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Page: Feed: --- ## [White House ballroom work can continue for now, Supreme Court rules](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/white-house-ballroom-work-can-continue-now-supreme-court-rules) _2026-08-21 · Latest News | FOX 32_ The White House can continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom for now, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ruled Friday. ## [DISQUIET OVER DISTANT MURDER](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/disquiet-over-distant-murder.html) _2026-08-21 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Indran Amirthanayagam See also CFR reporting by Will Freeman This disquiet, queasy floating gut, comes from wondering why an unmarked, unregistered plane lands in a military strip of an Ecuadorian airport, with an unknown number of crew members, takes off then drops drones on a fishing boat near the Galapagos, killing several fishermen, sinking the boat, then capturing survivors who are flown… ## [When the Earth stood still](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/when-the-earth-stood-still/) _2026-08-21 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Between Ptolemy and Copernicus I have previously written essays about Ancient astronomy and astrology and The Astronomical Renaissance. I would now like to fill the gap between these two periods. It is sometimes said that very little happened in cosmology between … Continue reading → ## [Natalie Harp's cancer survival story: What we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/20/natalie-harp-bone-cancer/) _2026-08-21 · Emery Winter · Snopes.com_ The Trump aide first attracted his attention after publicly crediting the "right-to-try" law he signed with saving her life. ## [STARGAZING NOTES](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/stargazing-notes.html) _2026-08-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Dan Overgaard Erupting star, incinerating star: the likes of which has never been observed or measured in our skies—oh yes! we are observing now, obsessively, but maybe not as worshipfully as you might be wishing— if, that is, you ever spent a wish on us. And I’ve been searching, high and rather low, for some device—an image or a metaphor sufficiently sensational for you— but you told us you’re… ## [Trump teases potential Kim Jong Un meeting later this year](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-teases-potential-kim-jong-un-meeting-later-year) _2026-08-20 · Latest News | FOX 32_ Kim Yo Jong said the leaders' relationship 'remains excellent' but called US policies toward Pyongyang hostile. ## [Illinois sues Trump admin. over CDL records](https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-unwo4l5f9wgl4sgv) _2026-08-19 · Latest News | FOX 32_ Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses Illinois’ lawsuit against the Trump administration over demands for personal information from millions of commercial drivers. ## [Progressive influencer Dean Withers is facing sexual misconduct allegations. Here's what we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/19/dean-withers-sexual-misconduct/) _2026-08-19 · Anna Rascouët-Paz · Snopes.com_ Withers said political opponents fabricated the allegations and impersonated a 13-year-old. He also said he faced death threats. ## [WILDFIRE SMOKE AND A WALK IN THE WOODS](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/wildfire-smoke-and-walk-in-woods.html) _2026-08-19 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Katy Z. Allen “What the Newest Research on Wildfire Smoke Tells Us.” — The New York Times , August 16, 2026 people are exposed to more toxins…damaging lungs…brains…other organs entering the woods wondering about teshuvah –return, repair, restart, welcomed by a tufted titmouse repeating peter-peter-peter and two great blue herons with 6-foot wing spans taking flight PM2.5…measured by air quality… ## [The Boomer Insult](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/the-boomer-insult/) _2026-08-19 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ The word boomer originally had a perfectly straightforward meaning. It referred to a member of the Baby Boom generation, usually defined as those born between 1946 and 1964. Increasingly, however, the word is used not as a demographic description but as an … Continue reading → ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XJvahSbDgPc5) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Trump's approval rating falls to new low in latest poll](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-approval-rating-falls-poll) _2026-08-18 · Daniel.Miller@fox.com (Daniel Miller) · Latest News | FOX 32_ President Donald Trump experienced his lowest approval rating driven in part by Americans dissatisfaction with the ongoing Iran war and his overall performance in the White House, according to a new poll. ## [THE NEW WHITE HOUSE COOKBOOK](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-new-white-house-cookbook.