JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Dems press Hegseth for answers on troop conditions at sea
While President Donald Trump has denied claims that the family members of crewmen are concerned about the situation, lawmakers want details from the administration.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Allum Bokhari) - How Anthropic Became the AI Industry’s Black Sheep
The company has refused to embrace openness and competition. The post How Anthropic Became the AI Industry’s Black Sheep appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics How Anthropic Became the AI Industry’s Black Sheep The company has refused to embrace openness and competition. Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images Anthropic has put itself at odds with nearly the entire AI industry. In a conspicuous break with its peers, the frontier lab declined last month to sign an open letter supporting a permissive policy toward open-weight AI models, which anyone can download, modify, and run on their own devices. Anthropic says it acted out of concern for public safety, offering its customary warnings about AI-enabled catastrophe. But its real motives may be…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Should you worry about ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria at the beach?
Experts say there’s no need for most people to avoid the beach altogether.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from Trump
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge the DOJ's independence from President Trump. Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, MS NOW Business Analyst Ron Insana and CEO of "The Onion" Ben Collins join Stephanie Ruhle to weigh in.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Xi Jinping Praises Communist Party’s Tiananmen Response, Calls for “Indomitable Fighting Spirit”
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 17, 2026 BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has invoked one of the most sensitive episodes in modern Chinese history while praising the Communist Party’s handling [...]
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - DATA: Public Support for the BBC Has Cratered.
Support for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report.
A new survey has revealed a significant drop in British national pride over the past decade, alongside a crash in support for the BBC. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Support for the state-backed British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC ) in the United Kingdom has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report. DETAIL: According to a new poll commissioned by Demos, a non-partisan British think tank, only 47 percent of Britons are proud of their country in 2026, a stark drop from the 74 percent recorded in 2011. The collapse in national pride coincides with declining support for national institutions and symbols, such as the British flag, the monarchy, the legal system, the armed forces, and the BBC . Among the…Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - RNC Chairman: Midterm convention is going to be a Trump-a-palooza | National Report
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters previews the Republican Midterm Convention in September on Monday's "National Report."
WASHINGTONPOST (Sammy Westfall) - Trump blames vandals for dead grass on lawn where he held Fourth of July event
Similarly damaged grass was seen at the White House Ellipse and South Lawn after the UFC Freedom 250 events this summer.
NYTIMES (Derrick Bryson Taylor and Matt Stevens) - No Evidence of Foul Play in Hayden Panettiere’s Death, Police Say
After responding to a 911 call, emergency responders pronounced the actress dead at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C.
NYTIMES (Tiffany Hsu) - AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.