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#1 Hurricane Melissa - CNN Weather, Met4Cast - UK Weather, Brady Harris, Tanner Charles, Colin McCarthy, and Bree Solstad on X
Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Melissa’s outer bands are lashing Jamaica with strong winds and heavy rain. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for vulnerable coastal areas of Jamaica ahead of the unprecedented storm’s expected landfall on Tuesday morning. Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge, and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica, and one person in the Dominican Republic...
#2 Trump Lauds Japan’s ‘Great’ Female Leader, Signs Rare Earths Deal - Reuters, Steve, Alex Lector, Papa Hemingway, Leo Lamonte, and
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U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.Takaichi, a protegee of Trump's late friend and golfing buddy, Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, applauded Trump's push to resolve global conflicts, vowing to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Trump's spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt...
#3 GOP-Led Oversight Committee Says Biden Pardons Signed by Autopen Are ‘Void’ in Final Report - Jake Tapper and Annie Grayer for CNN, BREAKING NEWZ Alert, Kaelan Deese, The Hill/Abin Kumar, Fox News, The C-Span Review, and TechHelp on X
Former President Joe Biden experienced such “cognitive decline” while in office that it remains a serious question as to whether he was aware of the substance of the various pardons and commutations signed in his name via autopen, the GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee asserted in a letter it sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her to consider whether that clemency might be invalid and to take action for potential prosecution against some of Biden’s aides. The committee “deems void President Biden’s executive actions that were signed using the Autopen, and the committee determines that action by the Department of Justice is warranted to address the legal consequences of that determination,” it wrote to Bondi in the letter released Tuesday morning...
#4 Connolly Declared President of Ireland After Landslide Win - Auryn Cox for BBC, RT, Team Union, Lozzy B, David Kurten, Leading Report/Valentina Gomez and Arsen Ostrovsky on X
Catherine Connolly has been elected as the president of Ireland after a landslide victory. She has become the 10th president of the Republic of Ireland after defeating Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys, who had already conceded to her rival. The result, long clear from early tallies, was officially declared at Dublin Castle. Connolly – an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties – pledged to be "an inclusive president for all" in her acceptance speech...
#5 Donald Trump Considers Scott Bessent for Fed Chair - Barney Henderson for Newsweek, Briefing Block, Alexkennedy, ET Now, and David Merkel on X
Donald Trump has praised Scott Bessent and said he is thinking of appointing him as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. However, the U.S. President added he did not think his Secretary of the Treasury would want the job of replacing Jerome Powell as Fed chair next year. "I'm thinking about him for the Fed," Trump told business leaders during a speech in Japan. However, he added, "But he won't take the job, he likes being at the Treasury." Heaping praise on Bessent, Trump said, "How good is he on television? He soothes the markets — I don't soothe the markets; I sometimes disturb the markets."
#6 Amazon Axes 14,000 Corporate Jobs Amid AI Push - Newsmax, Instant News, Bellino Craxi/Milton FreeBan, Tony MacIntyre, Jonathan Chevreau, and Jennifer Keiper on X
Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence. “The reductions we’re sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs,” Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology at Amazon said in message to employees Tuesday. Included in the letter was a memo to Amazon staff last year from CEO Andy Jassy...
#7 Zohran Mamdani Laughs off Criticism That His Tax Hike Proposals Will Compel New Yorkers to Flee - Alec Schemmel for Fox News, Donnie Cope, Laura Ingraham, Anthony Galli/CityDeskNYC, Eric Daugherty, Jesse Watters, and James Gerbino on X
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamadani laughed off how his plan to increase taxes on New Yorkers might impact them, suggesting those complaining about his plans are making a mountain out of a molehill. During an appearance this week on "Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh" podcast, Mamdani defended his proposals to raise the corporate tax rate, shift more of the tax burden to "richer and whiter neighborhoods" and add a flat 2% income tax on earners making over $1 million — insisting his plan wouldn’t drive anyone out of the state. His critics, including Independent mayoral candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, disagree...
#8 Gov. Walz Warns Ability to Continue Aid Becomes Harder the Longer Shutdown Continues - C-SPAN, Karoline Leavitt/RNC Research/Misery, Really American/MTD, Libs of TikTok, Tim Walz/Donald J Trump/Cruella_Seville on X, Vince Langman, and Mountain Lifeworks/Governor Tim Walz on X
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz warns that the longer the federal government shutdown continues, the harder it will be for the states to backfill gaps in aid for food and heating costs. He also criticizes the Trump administration for helping some states over others and seeking to divide people. "They're trying to provide specific aid to states that they like at the moment, which is absolutely unconscionable....States being left on their own is an untenable situation. Either that or give us our federal money back and we'll deal with it," Walz says...#9 Gavin Newsom Says He Will Consider White House Run After 2026 Elections - Robert Costa for CBS News, Iowa's News Now, Godly Nation/EWK, Christy, KenDaBearFan, and DW News on X
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has become one of President Trump's most high-profile adversaries, told "CBS News Sunday Morning" in an exclusive interview that he will consider whether to run for president after the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview taped Thursday in San Jose, Newsom was asked whether he would give "serious thought" to a White House bid once next year's midterm elections are over. "Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise," Newsom replied. "I'd just be lying. And I'm not — I can't do that." Newsom, whose term ends in January 2027 and is prevented from running again due to term limits, cautioned that any decision is years away.
#10 Randy Fine Endorsed for Re-Election by Donald Trump - Chris Gollon for ASK Flagler, #Phrasing/Howling/Cenk Uygur, Dave Benner, Nemesis of Neocons/#Phrasing, Anonymous Joe, Florida's Voice, and Ocala_News on X
Congressman Randy Fine, the U.S. representative whose district includes Flagler County, has been endorsed by President Donald Trump for re-election. Fine won a partial term in office in an April special election after Trump tapped former Rep. Michael Waltz to become part of his administration. In his endorsement, Trump called Fine “a MAGA Warrior who is doing a fantastic job representing Florida’s 6th congressional district”. Trump handpicked Fine, then a Florida state legislator, to run for the seat after it became vacant. Fine won over Democrat Josh Weil despite Weil far outpacing him in campaign donations...