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Virginia Aronson AI-generated graphic by NightCafé for The New Verse News . The White House chef must put together a menu of special recipes to suit the diners of various tastes from heads of state to cabinet members to kids and grandkids sports stars and celebrities donors, bankers, billionaires. The most popular dishes for this Administration will not surprise you like Tacos on Tuesdays… ## [Pritzker presses Pentagon for answers on extended USS Abraham Lincoln deployment](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-uss-abraham-lincoln-deployment) _2026-08-18 · Latest News | FOX 32_ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pressing the Trump administration for answers about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. ## [Chicago residents weigh in on search for next police superintendent](https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-gqgju314gi6ypgah) _2026-08-18 · Latest News | FOX 32_ Chicago residents are getting a chance to share what they want from the city’s next police superintendent during a series of five public listening sessions. ## [Augustus (1972), by John Williams](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/augustus-1972-by-john-williams/) _2026-08-18 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Augustus (1972), by John Williams ## [FOLLOW ME](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/follow-me.html) _2026-08-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Ron Riekki Protest #2—Stone School Bridge, Ann Arbor, MI, August 14, 2026 (approximate number of protestors: 20) “Two roads diverged” —Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” When I got home, I realized I was having my first serious headache in a long while. I stood on the bridge, staring at the cars going by on the freeway, a break from the conversations where we were yelling to communicate. I… ## [DCFS missed court dates, Pritzker touts school tax credits | The Chicago Report](https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-ewuai3ue29zpikcb) _2026-08-18 · Latest News | FOX 32_ The Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services is under fire after the agency reportedly missed multiple court dates and ignored a public records lawsuit. And, Gov. Pritzker held a campaign event today to remind Illinois families about tax credits available to offset the cost of school expenses. All this and more on "The Chicago Report." ## [$5 MILLION CINQUAIN](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/5-million-cinquain.html) _2026-08-17 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ Supreme Court: The court for a second time refused a request by Mr. Trump to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. — The New York Times , August 17, 2026 Nicholas De Marino is a neurodivergent rhyparographer. . ## [Have a question for Mayor Brandon Johnson? Now's your chance](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brandon-johnson-townhall-questions) _2026-08-17 · Latest News | FOX 32_ FOX Chicago is hosting a one-hour town hall with Mayor Brandon Johnson next month and we want your questions. ## [Did Facebook remove Jennifer Wilson Hall's Bible verse post? What we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/17/jennifer-wilson-hall-bible-post-facebook/) _2026-08-17 · Jordan Liles · Snopes.com_ The rumor dates back to the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/L2tCcEoK5woy) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [THE RISING DARK](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-rising-dark.html) _2026-08-17 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by June Hall McCash In the cold morning, the invaded city muffles the sound of scuffles in the night. Traffic drowns the echoes carried by the wind, cries of the seized and of the children left behind in empty halls and alleyways. With the early light, night still casts empty shadows left by the unrelenting attack on innocence and guilt alike, by faces marked with terror at the approaching sound… ## [Was unvaccinated Canadian man Garnet Harper denied kidney transplant before his death? What we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/16/garnet-harper-kidney-transplant-vaccine/) _2026-08-17 · Joey Esposito · Snopes.com_ Harper's widow claimed he was denied a transplant because he wasn't vaccinated against COVID-19. ## [Equality of Opportunity and the Classless Society](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/equality-of-opportunity-and-the-classless-society/) _2026-08-17 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ The idea of a classless society is often associated with economic equality. On this view, society remains divided into classes so long as some people are substantially wealthier than others. This confuses differences in economic outcome with class itself. A genuinely … Continue reading → ## [Politician vs Statesman](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/politician-vs-statesman/) _2026-08-16 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ A politician is someone engaged in politics; a statesman (male or female) is a politician regarded as exercising unusually wise, principled and far-sighted leadership. The distinction is therefore largely one of quality and orientation, not formal office. A politician may … Continue reading → ## [CHICAGO STOCK (YARDS) 1954](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/chicago-stock-yards-1954.html) _2026-08-16 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ WHISPERS OF THE NOW by Corey Weinstein We were born on a sigh of relief trembling lips after Nazi butchers’ blade, pasty grins of “don’t mention it please” elders hiding this truth from their brood. Trembling from Babi Yar family’s ruin our adults invoked a solace of silence. Just let us strive, be free range kids. We, fizzy bubbles of sorrows’ cauldron. (now this genocide in Palestine) (children,… ## [After US Defeat: Vietnam and