The seven claimants, who include Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, have to pay the Daily Mail publisher an initial £9.54m in the next seven days after losing a privacy case. Continue Reading »

The powerful natural climate phenomenon, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean, is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned. Continue Reading »

The advice also applies to the over-65s and others with underlying medical conditions amid salmonella outbreak. Continue Reading »

Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day. Continue Reading »

Fifa ban Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes for 10 matches over his role in clashes with Spanish players after the World Cup final. Continue Reading »

Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys. Continue Reading »

In a letter to clients, Griffin addressed the firm's purchase of assets from Situational Awareness for the first time. Continue Reading »

Beef prices in the U.S have soared in 2026 due to a reduction in the nation's cattle herd. Continue Reading »

Broadcom is in talks to raise upwards of $70 to $80 billion in debt for a chip financing deal, CNBC's David Faber reported on Friday. Continue Reading »

The security situation in Hormuz remains contested but the U.S. is helping oil get through the strait. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le taux de remboursement des traitements préventifs disponibles contre la bronchiolite des nourrissons sera relevé à compter de fin août à 65%, contre 30% jusqu'ici, selon des avis parus vendredi au Journal officiel.Les deux traitements concernés par cette révision du taux de remboursement par l'Assurance maladie protègent contre les infections au virus respiratoire syncytial (VRS) qui cause la bronchiolite, une maladie généralement sans gravité, mais qui peut, parfois, se compliquer et déboucher sur des hospitalisations.Il s'agit de l'Abrysvo, de l'américain Pfizer, et du Beyfortus, développé par le groupe pharmaceutique français Sanofi aux côtés du laboratoire britannique AstraZeneca.Abrysvo est un vaccin maternel donné vers la fin de la grossesse pour que l'immunité de la mère soit transmise au bébé et ainsi le protéger de la naissance jusqu’à l’âge de 6 mois.Beyfortus est un anticorps de synthèse injectable pour prévenir les bronchiolites chez les nourrissons lors de leur première saison épidémique mais aussi chez les petits jusqu'à l'âge de 2 ans qui risquent de développer une forme sévère de la maladie au cours de leur deuxième exposition au VRS.Cette revalorisation du taux de remboursement intervient à la suite d'une réévaluation de ces spécialités de la ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Partiellement ravagés par un incendie historique en juillet, les sentiers de la forêt de Fontainebleau rouvriront au public ce samedi, a annoncé vendredi le préfet délégué pour l'égalité des chances, lors d'un point presse dans le massif forestier."80% du massif pourra être rouvert et accessible au public en sécurité", a déclaré Benoît Kaplan, précisant qu'une zone de la forêt resterait pour le moment interdite d'accès.Sur ce périmètre restreint d'environ 4.000 hectares (2.000 touchés par les flammes, 2.000 de zone tampon), "il y a tous les jours des pompiers qui éteignent des points chauds", a ajouté M. Kaplan.La nature tourbeuse du sol, mélange de sable et de matière organique desséchée, favorise encore la circulation souterraine du feu qui peut ressurgir, des jours, voire des semaines plus tard.Si les conditions météorologiques adoucies permettent selon lui d’accueillir à nouveau les visiteurs, il en appelle toutefois à la prudence: gravement asséchée par les épisodes de canicule, la flore de la forêt de Fontainebleau demeure hautement vulnérable, comme en témoigne les feuilles couleur d'automne de sa végétation.Il s'agit ainsi de "respecter les zones de promenade, de ne jamais apporter le feu en forêt, pas de barbecue, on ne ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jérôme RASETTI © 2026 AFP Contrarié par son genou droit, le N.1 mondial Jannik Sinner a fait vendredi une croix sur l'US Open (30 août-13 septembre) et sur d'éventuelles retrouvailles très attendues avec son grand rival Carlos Alcaraz, qui fera lui à New York son retour à la compétition.Les montagnes russes à Flushing Meadow: moins de 24 heures après la meilleure des nouvelles, la participation du tenant du titre, Carlos Alcaraz, les organisateurs de l'US Open ont pris un coup sur la tête. Vainqueur de leur épreuve en 2024 et finaliste l'an dernier, Sinner a déclaré forfait pour le quatrième et dernier tournoi du Grand Chelem de l'année."Même si j'ai travaillé dur avec mon équipe et mon staff médical, nous avons dû prendre une décision difficile: je ne pourrai pas participer à l'US Open cette année", a expliqué l'Italien dans un communiqué."Je suis retourné sur les courts à Monte-Carlo ces derniers jours et nous avons réalisé que j'ai encore besoin de plus de temps pour récupérer de mon problème au genou droit. Je suis évidemment très triste et déçu, car New York a une place spéciale dans mon cœur", a-t-il poursuivi. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Un tribunal tanzanien a jugé vendredi que le procès pour trahison de l'opposant Tundu Lissu, arrêté en avril 2025, doit se poursuivre, et que l'accusation avait constitué un dossier auquel il devra répondre.La Tanzanie a fait l'objet de vives critiques internationales après la répression sanglante de manifestations liées aux élections de la fin de l'année dernière, l'opposition affirmant que des milliers de personnes ont été tuées par les forces de sécurité.Opposant emblématique au parti CCM, au pouvoir depuis l'indépendance de la Tanzanie en 1961, M. Lissu, qui a survécu à une tentative d'assassinat en 2017, avait été arrêté en avril 2025 après avoir exigé une réforme du système électoral. L'opposant de 58 ans est arrivé vendredi au procès avec une attitude de défi dans une salle d'audiences comble, levant le poing. Des diplomates étrangers ont suivi la décision sur place.La décision de vendredi, rendue par une formation de trois juges, intervient après la reprise du procès à Dar es Salaam le 10 août, après plus de cinq mois d'interruption pour des raisons de procédure.L'accusation a présenté 17 témoins qui ont relaté que M. Lissu a manifesté son intention de perturber le scrutin, a ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Isabel KUA © 2026 AFP "Mauvais", "brouillon" mais "humain", le film à petit budget "Niu Lai" fait sensation dans les cinémas chinois, après avoir été abondamment moqué en ligne pour ses graphismes.Le film est l'oeuvre d'une mère et son fils, qui l'ont animé image par image pendant cinq ans et ont composé la bande originale, selon les médias locaux. Il raconte la relation d'un veau, nommé Niu Lai, avec sa mère. "Niu Lai", soit "Voici la vache", a rapporté environ 7.000 yuan (890 euros) la première semaine suivant sa sortie le 5 août. Puis, favorisé par un bouche-à-oreille contre-intuitif, il a atteint 33,06 millions de yuan (4,2 millions d'euros) au box-office chinois, selon la plateforme de billetterie Maoyuan.Il est "si mauvais qu'il en devient génial", commente auprès de l'AFP Caelan Moriarty, musicien américain de 25 ans travaillant en Chine. "Je me rends bien compte que c'est mauvais, mais il y a du coeur là-dedans, alors on ne peut pas détester ça", explique Caelan Moriarty, impressionné par le fait que les auteurs "n'aient pas utilisé d'intelligence artificielle, qu'ils aient pris le temps". Le film est rapidement devenu viral sur les réseaux sociaux en raison de ses graphismes ... Continue Reading »

Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar lauds the people-to-people ties between New Delhi and Moscow at the ‘India Day 2026’ in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Polish PM Donald Tusk’s apparent support for the Nord Stream pipeline bombing is “astonishing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Nigerian families have taken to the streets nearly 100 days after dozens of children were abducted Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Some former Ukrainian servicemen switch to the Russian side once they get out of Kiev’s “information bubble,” their commander has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The first ‘Made in Russia’ national pavilion that opened in Navi Mumbai will showcase quality Russian products Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Мирлинд Даку перешел в "Спартак" из "Рубина" 6 августа Continue Reading »

Центры берут на себя обработку, подготовку и сборку товаров после поступления заказа, а также их передачу в сортировочный центр Continue Reading »

В воскресенье "Спартак" сыграет с "Зенитом" в матче пятого тура чемпионата России Continue Reading »

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Аргентинец пропустил два матча "Спартака" из-за травмы Continue Reading »

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Natalie's Intimate Letters Revealed in Full... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:'You Are All That Matters to Me'...Unhinged Devotion Video...Aide pictured sprinting after his golf cart in Scotland!Taxpayer-funded salary under fire as it's compared to pay of USS Lincoln sailors... Continue Reading »

'You Are All That Matters to Me'... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Natalie's Intimate Letters Revealed in Full...Unhinged Devotion Video...Aide pictured sprinting after his golf cart in Scotland!Taxpayer-funded salary under fire as it's compared to pay of USS Lincoln sailors... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

Unhinged Devotion Video... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Natalie's Intimate Letters Revealed in Full...'You Are All That Matters to Me'...Aide pictured sprinting after his golf cart in Scotland!Taxpayer-funded salary under fire as it's compared to pay of USS Lincoln sailors... Continue Reading »

