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Elsewhere · aggregator 2026-08-31

Elsewhere today — 21 outlets across 7 beats. This page shows what other publications are saying about our beats, so you don't have to open 21 tabs. Each headline links to the original — the link is the product. We do not summarise, rewrite, or add commentary. The only editorial layer is a tag from a fixed vocabulary of eight, chosen by a human when we added the feed.

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Corporate (12)

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 18 hours ago

Big business has shown small firms what to do – and what not to do – with AI | Gene Marks

Small business owners have watched large companies fumble – and sometimes succeed – with AI, and then use what works One thing I’ve learned about corporate America is that what it succeeds at ultimately trickles down to benefit small…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 21 hours ago

Meet the gen Zers finding job opportunities teaching English abroad

Some young people are teaching in countries like South Korea as education funding is gutted and recent grads face a tough job market in their own countries A year ago, Arianna Marie, 25, was struggling to control the students in her…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 44 hours ago

‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America

Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 44 hours ago

‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess

There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt History remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower , the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during the second…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 2 days ago

‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years

As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility Europe is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate FAIR 2 days ago

Abolish ICE? Perish the Thought, Says Press

Recent articles argue that abolishing ICE will result in worse outcomes for immigrants, and even debating the idea makes Democrats more vulnerable to attacks.

→ read at fair.org

Corporate The Guardian US · Business 3 days ago

Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubborn The US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role…

→ read at theguardian.com

Corporate FAIR 3 days ago

Abdullah Shihipar on Medicare for All

Corporate media talking about universal care don’t speak for the most of us, who just want to see a doctor, in a regular way, please. But they can speak OVER us.

→ read at fair.org

Corporate Rest of World 3 days ago

I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar

My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.

→ read at restofworld.org

Corporate Popular Information 3 days ago

PopInfo Weekly: Measles, Mamdani, and MAGA Inc.

Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate in North Carolina, released an ad stating that he has “driven thousands of miles across North Carolina trying to fix our country and help working families.” But campaign finance filings…

→ read at popular.info

Corporate ProPublica 3 days ago

Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records

The post Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records appeared first on ProPublica .

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Corporate ProPublica 3 days ago

Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”

The post Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital” appeared first on ProPublica .

→ read at propublica.org

Labor (33)

Labor Jacobin 19 hours ago

Indonesia Still Hasn’t Come to Terms With Suharto’s Crimes

A recently unveiled statue in Jakarta is the city’s first public memorial to one of the many crimes of Suharto’s dictatorship. Its rarity exposes the culture of historical amnesia that’s making it easier to roll back democratic rights…

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 19 hours ago

The American Plutocracy Wants Workers Trapped in Debt

The US government wrote off almost all the money it lent businesses during the pandemic. Now it’s wrecking credit scores and threatening to garnish paychecks to collect student loans. Debt can be forgiven easily enough — just not for the…

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 20 hours ago

AI Isn’t Coming for Our Jobs. It’s Coming for Our Wages.

Over the short term, AI may create more jobs than it destroys. But bosses will use it to de-skill work and suppress wages unless workers make it a terrain of class struggle and fight to put it under public control.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 20 hours ago

The Oil Crisis That Became a Weapon Against Welfare

War, dollar chaos, and soaring oil prices fueled the inflation of the 1970s. Workers and the welfare state took the blame. As war sends oil prices soaring again, that story still limits what we think society can afford.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Truthout 33 hours ago

Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It

The industry poured over $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation in the first half of 2026.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 33 hours ago

Calling Israeli Settlers “Terrorists” Helps Cover Up Their State Backing

The label of “terrorism” is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 33 hours ago

Ex-Biden Official Slams Colleagues’ Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza Genocide

Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues' empty statements of regret “despicable.”

