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        <pubDate>2026-08-15 17:05:27</pubDate>

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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Says He’ll Declare the Hormuz Strait a US Territory ‘Pretty Soon’]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-hell-declare-the-hormuz-strait-a-us-territory-pretty-soon-6075391</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The president said the takeover of the vital waterway would happen once U.S. forces defeat Iran.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information &#039;leakers&#039; being &#039;hunted down&#039;]]></title>
                <link>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8mjd19xm7o</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Trump and the Pentagon face mounting questions about the state of the military's arsenal, with the war now in its sixth month and a peace deal remaining elusive.

Iran responded to reports of shrinking US supplies by saying its locally produced weapons gave it the ability to respond to "any threat".]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Anatomy Of A Con: Trump and Witholding Patriot Missiles from Ukraine]]></title>
                <link>https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-update-197-anatomy-of-a-con</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Dozens of Patriot interceptors, (as well as thousands of 155mm rounds, 100+ Hellfires, 250+ GMLRS, plus Stingers, AIMs and grenade launchers) were halted on their way to Ukraine. Note the timing just before Trump goes to great lengths to say how much he knows Ukraine needs Patriots.

This kind of cat and mouse game with the administration tormenting Ukraine over Patriots continues for the entire year. And then Trump’s War with Iran breaks out and Patriot deliveries practically stop. For all of 2026, according to Zelensky, deliveries of Patriots to Ukraine were running at a paltry one-third level of the reduced flow of 2025.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Russia uses North Korean missiles in attack that killed 6 in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ksl.com/article/51608167/russia-uses-north-korean-missiles-in-attack-that-killed-6-in-ukraine-zelenskyy-says</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Russia used North Korean missiles in a Zaporizhzhia attack killing six, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed.
    Six more died in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk, while Kyiv suffered fires from the attacks.
    Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, though it denied North Korean missile use.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Indiana Lt. Governor Calls for Firing of Fever Coach Stephanie White After She Defends DiJonai Carrington]]></title>
                <link>https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/08/10/indiana-lt-governor-calls-for-firing-of-fever-coach-stephanie-white-after-she-defends-dijonai-carrington/</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith called for the firing of Fever coach Stephanie White after she defended DiJonai Carrington despite her Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham.

While WNBA journalists and reporters circled the wagons in support of Carrington after she clotheslined Cunningham during a layup, it was Fever coach Stephanie White who provided the most puzzling defense during the post-game press conference.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Moscow says it knows where Western ships sail as Putin threatens to seize vessels]]></title>
                <link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/moscow-says-it-knows-where-western-ships-sail-as-putin-threatens-to-seize-vessels/ar-AA2a067M</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Moscow says it knows where Western commercial ships are sailing, as President Vladimir Putin threatens retaliation if Europe starts seizing Russian vessels.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Breaking Up MMR Vaccine Will Benefit Kids — But It Could Be Years Before Single Shots Are Available]]></title>
                <link>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/breaking-up-mmr-vaccine-single-shots-benefit-kids-could-take-years/</link>
                <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for separating the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine into three single-disease vaccines administered at separate medical visits is a long-overdue step in the right direction, according to doctors, scientists and medical freedom advocates who spoke with The Defender. However, it could be years before separate vaccines become available.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump: US Controls Hormuz Strait, &#039;I Think We Will Keep It&#039; - Confirms Economic Siege Strategy]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-rejects-us-pressure-enters-survival-economy-mediators-desperate-restored-mou</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Trump claims "total control" of Hormuz, signals strategy of continued economic pressure.
    Iran declares "victory" & says it can sustain the conflict & outlast.
    Iran shifts to a "survival economy" to withstand sanctions, Washington's economic warfare, naval blockade.
    Peace talks basically not happening, with Pakistan reporting "absolutely no progress."
    Tehran: Hormuz remains closed until Washington accepts all conditions.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Defies Vance Warning With Massive Strike On Russia&#039;s Key Black Sea Port, Shuttering Grain Terminals]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ukraine-defies-vance-warning-unleashes-massive-strike-russias-key-black-sea-port</link>
                <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday a "massive" Ukrainian drone and missile strike was unleashed on Russia's port city of Novorossiysk, which badly damaged grain export terminals at what also constitutes the the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[FBI Director Vows to ‘Annihilate’ Scam Compounds Targeting Americans]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/fbi-director-vows-to-annihilate-scam-compounds-targeting-americans-6068496</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The fraud factories are highly successful and growing, and the United States is feeling the toll. In 2025 alone, Americans reported 72,000 cases of cryptocurrency investment fraud to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. More than $7.5 billion was lost.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Military Command Reshuffle Digs In For &#039;Hardline&#039; Confrontation: US Must Meet All Demands For Hormuz Opening]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-fires-ship-attempting-break-iran-blockade-amid-several-regional-maritime-attacks</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Iran rejects peace push narrative: Tehran says Hormuz stays closed until the US accepts all its conditions.
    Hardliners take control: Iran reshuffles top military leadership, signaling a tougher stance.
    Pakistan pushes talks: Interior Minister arrives in Tehran for mediation efforts.
    US enforces blockade: American forces reportedly fired on a ship trying to breach the Iran blockade.
    Shipping attacks escalate in region: A Houthi attack reportedly killed three crew members, while another vessel was struck in the Gulf of Oman.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Legalizes Abortion UP TO BIRTH As Liberals Cheer]]></title>
                <link>https://modernity.news/2026/08/11/demonic-massachusetts-legalizes-abortion-up-to-birth-as-liberals-cheer/</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Gov. Healey erases final limits, joining states where viable babies have no protection]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Woman Who Defrauded USAID-Funded Nonprofit Avoids Prison, Settles Civil Claims For $160,000]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/woman-who-defrauded-usaid-funded-nonprofit-avoids-prison-settles-civil-claims-160000</link>
                <description><![CDATA[A Maryland woman has agreed to pay the U.S. government $160,000 to resolve civil allegations that she submitted false claims for payment, following her earlier criminal conviction for defrauding a nonprofit that received USAID funding.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[China&#039;s Teapot Refiners Poised to Ramp Up Iranian Oil Buying]]></title>
                <link>https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Chinas-Teapot-Refiners-Poised-to-Ramp-Up-Iranian-Oil-Buying.html</link>
                <description><![CDATA[China’s independent refiners are likely to return to buying higher volumes of Iran’s crude oil this month as stockpiles in Shandong, home to the independent Chinese refiners, have dropped to the lowest level this year after the biggest estimated monthly draw in a decade.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Finally Responds To Iran&#039;s Demands, Counters US Is Owed &quot;Compensation,&quot; Stops Short Of New Threats]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/tehran-doubles-down-hormuz-demands-hardline-irgc-commander-promoted-national-security</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Trump demands Iran compensate the US and families of fallen soldiers, but issues no new military threats.
    US again pivots to economic warfare: Trump says Washington is "low-keying it" and betting Iran's economic weakness will force concessions.
    Iran digs in on Hormuz: Tehran says the Strait will not return to pre-war conditions without major concessions.
    Hardliners gain influence: Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei is set to take Iran's top security post.
    Deal remains elusive: Tehran appears intent on prolonging talks and extracting maximum concessions from Washington.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UN Sounds Alarm as Iran Steps up Executions to Silence Dissent]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/un-sounds-alarm-as-iran-steps-up-executions-to-silence-dissent-6072794</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The increase in executions has unfolded since the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran in late February.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Spacing Out Childhood Vaccines]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-executive-order-calling-for-spacing-out-childhood-vaccines-6073394</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The order recommended administering the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in three separate shots.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Study Finds 93% Of Avocado Oil Chips Contain Other Oils.]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/study-finds-93-avocado-oil-chips-contain-other-oils-theres-only-one-solution-avoid</link>
                <description><![CDATA[UC Davis researchers tested 54 avocado oil-labeled products purchased from California supermarkets and online retailers in 2025 and 2026 and found that 48, or 89%, contained cheaper oils despite being labeled as containing premium avocado oil. The failure rate included 93% of chips, and beyond the snack aisle, 71% of mayonnaise products and 100% of salad dressings tested also failed.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Horrifying Footage Shows Buildings Crumbling As Colombia Quake Death Toll Tops 111]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/74-mega-quake-rocks-colombia-widespread-damage-reported</link>
                <description><![CDATA[AFP News, citing Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella, reports that the death toll from the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia earlier today has climbed to 111, with at least 87 people injured.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[If They Were Human, They’d Be Arrested. Experts Respond to Rogue AI Breach.]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/if-they-were-human-theyd-be-arrested-experts-respond-to-rogue-ai-breach-6069660</link>
                <description><![CDATA[... an OpenAI model broke out of a testing sandbox and used zero-day exploits to hack into Hugging Face, an open-source community for AI and machine learning, to crack a problem it was instructed to solve.

