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Trump Was Asked About His Press Secretary’s Performance. His Answer Took A Weird Turn.
LOADINGERROR LOADING President Donald Trump gave his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, some rather specific compliments during a Friday interview with NewsMax’s Rob Finnerty. When asked his opinion on her performance in his administration during...

Anti-Nazi media watchdog might close after attacks from Elon Musk & Trump administration
Media Matters — the influential media watchdog group founded by out, onetime Republican media strategist David Brock — is under threat of closure as lawsuits and investigations by Elon Musk and the Trump administration threaten to bankrupt it. The...

Gaza posts blocked on social media under UK Online Safety Act
BBC Verify found that content on X and Reddit has been restricted on X for those who have not verified their age on the sites [GETTY] Social media companies are blocking posts related to the war on Gaza to comply with the UK's new Online Safety...
Profit Over Truth: The Ethics Crisis in Social Media Content
RECENTLY, the SAPS has appealed to the public not to share false information over the kidnapping of a businessman who is believed to be still held by his captors. The businessman, Jerry Boshoga, a farmer from the North West was abducted in...

Aston Villa team news vs Nashville confirmed as Martinez and Ramsey start
Unai Emery has named his Aston Villa starting XI to face Nashville SC at Geodis Park in Tennessee. This is the third and final pre-season friendly Villa will play in the United States after games against Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Louis City....

Ohio State’s quarterback competition continues: News and notes from day three of open practice
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s quarterback competition seemingly had another swing on Saturday morning. At the team’s third practice of fall camp, the third (and final) open practice to media members, both Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz took...

Top Hungary news: Brutal prices at Grand Prix, thermal bath reopens, Hungarian man attacks children in Vienna — 2 August, 2025
Top Hungary news stories Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025: What fans need to know The Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend is underway at the Hungaroring (1–3 August), with high-speed racing, grid walks, and rising ticket and food prices for attendees. The main...

ENTERTAINMENT: Mixed-media exhibit to open at El Dorado arts center
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. ART ‘Free Lunch’ “Free Lunch,” mixed-media portraits by Louisiana-born artist Vitus Shell, a faculty member at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, opens...

Browns face tough decision on Shedeur Sanders after concerning injury news
Shedeur Sanders’ injury puts his Browns future in doubt (Image via: Getty Images) Shedeur Sanders’ NFL journey has taken another difficult turn, and his future with the Cleveland Browns is suddenly uncertain. The rookie quarterback, drafted in the...

Storm Floris: Weather expert pinpoints worst hit Irish areas and issues "good news" update
A weather expert has issued some "good news" ahead of the arrival of Storm Floris, with the country braced for a wet and windy end to the August Bank Holiday weekend. The storm is set make landfall on Sunday night and is expected to bring strong...

Legacy Media Journos Enter Final Stage of Colbert Grief
That was fast. The Legacy Media circled the wagons to tell us “The Late Show’s” cancellation was, in no particular order: The end of DemocracyTM The end of Free Speech The end of Speaking Truth to Power Proof of President Trump’s authoritarian...

Journalism Half-Sis Set to Write Her Own Story in Saratoga
The past few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for Liliana Solari, Carlos Heller and their team at Don Alberto. In April, the farm's homebred superstar Journalism (Curlin) scored the first of three Grade I victories in the Santa Anita...

Knicks Receive Major News On Newest Star Signing
Getty PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Guerschon Yabusele #7 of Team France drives past LeBron James #6 of Team United States during the Men's Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024....

Red Sox Dealing With New Bad News On Pitching As All-Star Faces Lengthy Absence
Getty Manager Alex Cora will have one less pitcher for most of next season. The Boston Red Sox trade deadline seemed to make no one happy. After winning 17 of 24 games in the month of July, turning their season around and putting themselves into a...

Texans Get Bad News on Injured Wide Receiver Before 1st Preseason Game
Jamie Squire/Getty Images Wide receiver Jared Wayne #14 of the Houston Texans fails to catch a pass as safety Bryan Cook (6) of the Kansas City Chiefs defnduring the fourth quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium...

York Region paramedic fired for criticizing Israel on social media hopes to be reinstated
A York Region paramedic says she was looking forward to working in the field again after a six-year union leave, but she was abruptly fired last month over a Facebook comment criticizing Israel’s military actions in the Middle East. “I was about...

Hearts injury news pre-Aberdeen: Four players out + five doubts for Scottish Premiership curtain-raiser
The opening weekend of the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season will be closed out by Hearts and Aberdeen at Tynecastle on Monday night - but there are injury concerns for both managers. The Jambos have been in stellar form under new manager Derek...
MUST READ: In camera and off the record – social media and the Epstein conspiracy
Radio New Zealand is 100 years old this year. There’s no money budgeted for anyone to be aware of it because we live in an age of austerity for non-landlords. Last year the Radio Awards after almost half a century became the Radio and Podcast...

AP News Summary at 3:33 p.m. EDT
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages' families DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses and health workers say Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza...

News of The Day, 02 AUGUST 2025