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Aug 23, 2025 |
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#politics
Fox News: MSNBC's name change to 'MS NOW' gets rude welcome from social media
MSNBC will rename to MS NOW as Comcast's spinoff Versant, separating from NBCUniversal. CNBC stays; MSNBC becomes MS NOW.
Critics mocked MS NOW as a faulty OS or MS fundraiser; insiders say the move reduces brand confusion while preserving a progressive tilt.
Fox News: Anti‑corruption protests hit European nation as calls for new elections grow
Belgrade and Novi Sad see protests turn to clashes as students demand new elections after the Novi Sad station collapse that killed 16.
The government vows order; critics call for access to reconstruction docs, while analysts say elections may be Serbia’s best option.
#society
Fox News: Ex-Navy SEAL congressman saves bleeding 11-year-old with makeshift tourniquets after Iowa crash
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., described helping save an 11-year-old after a highway crash in Iowa, saying he and bystanders cut seat belts and fashioned tourniquets.
The minivan struck a semi merging from the shoulder; the boy and driver were airlifted. Van Orden visited the boy in hospital.
#war
Times Of Israel: Government votes to add billions to state budget, including $473 million in Gaza aid
Israel's cabinet approves a NIS 31B boost to the 2025 budget, including NIS 1.6B for Gaza humanitarian aid; it still must pass the Knesset and largely funds defense.
A 3.35% cut to ministerial budgets drew protests from Ben-Gvir, Liberman and Lapid, who say the move harms Israelis while Gaza aid continues.
Fox News: White House rejects ‘blank checks’ for Ukraine, presses NATO to shoulder costs
White House: no open-ended U.S. funding for Ukraine as peace talks proceed; Trump says no blank checks and favors NATO purchasing American weapons with backfill for Kyiv.
Congress has approved about $175B for Ukraine since 2022; Leavitt and Vance urge Europe to shoulder more of the burden.
Fox News: White House announces Putin agreed to bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy
Putin and Zelenskyy will meet bilaterally to push peace, with a possible trilateral session with Trump, per the White House.
European leaders praised the move; Putin says Russia wouldn’t have invaded without Trump’s 2020 loss, while officials press for long-term security guarantees beyond 2028
Fox News: Trump praises Melania’s ‘beautiful note’ to Putin, says Zelenskyy brought letter from wife to first lady
First Lady Melania Trump writes to Putin urging an end to the war for its youngest victims; Trump praises the letter on Fox & Friends as he seeks a Zelenskyy–Putin meeting after Zelenskyy delivered his wife’s letter about protecting children
#economy
Forbes: Palantir Shares Plunge 9% Amid Slide In AI Stocks
Palantir slid ~9% Tuesday, fifth straight drop, down 15.5% since Aug. 13, with Citron overvaluation claims and AI stock wobble.
It beat estimates and raised guidance to $4.14-$4.15B on >$1B revenue, plus a $10B Army contract; Altman warns of an AI bubble
Forbes: Electricity Prices Are Rising Thanks To Tariffs, Clean Energy Cuts, AI
Electric bills have risen about 10% since January, up to 17.47¢/kWh from 15.95¢/kWh by May, with yearly costs up 5.5%.
Officials tie the rise to repeal of clean-energy credits, tariffs and data-center-driven power demand; a new bill could push wholesale prices higher, costing households about $170 more annually by 2035.
GB News: Motorists face severe delays on M20, M6 and near major UK airports as millions travel for Bank Holiday weekend
About 17.6 million leisure trips are forecast for the August Bank Holiday, with peak congestion Friday to Monday. M5 Bristol–Devon may see up to 40-minute delays; M20 in Kent heavy. Creamfields boosts traffic on M56/M6 near Daresbury. Travel after 7pm Fri or before 9am Sat / before 11am Mon; no pedestrians on motorways; penalties.
#education
Fox News: Virginia teens suspended for questioning transgender student being in boys' locker room
LCPS suspended two Stone Bridge students for 10 days after a Title IX finding they harassed and discriminated over questioning a transgender student in the boys’ locker room; the AG says bias, LCPS insists due process.