“This is some of the clearest evidence yet that an AI model can run a complete cyberattack from start to finish without a human steering it,” Andrew Jones, cofounder and chief product officer at cybersecurity firm Adaptive Security, told The Epoch Times.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran Again Refuses to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Unless US Meets Demands]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/iran-again-refuses-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-unless-us-meets-demands-6073201</link>
                <description><![CDATA[“It is up to the U.S. side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said, referencing the U.S. military’s blockade of Iranian ports.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Mehr Releases Video Of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei For &#039;First Time&#039; - Except It&#039;s Old]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/joint-chiefs-chair-pushing-iran-war-ramp-warning-escalation-will-backfire</link>
                <description><![CDATA[However, analysts - as well as social media users in Iran - were quick to identify the footage as old material from his past lectures in Qom. This has in turn resulted in accusations of a cover-up, and that Tehran is in damage control concerning his status.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Orders to Curb Birthright Citizenship, Target Birth Tourism]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-orders-to-curb-birthright-citizenship-target-birth-tourism-6072290</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The new orders came after the Supreme Court in June overturned a bid by Trump to restrict birthright citizenship on the grounds it violated the 14th Amendment.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Joint Chiefs Chair Pushing For Iran War Off-Ramp, Warning Escalation Will Backfire]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/joint-chiefs-chair-pushing-iran-war-ramp-warning-escalation-will-backfire</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Last weekend, the US military seemed poised to carry out Trump's threat to unleash “the biggest attack since World War II," but he called it off, at least in part because of profound concerns raised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Iran had promised to wreak havoc up and down the Gulf. “The only ones in favor of the operation were elements of CENTCOM,” said one source, referring to the Pentagon's Central Command, which is responsible for action in the Middle East. The source also pointed out that Israel also wants escalation of the war.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Faces Growing Air Defense Crisis As Patriot Supplies Dwindle]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/military/ukraine-faces-growing-air-defense-crisis-patriot-supplies-dwindle</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Ukraine failed to intercept any of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles Russia fired in the August 5 attack, underscoring the strain on its missile defenses.

    U.S. Patriot availability has become a significant constraint after extensive interceptor use during the Iran conflict.

    Kyiv is increasingly seeking European inventories, expanded production, and eventually licensed or joint Patriot manufacturing to secure its air defenses ahead of winter.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran Insists US Must Meet Stringent List Of Demands Before Hormuz Opens]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-issues-stringent-list-demands-opening-strait-white-house-stays-quiet</link>
                <description><![CDATA["He called for the United States to lift its naval blockade and sanctions on Iran, withdraw the U.S. military from around Iran, pay war reparations and release frozen Iranian assets, as well as end attacks on Iran's allies in the region and threats against the country,"]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[How the UAE Has Kept Its Oil Flowing Through Hormuz]]></title>
                <link>https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/How-the-UAE-Has-Kept-Its-Oil-Flowing-Through-Hormuz.html</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The UAE, which left OPEC on May 1, has found workarounds to the blockage at the Strait of Hormuz. It has been shuttling crude through the chokepoint to load it on larger vessels outside the Strait, maximizing the use of its onshore pipeline to ship crude from the west to the east of the country, bypassing Hormuz, and shipping tankers through the Strait in dark mode.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Judge Denies Southern Poverty Law Center’s Bid to Dismiss DOJ Indictment]]></title>
                <link>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-denies-southern-poverty-law-centers-bid-to-dismiss-doj-indictment-6072761</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The department indicted the SPLC in April on 11 counts of wire fraud, making false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The organization was accused of defrauding donors by funneling millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and hate groups that it publicly opposed.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Economy Is In Shambles As War Takes Its Toll]]></title>
                <link>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/irans-economy-shambles-war-takes-its-toll</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Despite the bluster from Iranian officials on social media, it should come as no surprise that the country is not doing well economically. From the beginning of the conflict to current day, Iran has been dealt an estimated $270 billion to $300 billion in total damage due to a steady barrage of strikes, including numerous infrastructure targets from bridges, highways, railways, airports, etc.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Urges Pirro to ‘Revisit’ Decision to Drop Charges Against Accused Reflecting Pool Vandal After New Photos Confirm Vandalism]]></title>
                <link>https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/07/trump-urges-pirro-to-revisit-decision-to-drop-charges-against-accused-reflecting-pool-vandal-after-new-photos-confirm-vandalism/</link>
                <description><![CDATA[President Trump on Friday urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “revisit” her decision to drop charges against an accused Reflecting Pool vandal after new photos shared on social media, showed clear signs of vandalism.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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