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 39 hours ago

New Yorkers Are Pushing Their State to Stop Investing Millions in Israel Bonds

New York’s comptroller invested over $100 million in Israel Bonds since 2023. A movement is building to stop this.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 40 hours ago

Israel Restricts Cooking Gas Into Gaza, So We Must Burn Toxic Plastic to Cook

The vile fumes saturate our food with their smell. Our daily inhalation of toxic burned plastics is slowly killing us.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Jacobin 41 hours ago

Starbucks Workers Are Calling for a Nationwide Boycott

Hoping to pressure Starbucks to finally sign a contract with its 12,000 unionized baristas, Starbucks Workers United has called for a boycott of the company. It is asking individuals as well as organizations and unions to stop patronizing…

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Truthout 41 hours ago

Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury

Federal officials are still not cooperating with the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's fatal shooting.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 41 hours ago

Atlanta’s “Sanctuary Zones” Are Building a Model for Community Safety

A coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure needed to protect their neighborhoods from ICE.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 41 hours ago

Trump Administration Reportedly Nearing Deal to Take Over Venezuelan Oil Fields

"Congress must intervene and put an end to Trump’s oil-fueled imperialism,” said an analyst with Public Citizen.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 42 hours ago

Free Speech Groups Sound Alarm on “Red Scare” Repression of ICE Watch Activists

Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump's surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Jacobin 42 hours ago

Tony Is a Terrific Coming-of-Age Story

Matt Johnson’s Tony takes a few pages from Anthony Bourdain’s best-selling memoir and turns them into a warm, character-driven film about a spoiled kid learning how to work. It’s fantastic.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 42 hours ago

Centrist Dems Are at War With Their Own Voters on Israel

Putting Jared Moskowitz in charge of Middle East policy isn’t just a slap in the face to Democratic voters — it’s an empowerment of a leading Democratic supporter of Trump’s disastrous Iran war and free speech crackdown.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 43 hours ago

Faced With Record Fires, France Skimps on Fire Crews

This summer, France again saw hellish heat waves and record-high wildfires. But the job of dealing with fires is increasingly pushed onto volunteers, as an austerity government refuses to invest in its professional firefighting force.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Democrat Calls for Criminal Probe of RFK Jr. for Lying in Confirmation Hearing

“RFK’s platform is built on lies and grifts that leave a trail of dead children in their wake,” said Sen. Ron Wyden.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Trump Admin Eyes Deal to Give Away Yosemite Park Land to Real Estate Firm

The White House has been in talks with the firm since the spring of last year.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Dilley ICE Jail Is “Commodification of Child Imprisonment,” says Joaquin Castro

Calls to shut down the facility grow following the detention and deportation of a 5-year-old and his father.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Nevada Governor Endorsed Data Centers Days After AI Investor Donated $1 Million

The revelation comes as the driest state in the nation grapples with data centers’ enormous resource demands.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

The Rapid Buildout of Data Centers Is Weakening the Clean Air Act

New EPA guidance is part of an effort to loosen regulations for data centers and the power plants built to serve them.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Israeli Commander “Not Sorry” for Ordering WCK Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers

Rights groups said it was a likely war crime that helped build evidence for Israel’s practice of using starvation as a weapon in Gaza.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Jacobin 3 days ago

Colombia’s Far Right Sees an Earthquake as an Opportunity

The response of Colombia’s new leader, Abelardo de la Espriella, to a deadly earthquake has been tawdry beyond belief. The reactionary president has used the disaster for publicity stunts and will only accept overseas aid from his…

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Some in GOP Worry “Trumpalooza” Midterm Convention Could Hurt Party in November

“Why are we doing this? What’s going on?” one GOP strategist said regarding the two-day event.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Kids in Gaza Sought Joy in Flying Kites. Israel Threatens to Kill Them for It.

