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Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’

31 août 2026 à 19:30
The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

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A 1,000-acre data center for Meta under construction in El Paso, Texas, in May. Polling shows most Americans oppose the proliferation of data centers in their communities.

Defendants in Minnesota Church Protest Case Challenge Charges in Flurry of Motions

31 août 2026 à 19:12
In their broadest assault yet against the charges, lawyers for the defendants pointed to the unusual investigative tactics the administration deployed to make the case against them.

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Demonstrators disrupted a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., in January to protest the dual roles of one of its pastors, who also serves as an acting field director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

1 septembre 2026 à 10:01
Vice President JD Vance also told Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth.”

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Vice President JD Vance’s remarks at a campaign rally on Monday appeared aimed at stoking tensions in Michigan’s Jewish community over Dr. El-Sayed’s nomination.

Scott Brown Was a GOP Star. Will It Matter in the New Hampshire Senate Race?

31 août 2026 à 18:17
Scott Brown is chasing the political limelight again with a seemingly improvised Senate campaign.

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Scott Brown is running for Senate in New Hampshire.

Mansour Abbas Recruits Yoav Segalovitz to Join Raam Party in Israeli Election

31 août 2026 à 18:08
Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?

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Mansour Abbas, right, and Yoav Segalovitz arriving for a news conference in Nazareth on Monday.

U.S. Strikes May Have Targeted a New Type of Iranian Naval Mine

31 août 2026 à 17:19
The U.S. military said its attacks against Iran were in response to a threat to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. The strait has been under constant threat since the United States and Israel launched a combined assault against Iran on Feb. 28.

Bessent Claims Canada Is Too Small to Fight a Trade War With the U.S.

31 août 2026 à 16:47
At gathering of G20 finance ministers, the Treasury secretary accused Canada’s prime minister of starting a “political shouting match” over U.S. trade policies.

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The newly opened Gordie Howe International Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, last month. Both the United States and Canada have announced high tariffs on each other’s products.

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

31 août 2026 à 18:01
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.

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The order from the Supreme Court was the second time in less than two weeks that the court weighed in on the project.

Édouard Balladur, Embattled French Prime Minister, Dies at 97

2 septembre 2026 à 19:09
His time in office coincided with France’s fraught role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the corruption scandal known as the Karachi affair.

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Édouard Balladur in 1995, when he ran a failed campaign for the French presidency; he had served as prime minister between 1993 and 1995.

110 Trucking Schools Closed for English-Language Lapses

31 août 2026 à 17:08
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has targeted truckers in the country illegally, said the schools certified drivers later found to lack proficiency.

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Trucking students practicing reverse parking at a driving school in New Jersey.

DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoena to James Comey Confidant Daniel Richman

31 août 2026 à 15:32
The subpoena of Daniel C. Richman is the latest move in a persistent campaign to go after James B. Comey, one of President Trump’s most reviled political adversaries who has already been indicted twice.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, has been indicted twice by the Justice Department under President Trump.

For Nepal’s Young Leader, Flood Recovery Will Be a Herculean Task

31 août 2026 à 05:26
Prime Minister Balendra Shah, 36, rose to power this year on the back of youth anger with graft and mismanagement. His fledgling government now faces a huge test.

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A swollen river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday after floods caused by a glacier breaking in the Himalayas.

These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.

31 août 2026 à 05:00
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palestinian farms in an area of the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.

31 août 2026 à 05:00
The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

Leader of DOJ’s Civil Rights Unit Spars With Harvard, the Left and Her Colleagues

31 août 2026 à 16:26
Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.

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Harmeet Dhillon has waged President Trump’s war on the left through a relentless pressure campaign against 100 universities over their diversity and antisemitism policies.
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