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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Mecca defense pact
On August 7 Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan announced the Mecca joint defense agreement, a pact that frames an armed attack on one as an attack on…
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Lee proposes talks to end Korean War
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 15 proposed direct talks with North Korea aimed at ending the peninsula's long-running war and…
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Former Anoka County attorney accused of running sex trafficking ring
Andrea Leigh Sampson, a 35-year-old former Anoka County assistant attorney, is charged with 13 counts each of promoting prostitution of an individual…
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Michigan reports human case of swine influenza after county fair
Michigan health officials are investigating a confirmed human infection with influenza A H1N2 variant in an Ionia County resident who exhibited swine…
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Ondo Finance posts $27 billion Stocks volume and $8 billion Perps
Ondo Finance reported rapid growth across its tokenized equities, perpetual futures, and treasury products. Ondo Stocks holds $1.01 billion in TVL…
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FTC probes Epic Systems over medical data access
Reuters reported on Aug. 14 that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is conducting an antitrust investigation into Epic Systems, a health records…
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CFTC reviews prediction markets' mention contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an internal review of "mention markets" on prediction platforms, contracts that let traders bet…
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USDC growth challenges USDT dominance on NOWPayments
NOWPayments reported that USDC transaction activity on its platform grew rapidly in H1 2026, with transaction count up 209.02% year over year and…
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Police arrest 139 after violent Suleja rally
Niger State police said they detained 139 suspects following a violent rally in Suleja and subsequent sting operations at multiple hideouts in…
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Judge blocks parts of Idaho abortion ban over health exceptions
U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill found that Idaho's near-total abortion ban is unconstitutional to the extent it forbids abortions needed to protect…
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War limits maternity care in Darfur
UNFPA reports that expectant mothers in western Sudan's Central Darfur face life-threatening delays because specialist maternity care, emergency…
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German auto industry employment falls to lowest since 2005
Germany's automotive industry employed 691,500 people at the end of the first half of 2026, down 42,300 jobs or 5.8% year-on-year, Destatis reported…
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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves
MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…
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WHO recommends testing Ervebo vaccine in DRC trial
The World Health Organization has recommended prioritising testing of the Ervebo vaccine in a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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Man told ChatGPT he would rape and kill ex
OpenAI alerted the FBI after a 25-year-old South Palm Beach man used ChatGPT to share repeated, detailed threats to rape and kill his ex-girlfriend…
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U.S. retail sales fall as tax refund boost fades
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop since May 2025, reversing a revised 0.2% gain. The report attributes…
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Dangote refinery plans October IPO to broaden Nigerian ownership
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has submitted an application for a roughly $5 billion initial public offering to Nigeria's securities regulator as part of…
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Former Syrian officer leaves Austria and returns to Syria
Lieutenant Colonel Musab Abu Rukba, convicted in Vienna last month of bodily harm, aggravated coercion and sexual assault against detained opponents…
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Supertankers go dark to transit Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
Supertankers are prolonging periods of going dark by turning off automatic tracking to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb…
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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes
MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…
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Crypto projects adopt revenue-sharing and token burns
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued that crypto assets are entering a phase where revenue and returns to token holders will more strongly determine…
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Pony.ai and Uber plan deployment of 2,000 robotaxis across Europe
Pony.ai and Uber announced an expanded strategic partnership to collaborate on deploying more than 2,000 Pony.ai Robotaxis across Europe, building on…
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Whole Foods products recalled over possible salmonella contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall for several Whole Foods Market products available in Ontario and online after a U.S. Food and…
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White House convenes crypto and prediction-market executives
The White House is preparing a meeting next week to gather cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives, with traditional finance figures possibly…
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