- The satellite photos, obtained by North Korea analysis outlet 38 North, indicate that the isolated regime is making numerous improvements to its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center “at a rapid pace.”
- The report comes just over two weeks after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement that called for a denuclearized Korean peninsula.
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- Suspicious device shuts down George Washington BridgeNEW YORK (AP) - Traffic on the George Washington Bridge has been shut down in both directions as authorities investigate a suspicious device. The New York Police Department says the suspicious device was found on the upper level of the bridge near the New Jersey side just before 9:30 p.m. ...
- Newton injures foot, Brady solid in Patriots' 10-3 winFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - This was not the return to the field that Cam Newton was hoping to make. The Carolina Panthers quarterback left Thursday night's 10-3 exhibition loss against New England in the first quarter with a foot injury that left him grimacing on the sideline. The 2015 MVP ...
- Max Scherzer returns, Nats beat Pirates 7-1PITTSBURGH — A starting pitcher needs to go five innings in order to qualify for a win. Ace Max Scherzer didn't do that here Thursday, but the Nationals could probably care less after he returned from the injured list in a 7-1 victory against the Pirates. Howie Kendrick, who had ...
- Rookie Haskins leads Redskins past fumbling Falcons, 19-7ATLANTA (AP) - Rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins led Washington to three second-half scoring drives, including two set up by Atlanta's lost fumbles while attempting to field punts, and the Redskins took a 19-7 preseason win over the Falcons on Thursday night. Case Keenum played the first half at quarterback and ...
- Collier's 19 points, 4 steals lead Lynx past Wings 86-70MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Napheesa Collier scored 19 points, Damiris Dantas had 17 points and a career-high eight assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 86-70 on Thursday night. Minnesota scored the first five points of the game, never trailed and led by as many as 23 points to ...
- Orioles surrender record 259th homer with 34 games leftBALTIMORE (AP) - The Orioles have set a major league record by allowing their 259th home run this season, breaking a tie with the 2016 Cincinnati Reds with 34 games remaining. Baltimore right-hander Asher Wojciechowski surrendered a solo shot to Tampa Bay's Austin Meadows in the third inning Thursday night ...
- Ravens-Eagles lightning delay in 4th quarterPHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens-Philadelphia Eagles game has been delayed because of lightning with 11:43 left in the fourth quarter. The Ravens are leading 26-15 in a game dominated by backup quarterbacks on Thursday night. Trace McSorley started for the Ravens and tossed two touchdown passes and ran for ...
- Cavs owner Gilbert back home following strokeCLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has been home for nearly a week in Detroit as he continues to recover from a stroke suffered in May. Gilbert had spent the past two months in a rehabilitation center in Chicago. On Thursday, Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner provided a brief ...
- Fresno woman to get $5.7M over son's electrocutionFRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A Fresno woman whose 12-year-old son was accidentally electrocuted will receive $5.7 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The Fresno Bee says Victoria Antunez settled her suit Wednesday with the owners and managers of an apartment building in southeast Fresno. Her son, Adrian Antunez Perez, was ...
- Acuña delivers winning single, Braves beat Marlins againATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight game, finishing off the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Thursday night. Freddie Freeman hit a tying homer in the eighth and the Braves sent Miami to ...
CNBC TOP NEWS
- There is enough economic data for the Fed to warrant a rate cut, Jim Cramer says"The economy may be in good shape now, but if we keep getting more and more tariffs it could deteriorate," Jim Cramer says.
- Digital wave and values-based business are driving Salesforce's growth, CEO saysCompanies want to know our values and if they work with us, "they want to be aligned with those values," Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block says.
- Tim Cook has found the 'recipe' for a positive relationship with Trump, says Yale's Jeff SonnenfeldApple CEO Tim Cook has found the "recipe" for a positive relationship with the president, management expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told CNBC on Thursday.
- Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Gap, Salesforce, IntuitSee which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
- Trump administration proposes easing privacy rules for addiction historyThe change is seen as helpful for providers who could, for example, unknowingly prescribe a potentially harmful drug, such as opioids, to a patient with an addiction history.
- Ted Cruz defends Hasbro's 'Monopoly Socialism' after parody board game draws criticism onlineSen. Ted Cruz came to the defense of toy-making giant Hasbro on Thursday after the company came under fire over a "Monopoly Socialism" game that takes as its slogan the phrase "Winning is for capitalists."