Many Palestinian parents have had to stop their children from playing with one of the few toys they have left.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

End of Protected Status Puts Thousands of Somali Immigrants at Immediate Risk

“I’m too scared to even walk to the mailbox,” one Somali immigrant said.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Jacobin 3 days ago

James Lawson Was the Civil Rights Movement’s Drill Sergeant

The civil rights movement’s commitment to nonviolence wasn’t just moral but also strategic, based on a calculation of how the movement could best exert power. No practitioner of that nonviolence was more effective and disciplined than…

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 3 days ago

The Customer Is Always Watching

Employers have long put customers to work watching and judging workers. With the development of technology like Ray-Ban Meta glasses, now customers have new surveillance tools of their own.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Truthout 3 days ago

Planned Parenthood’s Funding Ban Ended — But Money Isn’t Flowing in Every State

Standard federal Medicaid reimbursement should have automatically resumed in about three dozen states.

→ read at truthout.org

Labor Jacobin 3 days ago

Trump’s Art of the Bad Deal Comes to Canada

Donald Trump’s trade demands, which would have killed off whole sectors of the productive economy, like auto, were impossible to accept. The negotiations’ collapse could open space for democratic industrial strategy that rejects free trade.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Jacobin 3 days ago

France Needs a President Who Isn’t for the Bosses

France’s first presidential debate on Thursday was hosted by employers’ group Medef. Entrepreneurs laughed when left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon called for wage raises, but he was deadly serious.

→ read at jacobin.com

Labor Labor Notes 3 days ago

Dolly Parton Helped Us to Speak Up and Join Together

You must log in or register to post a comment. August 28, 2026 / Ellen Cassedy Enlarge or shrink text login or register to comment Dolly Parton and an array of other musicians performed her song “9 to 5” at the Grammy Awards in 2019. The…

→ read at labornotes.org

Courts (16)

Courts Courthouse News 12 hours ago

Roger Federer brought to tears during his induction into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Federer was inducted along with Mary Carillo, a broadcaster and former player, who was presented by Hall of Famer Billie Jean King.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 12 hours ago

Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

The International Monetary Fund, in a July report, said the economy was "being shaped by two major forces, pushing in opposite directions." The war has strained growth, but enthusiasm over artificial intelligence has offset the drag.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 12 hours ago

Tropical Storm Karina strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, could be a major storm this week

Elsewhere in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Lowell was 1,150 miles southeast of Hawaii.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 12 hours ago

NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's first chief astronomer — will take more than three months to reach its destination.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 13 hours ago

Iceland rejects potential EU membership talks

Current agreements with the European Union remain sufficient for Icelandic citizens, preferring to keep foreign powers at arm’s length to protect local fisheries and a wish to uphold an independent voice.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 41 hours ago

FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

The agency will now evaluate some applicants with a history of paying for sex on a case-by-case basis rather than disqualifying them outright.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 41 hours ago

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

Rescue crews continue evacuating survivors as families wait for word of loved ones still unaccounted for after devastating floods along the border.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 42 hours ago

Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

Communities dependent on the Colorado River face difficult choices as prolonged drought forces new limits on water use.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 42 hours ago

Tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo as Norway enters a new royal era

Mourners gathered outside Oslo’s royal palace to leave flowers and tributes following the 89-year-old monarch’s death.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts Courthouse News 2 days ago

Judge rules Trump admin cannot punish noncitizens for protected speech

"This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely," a San Francisco federal judge wrote in a case by international students who had their visas threatened.

→ read at courthousenews.com

Courts SCOTUSblog 3 days ago

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to consider ban on transgender persons in the military

→ read at scotusblog.com

Courts ACLU News 3 days ago

Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content

Police Companies Could Train Their AI to Hide Use of Their Products or Make Them Look Good

→ read at aclu.org

Courts · TX Bolts Magazine 3 days ago

Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions Answered

Vote-by-mail was not always such a hot topic. It’s a longstanding practice in the U.S., dating back to the Civil War and even before then. It’s secure, with audits repeatedly... Read More The post Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions…

→ read at boltsmag.org

Courts SCOTUSblog 3 days ago

The Supreme Court of Israel

→ read at scotusblog.com

Courts SCOTUSblog 3 days ago

The Supreme Court’s realignment roundup: October Term 2025

→ read at scotusblog.com

Courts SCOTUSblog 3 days ago

Government urges SCOTUS to deny 9/11 petitions

Plus, would cameras in the courtroom boost public trust?

