Trump claims he told scandal-hit Florida Rep. Cory Mills to ‘get out’ of race before voters dumped him

Trump claims he told scandal-hit Florida Rep. Cory Mills to ‘get out’ of race before voters dumped him

WASHINGTON — President Trump distanced himself Wednesday from under-fire Rep. Cory Mills following his primary loss to former broadcast journalist Ryan Elijah. Trump — who backed Mills (R-Fla.) in February and never rescinded the endorsement even as the House Ethics Committee began looking into allegations of domestic assault, stolen valor and financial misconduct — claimed…

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Inc 5000 2026: Growth Benchmarks Founders Should Use

Inc 5000 2026: Growth Benchmarks Founders Should Use

Inc. published the 2026 Inc 5000 list on August 11, and the headline number is a 130% median three-year revenue growth rate across all five thousand honorees. Those companies added 627,208 jobs over three years and produced more than $385 billion in 2025 revenue. Collectively they have grown revenue by over $200 billion since 2022.…

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AI Infrastructure Consolidates as Stripe Buys OpenRouter

AI Infrastructure Consolidates as Stripe Buys OpenRouter

Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, taking ownership of the layer that lets developers reach hundreds of AI models through one connection. The deal surfaced this week, roughly three months after OpenRouter closed a $113 million Series B at a $1.3 billion valuation. That is a markup of more than…

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Florida Primary: Why Her Controversial Election Victory Matters for November

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Florida Primary: Why Her Controversial Election Victory Matters for November

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz secured the Democratic nomination for Florida’s redrawn 20th Congressional District on Tuesday, Aug. 18, defeating a field that included former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness, Elijah Manley and Luther Campbell. The Associated Press reported that Wasserman Schultz won with about 45.6% of the vote, with Holness finishing second at about 22.9%.…

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California beach town crowned best weekend escape has a serious wild turkey problem

California beach town crowned best weekend escape has a serious wild turkey problem

Residents of a picturesque California coastal town have been dealing with a bizarre string of power outages this summer — and the culprit has feathers. Wild turkeys are being blamed for repeatedly knocking out electricity in Cambria, where residents and businesses have endured a series of short-lived outages since mid-July. The interruptions have typically occurred…

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Wall St opens up after tech-led slump as yields ease; earnings watched

Wall St opens up after tech-led slump as yields ease; earnings watched

Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 09:46 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 19), recovering from a technology-driven slump in the previous session, as government bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs and as investors assessed a slew of corporate updates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 120.1 points, or…

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‘Cannot afford six more months of silence’: Singapore could gain edge with broader asset management push as Hong Kong tax gap narrows

‘Cannot afford six more months of silence’: Singapore could gain edge with broader asset management push as Hong Kong tax gap narrows

Analysts say MAS’ announcement is timely and sends a ‘strong signal’ of Singapore’s drive to grow the sector [SINGAPORE] Singapore could gain an edge over Hong Kong in the race to become the region’s leading asset management hub, in the wake of the Republic’s unveiling of a broader set of measures that complement efforts to…

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