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Morning Brief: >100 Arrests Since Trump D.C. Takeover, Trump-Putin Peace Talks, Immigrant Exodus
Daily Wire
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August 14, 2025
President Trump’s federal crackdown in Washington, D.C., results in over 100 arrests in its first days as he plans to seek a long-term extension from Congress. President Trump and Vladimir Putin are set for a high-stakes summit in Alaska to...
What makes Washington, D.C. unique — and how Trump took control of its police
CNBC-TV18
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August 13, 2025
Imagine waking up in the nation’s capital to find the President has just taken command of your city’s police force, deploying 800 National Guard troops to patrol your streets. This unfolded in Washington, D.C., when President Donald Trump declared...
Curative Health Insurance Company's Financial Strength Rating Affirmed by AM Best for Third Consecutive Year
Cleburne Times-Review - Texas
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AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 15, 2025 / Curative Insurance Company is proud to announce that AM Best, the global credit rating agency specializing in the insurance industry, has affirmed its A- (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating (FSR)...
Court of Justice of the European Union delivers ruling in Royal Football Club Seraing (C-600/23)
JD Supra - California
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August 15, 2025
On 1 August 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its ruling in the case of Royal Football Club Seraing.1 The CJEU found that also in the context of arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), any...
MAGA Senator Gives Unhinged Reason for Not Wearing a Seatbelt in D.C.
The Daily Beast
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August 14, 2025
MAGA Senator Markwayne Mullin bragged about breaking the law on live TV after admitting he doesn’t wear a seatbelt while driving in D.C. due to a fear of being carjacked. He praised Donald Trump for seizing control of the city’s police department...
Lettuce Entertain You sued by former business partner over Joe's Seafood venture
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. During a friendship that spanned 40 years, Lettuce Entertain You co-founder Richard Melman and restaurateur Gerard Centioli became...
D.C.'s 'unhoused' begin to see the effects of Trump's crackdown
Jewish World Review
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Three days into the Trump administration's seizure of law enforcement in the District, the city's unhoused population has already seen federal agents entering camp sites and asking residents if they have drugs or weapons, three unsheltered people...
Fox Promotes Kyle Carmean to Head of News and Content for Washington, D.C. Stations
Adweek
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August 13, 2025
Kyle Carmean has been promoted to vice president of news and content for WTTG Fox 5 DC and WDCA Fox 5 Plus. Carmean will oversee all the editorial, business, and administration functions for the stations and their streaming offerings. “Kyle has...
OBAR advocates for housing, homeownership, insurance reform in Washington, D.C.
The Coastland Times - North Carolina
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August 13, 2025
Published 12:13 pm Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Representatives from the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers during the 2025 National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) legislative...
These GOP Politicians Are in Too Much 'Dadgum' Danger to Go Outside, Live at Home, or Use a Seatbelt
Paste
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It’s been a rough summer for Washington, D.C.: first, the area was subjected to Trump’s North Korea-style birthday military parade; now, the city’s supposedly being torn apart and burned to the ground by violent crime—which Trump completely made...
Puerto Rico at a Crossroads: Navigating Protectionism, Opportunity, and Structural Challenges in a New Economic Era
Harvard Political Review - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The Trump Administration’s disruption of the global trade order has thrust Puerto Rico into a new landscape of both risk and opportunity. With its strong manufacturing base and strategic position within the United States federal framework, the...
Meet the 76-Year-Old 'C-Suite Whisperer' Who Transforms Top Companies Like SpaceX and Chick-fil-A. Here's Her Best Advice From More Than 50 Years in Business.
Entrepreneur
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August 15, 2025
You could call Rose Fass, 76, the "C-Suite whisperer" — because she knows exactly what it takes to transform some of the world's most powerful companies. Image Credit: Courtesy of fassforward. Rose Fass. In 2001, following her role as chief...
Turkish businessman hit with probation, fines for funneling illegal cash to NYC Mayor Adams’ campaign
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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NEW YORK — Brooklyn construction company executive Erden Arkan was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay more than $27,000 in fines Friday after pleading guilty to pumping illegal straw donations into Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021...
Lisa Brown: 'The Garlic Companion' filled with great information, recipes
The Joplin Globe - Missouri
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There are several vegetables I love — tomatoes, eggplant and leeks among them — but in my eyes, the star of any farmers market or produce aisle is garlic. It’s the one item I always have in my kitchen, and I tend to add it to just about everything...
Democrats Keep Making This Mistake When It Comes to Trump
Slate Magazine
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August 14, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he was placing Washington, D.C.’s police department under direct federal...
D.C. Mayor Bowser walks delicate line with Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“While this action today is unsettling and unprecedented, I can’t say that, given some of the rhetoric of the past, that we’re totally surprised,” Bowser told reporters at a press conference responding to the efforts. She even suggested the surge...
Trump suggests going around Congress to maintain federal control of D.C. police
MSNBC
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August 14, 2025
It’s been a few days since Donald Trump announced he’s deploying National Guard troops to D.C. streets and placing local police officers under federal control, though the president’s latest dramatic power grab came with a catch: It has to be...
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Celebrates HBCU Homecoming As Howard Tenure Begins, ‘Welcome Home’
Black Enterprise
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August 16, 2025
After his shaky exit from Boston University, where he founded and led the Center for Antiracist Research, Kendi sees his start at Howard as a homecoming like no other. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is coming full circle as he returns to Washington, D.C., to...
Robert Aderholt highlights federal funding for Alabama and addresses D.C. crime concerns
North Birmingham Times - Alabama
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August 13, 2025
U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt, who represents Alabama’s 4th district, highlighted federal investments and concerns about crime in recent posts on his social media account.On August 13, 2025, Aderholt stated, "I'm proud to ensure that Alabama's...
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss ‘details on ending war’
Yeni Safak
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August 16, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he will head to Washington, DC on Monday to discuss with his US counterpart Donald Trump "details regarding ending the killing and the war." "On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in...