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Iran dismisses Trump's "economic D-Day" threat as more "failed policies"
20 Aug 3:54 pm EDT - CBS News
Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies.".

Coinbase CEO says CLARITY Act will prevent another FTX collapse
20 Aug 3:51 pm EDT - CBS News
Brian Armstrong made the case for the cryptocurrency legislation, which is scheduled for a Senate vote in September..

Michael Cohen is hosting President Trump on his radio show
20 Aug 2:37 pm EDT - ABC News
President Donald Trump is expected to appear on the radio show of his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen.

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island
20 Aug 1:24 pm EDT - ABC News
The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country.

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru's southern Andes, USGS says
20 Aug 2:44 pm EDT - ABC News
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday.

FBI seizes Swalwell's devices, executes search warrants in sexual misconduct probe - CBS News

Bessent says US will impose toughest ever sanctions on Iran, urges China to cooperate - Reuters

FBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol building - NBC News

US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve troubled USS Lincoln - The Guardian

Ossoff Says MAGA 'Melt Down' Over His Natalie Harp Comments Has Been 'Amazing': 'The Truth Hurts' - Forbes

Atlanta mayor pans city's DNC snub - Politico

As Prince Harry and Meghan Depart California for the U.K., Their Neighbors Shrug - The New York Times

Bernie Sanders endorses Angie Nixon for Senate in Florida - Politico
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White House faces scrutiny over top Trump aide Natalie Harp ' live - The Guardian

Lindsay Clancy murder trial draws some 300 US supporters, many of them women: 'nobody takes us seriously' - The Guardian

ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter - The Guardian

Police identify suspect accused of terrorizing Philadelphia women while wearing creepy Chucky-style mask - Fox News

Philadelphia woman says she used stage combat training to fight off masked man chasing residents - Fox News

SpaceX Is Racking Up Wins in Washington - Wall Street Journal

Starbucks Laying Off More Than 200 Workers in Streamlining Drive - Wall Street Journal

US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regime - BBC News

UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project - BBC News

Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says - BBC News

Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison - BBC News

Como mayor bans 'beasts' in city centre after being hit by bike - BBC News

US will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, Bessent says - News24

Cameroon president returns home after 10-week absence - News24

University suspends academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism charges - News24
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Coinbase CEO says CLARITY Act will prevent another FTX collapse

Clear Eyes eye drops recalled nationwide over contamination risk, FDA says

FTC says "personalized pricing" based on consumer data could violate law

Bond market sell-off threatens to drive up loan costs

Consumers aren't likely to benefit much from tariff refunds

Walmart says it is using $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices

Strange gamma-ray signal could unlock dark matter's secrets

Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments'

Two emerging tick viruses that can be deadly are spreading in the US

Depression doesn't shrink the brain like we thought it did

NASA calls off rescue effort to save doomed telescope

AI firms are watermarking generated text ' here's why it won't work
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What Americans Do and Don't Like About Democrats

Bass and Raman Both Lose LA Mayor Debate

Sen. Ossoff Knows What He's Doing

Lessons From Vindman's Humiliating Primary Defeat

The Rich Are Getting Richer in a Whole New Way

Will the AI Bubble Burst or Deflate?

Has Trump Lost His Fear of Markets?

The Iran war and tariffs are costing farmers. Will Republicans pay in November'

Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt

What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

D.C.'s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside

U.S. debt tops $40 trillion. And, new census report Trump is touting raises concerns

North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says
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