- Larry Kudlow says there could be a tax cut before Election DayKudlow also confirmed to CNBC that he supported a tax cut proposal floated earlier Thursday by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
- Hasbro to buy Peppa Pig owner in $4 billion all-cash dealThe deal adds the independent studio with preschool brands such as Peppa Pig to the U.S. company known for Nerf and Power Rangers.
- Want to get cash out of your home? Here's what to look out forIs taking out a home equity loan a good idea or should you refinance your house? Top advisor Ric Edelman lays out the pros and cons.
- Google shutters more than 200 YouTube channels amid Hong Kong protestsGoogle says it shut down 200 YouTube channels that misrepresented Hong Kong protests.
The Fact Checker
- Pence’s funny math on Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all costsThe vice president's numbers don't add up, and his office didn't even try to defend them.
- Fact-checking President Trump’s remarks on the economyTrump appears worried about the economy, but his claims continue to be misleading or false.
- Kamala Harris uses fuzzy math to suggest her tax cut is paid forThe 2020 presidential hopeful touts her plan to give middle-class taxpayers $500 a month, but misleadingly suggests that the money to pay for it will come from companies and the top 1 percent.
- Dark money ad claims Susan Collins put old-age programs ‘in jeopardy’An attack ad mixes innuendo and fuzzy sourcing to misleadingly attack the veteran lawmaker from Maine.
- Has the Endangered Species Act saved ‘very few’ plants and animals?EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is using a very strict definition of what it means to save a species from extinction.
- Trump’s claim his deregulatory actions are saving American households $3,000 a yearThe president is basing his number on a report written by the Council of Economic Advisers, but it's open to challenge.
- Trump’s and Biden’s dueling claims on criminal justice reformPresident Trump gave no credit to Barack Obama for a significant change in sentencing, and former vice president Joe Biden, in turn, minimized what Trump accomplished in 2018.
- Harris, Warren ignore DOJ report to claim Michael Brown was ‘murdered’The Obama Justice Department found “no credible evidence" that the police officer willfully shot Brown "as he was attempting to surrender or was otherwise not posing a threat."
- President Trump has made 12,019 false or misleading claims over 928 daysThe president has topped 12,000 in our database of false and misleading claims, adding about 20 a day in the past two months.
- Bill Clinton’s claim that the assault weapons ban led to ‘a big drop in mass shooting deaths’There's some data that supports the former president, but he overstates the case.
RealClearPolitics – Homepage
- What's the Future for Labor?A new book heralds workers fighting for a fair deal-even when they can't join unions.
- The Return of Jackpot JusticeRecently, RealClear held a dinner discussion on the issue of Jackpot Justice a big problem of the '90s, which, we thought, had been addressed. News Alert: A recent Texas decision just might bring...
- Why American Jews Are 'Disloyal'Trump sees American Jews as a single group, with intense affiliation to Israel, and no American president has given more to Israel
- Disloyal to What?The president often implies that what determines national loyalty is not citizenship but ethnicity, religion, and race.
- Trump Roils the Usual Suspects at Impromptu PresserPresident Trump fielded questions on a wide range of topics during an impromptu and highly entertaining press conference on the White House lawn, Wednesday afternoon. With characteristic Trumpian b...
- The Demoralizing Reality of Life Under TrumpThe actual psychic toll on our mental health is crippling.
- The Filibuster Plays a Crucial Role in Our Republic"You'll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think."
- Abolishing the Filibuster Is Unavoidable for DemocratsEven if the party sweeps Congress and the White House in 2020, the Senate rule would let a faction of the reddest, whitest states stymie its agenda.
- Stacey Abrams Has the Wrong Message for AmericaThe mantra of Democrats today is: we never lose - the game is rigged, the other side cheats.
- Planned Parenthood Was Right to Refuse Federal FundingThe Trump administration put Planned Parenthood in an untenable position - and the organization made the moral choice to walk away
The Hill
- Trump to return to North Carolina to stump for special election candidatePresident Trump on Thursday evening tweeted a forthcoming rally in North Carolina in support of Republican congressional candidate Dan Bishop.Trump did not specify the date of his appearance, but without naming Bis...
- Trump says Spicer will 'do great' on 'Dancing with the Stars'President Trump on Thursday predicted that former White House press secretary Sean Spicer will "do great" on the next season of ABC's "Dancing With the S...
