Massive fire at Louisiana automotive supply facility forces evacuations
An explosion and fire at an automotive supply company in southeast Louisiana forced nearby residents and an elementary school to evacuate.
Day: August 23, 2025
Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.
Japanese PM expresses concern over population decline
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Hegseth fires top US general after Iran assessment that angered Trump
Jeffrey Kruse ousted as head of DIA, which said US strikes had set back Tehran nuclear program only a few monthsUS defense secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from…
HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights.
Bill Clinton was ready to consider Russian NATO membership – declassified docs
The National Security Archive has published the memorandum of a meeting the former president had with Vladimir Putin in 2000
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Intel says the US will make an $8.9B investment by purchasing 433.3M primary shares of Intel common stock for $20.47/share; INTC closed on August 22 at $24.80 (Intel)
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Intel says the US will make an $8.9B investment by purchasing 433.3M primary shares of Intel common stock for $20.47/share; INTC closed on August 22 at $24.80 — U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common …
DRC prosecutor seeks death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila
Congolese military auditor general asks court to condemn Kabila to death for war crimes including homicide and torture.
As famine hits Gaza, Jews abroad take a hard look at Israel’s war
The Jewish diaspora has increasingly found itself torn between love of Israel and abhorrence of the suffering of Gazans. Now, it’s tentatively starting to stand against Palestinian starvation.