→ read at scotusblog.com

Housing (1)

Housing Shelterforce 3 days ago

Federal Rule Change Denies Immigrant Businesses Access to Guaranteed Loans

Businesses owned by immigrants, including green card holders, have been deemed ineligible for federal Small Business Administration loan support. Commercial corridors across the country are already feeling the effects of this…

→ read at shelterforce.org

Immigration (18)

Immigration · TX Border Report 2 hours ago

Military lawyers arrive in McAllen to assist federal prosecutors

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Military lawyers arrived in McAllen last week to assist federal prosecutors with an influx of immigration cases. The federal courthouse in McAllen, which serves Hidalgo County and Starr County, is among…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 7 hours ago

Trump admin unjustly revoked pro-Palestinian foreign students' visas, judge finds

“In the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticize the government and its leaders, is not a sign of our democracy’s fragility."

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 8 hours ago

Key financial operator for Sinaloa cartel's Chapitos faction arrested, DEA says

U.S. and Mexican officials announced the arrest of a key member of one of the leading factions of the Sinaloa cartel.

→ read at borderreport.com

TX · Immigration El Paso Matters 17 hours ago

El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of dollars to electric bills

El Paso’s summer temperatures have risen sharply in recent years, forcing residents to use more electricity for cooling and adding hundreds of dollars to seasonal electric bills. The post El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of…

→ read at elpasomatters.org

Immigration · TX Border Report 33 hours ago

Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government agreed in court on Friday to extend a pause on border related construction in Big Bend National Park until mid September, a move welcomed by those challenging the contentious project in the area…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 34 hours ago

Trump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company

The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill, the National Park Service (NPS)…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 35 hours ago

DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UK

Far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom after his detention in Louisiana earlier this week, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

White House border czar Tom Homan defended the move against criticism, arguing the gloves would prevent agents from needing to resort to deadly force.

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

Large quantities of khat are being intercepted at US airports. What is it?

Khat is listed as Schedule I drug in the United states. Where is it coming from?

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

Seneca Nation requests reversal on 'Lake America' executive order

Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 2 days ago

DOJ ramps up denaturalization lawsuits against immigrants

The number of denaturalization lawsuits filed by the Trump administration surged in July, according to new data.

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration Documented 3 days ago

NYC Bin: cómo obtener el nuevo contenedor obligatorio y evitar multas

Todos los propietarios de edificios residenciales de entre una y nueve unidades deberán usar un “NYC bin” para sacar la basura. El requisito entró en vigor en junio, pero los propietarios tienen hasta el 8 de septiembre para comprar los…

→ read at documentedny.com

Immigration Human Rights Watch 3 days ago

Cameroon Grapples with Gender-Based Violence, Increased Femicides

Click to expand Image Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa, Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, at the International Day of Rural Women celebrations in Nguibassal, Centre Cameroon, October 17, 2022. © 2022 Giordanno Brumas/SOPA…

→ read at hrw.org

TX · Immigration El Paso Matters 3 days ago

Montana Avenue expansion gets $100 million; EPCC adopts budget with tax hike

This week: Montana Avenue gets over $100 million for its Eastside expansion, WestStar keeps its city contract and EPCC adopts a budget with a property tax hike. The post Montana Avenue expansion gets $100 million; EPCC adopts budget with…

→ read at elpasomatters.org

Immigration Documented 3 days ago

Immigration News Today: Trump Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide

Plus: Department of Labor unlawfully lowered the wages of farmworkers on H-2A visas last year, judge rules The post Immigration News Today: Trump Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide appeared first on Documented .