Leandro Paredes banned for 10 games as FIFA suspends three Argentina players for World Cup final scuffle with Spain. Continue Reading »

Putin's forces continue to bring horror to Ukrainian civilians as Kyiv destroys key sections of Russian infrastructure. Continue Reading »

Decentralised power can give communities the means to sustain themselves rather than wait for change to come from above. Continue Reading »

The all-British, much anticipated boxing showdown between Fury and Joshua was scheduled for November. Continue Reading »

Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola between seasons but says Man City may need patience before more trophies arrive. Continue Reading »

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns the US president that the 'American economic terrorism' he is threatening will lead him to 'another defeat' against Iran and 'threatens the global economy and sovereignty' Continue Reading »

Summons comes after the IDF found no basis to investigate the killings of seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, after a fact-finding and assessment procedure; 'Far short of the accountability we expect' Continue Reading »

Israel is wary of Trump envoy Tom Barrack, seen in Jerusalem as too close to Erdogan and focused on integrating Syria into the region; Officials say a war with Turkey is unlikely but warn tensions must not spiral Continue Reading »

Trump announces an unprecedented economic campaign against Iran, warning countries that maintain ties with Tehran, including through financial institutions, businesses or airports, will face economic consequences Continue Reading »

Russia's fuel crisis enters a second wave as Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil facilities; Gas stations in Moscow impose new limits, while nine people are killed in Russia and Ukraine and 206 prisoners return home in an exchange Continue Reading »

The federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus. Continue Reading »

It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment. Continue Reading »

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, lead negotiator in talks with Washington, made the comments after President Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran. Continue Reading »

Beijing can squeeze U.S. critical mineral supplies and has enough oil to withstand the loss of Iranian crude, Chinese analysts say. Continue Reading »

More vessels are navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their location devices turned off to evade attacks by Iran, adding to the threat of collisions. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

The president is rallying with Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina, a switch-up from his quieter strategy in battlegrounds like Georgia, Michigan and Texas. Continue Reading »

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

Both parties have navigated a range of scandals this year — and haven’t found a uniform approach to handling them. Continue Reading »

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Both the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds. Continue Reading »

House Dems’ efforts if they take back the majority could provide a backbone for the accountability message the party intends to continue into the 2028 presidential election season. Continue Reading »

Planning for a potential majority, House committee leaders say they are staying focused on “the president and the family.” Continue Reading »

GOP lawmakers are bracing themselves for a possible rerun of the White House’s “pocket rescission” gambit. Continue Reading »

A Senate primary has become one of the few national stages where the party is testing its stances on trans issues that Republicans have used as a political cudgel. Continue Reading »

The pileup illustrates a new era for the restive Democratic base. Continue Reading »

The president's super PAC added $3 million last month and did not spend on any candidates. Continue Reading »

The pileup illustrates a new era for the restive Democratic base. Continue Reading »

Braid was a key bridge between the White House and Congress. Continue Reading »

Trump’s latest tariff threat jolted more than a year of stalled trade talks between the U.S. and Canada. Continue Reading »

The Iran war is pulling naval resources toward the Middle East, creating an opening for Somali pirates to return — and adding another costly threat to strained global shipping routes. Continue Reading »

Despite decades of reform and billions in funding, over 60% of fourth and eighth graders remain below "proficient" reading levels. With over 40 states now mandating "Science of Reading" overhauls, the nation finds itself at a critical inflection point of clashing instructional philosophies, socio-economic gaps, and mounting parental frustration. Continue Reading »

Russian police have arrested citizens complaining of fuel shortages at the pump, as Ukraine's drone campaign sparked fighting at petrol stations and rationing. Continue Reading »

Ukrainian drone campaign on Russia's energy infrastructure has caused fuel shortages so severe that the Kremlin has admitted it. Queues in Moscow are forming for the first time, and Russia has brought back banned low-grade fuel to plug the gap, while detaining residents who complained publicly. Continue Reading »

Already Russia has been subject to many months of a ramped-up long-range drone campaign out of Ukraine, chiefly targeting oil refineries as well as industrial sites - and most recently expanding to online retail companies and attacks on private sector businesses. Continue Reading »

A Ukrainian man arrested in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream bombing was detained while working on a Hollywood movie about the gas pipeline attack starring Adrien Brody and Sean Penn, a report said Thursday. Police in Pula, Croatia arrested Volodymyr Zhuravlyov on Wednesday under a European arrest warrant put out by Germany, which is seeking his extradition. German prosecutors say Zhuravlyov is a trained diver and accuse him of helping plant explosives on the Baltic Sea energy link between Russia and Germany that destroyed three of the four pipelines in 2022. Continue Reading »

