FDA Approves Daraxonrasib for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer After Expedited Review
The FDA granted expedited approval to daraxonrasib, marketed as Rasonque by Revolution Medicines, for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer that progres...
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The FDA granted expedited approval to daraxonrasib, marketed as Rasonque by Revolution Medicines, for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer that progres...
Shipping data recorded five commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz on August 25 and four on August 24, below the 10-day average of 15.
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Klaus-Michael Kuehne, with no heirs, is transferring his $49 billion fortune to a private foundation he established.
Turkey's ruling AK Party endorsed the announced dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and their integration into Syria's armed forces under...
Tim Curry, known for originating the role of Dr.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle departed royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
Slovakia's government has approved draft legislation that would prohibit children under 16 from creating social media accounts and require age verification a...
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that 24 states and Pennsylvania Gov.
Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, spoke remotely from The Hague on August 26, 2026, urging Japan to use diplomatic influence again...
Several sources including RFI English, Straits Times, Taipei Times, Yahoo, New York Post and ABC News have published reports of Dolly Parton's death at age 8...
A flash flood along the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday killed at least eight people and left 384 travelers missing, including 291 foreign nationals.
Barcelona has publicly expressed interest in signing 26-year-old Julián Álvarez from Atlético Madrid, including a reported €100 million offer and statements ...
The Department of Justice seized online domains for QScan and QTRouter on Wednesday, platforms operated by the Chinese state-sponsored group QTFY and used to...
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The Supreme Court issued a decision regarding a Trump administration order on mail-in voting procedures.
Calvin Austin III, a 27-year-old wide receiver for the New York Giants, sustained a torn right ACL during a non-contact drill at training camp on Tuesday and...
New Zealand overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to defeat the Lions 41-35 at Ellis Park on August 25.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, citing Starlink's role in maintaining communications.
SpaceX conducted a predawn Starlink mission from California using a Falcon 9 booster on its 37th flight, ending Florida-based Starlink launches.
Typhoon Saudel tracked westward over the East China Sea on Wednesday following effects on Okinawa and southwestern Japanese islands, with two minor injuries ...
Asian equities rose and oil prices declined according to Reuters, while European indexes posted mostly gains and technology stocks fell per WSJ reporting.
The Justice Department submitted a filing arguing that inscribing President Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center is required to secure donor support for...
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Enes Kanter Freedom attended the Chicago Sky versus Indiana Fever WNBA game on August 23, 2026, wearing a shirt stating a biological definition of woman, was...
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films, will appear in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyri...
Serena and Venus Williams received a wild card entry for the women's doubles event at the US Open, announced Wednesday by tournament organizers.
South Korean police have announced a review of approximately 310,000 missing person cases closed in the past three years, scheduled for completion by Novembe...
The United States sanctioned dozens of Chinese entities and threatened action against a major financial institution for dealings with Iran, including sectors...
The US State Department has initiated training for consular officers worldwide on screening immigrant visa applicants for potential public benefits dependency.
Verified reports confirm that the next Atlantic tropical storm reaching 39 mph winds will be named Dolly under World Meteorological Organization rules.
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A fire occurred on August 25 at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia's Amur region, a joint Sibur-Sinopec project not yet operational.
French authorities have announced temporary exemptions allowing producers of Abondance, Beaufort, Comté and several other cheeses to use imported fodder and ...
BSP leader Mayawati issued a statement on the hijab row calling for local resolution between schools and authorities rather than court intervention.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called on August 26, 2026, for a six-year T$210 billion special budget to purchase 210,000 military drones, framing the measure...
Apple will hold a product launch event on September 9 at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, Cupertino, California.
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UEFA officials plan to inform member associations at a Monaco meeting that conditions have been met to lift a boycott of FIFA events after the world governin...
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Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, father of a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln, was detained by Border Patrol agents and subsequently released from immigration custody.
A Supreme Court ruling addressed mail-in voting procedures.
