Evening Roundup, September 8: No Kings and Canadian Tariffs
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The Blade newspaper in Toledo is for sale, and ownership says it will shut down if no buyer is found
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Rubio heads to Latin America to push US counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders
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Bari Weiss and Simon Sebag Montefiore LIVE on October 1
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The AI-Ready CFO Masterclass w/ Glenn Hopper & Wouter Born starts tomorrow (LIVE)
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Trump’s Numbers Are Way down — And So Is His Credibility
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RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Congress and Capitol Hill. His work is widely syndicated to…
Relative says 1 of 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas was found dead
MIAMI (AP) — One of four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas was found dead Tuesday, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said a…
Ten-Minute Warning: The Hypersonic Threat
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The Latest: Canada strikes back with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of US goods
Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.…
This Week in Canada: America Is Our Enemy and Doesn’t Even Know It
Welcome back to This Week in Canada, where America is the enemy, and every time Trump lowers the trade temperature, Canada cranks it back up. Let’s jump right in!Canadians have…
Should we use it? Scripto – Real Collaborative Screenwriting
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Words & Phrases
Now and then, a court decision comes along to restore your faith that nonpartisan judges can fairly read the plain text of statutes and constitutional provisions and render entirely rational…
2026's elections could test how heavy trading on prediction markets affects races and results
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Spencer Cox: The Day Charlie Kirk Died. Plus. . .
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