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S&P Global Reaffirms U.S. Credit Rating, Says Trump Tariffs Cushion Deficit Impact
S&P Global Reaffirms U.S. Credit Rating, Says Trump Tariffs Cushion Deficit Impact
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

S&P Global Ratings said Monday it expects federal revenue from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policies to help offset weaker revenues caused by his recently enacted tax-and-spending package, maintaining the United States’ long-term AA+ sovereign debt rating and short-term A-1+ rating.

China to Unveil New Extra-Large Underwater Drones at September Military Parade
China to Unveil New Extra-Large Underwater Drones at September Military Parade
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

China is preparing to unveil powerful new underwater drones during a major military parade in Beijing on September 3, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Israeli Scientists Prepare First Human Trial of Lab-Grown Spinal Cord Implant
Israeli Scientists Prepare First Human Trial of Lab-Grown Spinal Cord Implant
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A groundbreaking medical experiment in Israel may soon give paralyzed patients the ability to walk again. Researchers at Tel Aviv University, working through biotech company Matricelf, are preparing to perform the world’s first human transplant of a lab-grown spinal cord segment, following years of pioneering laboratory and animal studies.

Trump Moves Toward Trilateral Peace Talks With Russia and Ukraine
Trump Moves Toward Trilateral Peace Talks With Russia and Ukraine
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he has begun arranging a trilateral meeting between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine following high-level talks with European leaders at the White House.

Flooding Kills Hundreds In Pakistan, Kashmir, and Nepal
Flooding Kills Hundreds In Pakistan, Kashmir, and Nepal
Monday, August 18, 2025

Desperate people searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods in Pakistan, neighboring India-administered Kashmir, and Nepal, which killed hundreds and displaced thousands.

Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations in North Carolina as Category 4 Storm Threatens East Coast
Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations in North Carolina as Category 4 Storm Threatens East Coast
Monday, August 18, 2025

Powerful Hurricane Erin, the first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, continues to churn across the Atlantic as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, prompting local states of emergency and mandatory evacuations along North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Trump Pledges Executive Order to Scrap Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines
Trump Pledges Executive Order to Scrap Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines
Monday, August 18, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will spearhead a movement to eliminate mail-in ballots and certain voting machines from U.S. elections, declaring that only paper ballots with watermarks can restore honesty to the nation’s voting system.

Trump: ‘No Ceasefire Needed In Ukraine Before Peace Deal’
Trump: ‘No Ceasefire Needed In Ukraine Before Peace Deal’
Monday, August 18, 2025

In a major setback for Ukraine facing relentless Russian attacks, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said a ceasefire was not necessary to negotiate an end to the Ukraine-Russia war.

Trump: Only Destruction of Hamas Will Free Hostages as Mediators Push Ceasefire Deal
Trump: Only Destruction of Hamas Will Free Hostages as Mediators Push Ceasefire Deal
Monday, August 18, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the only path to securing the release of hostages held in Gaza is through the complete defeat of Hamas, even as Arab mediators reported progress on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal.

3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions in Sinai May Reference Moses, Stirring Debate Among Scholars
3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions in Sinai May Reference Moses, Stirring Debate Among Scholars
Monday, August 18, 2025

A startling new claim from the Egyptian desert suggests the earliest known reference to Moses may have been discovered in inscriptions dating back nearly 3,800 years.