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U.S. forces launched a new round of strikes against Iranian military targets Wednesday after President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Tehran was “over,” escalating Washington’s military response to Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation marked the second consecutive day of U.S. strikes after Iran fired on three commercial vessels transiting the strategic waterway, prompting Washington to accuse Tehran of violating the memorandum of understanding reached last month and to resume military action. U.S. officials said Wednesday’s operation was broader than Tuesday night’s strikes and targeted additional military infrastructure supporting Iran’s operations in…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) discussed Graham Platner and said that “we’re not putting forward candidates that have that character that I think is really important, and that starts with the leadership at the top of our country. When it’s okay to behave like a boar, then we end up getting candidates like that, because that’s the people who run.” She also stated that another issue is that we make it difficult for people who people who are in office by doing things like violating their privacy. Houlahan said, “I’m not so certain that…

Tax pros are particularly vulnerable during tax season when they are busy.gettyScammers are not just targeting taxpayers. Increasingly, they are targeting the tax professionals who hold taxpayer data.That’s the message behind the IRS and Security Summit partners’ summer scam-prevention campaign, “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself,” a five-week effort aimed at helping tax pros recognize emerging threats, strengthen basic security practices, and respond quickly if client or business data is compromised. The IRS says this year’s effort will focus on new and evolving schemes targeting preparers, core security safeguards, written security plans, identity protection tools, and breach reporting.Why Tax Pros Are…

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to mount an intensive search and rescue operation for a Boeing 737-400 cargo plane that disappeared over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday night. The plane was operated by a private cargo company called K2 Airways, based in Karachi. The airline is relatively young, having received its charter from the Pakistani government in 2018, and it operates only that single 27-year-old cargo plane, which it acquired in December 2024. According to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), the plane took off from the city of Sharjah…

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) made the apparently newsworthy claim that President Donald Trump had no talent, credibility or taste. Dean said, “It is good that the president is getting out of the NATO summit, and hopefully he hasn’t blown up all of our relationships, across NATO. You know, I’m a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, also a member of appropriations. And and I have said for a long time, the president is unhinged and unwell. I don’t say that with any pride or glee. It’s very sad. I want the person who,…

Tyler Robinson wrote to his partner about a plan to murder the conservative activist, prosecutors say Utah prosecutors presented in court a letter they said contained Tyler Robinson’s confession to the murder of US conservative activist and organizer Charlie Kirk.Kirk, a co-founder of the nonprofit Turning Point USA, was killed by a sniper’s bullet while delivering a speech at Utah Valley University in September 2025. Robinson, who is charged with the murder, has not entered a plea.At a hearing on Thursday, prosecutors showed a screenshot of a note allegedly written by Robinson to his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs,…

Multiple reports say the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is being investigated by the FBI and U.S. federal prosecutors over suspected money laundering and other financial issues tied to its business activities in the United States. Investigators are reportedly looking into how more than $300 million moved through the U.S. financial system and whether any of those transactions broke federal law. The AFA, headed by Claudio Tapia, has overseen Argentina’s recent success, including its World Cup triumph in 2022 and the team’s current title defense. Argentine newspaper La Nación reported that investigators are reviewing sponsorship deals and other commercial arrangements linked…

President Donald Trump weighed in on the sexual assault allegations facing Maine Democrat Graham Platner, pointing out the accusations of abuse from a woman who worked in conservative politics were not taken as seriously as the latest claims from another woman. Speaking to reporters shortly before Platner announced that he would suspend his campaign on Wednesday evening, Trump made clear it would be difficult for Democrats to replace their nominee after he won the June primary election. “So, he won the primary… It’s very hard for them to [replace Platner]. It’s really a question on whether or not you believe…

Almost 5,000 companies filed for insolvency in April-June 2026, according to new data Germany has recorded its highest number of corporate bankruptcies in more than two decades, with nearly 5,000 companies filing for insolvency in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).A total of 4,996 companies filed for insolvency in April-June, up 9% from the previous quarter and marking the highest second-quarter figure since 2005, the institute said in a report published on Thursday.The increase spanned almost all major sectors, including construction, real estate, trade, hospitality, and services, affecting around 45,500 jobs.In June…

Politicians continue insisting that mass migration carries no economic consequences. Anyone who questions the policy is immediately accused of being anti-immigrant. That has always been the tactic. Rather than debate the economics, they attack the person asking the question. Yet reality eventually catches up with political slogans, and now even economists are beginning to quantify what common sense should have told us years ago. A new working paper from economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas examined the unprecedented surge in unauthorized immigration between 2021 and 2024. The researchers estimate that unauthorized immigrant workers accounted for roughly 30% of employment growth…