Following his arrest Wednesday, police say a man confessed to killing a 42-year-old woman who was found stabbed and doused in gasoline in the Great Falls, Virginia, area earlier this week. Continue Reading »

Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, was allowed into the country in El Paso, Texas, in April 2024, a federal source tells Fox News Continue Reading »

Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls. Continue Reading »

America's gross national debt topped $40 trillion for the first time on Wednesday, an ominous milestone for an economy that sits on a shaky fiscal foundation after decades of borrowing to pay for the rising costs of the military, social safety net programs and President Trump's tax cuts. Continue Reading »

Gross U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a new milestone in the country's struggle to control its finances. Continue Reading »

The U.S. national debt crossed another historic milestone on Wednesday as it topped $40 trillion for the first time in history amid persistent federal budget deficits that are causing the debt to soar higher. Continue Reading »

The FBI seized former Rep. Eric Swalwell's phone Saturday and raided his home in Washington, D.C., as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him, a person familiar with the matter told MS NOW. Continue Reading »

The battle for the Senate in 2026 comes with some fascinating wrinkles: In a trio of races — Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota — the Democrat has dropped out to help an independent try to win in a red state. Continue Reading »

Democratic socialist Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who recently won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, blasted the idea of restricting children's access to drag shows, and called such entertainment "wholesome" during an interview in August. Continue Reading »

In revealing the commonalities of the Reds and the Greens in the Red-Green Axis, we have elucidated the shared goals of communists and Muslims, including violence, monopoly rule by elites, slaughter, etc. (See the full list of essays exposing these commonalities at the end of this article.) Here we explore how transnational loyalty overrides national borders. Continue Reading »

The US has been stealthily shepherding millions of barrels of oil a day across the Strait of Hormuz, helping prevent further shocks to the world's oil markets, analysts said. Continue Reading »

"In price, is knowledge," is an old market saying. So what is the oil price telling us? At less than $90 a barrel, it isn't screaming shortage. How so amid the Iran war? The release of strategic reserves is helping, as are bypass pipelines around the Strait of Hormuz. China has slashed its oil imports, freeing barrels for everyone else. Commercial stockpiles are, for now, helping. But that's not the full story. Perhaps part of the tale is that more oil is flowing out of the Persian Gulf than is commonly acknowledged? Continue Reading »

The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt. Continue Reading »

What, if anything, does Jason Arday’s story tell us? Continue Reading »

A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green is a victory for Republicans seeking to hold onto their slim majority in the U.S. House. But the case is likely to end up in the state Supreme Court. Continue Reading »

Pink-Clad Feminist Mob Rallies In Support Of Confessed Child Murderer A mob of liberal women decked out in pink is taking to the streets in front of the Plymouth Superior Courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts for a rally in support of Lindsay Clancy during her ongoing murder trial.  The group, which is often accused of being "terminally online", has been invading social media discussions for weeks to inject arguments in defense of Clancy, who confessed to the murder of her three helpless children.  Now, these women (and a few beta husbands) are going offline and showing up en masse to explain why Lindsay Clancy should go free.  Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink with the words "Believe," "She Needed Help" and "Peace For Lindsay," gathered Thursday outside the courthouse.  Several of the women said Clancy's story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Clancy's lawyer does not dispute that she killed the children, but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill and suffering from "postpartum psychosis."   Lindsay Clancy brutally strangled her 3 kids to death Current scene ... Continue Reading »

Intervening Oneself Out Of Quagmire? By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank Intervening Oneself Out Of Quagmire? Yesterday’s market moves again showed that jawboning and temporary interventions are rarely enough when the underlying problem is fundamental. As a “thank you” for Trump’s last-minute intervention to reduce joint US-South Korean military drills – and his claim to have spoken with Kim Jong Un – Pyongyang launched around 10 ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to South Korean news agencies. The message was clear: action versus words. Developments in the Middle East, where Iran has effectively defied US military power, may only have reinforced North Korea’s conviction that its nuclear missile programme gives it an edge even Iran still lacks. The broader ramifications are unsettling. Markets told a similar story. The benchmark US 10-year Treasury more than gave back the gains made the previous day, while the 30-year long bond retraced over 7bp after Thursday’s 10bp rally, which followed Treasury’s announcement that it would at least double long-dated bond buybacks from 9 September through 4 November. The price action may matter more than the amounts involved. The additional purchases total only about USD 14bn ... Continue Reading »

