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$1M ‘Trump Gold Card’ goes live amid travel rule furor
Speed Read The new gold card visa offers an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for $1 million
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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela
Speed Read The seizure was a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Australia’s teen social media ban takes effect
Speed Read Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell records
Speed Read The grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be made public
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Miami elects first Democratic mayor in 28 years
Speed Read Eileen Higgins, Miami’s first woman mayor, focused on affordability and Trump’s immigration crackdown in her campaign
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Ex-FBI agents sue Patel over protest firing
speed read The former FBI agents were fired for kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest for ‘apolitical tactical reasons’
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump unveils $12B bailout for tariff-hit farmers
Speed Read The president continues to insist that his tariff policy is working
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Paramount fights Netflix for Warner as Trump hovers
Speed Read Paramount Skydance is seeking to undo Netflix’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Benin thwarts coup attempt
Speed Read President Patrice Talon condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the West African country’s army
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Trump’s Comey case dealt new setback
speed read A federal judge ruled that key evidence could not be used in an effort to reindict former FBI Director James Comey
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Moscow cheers Trump’s new ‘America First’ strategy
speed read The president’s national security strategy seeks ‘strategic stability’ with Russia
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Trump tightens restrictions for work visas
Speed Read The length of work permits for asylum seekers and refugees has been shortened from five years to 18 months
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Supreme Court revives Texas GOP gerrymander
Speed Read Texas Republicans can use the congressional map they approved in August at President Donald Trump’s behest
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Boat strike footage rattles some lawmakers
Speed Read ‘Disturbing’ footage of the Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat also shows the second strike that killed two survivors who were clinging to the wreckage
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Trump boosts gas cars in fuel economy rollback
speed read Watering down fuel efficiency standards is another blow to former President Biden’s effort to boost electric vehicles
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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