The Trump administration has halted immigrant visa applications and appointments at US embassies and consulates globally since early August.
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram at Meta, testified on August 25, 2026, in an Oakland, California courtroom as part of a lawsuit filed by California, Colorado...
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have arrived back in the UK, with reports indicating their children accompanied them.
Canada has imposed tariffs on approximately $20 billion of annual U.S.
José Muñoz, the first non-Korean CEO of Hyundai Motor Co.
Mike Mazzei, a former state senator, defeated Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond in the Republican primary for governor.
A Texas judge is hearing arguments over medical decision-making rights for a critically ill newborn with a heart defect carried to term by an Alaska surrogat...
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices dated August 25 to 20 rebel TMC MPs who joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, requiring responses within s...
Multiple outlets including Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, and Forbes report that Sen.
Rockstar Games released a statement describing leaked GTA 6 footage as heartbreaking and not the intended viewing method, while apologizing for delayed updates.
India and China held the 25th round of Special Representatives talks on the boundary question, chaired by Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, and agreed to pursue a poli...
Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi offered his resignation effective September 4, which President Samia Suluhu Hassan accepted.
The Trump administration filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of a D.C.
The United States designated the UK-based group Palestine Action as a specially designated global terrorist on August 26, enabling asset freezes under post-9...
Abdul el-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic primary for Senate against Rep.
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Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Antigua and Barbuda in late October for the Commonwealth Heads of...
SpaceX announced plans to develop a Starship launch complex on a 125,000-acre former Exxon property in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, with the first launch tar...
On August 24, President Trump submitted a 30-year civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review under the Atomic Energy...
A Suffolk University poll conducted August 20-23 among 500 likely Iowa voters found Republican Ashley Hinson leading Democrat Josh Turek 45-41 percent in the...
A sudden flood hit the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district, Nepal, on Wednesday morning, killing at least 22 people and leaving hundreds missing while damagi...
On August 23, 2026, a man killed eight relatives spanning four generations at a family dinner in Billings, Montana, then died by suicide as the home burned.
The United States rescinded Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in August 2025 following the 2024 ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
Senators Dick Durbin and Bill Cassidy have proposed legislation directing the Social Security Advisory Board to gather public input and submit draft legislat...
Fox News reported unverified details on William Serrano Domenech, a Cuban national charged with the August 17 murder of Raul Aballe and possessing prior conv...
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On Monday, President Trump threatened 50 percent tariffs on Canada’s auto industry, following earlier tariff actions.
Eight relatives, including four children, were killed during a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, according to reports from the Washington Times a...
Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, testified in a Meta trial regarding child safety and teen social media harm.
Luis Manuel Aviles, father of Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, was arrested by ICE on Saturday in Key West, Florida, and released from detention on Tuesday.
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The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Trump administration to proceed with an executive order directing the U.S.
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Darline Graham, sister of Sen.
A lower court ruling on Georgia's congressional districts was vacated after the Supreme Court issued a voting rights decision.
Multiple outlets report that the Trump administration intends to revoke visas for as many as 200,000 short-term visitors who have filed asylum claims.
Two sources describe ongoing trade frictions between the United States and Canada as a trade war, with references to figures including Mark Carney and Donald...
The US Department of the Treasury imposed targeted sanctions on 24 entities based in mainland China or Hong Kong as part of Operation Economic Outcast, a cam...
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is approaching closing arguments, with prosecution forensic experts testifying about inconsistencies in the defendant's accou...
A second Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan has advanced from Alaska's US Senate primary and will appear on the November ballot alongside incumbent Sen.
Multiple outlets report that SpaceX has committed $100 billion to a project in Louisiana described variously as a spaceport, Starship rocket complex, or Star...
Two people died in a Pennsylvania measles outbreak, both unvaccinated, marking the first U.S.
Bill Gates released a lengthy warning on AI risks in the Wall Street Journal, stating there is no coordinated plan to address disruptions, and proposed reser...
Manchester City completed the signing of 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille on a five-year contract for a reported £85.6 million fee, ...