Lacy Hunt: Fed's Been "Stealth-Easing" Since December “We’re seeing a major secular shift, that we’re now moving into a period of capital shortage, as well as we’re witnessing the end of the three-decade period of globalization, which led to significant disinflation.” That prediction comes from Dr. Lacy Hunt, once one of the bond market’s most prominent bulls and secular disinflationists. Well… no longer. He’s now a seller of U.S. long-dated bonds and suggested during last night’s discussion on ZeroHedge that he’s eyeing gold favorably. Lacy told Thoughtful Money’s Adam Taggart and Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital that inflation is here to stay so get used to it and plan accordingly: “There will be intermittent episodes when the secular forces will fade, but the big picture is considerably different. We’re going to have higher inflation. We’re going to have greater volatility in inflation. The trend in interest rate is going to be higher. And we’re going to have generally poor economic performance.” Here were the highlights of Lacy’s tour de force, but we highly recommend the full 75-minute discussion in its entirety: Net national savings “very close to zero” Hunt began his case with two forces: ... Continue Reading »

They're Getting Revenge, Starting Today... Via the Tom Woods Letter, I absolutely insist to you: I really am trying to stop writing about this topic. But too much insanity keeps breaking out, and I have no choice but to comment on it. You know the story: a Cambridge academic, Jason Arday, was found to have plagiarized his dissertation, borrowed heavily from others in his published articles, produced essentially worthless research, called the police on a reporter and on a professor who asked questions about his resume, invented wild tales of athletic and academic achievement as well as philanthropic work, and (of course) accused his critics of “racism.” And then, late last week, he was found dead at his home in an apparent suicide. That would have been it, but the left - instead of the embarrassment it should feel at having promoted the greatest academic charlatan of the past ten years (and that’s saying something) - is trying to play the victim here: mean right-wingers in the media shouldn’t have pushed so hard on the Arday story. This is coming from people who call their enemies Nazis 24 hours a day without thinking there might ... Continue Reading »

Services Sector Survey Surge Sparks US Growth Rebound Hopes In August After a relatively ugly series of disappointing macro data - and a hectic week of interventions - preliminary August data from S&P Global's PMI survey was expected to signal a slowdown in growth for the US economy (but still growth). But, the respondents had other things on their mind as while Manufacturing slipped, the Services sector of the economy soared Flash US Services PMI Business Activity Index: 56.8 (July: 54.6). 20-month high. Flash US Manufacturing PMI: 53.2 (July: 53.9). 5-month low.  “US business is booming," says Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, "with firms reporting the fastest output growth for over four years so far in the third quarter as the expansion picked up further momentum in August." The survey data for the third quarter are currently pointing to annualized growth approaching 3.0%, up solidly from the 1.5% pace seen in the second quarter. Jobs growth has also shown a welcome revival in August, with employers gaining in confidence as concerns fade over the negative economic impacts of tariffs and the conflict in the Middle East. However, as Williamson writes, ... Continue Reading »

China Sentences Evergrande Founder To Life In Prison Five years after Chinese property development firm Evergrande Group collapsed under the weight of enormous debt, founder Xu Jiayin was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. Xu Jiayin, also known as Hui Ka Yan, founder of property developer Evergrande, appears for sentencing at the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Shenzhen, China, on Aug. 20, 2026. Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court /Xinhua via AP Xu (Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese), 64, pleaded guilty in April to fundraising fraud, illegally taking public deposits, illegally extending loans, bribery, fraudulently issuing security, and misuse of funds. His sentence was handed down in Shenzhen in southern China. The court also confiscated his personal property. Evergrande was also fined 8.82 billion yuan (US$1.31 billion), and slapped its Hengda real estate subsidiary with a 7 billion yuan (US$1.04 billion) fine.  As the Epoch Times notes further, Xu has not been seen in public since 2023, but the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court released photographs that show him wearing a blue shirt and flanked by two officers as the sentence was read out. Crimes Should be 'Severely Punished' “The criminal acts of Evergrande Group, Hengda Real Estate, ‌and Hui Ka Yan ... involved ... Continue Reading »

