Category: News
Trump takes his tax message to Nevada as voters sour on his economy
President Donald Trump is heading to Nevada on Wednesday to sell voters on his signature tax cuts, betting that popular policies like “no tax on tips” can blunt a growing dissatisfaction with the economy that Republicans fear could cost them their House majority.
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-tax-message-nevada-voters-sour-economy
Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace
The most clamorous president in modern history always gets his message out — in a daily riot of online posts, interviews and rancor with reporters.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/13/politics/karoline-leavitt-leaving-white-house-trump
America really might restore democracy to Venezuela
When President Donald Trump sent American special forces to snatch Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, in January, it did not sound as though restoring democracy was his priority.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/12/america-really-might-restore-democracy-to-venezuela
No water, no relief: Puerto Ricans suffer under historic drought and few resources
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Water trucks on the side of the road are the lifeline for tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans enduring one of the most aggressive water-rationing plans in a decade.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/puerto-rico-drought-residents-no-water-rcna591367
BBC News
- Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar
- Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles
- Journalists denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets
- Converse pulls 'deeply upsetting' advert after backlash
- Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
- 'Enough is enough': Women protest after string of murders near Johannesburg
- Shark attack prompts rare kill order in Western Australia as victim named
- Nato welcomes Greenland deal as Trump says it will give US 'permanent security control'
- Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout
- Kerry Kennedy: 'It would be a tragedy' if Kennedy Center is demolished
British AI Chip Founder Becomes Europe’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
August 17, 2026
News
No Comments
Jodie Alleyne
In2017, James Dacombe dropped out of high school to found brain monitoring startup CoMind. Four years later, he took a Thiel Fellowship to skip college and build his first startup.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2026/08/15/british-ai-chip-founder-becomes-europes-youngest-self-made-billionaire/