→ read at documentedny.com

Immigration Documented 3 days ago

Violent ICE Raid in New Jersey Sent Dozens to Detention and One Immigrant to His Death

Immigration sweeps in Passaic, New Jersey, have upended the community, with videos showing federal agents arresting dozens of people on the street and from their homes, including at least one U.S. citizen. The post Violent ICE Raid in New…

→ read at documentedny.com

Immigration Documented 3 days ago

Navigating ICE Custody: How to Find the Right Immigration Lawyer

When someone is in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, families often receive conflicting advice about what type of lawyer to contact. This confusion can cost precious time and delay critical legal action…

→ read at documentedny.com

Immigration Documented 3 days ago

Eske imigran ka fè demann “child support”?

Nenpòt paran, gadyen legal, oswa moun k ap pran swen yon timoun ka fè demann pou l jwenn child support pou timoun nan nenpòt ki lè, kèlkeswa revni l oswa estati imigrasyon l. Li enpòtan pou w pale ak yon avoka anvan w soumèt demann lan…

→ read at documentedny.com

TX (37)

Immigration · TX Border Report 2 hours ago

Military lawyers arrive in McAllen to assist federal prosecutors

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Military lawyers arrived in McAllen last week to assist federal prosecutors with an influx of immigration cases. The federal courthouse in McAllen, which serves Hidalgo County and Starr County, is among…

→ read at borderreport.com

TX Texas Tribune 6 hours ago

Brother of migrant shot by ICE agent in Houston released from detention

Victor Salgado, the brother of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by ICE agents, is the third witness to be released from detention.

→ read at feeds.texastribune.org

Immigration · TX Border Report 7 hours ago

Trump admin unjustly revoked pro-Palestinian foreign students' visas, judge finds

“In the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticize the government and its leaders, is not a sign of our democracy’s fragility."

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 8 hours ago

Key financial operator for Sinaloa cartel's Chapitos faction arrested, DEA says

U.S. and Mexican officials announced the arrest of a key member of one of the leading factions of the Sinaloa cartel.

→ read at borderreport.com

TX Texas Tribune 9 hours ago

Federal government allows return of U.S. citizen deported after traffic stop in Central Texas

Brian José Morales García maintained he was born in Denver after the federal government accused him of having entered the country illegally.

→ read at feeds.texastribune.org

TX San Antonio Report 9 hours ago

‘We always stand together’: West Side residents navigating high heat, power outages after wind storm

San Antonio residents are coming together to clear streets and repair homes after a massive storm knocked down power lines and roofs. ‘We always stand together’: West Side residents navigating high heat, power outages after wind storm was…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX San Antonio Report 11 hours ago

San Antonio tried euthanizing its way out of a stray dog problem. Now it’s betting big on a different approach.

The department's budget has increased by about 76% since a deadly mauling in 2023. Some aren't sure whether the investment is making a dent. San Antonio tried euthanizing its way out of a stray dog problem. Now it’s betting big on a…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX San Antonio Report 13 hours ago

With costs up, healthcare a defining issue in South Texas’ battleground House races

In the state’s most competitive districts, Democrats are building a case around lapsed insurance subsidies and GOP-backed Medicaid cuts. With costs up, healthcare a defining issue in South Texas’ battleground House races was first posted…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX San Antonio Report 13 hours ago

2 drowning deaths investigated after San Antonio storm; thousands still without power

CPS Energy crews are still working to restore power after severe storms knocked out electricity across the San Antonio area. 2 drowning deaths investigated after San Antonio storm; thousands still without power was first posted on August…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX San Antonio Report 16 hours ago

In a tight budget cycle, Bexar County weighs more than $25M in criminal justice spending

In a tight budget cycle, Bexar County commissioners are weighing spending on family violence courts, indigent defense and more. In a tight budget cycle, Bexar County weighs more than $25M in criminal justice spending was first posted on…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX · Immigration El Paso Matters 17 hours ago

El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of dollars to electric bills

El Paso’s summer temperatures have risen sharply in recent years, forcing residents to use more electricity for cooling and adding hundreds of dollars to seasonal electric bills. The post El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of…