Teen Drops Social Media Addiction Claims Against Meta, Google, & Snap, Ahead Of October Trial Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, A 15-year-old New Jersey girl whose lawsuit served as a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of designing platforms to addict young users dropped her remaining claims Thursday against Meta Platforms, Google, and Snap Inc. The plaintiff, identified in California court records only as P. M-Y., had alleged the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat contributed to her social media addiction, depression, and self-harm. She dismissed the case without any payment from the three companies, according to a court filing and statements from the defendants. TikTok, also named in the suit, had settled earlier. Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for P. M-Y., said her client chose to end the remaining claims so she could try to resume her life. She “initiated this process with the goal of holding social media companies accountable and to push for changes to protect young people like herself,” Jeffcott said. More than 3,300 personal injury cases filed by individuals have been consolidated in California state court in Los Angeles. P. M-Y.’s lawsuit was selected as ... Continue Reading »

Broadcom CDS Explodes As It Seeks Up To $100 Billion In Massive Off-Balance Sheet Debt Deal Amid the growing angst about hyperscaler CapEx (and more specifically, the historic flood of new debt issuance to fund it), attention among the always-bullish equity talking-heads has shifted - and rightfully so - to the bond markets as alarm signals flare up with an increasing frequency. Of course, for ZeroHedge readers, this is not a new topic, it is something we have been warning of for the past year, ever since we explained that debt was the true AI bubble last October: The $1.8 Trillion Off-Balance Sheet Time Bomb At The Heart Of The AI Supercycle Goldman Warns Massive Hyperscaler Bond Issuance Means "Risk Skewed To Downside" "Generational Transfer Is Taking Place": The Cash Crunch Is Coming For AI Hyperscalers Hyperscaler Bond Spreads Blow Out After Google Shocks With Another $25 Billion Bond Offering The AI CapEx Boom Is Building Twice As Fast As The Housing Boom The Circular Delusion Of Markets: How Earnings Growth Runs On Borrowed Money (& The Smart Money Is Leaving) Nvidia Confirms Record $500 Billion Off-Balance Sheet SPV Deal To Fund The World's Biggest Circle ... Continue Reading »

China Firmly Rejects US Demand To Back Its 'Most Crushing Economic Operation' Against Iran China has firmly rejected Washington's call to join in implementing US sanctions to "squash" Iran's economy, pushing back against Trump administration pressure to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" which has marked a new phase of conflict focused on extended economic warfare, as a military solution is seen as increasingly unrealistic and unlikely. "Regarding the Iran issue, sanctions and pressure do not help resolve the problem," Reuters quoted a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Washington as saying. The White House's new plan is to include heavy reliance on international pressure on external countries to impose extreme isolation on the Islamic Republic. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the same to reporters Friday in a regular briefing. "China calls on all relevant parties to take responsible measures and resolve the problem through political and diplomatic means," he said. Asked specifically about the latest comments of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Lin emphasized the need for all parties to take "responsible measures" in resolving the war. "China opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rise On Opex Day As Yields Stabilize; Bitcoin Almost Tags $80,000 US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on.  As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS BETTER TO END WAR TODAY WITH DIGNITY:ISNA, and while the market erroneously viewed this as a sign of de-escalation, he has made many similar comments in the past. Among Iranian officials, Pezeshkian has long been one of the most vocal proponents of ending the war with the US through diplomacy. In any case, tech is again making headlines, with Broadcom in talks with lenders to raise as much as $100 billion in an off balance sheet SPV financing deal that would benefit Anthropic and other companies. Pre-market, Mag 7 are all higher led by META (+0.9%) and TSLA (+1.1%). Today is the monthly option expiration day so expect low volume volatility around ... Continue Reading »

British Protesters Jailed For Longer Than Migrant Who Sexually Assaulted Girl Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, British men who protested outside an Essex asylum hotel have been locked up for far longer than the migrant whose sexual assaults on a 14-year-old girl and a woman triggered the demonstrations. Charlie Land, 24, and Jonathan Glover, 48, received 32 months and 30 months respectively at Chelmsford Crown Court for violent disorder during the July 2025 clashes at The Bell Hotel in Epping. The Ethiopian national at the centre of it all, Hadush Kebatu, got just 12 months. This is the latest chapter in a pattern that has already seen multiple local men handed heavier sentences than the man whose crimes set off the backlash. Epping asylum hotel protesters jailed for longer than migrant occupant who assaulted woman and girlhttps://t.co/lO70iA2I01 — GB News (@GBNEWS) August 19, 2026 Kebatu arrived in Britain on a small boat and was housed at the Bell Hotel. Within days he approached a 14-year-old girl on a bench in Epping, tried to kiss her, made sexually explicit comments, placed his hand on her thigh and later assaulted a woman who had offered ... Continue Reading »

HSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness HSBC's Global Commodity Team warned Thursday that the zinc market is flashing warning signs of extreme tightness: Global zinc mine supply remains tight: HSBC's Global Commodity Team expects global mine supply to fall 2.1% y-o-y to 12.5mt in 2026, driven mainly by lower production in Latin America. The zinc market is expected to be slightly tight in 2026e, driven by a modest recovery in demand in Europe and North America amid supply disruptions at smelters and mines. Overall, concentrate supply remains tight, and there have been smelter disruptions as well. Zinc demand has held up. Here's where the physical tightness is emerging: Zinc for immediate delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded at a premium of as much as $132.37 a ton over three-month futures Thursday, the widest backwardation this year. The spread signals intensifying competition for readily available metal in warehouses. Benchmark zinc rose 1.1% to $3,802 a ton earlier today, putting it on course for a fifth weekly gain and its highest close in four years. Analysts from Chinese brokerage Jinrui Futures Co. wrote in a note, "There are still concerns about ... Continue Reading »

Samsung Unleashes $80 Billion Shareholder Return After SK Hynix's "Buyback Bazooka" To Revive Memory Trade Days after SK Hynix unveiled a staggering 40 trillion won, or $28.6 billion, "buyback bazooka" aimed at putting a floor under its shares following a sharp six-week selloff, Samsung Electronics joined the capital-return push. The world's largest memory-chip maker said Friday that it plans to return as much as 110 trillion won, or $80 billion, to investors this year. The twin announcements suggest the world's top memory companies are trying to support higher valuations and reward shareholders after memory stocks surrendered some of their blistering first-half gains. Bloomberg reports that Samsung intends to distribute roughly half of its free cash flow, including 30 trillion won in third-quarter dividends and about 15 trillion won in share repurchases for employee compensation. Macquarie analyst Daniel Kim summarized Samsung's capital-return announcement: What's new Samsung Electronics (SEC) updated its much-anticipated shareholder return program today after the market close. There was no change in the committed return of 50% of cumulative FCF from 2024-26. Its BoD is meeting in October to confirm the earlier distribution of promised FCF. So, the 3Q26 quarterly cash dividend payment should amount ... Continue Reading »

Pennies Have Been Abandoned, Now What Will Be Done With Nickels? Authored by Adam Dick via RPI The United States government minted its final penny in November of 2025. This came after fiat money inflation succeeded in depriving pennies of nearly all their value. Pennies are still circulating, but it is increasingly common for stores to round cost totals to avoid giving pennies in change. Also, people seeing that the metal content of their pennies is worth more than the face value are deciding that it is better to store pennies in a jar than to spend them. file image via APMEX The same issues that caused the US government to give up on pennies may soon encourage it to make a major change in regard to nickels. In an August of 2025 article, I noted that each nickel valued at five cents was costing almost 14 cents to produce. What would the government do in regard to nickels? I suggested two likely options: The writing seems to be on the wall for nickels. As their metallic value and production costs further and further exceed their face value, there will be more pressure to make changes in nickels’ composition ... Continue Reading »

Medieval Diseases Have Returned To Los Angeles In what can only be described as a stunning failure of state and local policy and leadership, Los Angeles County recorded its highest tally of flea-borne typhus cases in 2025, confirming 220 diagnoses, up from 187 the year before, according to the county's Department of Public Health. Almost nine in ten of those patients ended up hospitalized. Fleas that feed on infected rats, opossums, and other small mammals carry the bacteria behind the disease to humans, and Los Angeles has watched the case count climb for years. The 2025 total marks the sharpest jump yet. Dr. Dean Winslow has practiced infectious disease medicine for fifty years. He taught at Stanford, ran COVID-19 testing programs for the federal government, and served as President Trump's 2017 nominee for assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Asked whether a typhus outbreak in one of the wealthiest counties in America points to a broader failure in public health and sanitation, Winslow gave a one-word answer. "Absolutely," he told the Daily Signal. "It's largely an issue of ... people living in just horrible conditions in close proximity to rats," ... Continue Reading »

US To Send Hospital Ship Next Year To Peru To Help With Impact Of El Nino Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help the country cope with the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. Plans to send the hospital ship USNS Comfort to the northern Pacific coast of Peru in February 2027 were confirmed by U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro on Aug. 19 during a press conference at Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida. Appearing alongside Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Espá, Navarro told reporters that “one of the biggest things the United States is doing is bringing the military vessel Comfort, which we are going to bring in February.” The ambassador said that February is when they believe the problem with El Niño will peak. Espá told reporters that officials were already starting to develop a road map. “We are concerned, but we’re not just concerned; we’re taking action,” Espá said. “That’s why we’re so grateful to the ambassador, because thanks to him, the day before yesterday we met at Southern Command with all ... Continue Reading »

