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A Revolutionary Court in Bandar Abbas, Iran, has sentenced Souda Ebrahimi Shamsabadi to death on charges that include insulting the president, propaganda against national security, intellige...
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Ken Paxton, the 51st Texas Attorney General, won the Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Senator John Cornyn on May 26, 2026. The election took place in Texa...
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In a story that echoes a long‑standing rumor, the Daily Mail published a piece on September 11, 2026 claiming that U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar married her brother, Ahmed Elmi, in 2009 t...
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On Saturday, September 11 2026, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson took a hard‑line stance on the Ukraine war during an interview with RT’s Going Underground, hosted by British jour...
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New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart‑Cousins said on September 11 that Democrats are confident they can regain the supermajority they lost in 2024. The party currently hold...
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On November 5, 2002, Georgia’s Senate seat flipped from Democrat to Republican, a change that mirrored the nation’s post‑9/11 pivot toward security‑first politics. Incumbent Senator ...
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In a bold move that sent ripples through the national political scene, the Republican Party convened its first midterm convention on September 9‑10, 2026, inside Dallas’s American Airlin...
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The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has formally rejected a complaint alleging crimes against humanity filed by former political prisoner Natallia Hersche. The prosecutor noted...
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On Thursday night, September 10, 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) detonated a vast underground complex beneath the Ali Al‑Taher ridge that dominates Nabatiyeh, Lebanon. The blast, re...
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Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Olivia Grange, flew to London this week and presented a petition to King Charles III that asks the Privy Council to refer three legal questions to the Judici...
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On September 10, 2026, a debate that would become a flashpoint erupted on the streaming platform Zeteo. Joel Rubin—once Bernie Sanders’ Jewish outreach coordinator in the 2020 presidenti...
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America PAC, the super‑PAC founded by Elon Musk, has released a wave of social‑media ads that focus on transgender people and criticize Democratic Senate candidates. In less than a week,...
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On September 9, the city of Providence witnessed a political shockwave when incumbent mayor Brett Smiley was unseated in the Democratic primary by state Representative David Morales. The con...
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When the sun rose over Dallas on September 10, 2026, the usual cadence of MS NOW’s Morning Joe was interrupted by an unexpected moment of unity. The show’s co‑host, former Republican c...
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A year after the fatal shooting of a MAGA firebrand, the organization he founded has swelled, while the man accused of the act faces a looming trial.On September 10, 2025, 31‑year‑old ac...
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When Macklemore stepped onto the stage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on September 6, 2026, the crowd expected a standard opening act for Ed Sheeran. Instead, the rapper launched into a s...
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A new poll released on September 8 reveals a startling decline in American confidence in the federal government. The September 4‑8 Economist/YouGov survey, which interviewed 1,616 adults, ...
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A looming bill that could reshape the U.S. credit‑card landscape has prompted a sharp warning from America’s Credit Unions, the trade association that represents credit unions nationwide...
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On September 9, 2026, Hunter Biden announced a new meme‑coin called $LAPTOP, only to see it tumble more than 99 percent in the first four hours of trading. Launched on Base, Coinbase’s E...
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Step behind the doors of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and wander through a vault that holds more than 100,000 items, ranging from George Washington’s christening gow...
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On September 8, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Bogotá for a two‑day visit that included meetings with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, First Lady Ana Lu...
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On Wednesday, Republican Representative Brandon Gill (TX‑26) lit up the American Airlines Center in Dallas with a rousing address that set the tone for the Republican National Committee’...
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On Sunday, September 6, 2026, a tense moment unfolded at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown when an armed man tried to approach Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dr. Amy Acton. State police an...
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With the 2026 Minnesota legislative elections on the horizon, every ballot could tilt the state’s power balance. The House of Representatives sits in a 67‑67 tie between Republicans and ...
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