctions against “Muddy,” “The Ville,” and 10 named affiliates to keep … Read more

CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett’s massive cash hoard

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Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings climbed 16% in the second quarter as strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results. But the bigger takeaway from the results is that CEO Greg Abel, 64, is starting to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and … Read more

‘Don’t Be Weird About This’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced she is freezing her eggs and has posted a video of her injecting herself with medication. “This is just not something that men deal with,” she said before injecting herself. “Men run for office, or frankly, they interview for jobs and
 pic.twitter.com/egPTPxBx5D — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 9, 2026 Her … Read more

TERROR At 80 Feet: Texan Amusement Park Roller Coaster FREEZES Mid-Ride With 18 TRAPPED

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A thrilling day at a Texas amusement park turned into a terrifying rescue mission after the Texas Tornado roller coaster suddenly stalled nearly 80 feet in the air, leaving 18 riders stranded. Firefighters used an aerial ladder to rescue passengers one by one after the iconic ride suffered a mechanical malfunction.   A similar thing … Read more

British Columbia district declares state of emergency, issues evacuation orders as wildfire rages

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Bald Range wildfire started Friday and raced toward Okanagan Lake communities. All 12,000 residents of the District of Summerland ordered to leave late Friday night. Another 8,000 people around Peachland also under evacuation orders. Total of roughly 21,700 people displaced province-wide with 9,700 more on alert. Premier David Eby and officials described the fire behavior … Read more

Google Password Manager can be hijacked to steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets

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Key takeaways Exploits Identified: Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered three attacks—Pass-ta-key, Silver Pass-ta-key, and Golden Pass-ta-key—targeting Google’s passkey system, each progressively more dangerous. Malware Requirement: All attacks require the victim’s device to be infected with malware, which can impersonate users, steal session data, or exfiltrate the master secret protecting synced passkeys. Master … Read more

Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further, leaving him in ‘very painful’ condition, Hunter reveals

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For the first time I feel sorry for him. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-cancer-spread-further-leaving-very-painful-condition-hunter-reveals Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter Biden revealed during a Friday interview. “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told the BBC in … Read more

Who’s next?

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Who's next? byu/Front-Manager8911 inwallstreetbets Japan is cooked August 7 – Bloomberg (Nao Sano): “Japan’s four largest life insurers reported that their combined unrealized losses on domestic bonds increased 7% in the three months through June, showing the risks to the industry from soaring interest rates. Paper losses on
 — Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix … Read more

Trump points to Navarro and Bannon jail time as reason Fauci should face the same

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HUGE! MAGA must hold him to these words. Flood the White House with calls,Trump is a politicians he will understand this is political survival. WH: (202) 456-1111 https://t.co/b8KC06yfgs — @RFKJr2024FanClub (@RFKJr2024Fans) August 6, 2026 Senate panel voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. Rand Paul said … Read more

$25 fine for bringing your phone to school.

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If stern warnings and rules won’t keep kids from bringing their cellphones and devices to school, maybe cash fines will get their attention. That’s the idea behind a new Lincoln County rule that will fine students $25 if they keep bringing them to school. Students in Lincoln County School District No. 1 will have to … Read more

Bill Maher mocks Fauci

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When someone strokes your ego it affects your opinions, and it’s all too easy to go from “Everyone says I’m amazing” to “Only idiots disagree with me.”

Trump threatens prison for anyone saying America is running low on missiles for Iran war

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Military Times editor-in-chief JD Simkins appeared on ABC News discussing U.S. munitions worries in the ongoing Iran war. Multiple reports say key long-range missiles and interceptors are heavily drawn down after months of fighting. Trump denies any shortage and says leakers of those reports face prison. US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran … Read more

Tucker interview with Kim Dotcom

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Kim Dotcom knows what it’s like to be spied on. He’s a hacker, and therefore an expert on digital surveillance. He watched our new docuseries on internet privacy, so we invited him to talk to us. What followed was very dark. Watch: pic.twitter.com/YC27VCywz8 — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 7, 2026

A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes as a blaze kills dozer operator in Oregon

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Key takeaways Helicopter Crash: A Sikorsky S-64 helicopter crashed near Richfield, Utah while fighting a wildfire, igniting another fire. Conditions of the two people onboard are unknown, and access to the site is delayed due to flames. Oregon Fire Fatality: Jason Ensign, 47, died operating a bulldozer as the Wrights Spring fire grew rapidly, cutting … Read more