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Aug 8, 2026 - World

Greenland clapped back at President Donald Trump amidst his overtures of an invasion — and they used a television talk show host to do it, according to a new report. The Guardian reported on Saturday that Greenland's government issued a "strong warning" to a Trump-linked company after it showed up on the island with oil drilling equipment. The company was preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland even though local authorities haven't given it permission, according to the report. Greenland's warning, written in Danish, reportedly demanded, "All future logistical matters must be advised and approved by the mineral resources authority before they are carried out."Trump this month posted a "menacing" Truth Social message — an image of himself looming over Greenland — and told Americans to "bet" Greenland would be under American control before the decade was out. The Texas-based company — Greenland Energy — has multiple ties to Trump.Trump mega-donor Kenneth Griffin, owns a 9 percent share and one of its appointed directors worked on the president's plan for a Golden Dome missile defense system — a plan for which Trump has said control of Greenland is "vital," the Guardian reported.Greenland Energy's chairman and biggest shareholder, Larry Swets, is also part of Trump's circle, The Guardian reported. Swets reportedly responded to the warning with a semi-apology, stating, "Our enthusiasm for the project led us to communicate in a way that created confusion."The company told shareholders that "high-level meetings" have taken place between the project leaders and Greenland's regulatory and oversight officials, saying the discussions have been "constructive" despite the warning from the government, according to the report."We continue to be encouraged by the progress being made toward the remaining approvals required for drilling," the company said in a message to shareholders. The company is also expected to ship 300 containers of drilling equipment to Greenland from Canada on September 12. Trump's Greenland envoy, hard-right Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), said that pumping oil could begin next year, according to The Guardian.The company's roster includes another Trump ally, recently brought on to be its public face, according to the report. "Greenland Energy has retained Phil McGraw, better known as Dr Phil,' the report stated, "a prominent rightwing former chatshow host who served on Trump’s religious freedom commission, to make a documentary series that will 'capture the mission of these modern-day wildcatters."

Aug 8, 2026 - World

State’s attorney general says scammers have made off with more than $100m in past two yearsScammers in New York have been using gold bars to steal money from victims, primarily seniors, and made off with more than $100m over the past two years, the state’s attorney general announced on Friday.The scheme starts with victims receiving a fake pop-up message that states their computer or financial account has been compromised, the press release stated. The message includes a phone number to call, and when they do, the scammers convince the victims to provide remote access to their computers, which allows them to access their financial information or online bank accounts. Continue reading...

Aug 8, 2026 - World

The victim was identified as 78-year-old John Wesley Allen Sr., who was found on a roadway around 10 pm on Monday.

Aug 8, 2026 - World

Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infectionA lion that escaped the war in Ukraine after being found as a four-month-old cub inside a duffel bag at Odesa railway station is facing an even greater battle for survival in his new home in Minnesota from a rare and often fatal fungal disease.Taras, his two sisters Lesya and Stefania, and an unrelated, slightly older cub from Kyiv named Prada, were brought to the US in November 2022 by the Wildcat Sanctuary, a secluded private reserve near Sandstone, Minnesota, that arranged their rescue with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Continue reading...

Aug 8, 2026 - World

Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fundThe US Senate voted to narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general in a major win for Donald Trump, who will now have his one-time personal attorney sitting atop the nation’s law enforcement apparatus.Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana cast the deciding vote in Blanche’s favor after two other Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – voted against him. Every Democrat rejected Blanche’s nomination as the Republican-led Senate voted 50-49. Continue reading...