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TRUMP ADDRESSES REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, PLEDGES $5,000 PAYMENTS AND URGES VOTER TURNOUT FOR MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: Trump doubles down on pledge of $5,000 payments if his party retains control of Congress on second night of convention – as it happened

CENTER Bloomberg Politics: Trump’s Two Days in Dallas: $5,000 Cash, ‘Socialists’ and Opera

RIGHT Washington Examiner: Trump pleads with voters to pretend he is on the ballot: ‘You’ve gotta do this for me’

IRAN ATTACKS U.S. MILITARY ASSETS IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION, ESCALATING REGIONAL TENSIONS.

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LEFT MS NOW: It was Trump’s show at the GOP convention. And it will be Trump’s midterms in November.

CENTER Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Iran war live: IRGC attacks US unmanned vessel in Hormuz; two ships hit

RIGHT Breitbart News: Exclusive: Sen. Dave McCormick Reveals Trump’s Strategy to Economically ‘Strangle’ Iran

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION CONCLUDES WITH FOCUS ON 2026 MIDTERM STRATEGY AND PARTY MESSAGING.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: ‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

CENTER Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeaways

RIGHT Washington Examiner: Hasan Piker, cowboys, Charlie Kirk, and more: Top six takeaways from Republican midterm convention Night 2

World & Economy

JD VANCE DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, POSITIONING HIMSELF AS TRUMP’S HEIR APPARENT FOR 2028.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention

CENTER Bloomberg Politics: Vance Strikes Populist Tone, Woos Disaffected Voters in Keynote

RIGHT Washington Examiner: Vance describes his hopes for baby son as he lays down a marker for 2028 with the speech of his life

POLITICAL FIGURES EVALUATE TRUMP’S PROPOSAL TO PAY AMERICANS $5,000 DIVIDENDS AMID SKEPTICISM ABOUT FEASIBILITY.

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LEFT MS NOW: Trump has promised two payments to Americans in the last 24 hours. Neither has been approved by Congress.

CENTER Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Will Trump pay all US adults $5,000? Some Trump supporters are sceptical

RIGHT Breitbart News: Dem Rep. Crow: Trump’s $5,000 Dividend ‘Is a Bribe’

BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AS POLITICAL INSTABILITY INTENSIFIES IN THE COUNTRY.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’

CENTER Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts

RIGHT Washington Examiner: North Carolina Democrats cut ties with candidate who urged anti-GOP violence

Politics & Domestic

TAIWAN’S VICE PRESIDENT MAKES RARE DIPLOMATIC VISIT TO EUROPE AMID CHINA’S ISOLATION EFFORTS.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: $15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide

CENTER Bloomberg Politics: Taiwan’s No. 2 Makes Rare Europe Trip, Defying China’s Isolation

RIGHT Washington Examiner: Mike Rogers accuses Abdul el Sayed of wanting to ‘represent Palestine’ over Michigan

GLOBAL HEAT RECORDS SHATTERED IN AUGUST, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.

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LEFT NPR Topics: News: This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records

CENTER BBC News: Anthropic blocks ‘malicious use’ of AI that could develop biological weapons

RIGHT Breitbart News: Trump Administration Pushes Back Against Australia’s Social Media Controls

AI SAFETY CONCERNS MOUNT AS RESEARCHERS WARN OF RISKS WHILE TECH LEADERS MINIMIZE EXISTENTIAL THREATS.

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LEFT World news | The Guardian: More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

CENTER Bloomberg Politics: Trump Rejects Warnings That AI May Lead to Human Extinction

RIGHT Breitbart News: Al Green Holds Press Conference to Demand Hormones for ‘Trans’ ICE Detainees