→ read at elpasomatters.org

TX San Antonio Report 22 hours ago

Military families gather in San Antonio to navigate crushing, lonely loss of a loved one to suicide

TAPS coordinates events around the country, and this weekend in San Antonio it held it’s 18th annual National Military Suicide Loss Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp. Military families gather in San Antonio to navigate crushing, lonely…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

Immigration · TX Border Report 33 hours ago

Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government agreed in court on Friday to extend a pause on border related construction in Big Bend National Park until mid September, a move welcomed by those challenging the contentious project in the area…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 34 hours ago

Trump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company

The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill, the National Park Service (NPS)…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 35 hours ago

DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UK

Far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom after his detention in Louisiana earlier this week, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

White House border czar Tom Homan defended the move against criticism, arguing the gloves would prevent agents from needing to resort to deadly force.

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

Large quantities of khat are being intercepted at US airports. What is it?

Khat is listed as Schedule I drug in the United states. Where is it coming from?

→ read at borderreport.com

Immigration · TX Border Report 36 hours ago

Seneca Nation requests reversal on 'Lake America' executive order

Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a…

→ read at borderreport.com

TX San Antonio Report 37 hours ago

SAISD closed schools to avoid state intervention, but it might not matter

Now that the 2026 ratings are out, San Antonio ISD and Judson ISD could still face a state takeover next year. SAISD closed schools to avoid state intervention, but it might not matter was first posted on August 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX San Antonio Report 40 hours ago

Where are the dog parks in San Antonio? Here’s a map of every single canine playground.

In city and county parks throughout the city, man's best friend has a place to roam in nearly two dozen off-leash dog parks built for play. Where are the dog parks in San Antonio? Here’s a map of every single canine playground. was first…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

TX Texas Tribune 42 hours ago

James Talarico to air first TV ad attacking Ken Paxton in Senate race

The Democrat’s negative spot that alleges corruption by his GOP rival debuts Saturday during a TCU vs. North Carolina football game.

→ read at feeds.texastribune.org

TX San Antonio Report 46 hours ago

Veterans find community and healing through non-traditional horse riding program

A five-acre farm just outside of San Antonio is taking a different approach to the growing trend of horse-veteran bonding. Veterans find community and healing through non-traditional horse riding program was first posted on August 29…

→ read at sanantonioreport.org

Immigration · TX Border Report 2 days ago

DOJ ramps up denaturalization lawsuits against immigrants

The number of denaturalization lawsuits filed by the Trump administration surged in July, according to new data.

→ read at borderreport.com

TX Texas Tribune 2 days ago

Prosecutor will take Houston ICE shooting case to grand jury

Sean Teare said feds still aren’t cooperating with his investigation. A separate federal filing claims DPS provided the tip ICE agents were pursuing.

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TX Texas Tribune 2 days ago

Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings

The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws.

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TX Texas Tribune 2 days ago

Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.

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TX Texas Tribune 2 days ago

Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras

The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.

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TX San Antonio Report 2 days ago

What people are saying about how the city should better connect the East Side to downtown

During a second found of public meetings, Eastside residents and others shared doubts and questions about plans to reconnect the communities. What people are saying about how the city should better connect the East Side to downtown was…

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TX Texas Tribune 3 days ago

Texas regulators approve two massive West Texas transmission lines amid outcry from landowners

Following hours of testimony on Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved two transmission lines to ship electricity to the oil-and gas-producing west.

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TX Texas Tribune 3 days ago

With costs up, healthcare a defining issue in South Texas’ battleground House races

In the state’s most competitive districts, Democrats are building their case around lapsed insurance subsidies and Republican-backed Medicaid cuts.

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Courts · TX Bolts Magazine 3 days ago

Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions Answered

Vote-by-mail was not always such a hot topic. It’s a longstanding practice in the U.S., dating back to the Civil War and even before then. It’s secure, with audits repeatedly... Read More The post Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions…

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TX Texas Tribune 3 days ago

FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods

The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern: On average, the Trump White House is taking longer than previous administrations to approve major disaster assistance, research shows.

