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President Donald Trump can continue building a White House ballroom for now, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, reversing a federal judge’s order that barred above-ground construction on the grounds of the former East Wing. marylandmatters.org/2026/08/21/r...

Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction

Trump to allow import of 300,000 metric tons of ground beef without tariff

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for now

NEW: I covered yesterday’s Alberta government AI data centre town hall in Sturgeon County, where provincial and municipal governments have already approved a Meta data centre. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/21/news/testy-town-hall-albertans-decry-data-centre-rush

£250,000, allegedly, to a company "linked to" CodePink, from firms "connected to" a businessman "accused of" funding pro-China content. Four degrees of hedged separation, which the Telegraph turns into a headline saying China is paying for Britain's Gaza marches. socialistchina.org/2026/08/21/a...

Turkey has requested a Red Notice from Interpol following an international arrest warrant issued in July against Netanyahu and 34 high ranking officials, related to the investigation into genocide in Gaza and torture and unlawful detention of activists.

A recent Census Bureau report did not prove that 24,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election: apnews.com/article/fact...

India-China Economic Reset: FDI, Trade & Manufacturing 2026 2020 — India Requires Approval for Land-Border FDI 2020 — Border Clash Hardens Economic Security Posture 2020 — India Blocks Chinese Mobile Apps in Multiple Rounds aitimeline.in/india-china-economic-reset...

Trump tariff deadline looms as Canada says it's working to resolve 'trade issues' with U.S.

Tesla recalls 3 million vehicles in China over doorhandle safety, driver monitoring

We're long overdue for a Belmont-style report to guide the development of frontier AI models and their public impacts. www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulat...

4 #Avenal council members recalled by voters in April remain in office challenging election’s validity. Attorney General Rob Bonta authorized a quo warranto lawsuit for their removal, but courts have yet to resolve whether they can legally remain in office. www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-n...

Canada has joined the growing chorus of international condemnation of Israel's decision not to open a criminal investigation into a 2024 attack in Gaza that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, calling the decision "unacceptable" Read more: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Trump Takes a 58-Year Republican Election Playbook to a Terrifying New Level open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... — Florida Governor Jeb Bush had 57,000 mostly Black Floridians purged from the voting rolls just months before the 2000 election, which let his brother George W. Bush squeak by with a 537..

Over 100 African workers died in a horrific mine collapse. UAE's sub-imperialist gold empire fuels conflict and exploitation across Africa

Chris Brown’s former housekeeper, who was mauled by his dog and awarded a $13 million judgment, has won the right to collect from his earnings on his stadium tour with Usher, TMZ reports.

"Officials used it to flag and remove names over transliteration variants in Muslim surnames, the placement of abbreviations like 'Sk.' or 'Md.,' and age gaps between parents and children common in larger families. None of these are evidence of fraud." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-voter-ro...

Russian double-tap drone strike kills 14 in Ukrainian mall, officials say

“Preliminary shipping data cited by Reuters shows around a third of the August volume originated in India, with other cargoes loaded through ship-to-ship transfers off South Korea and Malaysia” splash247.com/russian-fuel...

Court ruling could scramble early voting plans across Minnesota Cities and counties must now staff early voting locations with Republican and Democrat election judges Evergreen: If the Upper Midwest Law Center is involved in something -- root for the other side www.startribune.com/minnesota-su...

I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say By KYIV and Ukraine Updated 1:37 PM CDT, August 21, 2026 apnews.com/article/russ...

In a fundraising email last month, Bo French, the Republican nominee for the powerful Texas Railroad Commission, circulated an AI-generated image of Jon Rosenthal, his Jewish Democratic opponent, smiling inside the room where Russia’s Romanov royal family was killed after the Bolshevik Revolution.

As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy