U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada wants a deal with Washington “very badly” and suggested an agreement could come “fairly soon” if trade concerns are resolved.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada wants a deal with Washington “very badly” and suggested an agreement could come “fairly soon” if trade concerns are resolved.
Late-night ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will broadcast an interview with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on YouTube instead of network television following what he called threats by President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
For Context: Kimmel said the FCC threats were "based on simple traditional editorial decisions, guest bookings it would seem they don't like." In January, the FCC released guidance stating that entertainment talk shows should abide by the same "equal time" rules as broadcast news stations, which stipulates that shows are required to offer equal airtime to all candidates running for political office. Kimmel was also suspended last September for what was called "inflammatory remarks about [Charlie] Kirk's assassination" and faced calls to be fired after saying First Lady Malania Trump looked like "an expectant widow."
"Politically Motivated": Outlets on the left like The New Republic (Left bias) and The Washington Post (Lean Left) were less likely to highlight the FCC "equal time" guidance, instead framing the story around what the New Republic called Trump's attempt "to censor late-night TV." The Washington Post article highlighted Kimmel suggesting "the pressure was politically motivated." Both articles mentioned Kimmel saying, "Thank goodness we have that [YouTube], because in the America that we live in right now, that is the best we can do."
"Did What He Does Best": Outlets on the right like The New York Post (Right) and Fox News (Right), conversely, were more likely to highlight the equal time guidance, with Fox calling Kimmel's remarks towards the FCC "defiant." The Post article mentioned that "Trump and Kimmel have repeatedly traded barbs over the past decade, with the president saying Kimmel has 'zero talent' and poor ratings and is the worst late-night host on television."
Possible Misinformation: The New York Post reported that Jimmy Kimmel Live will no longer be aired after May 2027, marking the last season after 24 years on air. However, according to USA Today (Lean Left)reporting, ABC refuted the report, saying "This information is inaccurate—any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative."
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is facing criticism for her anti-ICE policies after an unauthorized immigrant fled ICE officials and crashed into the wife of East Brunswick's mayor. Outlets split over whether the crash reflected the negative impact of ICE enforcement or sanctuary policies.
The Details: According to local officials, an unauthorized immigrant attempting to flee a targeted ICE stop last week ran a stoplight and drove onto US 130 highway where they caused a crash. The driver was unnamed in news coverage. Dr. Penelope Cohen, wife of East Brunswick mayor Brad Cohen, was injured in the crash and treated for non-life threatening injuries, The New York Times (Lean Left bias) reported. The crash closed Route 130 in both directions for more than an hour.
For Context: Gov. Sherrill signed three immigration-related bills into law in March that limited state and local police cooperation with ICE deportation efforts. Among those was legislation codifying New Jersey's 2018 Immigrant Trust Directive, which generally prevents state and local officials from assisting ICE raids or providing resources to immigration officers. However, it allows for certain exceptions for criminal law enforcement.
From the Right: Fox News (Right) and Just the News (Lean Right) were both critical of Sherill's immigration policies and focused on the ongoing debate over sanctuary policies. They both cited Republican lawmakers who emphasized the crash as evidence that the state's "Trust Directive" creates public-safety risks. Fox News highlighted Republican criticism of Democrats, saying they "are wrongheaded to respond to such incidents by calling for ICE's abolition rather than stronger enforcement." Just the News quoted a Republican lawmaker who said, "This is just the latest in a long line of traffic incidents and vehicular incidents that wouldn't occur if New Jersey didn't have our sanctuary status." It also included criticism from Republican lawmakers that said Democrats have an "inability to accept responsibility for the incidents" and "are doing everything they can to avoid blame."
From the Left: Conversely, The New York Times positioned the crash as a local incident that happened amid a broader surge in ICE enforcement in New Jersey. It didn't ever describe the driver as an unauthorized immigrant compared to Just the News and Fox; it described the event as "federal immigration agents were chasing another driver" and described the immigrant as "the individual" and "the driver of the vehicle that was being pursued." It noted that ICE had detained more than 2,100 people in New Jersey in July – more than twice the roughly 850 to 950 people the agency had been arresting previously. The Times also quoted the North Brunswick mayor who said he supported efforts to apprehend serious offenders, but was concerned about the tactics being used.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged a $5,000 "dividend" payment to every adult citizen in America if Republicans retain majorities in both the House and Senate in November.
"The Best Part": Trump made the pledge in what he called "the best part" of his speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them," Trump said, "I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000." He deemed it the "Trump dividend" and said, "Now all we have to do is win."
For Context: Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said "I will get a bill ready so that we can get the Trump Dividend passed immediately after the November 3rd election…because Republicans (and America) will win!" The estimated cost of the dividend would be $1.23 trillion.
"Policy That Could Pull It Off": Outlets on the right like Blaze Media (Right bias) and Breitbart (Right)highlighted the $5,000 "Trump dividend." Blaze said, "with the midterm elections only 55 days away, Trump and the Republican Party are pulling out all the stops to make history." Blaze also mentioned other portions of the president's speech, saying he "vowed to make all of his tax cuts permanent, putting even more cash back into voters' pockets," adding that "Trump tied the proposed dividend to the 'over $20 trillion in foreign investment' he's recruited from allies, his tariffs, and Vice President JD Vance's war on fraud." According to Blaze, "Trump believes he can defy history and maintain control of Congress in the midterms — and he just announced the policy that could pull it off."
"Counting On Fools": Opinion writer Steve Benen (Left) for MS Now (Left) framed the dividend around a "desperate" Donald Trump who is "well aware of the fact that his party is likely to suffer a new round of election losses" leading him to "float another ridiculous vow." Benen asserted that "There's no reason to be coy about the circumstances: This plan will never come to fruition," adding that "Trump is counting on fools to accept this nonsense at face value, but even his most knee-jerk followers need to realize that this con is literally unbelievable." Benen explained that he knows this because Trump "has tried to pull eerily similar stunts before;" the money to pay for such an idea doesn't exist according to Benen; the idea is "legally dubious" and would require congressional approval "which will not happen;" and "If Trump were serious about this, he wouldn't have to wait."
Crossing Party Lines: One America News Network (Right), while not mentioning the dividend pledge, highlighted a "surprise appearance" at the convention by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA). According to the article, the Senator crossed party lines "to offer praise for Republican candidates and critique anti-American and anti-Israel left-wing policies."
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The political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has landed directly on the desk of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Republican Congresswoman Celeste Maloy has sent a letter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), requesting an urgent review of the actions taken by former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt and the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC) in the proceedings that led to Milorad Dodik’s removal from office as President of Republika Srpska,writes NewsEurope.
At the time, that removal was also supported by the United States under the Biden administration, although it remains unclear what external influences may have been at play and who actually made the decision. Dodik has long faced strong opposition from Bosnian movements close to the Muslim Brotherhood, in part because of his close ties with Israel.
The letter, dated 31 August 2026, and addressed to OFAC Director Bradley Smith, carries particular political significance because Maloy goes beyond simply asking for clarification. The congresswoman explicitly brings to the Treasury agency’s attention the possibility that the actions attributed to Schmidt and the CEC could fall within the scope of conduct subject to U.S. sanctions authorities.
In the letter, Maloy states that she understands that OFAC has received materials alleging that the actions of Schmidt and the Election Commission may constitute “interference with a democratic process” within the scope of existing U.S. sanctions authorities applicable to the Western Balkans. The congresswoman also makes a particularly significant reference to the Global Magnitsky sanctions program, noting that the alleged conduct could alternatively constitute sanctionable activity under that framework.
In formal terms, therefore, Maloy is directly calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to sanction Schmidt. The letter is addressed to OFAC and requests an expedited review of the materials already submitted to the agency. Politically, however, the significance of the initiative is clear: a Republican member of Congress is asking the U.S. administration to determine whether there are legal grounds for imposing U.S. sanctions on Schmidt and, potentially, on other officials involved. It is the first time such a step has been taken in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Maloy concludes by stating that she appreciates OFAC’s “expeditious review” of the matter and looks forward to learning the results of its investigation. This is therefore more than a simple political statement on Bosnia: it is a request to activate the administrative mechanism that can precede a decision on sanctions.
The initiative stems from the proceedings that ultimately led to Milorad Dodik losing his position. In February 2025, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted Dodik for failing to comply with decisions of the High Representative. The ruling was subsequently upheld on appeal, resulting in a one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban on serving as President of Republika Srpska.
It is precisely the nature of this political and institutional process that Maloy is now indirectly calling into question. In her letter, she refers to Dodik as the “democratically elected President of Republika Srpska” and presents Schmidt’s actions as the subject of allegations of interference with the democratic process.
The development is politically significant because it reverses the perspective that for years characterized relations between Washington and the Bosnian Serb leadership: this time, it is not the actions of the Republika Srpska authorities that are being scrutinized. Instead, a U.S. government agency is being asked to examine the conduct of the former international High Representative and the institutions involved in the process that led to Dodik’s removal from office.
The decision on how to proceed now rests with the Trump administration.
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Caseiro , de 45 anos, é suspeito de matar casal estrangeiro e esconder os corpos numa cisterna. Tinha na sua posse dinheiro e objetos de valor alegadamente pertencentes às vítimas. Tribunal decretou a medida de coação mais gravosa.
O homem de nacionalidade brasileira, de 45 anos, detido pela Polícia Judiciária por suspeitas de envolvimento no duplo homicídio de um casal estrangeiro em Lagos, ficou esta manhã em prisão preventiva, a medida de coação mais gravosa, segundo apurou o nosso jornal.
O suspeito é investigado pela prática de dois crimes de homicídio qualificado e de profanação de cadáver, depois de as autoridades terem encontrado os corpos de Jean Marie Grenier de 79 anos e de sua esposa de 62 anos, empresários ligados ao setor da saúde e residentes em Portugal há vários anos.
CORPOS ESCONDIDOS NUMA CISTERNA
De acordo com os elementos conhecidos até ao momento, o casal terá sido violentamente agredido com um objeto contundente dentro da própria residência. Os ferimentos provocados pelas agressões terão sido fatais.
Após as mortes, o suspeito terá arrastado os corpos para o interior de uma cisterna de água existente na propriedade, numa tentativa de ocultar os cadáveres.
As autoridades suspeitam ainda que tenham sido utilizados produtos químicos com o objetivo de acelerar a decomposição dos corpos, numa tentativa de dificultar a sua descoberta e identificação.
A remoção dos cadáveres obrigou a uma operação particularmente complexa, devido às condições em que estes se encontravam e ao local onde tinham sido escondidos, contando as autoridades com o apoio dos Bombeiros de Lagos.
DINHEIRO E OBJETOS DE VALOR NA POSSE DO SUSPEITO
O homem foi localizado pela GNR de Lagos nas imediações do local onde ocorreram os crimes. Segundo a informação divulgada pelas autoridades, tinha consigo uma quantia considerável de dinheiro e vários objetos de valor que serão, presumivelmente, pertencentes às vítimas.
O facto de o suspeito ter sido encontrado com estes bens constitui uma das linhas de investigação das autoridades para esclarecer o que terá acontecido após a morte do casal.
PREPARAVA-SE PARA FUGIR DE PORTUGAL
Ao que o nosso jornal apurou, o suspeito estaria a preparar-se para abandonar Portugal, uma circunstância que poderá ter pesado na avaliação do risco de fuga feita pelas autoridades e pelo tribunal.
A possibilidade de fuga, aliada à gravidade dos crimes em investigação e aos restantes elementos recolhidos durante a investigação, terá contribuído para a decisão judicial de aplicar prisão preventiva.
O suspeito não tinha, até à sua detenção, antecedentes criminais conhecidos.
MOTIVO CONTINUA POR ESCLARECER
Apesar dos avanços na investigação, permanece por esclarecer o móbil do crime.
A Polícia Judiciária continua a recolher prova e a reconstruir as últimas horas de vida das vítimas, procurando determinar o que terá desencadeado a violência e qual terá sido exatamente o papel do suspeito.
A investigação prossegue agora para esclarecer todas as circunstâncias do crime, nomeadamente a eventual existência de outros envolvidos e o destino que o suspeito pretendia dar ao dinheiro e aos objetos encontrados na sua posse.
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A “Artechique – Feira de Artesanato e Sabores 2026”, como é apresentada pela Junta de Freguesia de Monchique, entidade organizadora do evento, promete ser “um encontro de gerações”, com muita animação, que se realiza sábado e domingo, dias 12 e 13 de Setembro, no passeio contíguo à sede desta autarquia e ao Largo dos Chorões, no centro da localidade. Os visitantes têm entrada gratuita.
José Manuel Oliveira
Numa organização da Junta de Freguesia de Monchique, tem lugar neste fim-de-semana, dias 12 e 13 de Setembro, a XXXII edição da Artechique – Feira de Artesanato e Sabores 2026, no passeio contíguo à sede da autarquia e ao Largo dos Chorões, no centro desta localidade do barlavento algarvio. O certame, com entrada gratuita, encontra-se aberto no sábado, das 10h00 às 22h00, e no domingo, das 10h00 às 20h00, indica o comunicado enviado ao ‘Litoralgarve’ pela Junta de Freguesia de Monchique.
No sábado, dia 12, à noite, há animação musical a cargo da Versus Tuna, da Universidade do Algarve, um concerto da cantora Elena Correia e baile com a acordeonista Débora Machado
E no domingo, dia 13, a música tem início às 15h00, “com o artista Luís Simenta canta Alentejo, o one man-show alentejano, seguindo-se o tradicional Encontro de Acordeonistas, que já vai na sua XXXVII edição”, informa a organização, em comunicado
No dia 12, a animação musical está a cargo do grupo de estudantes Versus Tuna, da Universidade do Algarve, com início pelas 20h00, a que se segue, às 21h00, um concerto da cantora Elena Correia. A partir das 22h30, realiza-se um baile, no quintal da Junta de Freguesia de Monchique, com a conhecida acordeonista Débora Machado. Já no domingo, dia 13, a música tem início às 15h00, “com o artista Luís Simenta canta Alentejo, o one man-show alentejano, seguindo-se o tradicional Encontro de Acordeonistas, que já vai na sua XXXVII edição”, informa a organização.
Os ‘stands’ dos cerca de 30 expositores vão mostrar artesanato, produtos locais e gastronomia. Tasquinhas com comes e bebes também estão ao dispor dos visitantes.
Ao mesmo tempo, os ‘stands’ dos cerca de 30 expositores, presentes neste certame, vão mostrar artesanato, produtos locais e gastronomia aos visitantes, que também têm ao seu dispor tasquinhas de comes e bebes.
Em simultâneo à Artechique, e organizado pelo Clube de Caça e Pesca de Monchique, realiza-se o XIV Torneio “3 setes”, apresentado como um tradicional jogo de cartas, no qual duplas tentam alcançar em primeiro lugar os 40 pontos.
Paralelamente à Artechique, e organizado pelo Clube de Caça e Pesca de Monchique, realiza-se o XIV Torneio “3 setes”, apresentado como um tradicional jogo de cartas, no qual duplas tentam alcançar em primeiro lugar os 40 pontos. Pelo meio, “há apultanas, arrifadas, acusos, batidas, rompidas, varridas e muita emoção” sublinha o comunicado da Junta de Freguesia.
José Gonçalo da Silva, presidente da Junta de Freguesia de Monchique: “O executivo atual procurou trazer aos visitantes o melhor que aqui se faz e a melhor gastronomia local.”
“Vão ser dois dias de grande divertimento, com a exposição de peças únicas, algumas delas feitas pelas mãos dos nossos artesãos, que são cada vez mais raros, e muita animação, principalmente o Encontro de Acordeonistas, que traz aos tempos de hoje o som e o ritmo de outros tempos atualizados também pelas mãos dos mais jovens.”
O presidente da Junta de Freguesia de Monchique, José Gonçalo da Silva, promete “novidades” neste evento. “O executivo atual procurou trazer aos visitantes o melhor que aqui se faz e a melhor gastronomia local. Vão ser dois dias de grande divertimento, com a exposição de peças únicas, algumas delas feitas pelas mãos dos nossos artesãos, que são cada vez mais raros, e muita animação, principalmente o Encontro de Acordeonistas, que traz aos tempos de hoje o som e o ritmo de outros tempos atualizados também pelas mãos dos mais jovens.”
“Acaba por ser um momento de encontro de gerações num local de tradições”
Como tal, “acaba por ser um momento de encontro de gerações num local de tradições”, refere, a concluir, o autarca de Monchique.
In October 2024, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) dismantled the largest and most sophisticated illicit drug superlab in Canadian history in Falkland, British Columbia. Federal investigators seized 54 kilograms of fentanyl, 390 kilograms of methamphetamine, 35 kilograms of cocaine, 15 kilograms of MDMA, and 89 firearms, alongside massive amounts of precursor chemicals and $500,000 in cash.
The RCMP estimated that the seized materials could have produced over 95 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
As of September 2026, nearly two years after the raid, no one has been charged with producing or manufacturing fentanyl at the Falkland superlab. The sole suspect named in connection with the investigation, Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa, pleaded guilty in early 2026 to attempting to export 310 kilograms of methamphetamine to the Philippines and various drug and firearms possession charges, but his plea did not include charges related to the fentanyl production at the Falkland site.
Nearly two years after the RCMP announced it had dismantled the largest fentanyl and methamphetamine lab in Canadian history, no one has been charged with producing, manufacturing, or distributing fentanyl from there, and it remains unclear if anyone ever will.
That's … refreshingly honest. As a recap, here's some background on the case:
On October 31, 2024, the RCMP put on — by its standards — a fairly grandiose press conference at divisional headquarters in Surrey announcing it had taken down what Assistant Commissioner David Teboul called the 'largest and most sophisticated illicit fentanyl and meth facility ever found in Canada.'
Ok, sounds like things got off to a strong start.
So, where did things go sideways?
Here's a more blunt breakdown of the situation:
The U.S. handed the entire case to the Canucks on a silver platter, implicating Mexican cartel elements and Chinese heavy hitters, and they didn't make a SINGLE arrest?
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