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TX Texas Observer 3 days ago

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Environmental regulators in Texas…

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TX Texas Observer 3 days ago

Kam Franklin Goes Solo

It’s a Thursday evening, and Kam Franklin is already onstage, prepping for the show she’ll be doing an hour later at Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge, a dive bar and music venue in Midtown Houston. With Ed “Blacknintendo” Prevost on the…

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TX · Immigration El Paso Matters 3 days ago

Montana Avenue expansion gets $100 million; EPCC adopts budget with tax hike

This week: Montana Avenue gets over $100 million for its Eastside expansion, WestStar keeps its city contract and EPCC adopts a budget with a property tax hike. The post Montana Avenue expansion gets $100 million; EPCC adopts budget with…

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TX Texas Tribune 3 days ago

John Cornyn is raising money for competitive Senate races — just not in Texas

The GOP senator said he plans to use his considerable fundraising prowess to help colleagues in New Hampshire, Michigan, Alaska and elsewhere.

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TX Texas Tribune 3 days ago

Moms who had children via surrogacy urge Texas to preserve the only way they could have families

Texas moms and surrogates say lawmakers can sharpen protections for both parties in contracts and regulate surrogacy agencies, but caution against severely limiting the practice.

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Wire The Guardian US 2 hours ago

One dead and 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon

Dozens evacuated after flash-flood event near Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, officials say One person died and about 15 people were missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon national park…

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Wire The Guardian US 3 hours ago

The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik

Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it Climate breakdown is happening on one Earth, but two different worlds. In one, its…

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Wire The Guardian US 8 hours ago

US Open tennis 2026: Pegula, Boulter and Medvedev advance while Norrie exits on day one – as it happened

Jessica Pegula, the American third seed, began her campaign at Flushing Meadows with a straight-sets win Krejcikova gets in a muddle after squandering a 40-0 lead on serve. Deuce. She fights back though. Wins the game with a lovely serve…

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Wire The Guardian US 10 hours ago

USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts

Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports The Trump administration is shuttering ⁠two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after…

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Wire The Guardian US 11 hours ago

All-time great Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to rejoin stacked LA Rams

Los Angeles were already Super Bowl favorites Defensive tackle was 10-time Pro Bowler with Rams 35-year-old aiming to win second Super Bowl in LA Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history , is coming out of…

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Wire The Guardian US 11 hours ago

‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest

Dawn is champion after public voting of eight yellow-bellied marmots as they fattened up for long winter ahead A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has chosen its…

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Wire The Guardian US 12 hours ago

Trump ‘border czar’ denies Milo Yiannopoulos was deported quickly to spare him from ICE detention

Tom Homan denies British far-right commentator, who was deported one day after arrest, got preferential treatment The White House “border czar,” Tom Homan, denied on Sunday that deporting British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos…

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Wire The Guardian US 13 hours ago

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario…

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Wire The Guardian US 13 hours ago

Lionel Messi’s ‘footballing beauty’ hailed as Miami crush Montreal; MLS roundup

Messi nets four goals, adds assist in 7-1 Miami win Dejan Joveljić scores twice on Sounders debut Minnesota United score three times in four minutes Inter Miami interim coach Guillermo Hoyos ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi after…

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Wire The Guardian US 14 hours ago

‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing

‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos…

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Wire The Guardian US 14 hours ago

Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC

Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’ Donald Trump ⁠on Sunday said NBC ’s Kristen ‌Welker – host of Meet the Press – should face “rebuke or punishment” from the…

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Wire The Guardian US 15 hours ago

The Guardian view on rare earths: it’s common sense to secure essential supply chains | Editorial

Outsourcing the industry to China cannot continue, but Europe knows it can no longer count on the US for a solution The alarm sounded 16 years ago. In 2010, China blocked exports of key rare earths to Japan in a row over disputed islands…

