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Law enforcement calls for July 28 to Aug. 3, 2025
PARK FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT The Park Falls Police Department reported public calls for July 28 to Aug. 3, 2025. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8my&{*...

Canada and the failing U.S. democracy
Opinion It’s time to build a wall on our border. Not an economic wall against the United States of America but a democratic wall against the United States of Autocracy. If we value our form of democracy, we will protect ourselves against theirs....

China and U.S. plot pathways to AI dominance
Opinion In late July, the world’s two superpowers in artificial intelligence (AI) laid out their nearterm strategies. The plans diverge on how to achieve tech supremacy. They also both contain many contradictions and are based on numerous bold...

Panda Express in U.S. Launches New Menu Featuring Buldak Sauce
Samyang Foods announced on Aug. 11 that its Buldak brand’s Buldak sauce has officially partnered with Panda Express, the largest Asian restaurant brand in the United States. Through this collaboration, Samyang Foods is set to fully implement its...

I’m leading Trump’s antisemitism task force. We must protect Jewish people now and forever
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced that Elias Rodriguez, who is accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy workers, was indicted on multiple counts and could face the death penalty. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When...

Louisiana's fight with New York over abortion could help define the post-Roe v. Wade era
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022 ended a constitutional, nationwide right to abortion, states have passed their own, oftentimes widely divergent laws. Louisiana has a near-total ban and criminal penalties for providers, for...

Historic US visit cements Azerbaijan’s role as regional peace leader
by Mazahir Afandiyev In the early 1990s, as a result of Armenia's armed aggression against Azerbaijan, nearly one-fifth of Azerbaijani territory remained under occupation for 30 years. The occupation was accompanied by the mass ethnic cleansing of...

Eric Ham: Trump’s latest power grab tests guardrails of American democracy
CTV News U.S. Political Analyst Eric Ham says tariffs are already having an impact on markets and tourism in America. Eric Ham is based in Washington, D.C. and is a political analyst for CTV News. He’s a bestselling author and former congressional...

Donald Trump's Bid To Make Key Data Secret Hit by Major Legal Blow
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by the Trump administration to keep a public database of federal spending under wraps, ruling that the move defied Congress' constitutional authority over government appropriations. In a unanimous order...
The American fighting to pry his company back from the Kremlin’s grasp
It was only when he received a phone call from an employee at 3:30 a.m. at his Los Angeles residence last October that he found out for sure that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the nationalization of Glavprodukt. His was the first...

Nordics and Baltics: 'Path to peace cannot be charted without Ukraine’s voice'
The eight Nordic and Baltic countries issued a joint statement on August 10th in the context of the latest U.S.-brokered talks about resolving Russia's illegal war on Ukraine and a possible upcoming meeting between Presidents Trump of America and...

Warm fall predicted for U.P.
IRON MOUNTAIN — A warm autumn is expected across most of the U.S. this year as AccuWeather predicts temperatures in the Upper Peninsula may range 2 to 3 degrees above normal from September through November. In its three-month outlook, the National...

Trial begins over Trump’s deployment of troops in California, testing 1878 law
A San Francisco federal judge will hold a landmark bench trial this week to determine whether the Trump administration violated a 19th-century law barring the use of military forces for domestic law enforcement when it sent United States Marines...

The West’s wolves can’t go to court for federal protection, so we went for them and won
In an amazing court victory for wild wolves and advocates who tirelessly speak on their behalf, the federal district court in Missoula, Montana, ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it determined...

Chevron’s return offers temporary relief to Venezuela’s struggling economy
Chevron is returning to Venezuela to extract oil, and although the conditions of this new license from the U.S. Treasury Department are still unknown, experts who spoke to EL PAÍS assume that the agreement will bring net benefits that could help...

Four UN Security Council Members Condemn Israel's Plan for Gaza
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Four out of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have condemned Israel's plan to occupy Gaza, with the United States as the sole country to voice support for the action. According to a report by Anadolu,...

Ex-official says Armenia risks clearing Aliyev’s crimes
August 11, 2025 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former State Revenue Committee chairman David Ananyan, commenting on the agreements signed in Washington between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the United States, wrote on his Facebook page that there is a...

A pause on higher tariffs for China is due to expire Tuesday. Here's what to know.
The uncertainty has left businesses in limbo and a decision to raise the import duties could jolt world markets. TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 90-day pause on imposing higher tariffs on China is due to expire on Tuesday and it is unclear if it will be...

Misleading to equate Azruddin’s sanctions to China Railway
–financial analyst sets the record straight FINANCIAL analyst Joel Bhagwandin has cautioned against misleading comparisons between different types of U.S. sanctions, noting that distortions can erode the public’s understanding and mask the...

Four UN Security Council permanent members oppose Israel's Gaza occupation plan
NEW YORK Four of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members condemned Israel's plan to occupy Gaza during an emergency meeting Sunday, with only the U.S. supporting Israeli actions. Russia, China, the U.K., and France strongly opposed the...