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Iran is betting that military pressure will ultimately force the United States to accept Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz — and that time is on its side. But its strategy carries risks. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Iran should be hit hard, now.
George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project, a 250th-anniversary series that had each writer produce an essay about a president or first lady. New York Post
Things got tense on the court between the Fever and Sky on Saturday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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If you want to restore trust in elections, look past the election-rigging — and win anyway. New York Post
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball. New York Post
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal media stupidity.
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Iran should not be given any more chances.
The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a poisonous Senate primary in Michigan, but some Democrats still have reservations. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Listening to the liberal media will finish Dems.
Members of the United States Senate have exited for their August recess after an all-nighter to confirm U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, but failing to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as President Donald Trump urged them to. OANN
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Former U.S. Vice President and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris has announced her support for Abdul el-Sayed, the Democrat nominee in the U.S. Senate race to represent Michigan. OANN
Hillary Clinton is urging Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's supporters to make peace with establishment Democrats "that they were vilifying online." Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Hillary is fool.
Michigan Democrats on Friday urged voters to rally behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter U.S. Senate contest highlighted divisions between the party's progressive and moderate wings. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Moderates will lose big.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday. CBS
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The measure was approved in a 90 to 6 vote and now goes to the House. CBS
The Pentagon alleged that former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities to the media. CBS
VOA VIEW: He should be arrested, if true.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production. CBS
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Puerto Rico's massive rationing measure comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues. CBS
The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10 last year, which requires all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. CBS
VOA VIEW: GOD should be displayed.
Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists. CBS
Two-term Rep. Andy Ogles lost the Republican primary for his Tennessee House seat, The Associated Press projects, despite securing an endorsement from President Trump. CBS
This is the eighth round of Iran-related sanctions announced by the Trump administration this year. CBS
VOA VIEW: Harder sanctions should be imposed.
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A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court. CBS
VOA VIEW: SC should reverse the appieals court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters. CBS
Iran's military stressed that the crucial waterway would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran should be massively attacked.
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The Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time, with AI agent hacks stacking up from Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI. CNBC
"The cancer has spread, is metastasized into his bones and further. It's very painful. It's very debilitating in many respects," Hunter Biden said. CNBC
Traffic to salad chains has fallen as consumers avoid greens due to the ongoing cyclospora outbreaks across the U.S. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh says Ukraine has "learned the hard way" that military leverage is integral to to bringing diplomacy within reach. CNBC
Some companies plan to shun the cheapest business- and premium- economy fares from their executives. CNBC
Unemployment appears to have fallen due to an exodus of workers from the labor force, which would be bad for household finances and the economy. CNBC
Trump aide Dan Scavino told Cook there is "sufficient reason to believe that you made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements." CNBC
VOA VIEW: Cook should go.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wasn’t sure AI would help the company, but a year later, he says it’s the reason growth is back. CNBC
Gas prices in the U.S. averaged $4.06 per gallon on Thursday — a major source of voter discontent heading into November's midterm elections. CNBC
The company is seeing huge profitability potential and a larger addressable market as a result of AI search. CNBC
Two Florida middle school students allegedly built homemade firearms and explosives while researching mass school shootings, authorities say. FOX News
Two men allegedly posed as federal agents to scam an 85-year-old Washington, D.C., man out of over $200,000 in gold bars before police moved in. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be prosecuted.
Body camera video captures the moment Shakoi Donovan allegedly sped off with a Eustis, Florida, officer pinned inside his car during a DUI stop. FOX News
Alex Murdaugh's defense team filed a motion demanding prosecutors conduct a fresh evidence search, targeting witness credibility and new forensic findings. FOX News
A forensic psychologist says prosecutors made a critical error by not requiring Bryan Kohberger to fully explain the Idaho student murders in his deal. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Plead guality and it should be done.
Greenland has issued a "strong warning" to an American oil company linked to President Trump, as it prepares to drill despite lacking proper permits. UPI
The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday that would fund the government through Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown in September. UPI
An Argentinian soccer player has been detained by U.S. immigration officials while traveling with his American pro club in Florida, the team says. UPI
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Justice Samuel Alito said Friday he is committed to returning for another term at the Supreme Court. His retirement had been widely rumored. UPI
President Donald Trump urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reinstall charges against several people accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool. UPI
VOA VIEW: Liston to your boss.
U.S. House Republicans are pressing South Korea over its revised online speech law, warning it could affect American companies and users. UPI
VOA VIEW: As it should stay.
South Korea's unification minister says public debate should come before any wider government use of North Korea's official state name. UPI
South Korea convened an emergency security meeting after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan toward the East Sea. UPI
Japan's Takaichi left open a review of a ban on nuclear weapons entering the country, a move that could revive South Korea's nuclear debate. UPI
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from another attempt to shift how it funds programs to aid people experiencing homelessness. UPI
VOA VIEW: The judge should not be involved.
The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned a multinational network of crypto exchanges laundering billions of dollars to fund Iran's military. UPI
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The Justice Department on called on states to investigate whether businesses and individuals are artificially inflating gas prices amid complaints from President Donald Trump that costs are too high. As they should.
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. along with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent a letter to state attorneys general asking them to join federal investigators in probing potentially illegal practices. "Recent volatility in crude oil prices does not suspend either the antitrust laws or state consumer protection laws, and it does not authorize companies to manipulate retail prices or collude with their competitors," the letter read.
"We also encourage State Attorneys General to use all tools available under your state laws to investigate and prosecute any misconduct causing unjustified prices increases -- particularly conduct that violates state antitrust and consumer protection statutes." Gas prices have been on the rise since late February when the United States and Israel began attacks on Iran. Tehran, in return, largely shut down the Strait of Hormuz to traffic, crippling the the transport of oil through the waterway. About one-fifth of the world's gas supplies pass through the strait.
An agreement between the United States and Iran reopened the strait, but Trump took to Truth Social on June 23 to complain that gas prices had not dropped fast enough. "The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil," he wrote. "Those prices are dropping like a rock! In other words, customers are being 'gouged.' "I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I'm seeing!" AAA reported that the current national average gas price was $3.82 per gallon for regular gasoline, down from $4.26 a month prior. One year ago, it was $3.16 per gallon.