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Wire The Guardian US 15 hours ago

The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires

The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more…

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Wire The Guardian US 18 hours ago

Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for comment about Michigan synagogue attack

Democratic Senate nominee is eager to push past series of controversies involving allegations of antisemitism Michigan’s Democratic US senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized to the state’s Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for…

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Wire The Guardian US 19 hours ago

Why is 'vegan' suddenly being used as a slur? | Emma Beddington

US republicans are tarnishing their plant-eating opponents at every opportunity. Yet vegans are perfectly suited to hold power – let me count the ways Cool news, fellow soy boys and girls – we’ve been promoted from feeble, tofu-eating…

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Wire The Guardian US 19 hours ago

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US…

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Wire The Guardian US 19 hours ago

Ontario premier unveils Lake Ontario sign in response to Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order – video

The Canadian province's premier, Doug Ford, installed a billboard-sized sign on the lake's shoreline after the US president signed an executive order on Thursday directing US federal agencies to change the lake's name on US maps…

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Wire The Guardian US 21 hours ago

Italy may ban staring at your phone while crossing the street. Why stop there? | Dave Schilling

The move sends the right signal. While we’re at it, can we ban using ringtones and scooting on the sidewalk? Imagine driving in Italy, with its narrow, cobblestone streets and scooter enthusiasts. I find it hard enough to drive in Los…

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Wire The Guardian US 22 hours ago

Documents leaked by Trump official to bolster a conspiracy show ‘absolutely nothing’

Inside the US state department, critics are still attacking a shuttered office established to counter foreign propaganda. Now, some of its work is also being resumed A botched leak of purportedly explosive government files to a prominent…

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Wire The Guardian US 25 hours ago

Trump’s ‘economic D-day’ against Iran risks driving the stakes even higher | Sina Toossi

As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play Donald Trump has found a new way to promise victory over Iran. After months of war have failed to force…

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Wire The Guardian US 27 hours ago

Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policy As he struggles with questions about the millions he has received from the…

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Wire The Guardian US 32 hours ago

William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett dies after medical emergency during game

Junior taken to hospital after first-quarter emergency Division II season opener suspended and later canceled School plans vigil for Barnett and his family William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnett had a medical emergency on the…

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Wire The Guardian US 38 hours ago

Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK

Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency Far-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US after being detained on Thursday by Immigration…

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Wire The Guardian US 40 hours ago

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not

Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden’s body In a recent fundraising email, the Republican candidate for Michigan ’s open US Senate seat, former congressman Mike Rogers…

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Wire The Guardian US 44 hours ago

The rebranding of ‘Lake America’ is Trump’s desperate attempt to distract us | Arwa Mahdawi

Ignore Iran, the Epstein files, and your wallet – not to mention Trump’s plummeting approval ratings Don’t mention the war! Or the economy, for that matter. Or the Epstein files. Or Natalie Harp. Or “affordability”, which, as Donald Trump…

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Wire The Guardian US 3 days ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

The Nepal-Tibet flood disaster, Russian strikes in Kyiv, Israeli settlers in the West Bank and tributes to Dolly Parton – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading...

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Wire The Guardian US 3 days ago

Dolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert Reich

Terrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend Canada I’m still grieving Dolly Parton . I never met her and always wanted to. She was almost exactly my age and my height and had…

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Wire The Guardian US 3 days ago

Trump’s midterm campaign theme is unrequited love | Sidney Blumenthal

The president senses a crisis in his cult of personality. He believes the path to victory is through unwavering devotion Donald Trump has framed his theme for the midterm elections. It has come to him as naturally and inevitably as…

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Wire The Guardian US 3 days ago

Dolly Parton brought divided Americans together. What can we learn from her? | Margaret Sullivan

The singer had a serendipitous mixture of humor, humility and humanity. We could all stand to channel it a bit more The moment that the world found out that Dolly Parton had died , I was in a hair salon in the reddest congressional…

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