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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is headed to federal court to defend itself against claims brought by a coalition of 29 state attorneys general over youth social media addiction, calling the accusations that it misled users about app safety and harmed young people “unsubstantiated.” ABC News reports that the trial will take place in federal court in Oakland, California. It stems from a lawsuit filed in October 2023 in the Northern District of California by a bipartisan coalition of 29 state attorneys general. Four states, California, Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky, are arguing the case in federal court. The lawsuit alleges Meta,…

The situation in western Colombia four days after a massive 7.4 earthquake hit on Monday has become increasingly dire as untold numbers of deceased victims remain trapped under rubble, their bodies decaying and threatening to cause a public health crisis. Complicating factors include high temperatures hovering at or near 90ºF and the widespread destruction of plumbing and water pipes, ensuring the large piles of rubble remain moist and hospitable to pathogens. While search and rescue operations seeking survivors continue, the survival window is largely believed to be around 72 hours. Some parts of Colombia, such as the city of Cali,…

The federal government’s war on public assistance fraud is racking up some successes across the nation, but not every state seems to want to be successful. The federal government recovered about $2 billion worth of fraud in 2025, but the really big fraud is most likely happening in the states whose governments seem the least interested in treating it seriously. That $2 billion is “not the fire-breathing number I think many were hoping for,” says author and investigative reporter Peter Schweizer, even though it is 40 percent higher than the during the last year of the Biden administration. Experts know…

The reactor at the county’s Cernavoda facility has been disconnected as a severe drought left the Danube River at record lows The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.River water is essential for cooling many European nuclear plants, making low levels an increasing constraint on power generation. The severe heatwave and drought across Europe have pushed the Danube and Rhine, two of the region’s most vital rivers, to historic lows, disrupting stable electricity generation in several countries while hampering industrial output and major…

China’s planetary defense initiative, featuring an asteroid early-warning network and a planned 2027 kinetic-impact deflection mission, advances dual-use military counter-space capabilities that pose a direct national security threat to the United States. (Photo courtesy of China Daily) China’s expanding planetary defense program, which includes plans for an asteroid early-warning network and a 2027 kinetic-impact deflection mission, serves a dual purpose as both a diplomatic tool and a military asset. Framed by Xi Jinping as a benevolent effort to protect humanity, aligning with his vision of a “community of shared future for mankind.” The initiative allows Beijing to project prestige as…

Billionaire Michael Saylor says AI may make life’s necessities cheaper or even free, but it will not eliminate money because people will always compete for scarce, status-conferring goods. Saylor refutes Elon Musk’s claim that money will be meaningless in the near future, stating: “Everybody doesn’t get a Hampton’s house. Everybody doesn’t get their own private jet.” Fortune reports that Elon Musk has been among the most bullish voices on AI’s potential to reshape the world, predicting that work will eventually become optional, goods and services will become abundant, and money could become irrelevant as AI drives toward a “universal high income.” Fellow…

The government of the Dominican Republic on Thursday expelled nine officials from the Cuban embassy in Santo Domingo. The decision drew the ire of Cuba’s communist regime, which described the expulsion as a purported plot of “subordination” against Cuba by the Dominican Republic and the United States. The Dominican Foreign Ministry detailed in an official Thursday statement that it gave nine unidentified members of the Cuban embassy and their respective families a seven-day deadline to leave the Dominican Republic. Although the Dominican government did not specify a reason to expel the communist diplomats, the Foreign Ministry said that the action…

Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, dragged down by lower sales at car dealerships, gas stations, and online merchants. Sales dropped by 0.6 percent last month, the biggest decline since May 2025, data from the Census Bureau showed Friday. Despite the month-to-month decline, sales are up 5.2 percent in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the period a year earlier. Economists had forecast a mild rise in sales. The lower-than-expected sales figures are less worrying than they appear, largely driven by falling prices rather than consumers pulling back from purchases. The retail sales figures are adjusted…

Pro-migration activists have funded some 20,000 lawsuits to release roughly 17,300 illegal migrants — including many criminals — mostly with the aid of judges nominated by President Joe Biden. The massive resistance to President Donald Trump’s 2024 deportation mandate has been outlined by Politico: POLITICO is tracking the surge in litigation triggered by the administration’s novel policy that began in July, and releasing our database, below, of the 20,000-plus cases in which federal district courts reached a ruling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices. “Millions and millions of dollars are wrapped up in that lobby,” Michael Howell, president of the  Heritage…

GOP Rep. Russell Fry threw his support behind Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) for a full term in the Senate — a key endorsement for the political newcomer who’s locked in a heated primary runoff with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). “On August 25, I’m asking everyone who supported our campaign to join me in supporting Darline Graham for the United States Senate,” Fry said in a statement Friday. Fry, who unsuccessfully ran in the snap primary to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham as the Republican nominee on the November ballot, came in third place during the first round of voting. His…