Bessent: Aim Is To 'Collapse' Iran Regime Through Economic Warfare, But US Unlikely To Restart Major Combat Summary US shifts toward economic warfare, away from military strikes: Bessent says maximum sanctions likely mean no major new military campaign for now. Regime change rhetoric persists: Bessent says Washington intends to "collapse" Iran's regime. USS George Washington arrives: A new US carrier is now operating in the Middle East, relieving the over-extended USS Lincoln. Iran rejects US threats as a Trump "diversion": Tehran calls the campaign "economic terrorism" and says Washington is seeking an exit. Axios claim of 'stealth corridor' where oil is moving steadily through Hormuz results in skepticism & some pushback. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by September 30? Yes 6% · No 95%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Bessent: Going to 'Collapse this Regime' US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a CNBC appearance seemed to give additional confirmation that further Pentagon operations targeting Iran are unlikely to happen down the line. He also furthered Trump's 'Economic D-Day' plan and threat. "If we are doing the maximum economic pressure, then that means that likely there will not be a large-scale kinetic restart," Bessent said in a "Squawk ... Continue Reading »

Popular Ukrainian Official Raises Stakes Against Zelensky With Election Call: Democracy Held 'Hostage' Ukrainian President Zelensky is once again under immense internal pressure, amid new corruption investigations which run straight through the presidential office as well as growing calls to finally hold elections despite the ongoing war with Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov, the country's popular young former defense minister and a longtime political ally of Zelensky - who was dismissed just last month largely as a result of tensions between him and army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi - stunned Kiev's political establishment this week by issuing a video address urgently calling for a path to elections. "We have to answer a fundamental question – how should a state function, if the war has lasted for years?" Fedorov said in the nine-minute-long YouTube video. via Reuters "Can Russia actually be entitled to define when Ukrainians can elect their authorities next time? I’m sure it’s not. Democracy can’t be Russia’s hostage," he said. Zelensky has long argued that martial law must stay in place, leaving no room for new elections based on the current constitution. The 35-year-old Fedorov's message was unexpected, and is being widely seen as a stab in the back to Zelensky. ... Continue Reading »

Ceuta Invaders Are Now Eating The Cats And Birds: Report Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Volunteer caregivers in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta report that cat colonies are vanishing, dead animals are turning up cut apart, and birds such as pigeons and seagulls are being found half-devoured in the weeks since tens of thousands of migrants poured across the border from Morocco. Nearly three weeks after the mass invasion, local reports describe cats displaced or missing, and carcasses discovered in disturbing conditions. Caregivers who have continued feeding the animals daily say the damage is already severe. One volunteer administrator, identified as Merelo, told La Gaceta she has found "many dead cats, cut," some missing half their body or pierced with a punch, along with mistreated animals. ? ÚLTIMA HORA | Aparecen gatos masacrados y palomas y gaviotas devoradas en Ceuta tras la invasión migratoria: «Están acabando con las colonias» Por Unai Cano (@unaicano10)https://t.co/JuDyccN0wf — LA GACETA (@gaceta_es) August 19, 2026 She has also located pigeons and seagulls that were half-eaten, though she said she did not personally witness anyone consuming them. "When the people entered, the cats left their habitat, as happens in ... Continue Reading »

Houthis Claim Fourth Attack On Saudi Aramco Refineries This Month Yemen's Houthis, or the Ansar Allah movement, released a statement Thursday announcing new military operations against Saudi Arabia which targeted an Aramco facility and an airport in Najran province, saying that forces "carried out two military operations using two drones." "The first targeted a sensitive target belonging to the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport, while the second targeted Aramco in Najran. Both operations successfully achieved their objectives, by God’s grace," the Houthi statement declared. LinkedIn/Reuters  Najran is a mid-sized city of around 400,000 and is located in southwest Saudi Arabia, bordering Saada province in northwest Yemen. The Saudis didn't immediately acknowledge the attack, or whether there's been damage or casualties from the launches has not been quickly forthcoming. The Houthis are still complaining of Saudi airspace violations, while in the midst of a "siege for siege" operation.  The day prior the Houthis laid out three objectives imposed on the Saudis: The first was described as “siege for siege,” referring to Ansarallah’s declared naval restrictions against Saudi shipping. The second involved “striking Saudi troop buildups wherever they are,” while the third centered on “protecting Yemen’s sovereignty and confronting any enemy incursions.” Ansarallah ... Continue Reading »