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian intelligence officials, according to multiple reports.
The Big Ten Conference has adopted a rule prohibiting players with NFL experience from returning to its member rosters.
A court in China sentenced sculptor Gao Zhen to three years in jail for infringing upon the reputation of heroes under the Law on the Protection of Heroes an...
Prince Harry and Meghan have arrived in the UK according to multiple reports, landing at Birmingham airport with their children Archie, aged seven, and Lilib...
The United States imposed sanctions on Palestine Action on August 26, with the designation appearing on a Treasury Department website.
Dual US-Canadian citizen and Sikhs For Justice general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun received coordinated warnings from the FBI on August 20 and the Royal ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday to express condolences and offer assistance following flash floods i...
Claims of a rushed special election runoff between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman to replace a deceased Sen.
The SEC passed a rule on Tuesday prohibiting athletes drafted by or listed on NFL, NBA, or WNBA rosters from returning to college play.
President Trump announced a plan to lower tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef, with a commitment to sell the product at 25 percent b...
Meta Platforms reached a settlement with multiple US states regarding allegations of teen addiction to Facebook and Instagram.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner stated he would keep a fragment of a planned White House ballroom as a paperweight after it is blown up.
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision allowing Trump's election integrity order to advance past a lower-court block.
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Ring announced TAKE, a new default encryption standard using rotating cloud-stored keys derived from Messaging Layer Security, which enables temporary decryp...
The State Department is preparing to revoke tourist and business visas issued to individuals who later filed asylum claims, with reports indicating the actio...
Abdul El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination for U.S.
Huawei has licensed key connectivity technologies to HP under a multi-year deal announced Wednesday, allowing global use in computers and peripherals.
Raheem Sterling, 31, faces three charges following a 28 May 2026 crash of his Lamborghini into barriers on the M3 in Hampshire.
Serena Williams, 44, and Carlos Alcaraz defeated Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool 5-3, 4-1 in the first round of US Open mixed doubles and advanced to the ...
Darline Graham, appointed by Gov.
President Trump stated on Friday that his administration would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of beef imports over three months without tariffs.
CD Projekt Red will release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered on September 29, featuring updated visuals, combat, and skill tree plus both expansions.
Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary seven-mile-wide shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, with portions passing through Iranian territorial waters.
Jed York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested in Ohio.
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a Wildberries warehouse in the Tambov region of Russia overnight before August 26, 2026, causing a fire that destroyed the...
Jed York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested in East Palestine, Ohio, during a Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force sting operation and l...
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Deloitte has agreed to pay US$21.5 million to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Iranian state media has circulated a video that threatens Barron Trump and offers a $10 million reward for information on his location.
Three non-law enforcement Secret Service communications staff, including Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, have been placed on administrative leave ...
Donald Trump stated in a Sunday interview that companies are constructing their own power plants for data centers.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S.
Microsoft and partner brands have released a Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection of limited-edition accessories that match the translucent OG Green...
Nvidia will report quarterly earnings after the U.S.
Zymire Hughes, 22, was arrested in Las Vegas around 8 p.m.
Swiss voters will decide next month on a referendum to impose stricter neutrality that would prohibit economic sanctions and NATO cooperation.
Anthropic was established in 2021 by Dario and Daniela Amodei, both former OpenAI executives, and currently employs 5,000 people.
LIV Golf announced layoffs affecting most of its more than 300 corporate employees in the United States and Britain, with terminations effective in early Sep...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a rescue operation on Tuesday following the reported abduction of 600 people from a mosque in Dekera village, according...
N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas won the Democratic runoff for Oklahoma’s U.S.
Dick’s Sporting Goods posted its largest single-day stock decline on record after executives signaled further challenges ahead.
A three-judge panel of the U.S.
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Between 2016 and 2021, 878 former NFL players died, and 235 donated their brains for study, with 215 showing CTE pathology according to research led by Danie...