- Michigan high school being built with places to hide in case of shootingA high school being built in Michigan is designed for students and staff to have places to hide in the event of a shooting.The $48 million Fruitport High School includes controlled locks on al...
- Federal judge approves DHS request to force feed immigrant detainee on hunger strikeA federal judge in San Diego approved Thursday a request from the Department of Homeland Security to force-feed and hydrate an immigrant detainee on hunger strike....
- Trump awards Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Bob CousyPresident Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to legendary NBA player Bob Cousy during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.Trump welcomed Cousy, a former member of the Boston Celtics, to the Oval Office on Thu...
Daily Beast
- Gary Ray Bowles, ‘I-95’ Serial Killer Who Preyed on Gay Men, Executed in FloridaGary Ray Bowles—the so-called “I-95 Killer” who savagely slayed six gay men during an eight-month murder spree in the 1990s—was executed in Florida on Thursday night after the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. Bowles, 57, ate a final meal of cheeseburgers, French fries, and bacon before receiving a lethal injection at 10:58 p.m. at […]
- New York Times Reporter Solicited $30,000 for Charity From Jeffrey EpsteinPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyA former New York Times reporter solicited a $30,000 charitable donation from accused serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, NPR reported Thursday.Last summer, according to NPR’s David Folkenflik, financial journalist Landon Thomas Jr. told his editors at the Times that he had become friends with Epstein after previously covering the disgraced […]
- Overstock Ex-CEO’s Bonkers Rant to Fox Business: I’m Part of ‘Deep State’Hours after stepping down as the chief executive of online retail giant Overstock.com over his tryst with Russian spy Maria Butina and what he described as his role in a “deep state” government plot, Patrick Byrne appeared on Fox Business Network on Thursday to ostensibly make sense of both his baffling claims and his resignation.He […]
- Scouted: Get the Hotel-Like Down Comforter You’ve Always Wanted Right at Home With This Day-Long Amazon SaleYou don’t have to travel to get hotel-level bedding. And right now, you don’t have to spend a lot on it either since Amazon is cutting 26% off the hypoallergenic Royal Hotel Down Comforter. Going for $104 today only, the 100% cotton comforter is built with luxury in mind. A bit oversized, it lets you bunch […]
- YouTube Disables Disinformation Campaign Targeting Hong Kong ProtestsPhoto by Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesYouTube announced Thursday that it had disabled more than 200 accounts on its platform running a propaganda campaign on behalf of the Chinese government. The 210 channels “behaved in a coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong,” a security researcher for Google, which owns YouTube, wrote […]
- Trump Invited Himself to Denmark Before Canceling Trip, Danes SayPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettySpeaking to reporters on the White House’s South Lawn in late July, President Donald Trump revealed that he was “looking at” a stop in Denmark after an upcoming trip to Poland to attend a World War II commemorative ceremony.For officials in Copenhagen, the comment came as a […]
- Harvey Weinstein to Be Arraigned on New IndictmentKena Betancur/GettyDisgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will be arraigned Monday on a superseding indictment in his Manhattan sexual assault case—a new twist that may delay his trial.The new indictment has not been made public yet, but The New York Times reported last week that prosecutors were going before a grand jury again so that “The […]
- Scouted: Amazon’s Security Cameras Work Outdoors and In, Allow for Two-Way Audio, and Are on SaleAmazon is marking down its own security cameras by 22% right now, part of a wider back-to-school sale. And you don’t have to study anything to get a great deal on easy-to-use and highly functional cameras that work outdoors, indoors, and in sync with your other smart devices.Launched in May, the Blink XT2 Outdoor/Indoor Smart […]
- Hispanic Journalism Group Boots Fox News Over Immigrant ‘Invasion’ RhetoricKevin HagenA major organization for Hispanic journalists on Thursday gave Fox News the boot from its upcoming conference in response to the network’s use “invasion” rhetoric when discussing immigration.Fox News was set to appear as a sponsor at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ confab next month in San Antonio, but in a letter to […]
- Scouted: Nordstrom Rack Is Giving You Up to 55% Off Top-Rated Dyson ProductsDyson really knows how to make great-looking vacuums, fans, air purifiers, and other home care electronics. But when people think Dyson, they’re usually considering a steep price point. Well, Nordstrom Rack’s sale on Dyson-ware is here to append that (for the time being). Right now, you can save up to 55% on select refurbished Dyson […]