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Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79

3 août 2025 à 10:29
She became suspicious when she discovered large deposits in the bank account of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal cost the lives of at least eight double agents.

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Sandra Grimes in 2013. She had planned to retire from the C.I.A. in 1991, but stayed on to help track down a traitor.

Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79

3 août 2025 à 10:29
She became suspicious when she discovered large deposits in the bank account of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal cost the lives of at least eight double agents.

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Sandra Grimes in 2013. She had planned to retire from the C.I.A. in 1991, but stayed on to help track down a traitor.

Trump Lashes Out at Charlamagne Tha God Over Epstein Comments

3 août 2025 à 10:29
President Trump railed against the radio host after he said the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case had created an opportunity for “traditional conservatives” to take back the Republican Party.

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Charlamagne Tha God speaks on “My View with Lara Trump” on Fox News on Saturday.

U.S. and Israeli Officials Float Idea of ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal

3 août 2025 à 10:15
The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on the terms of any deal.

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Protesters in Tel Aviv demanding an immediate end to the war and the release of all hostages held in Gaza.

Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement

3 août 2025 à 09:41
The arrests came days after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s U-turn on an effort to neuter anticorruption agencies.

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A protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, last week against legislation stripping the independence of anti-corruption agencies.

Storm Floris Is Set to Hit Britain With Powerful Winds and Heavy Rain

3 août 2025 à 09:02
Wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour are possible on Monday, especially in Scotland, as officials warned residents to stay inside.

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The U.K. Met Office issued warnings for strong winds across much of the country for Monday.

Long-Dormant Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries

3 août 2025 à 07:07
The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this past week on the Kamchatka peninsula.

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An undated photograph of the Krasheninnikov volcano, which erupted on Sunday for the first time in “at least 400 years,” according to a statement by the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is.

Three More Workers Found Dead in Collapsed Chilean Mine

3 août 2025 à 06:50
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of four miners and are searching for two more after an earthquake caused a partial collapse at El Teniente mine last week.

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A vigil on Saturday for miners who were trapped after a large copper mine partially collapsed last week in Chile.

Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans

3 août 2025 à 05:59
President Trump plans to build a $200 million ballroom off the East Wing “long before” the end of his term in 2029.

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The White House in June. President Trump unveiled plans for one of the largest renovations to the historic building in decades.

Some Chinese Weigh Painful Question: Stay or Flee Under Trump?

3 août 2025 à 10:36
Over the past two years, Chinese immigrants have constituted one of the largest groups entering the United States. Some fear fines or even imprisonment if they are sent home.

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Han Lihua says fear has eclipsed his fragile new life, forcing difficult questions about whether the United States can offer a better situation.

Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State

3 août 2025 à 05:01
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.

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Speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday, Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, evoked Britain’s role in the creation of Israel.

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

3 août 2025 à 05:01
The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.

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A new state-sanctioned messenger service, MAX, will come preinstalled by law on all new smartphones sold in Russia starting in September.

How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

3 août 2025 à 05:00
The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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A smoggy street in Los Angeles in 1954.

Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C.

3 août 2025 à 05:01
The former Fox News host, whose false statements about the 2020 election were part of a lawsuit against the network, had been serving in the role on a temporary basis.

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Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney in May.

What We Know About the Montana Bar Shooting

3 août 2025 à 05:01
Four people were killed in the attack inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Mont. The authorities are still searching for the suspect, an Army veteran who lived nearby.

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Authorities identified Michael Brown, 45, as a suspect in a shooting that left four people dead at a bar in Montana on Friday morning.

Trump Fires Official Over Jobs Report, Echoing an Authoritarian Playbook

3 août 2025 à 05:01
In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.

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On Friday, President Trump fired the Labor Department official in charge of compiling statistics on employment in America because he did not like the latest jobs report.

Billionaire Behind Miami Immigration and Deportation Ads Steps Forward

3 août 2025 à 05:01
“Deporting immigrants is cruel,” some of the ads against Cuban Americans in Congress read. Michael B. Fernández wanted to “wake up” Miami’s conscience.

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Michael B. Fernández’s goal for the ad campaign is to help oust three Florida Republicans from Congress, who he says have failed to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Laura Loomer Attack on West Point Appointee Reflects Larger Fight Over Trump

3 août 2025 à 05:01
Jen Easterly, who had served in Republican and Democratic administrations, was headed to the academy. Then a right-wing activist stepped in.

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The Army secretary announced that Ms. Easterly would no longer serve as the Robert F. McDermott Distinguished Chair in the department of social sciences at West Point.

In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits

3 août 2025 à 05:00
Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help it retake the House next year.

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Several Democrats pointed to JoAnna Mendoza as a promising candidate. A former Marine drill instructor running for the House in Arizona, she could be the first congresswoman from the Marines.

Food Stamp Cuts Could Deal a Blow to Small Grocers

3 août 2025 à 05:00
In addition to the hardship many families could face, the cuts to SNAP could lead to the loss of grocery stores in rural areas that already have few food retailers.

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Cuts to a federal nutrition assistance program could make it harder for small grocers to stay in business, especially in rural areas where there are already few food retailers.

A City in Kansas Is Suing Over a Planned ICE Detention Center

3 août 2025 à 05:00
Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the corrections industry, but residents are divided over plans for a privately operated immigration detention site in town.

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Leavenworth, Kan., has long been known for its corrections facilities, including an imposing federal penitentiary.

How Campus Reform, a Tiny Conservative News Outlet, Pioneered the Attack on Colleges

3 août 2025 à 05:00
Campus Reform was founded years ago to expose what it calls leftist bias on college campuses. The online site’s cause has gone from fringe to mainstream.

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Zachary Marschall is the editor of Campus Reform, a news site focused on finding evidence of left-leaning bias on campuses.
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