The PGA Tour is modifying its Tour Championship format and playoff structure, with the postseason concluding in a match-play event starting in 2028.
Iranian and Omani foreign ministers met in Tehran to discuss a phased navigational corridor and joint mine-clearing project for the Strait of Hormuz.
Just The News reported that Dolly Parton died Tuesday at age 80, citing her birth in Sevier County as one of 12 children and her founding of the Imagination ...
PBS NewsHour reported an interview with Canadian trade representative Dominic LeBlanc on U.S.-Canada trade tensions, during which Canada confirmed imposition...
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Pennsylvania has recorded two measles deaths while the CDC tracks record national cases.
BBC News and Bloomberg.com report Russian strikes on at least 246 Ukrainian filling stations since April, including specific incidents in Kharkiv and Kryvyi ...
A CNET-reported survey indicates that 75% of US adults express no interest in a foldable iPhone.
Multiple right-leaning outlets published claims that Dolly Parton died at age 80 after a brief cancer battle, citing her 1946 birth in rural Sevier County, T...
Darline Graham Nordone defeated Ralph Norman 52.3% to 47.7% in the Republican primary runoff for the special Senate election to replace the late Sen.
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Angie Nixon, the Florida Democratic Senate nominee and current state representative from Jacksonville, stated on CBS News that she has not campaigned with Ha...
The Commerce Department’s second estimate shows U.S.
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from the Chicago Sky vs.
SpaceX plans to construct a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana for Starship rocket launches, according to reports from Yahoo Finance and the Washington Times.
The personal consumption expenditures price index increased 3.7 percent from a year earlier in July, with core PCE up 3.3 percent.
The office of Iran's supreme leader has described the Strait of Hormuz as central to a new security order, while economic analyst Hamid Paktinat projects tha...
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An advertisement produced by Good Good Golf and approved by Callaway depicted a male golfer shoving a female player to the ground as she reached for his driver.
Available reporting confirms that La Tomatina draws foreign visitors to the Spanish town of Buñol.
A shooting and subsequent fire at a home outside Billings, Montana, on a Sunday resulted in the deaths of eight relatives spanning four generations.
California Senate Democrats rejected a Republican amendment to AB 2691 on a party-line vote that would have added sexual assault and human trafficking convic...
Zymire Hughes, age 22, was arrested in Las Vegas and is held at Clark County Detention Center pending extradition to Pennsylvania.
Abbott has obtained FDA authorization for a wearable device that monitors both glucose and ketones.
As of 9am on August 26, 2026, 16 Malaysian areas recorded unhealthy API readings according to CNA, with three in Sarawak.
All listed claims originate from The Federalist and remain unverified with no corroboration from other outlets.
A verified report confirms Apple's polishing cloth remains available for purchase at $9.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed a senior general, with The Washington Post reporting that the officer had been advised to abandon an investigation i...
The Treasury Department announced an increase in liquidity-support buybacks for 10-to-30-year securities from a maximum of $2 billion to at least $4 billion ...
Two claims circulating on Facebook assert that a Supreme Court ruling permits the Trump administration to restrict mail ballots and that U.S.
Charles Barkley appeared on The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM, where he addressed tensions involving WNBA players Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham.
ICE recorded 49,571 arrests in July, a 15 percent increase from June and 70 percent from February, according to data reviewed by the Associated Press.
Big Ten athletic directors unanimously approved a rule barring players who declared for the NFL draft without withdrawing, appeared on an NFL roster, or sign...
Drew Andres Owens was indicted in March 2025 on five counts of communicating threats of mass violence against Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and released from...
All claims originate from a single unverified Daily Signal report asserting that the Supreme Court in Trump v.
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Two outlets report unverified claims of a judge ruling on an emergency motion by voting rights groups and a DOJ request to lift a nationwide block on a mail-...
The Pentagon has stated it located previously unreleased files on the final days of the U.S.
The next Atlantic tropical storm is projected to receive the name Dolly if it reaches sustained winds of 39 mph.