Israel Revives Plan for Palestinians to Leave Gaza — Katz Says Government Is Ready, but U.S. Denies Supporting Forced Displacement

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has publicly revived one of the most controversial ideas to emerge from the Gaza war: facilitating the large-scale departure of Palestinians from the territory. At…

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Did Erika Kirk Really “Fail” at Turning Point USA? A Year After Charlie Kirk’s Death, the Evidence Is More Complicated

A new Salon commentary makes a provocative argument: one year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, his widow and successor Erika Kirk has failed to provide the leadership necessary to…

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Meta Smart Glasses Turn the Camera on Police: Accountability Tool or New Surveillance Threat?

A new debate over Meta smart glasses is exposing an unusual contradiction in America’s rapidly expanding surveillance culture: law-enforcement agencies that increasingly use cameras, facial recognition and other technologies to…

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Billionaire Leon Black Refuses Epstein Deposition and Sues Congress — Renewing Questions About $158 Million Paid to Jeffrey Epstein

A confrontation between billionaire financier Leon Black and Congress escalated on September 3 when Black refused to appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee and instead sued…

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Fast-Tracking the AI Boom: EPA Proposal Could Reduce Public Input on Data-Center Pollution Permits

A proposed change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could make it easier for states to approve certain air-pollution permits without providing the same level of public notice currently required…

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Your Computer Monitor May Be Becoming an Advertising Platform — Smart Displays Bring TV-Style Tracking to the Desktop

Computer monitors have traditionally been relatively simple devices: connect a computer, display its output, and little else. But an investigation from Ars Technica warns that this relationship is changing as…

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Tariff Reversal Pays Billions Back to Corporate America — Target’s $994 Million Refund Shows the Scale of the Supreme Court Fallout

Target’s latest quarterly earnings reveal just how financially significant the Supreme Court’s February 2026 tariff ruling has become for American businesses. The retailer disclosed that it received $994 million in…

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SNAP Overhaul: How New Federal Food Assistance Rules Are Reshaping America’s Largest Nutrition Program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. According to reporting from NPR, recent federal legislation and administrative changes…

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Politics Meets the Pitch: Trump, the World Cup, and How a Soccer Defeat Became an International Political Moment

The 2026 FIFA World Cup produced one of its most unusual political moments when Belgium defeated the United States 4–1 in the Round of 16, and several Belgian players celebrated…

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