Afghanistan](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/after-us-defeat-vietnam-and-afghanistan/) _2026-08-16 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ The American defeats in Vietnam and Afghanistan are often compared as military and foreign-policy failures. But there is another comparison that matters at least as much: what happened to the people left behind after the Americans departed? If we put aside … Continue reading → ## [How and why Texas deputy used 83K Flock cameras to track woman after abortion: What we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/15/texas-abortion-flock-cameras/) _2026-08-15 · Taija PerryCook · Snopes.com_ The company responded to widespread backlash for granting law enforcement access to the nationwide surveillance network. ## [Posts claim Muslim family bought major Bible publisher. There's no proof](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/15/muslim-family-buys-bible-publisher/) _2026-08-15 · Jordan Liles · Snopes.com_ We contacted more than 20 major Bible publishers about the rumor. ## [The morality of using Air Force One as a decoy](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/the-morality-of-using-air-force-one-as-a-decoy/) _2026-08-15 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ There is a serious moral problem here, but I would distinguish it from the perfectly legitimate use of deception to protect a president. The basic facts now appear reasonably well established. On 8 July 2026, after intelligence indicated a credible Iranian threat … Continue reading → ## [A CURRENT EVENT](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-current-event.html) _2026-08-15 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Cecil Morris On last night’s news, the demonstrations of officers with their newest “tool”: the electric shock glove, a low-voltage stunner that makes their pretend “criminals” drop to their knees, agonized. They promise that, this “tool” will cause no permanent harm, will not leave a mark, and I think about the old beatings—Jim Crow days—that left no marks, about unsworn officers of abuse with… ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jWBeFCalR5oD) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [The Taliban, Women and the Far Left](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/the-taliban-women-and-the-far-left/) _2026-08-15 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ It is five years today since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. On 15 August 2021, its forces entered Kabul as the Afghan government collapsed and the long Western intervention came to an ignominious end. Five years later, the consequences … Continue reading → ## [Bally’s Casino releases earnings report after halting construction on new River West location](https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-hy0pgkldq61aq0cv) _2026-08-14 · Latest News | FOX 32_ Bally’s Casino reported more than $792 million in revenue while carrying $4.5 billion in debt. The financial results come after Bally’s halted construction on its planned River West location. FOX Chicago’s Bret Buganski has more on the company’s finances. ## [Productivity and Efficiency](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/productivity-and-efficiency/) _2026-08-14 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Productivity and efficiency are related, but they measure different things. Productivity is mainly about how much output you produce from a given amount of input, usually over a period of time. Productivity = Output ÷ Input For example, if a worker assembles 40 units in an … Continue reading → ## [Investigating claim USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are trying to jump overboard](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/14/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-overboard/) _2026-08-14 · Nur Ibrahim · Snopes.com_ The aircraft carrier has spent nine months at sea amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. ## [Video of Hasan Piker speaking about Black people is heavily edited, missing key context](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/14/hasan-piker-video-black-people/) _2026-08-14 · Jordan Liles · Snopes.com_ The footage of the popular streamer surfaced in August 2026, as he made headlines for supporting Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. ## [Did RFK Jr. testify brain damage prevented him from holding a job during divorce proceedings?](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/14/rfk-jr-divorce-brain-damage-job/) _2026-08-14 · Anna Rascouët-Paz · Snopes.com_ The claim stems from a 2024 New York Times report, which cites a 2012 deposition by Kennedy during the proceedings. ## [Trump threat that led to Air Force One switch not verified, sources say](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-threat-air-force-one-switch-not-verified) _2026-08-14 · Daniel.Miller@fox.com (Daniel Miller) · Latest News | FOX 32_ President Donald Trump was secretly transferred from Air Force One to an alternate aircraft following the NATO summit in Turkey in July after U.S. officials received intelligence regarding security threats targeting him. ## [Suspect in World War II Memorial vandalism facing felony charges, taken into custody](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suspect-world-war-ii-memorial-vandalism-facing-felony-charges-taken-custody) _2026-08-14 · Sam.Kosmas@fox.com (Sam Kosmas) · Latest News | FOX 32_ Authorities have taken into custody the suspect accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where bubbles filled a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" was written in red paint. ## [LETTUCE REJOICE! (THE PATRIOTIC CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS)](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/lettuce-rejoice-patriotic-cyclospora.html) _2026-08-14 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by Zumwalt AI-generated graphic by NightCafé for The New Verse News . Trump’s CDC Stopped Monitoring Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Before Outbreak — Newsweek , July 10, 2026 It's a big win, a big win, so cue the parade— Inflation is beaten! Our Fed target's made! So how did we do it? Well, funny you ask— We fired all the folks doing food-safety tasks. No agency checking for bugs in your greens. No… ## [Was Karoline Leavitt on 'decoy plane' from Turkey after Trump's removal? What we know](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/13/karoline-leavitt-decoy-plane-turkey/) _2026-08-13 · Anna Rascouët-Paz · Snopes.com_ Social media posts claimed the White House press secretary was left on the plane exposed to an allegedly credible threat from Iran. ## [A MARRIAGE OF EAGLES](https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-marriage-of-eagles.html) _2026-08-13 · noreply@blogger.com (Editor2) · TheNewVerse.News_ by stella graham-landau From Nest to Deathbed, Jackie the Eagle Entranced California and Beyond. The bald eagle and her mate gained fame during the pandemic, as a livestream tracked their nesting attempts. She died while being treated for anemia. — The New York Times , August 10, 2026 mated for years jackie is larger than shadow her compadre of the skies both hardwired to protect each egg each… ## [Iranian media claims 7 died in brawl aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. US Central Command denies reports](https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/13/uss-abraham-lincoln-deaths-brawl/) _2026-08-13 · Rae Deng · Snopes.com_ "Iran continues to spread lies and false information," a Central Command spokesperson said. ## [Right wing populists are radical rather than conservative](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/right-wing-populists-are-radical-rather-than-conservative/) _2026-08-13 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ The terms conservative and right wing are often treated as though they mean much the same thing. They do not. Conservatism is a political disposition concerned with preserving institutions, maintaining social order and approaching change cautiously. Right-wing populism, by contrast, frequently seeks sweeping political … Continue reading → ## [Upside Down Apple Logo Revisted](http://blog.joemoreno.com/2026/08/upside-down-apple-logo.html) _2026-08-12 · Joe Moreno · Mea Vita: Carpe Diem_ Watch this video for 20 seconds starting at the two-minute mark. This was an unexpected surprise that made my morning. Backstory Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post explaining why the Apple logo once appeared upside down on their laptops. John Gruber , the technology blogger for Daring Fireball, UI designer, and co-creator of the Markdown markup language, wrote about my blog post. CNN then picked up… ## [Vice signalling](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/vice-signalling/) _2026-08-11 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Vice signalling is the opposite of virtue signalling, although it is not nearly as established as a technical term. Political scientists are more likely to discuss transgressive signalling, norm violation, incivility, performative transgression, or out-group hostility. Research on populism, for example, explicitly treats … Continue reading → ## [The Problem with Socialism](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/the-problem-with-socialism/) _2026-08-09 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Socialism has always possessed considerable moral appeal. Its advocates commonly appeal to social justice\*, fairness and the desire to prevent poverty and exploitation. Those are legitimate moral concerns. But there is an important distinction between socialism as an ethical aspiration and socialism as … Continue reading → ## [Cancelling ‘privileged’ artists](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/cancelling-privileged-artists/) _2026-08-08 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ Tom Roberts, Sidney Nolan and Brett Whiteley would hardly tick the boxes to win a prize under the criteria of the nation’s peak visual arts body for adjudicating awards. In favouring “equity” over merit, the National Association for the Visual … Continue reading → ## [Old Enough to Know Murder Is Wrong](https://yandoo.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/old-enough-to-know-murder-is-wrong/) _2026-08-08 · Tim Harding · The Logical Place_ There is a strong humanitarian case for treating young offenders differently from adults. Children are less mature, more impulsive, more susceptible to peer pressure and generally more capable of rehabilitation. The criminal justice system should recognise those differences. But none … Continue reading → ## [Department of War/Department of Defense Trivia](http://blog.joemoreno.com/2026/07/department-of-wardepartment-of-defense.html) _2026-07-24 · Joe Moreno · Mea Vita: Carpe Diem_ If you've ever watched Band of Brothers , you'll hear the term "War Department" mentioned several times. You might think this is referring to what was later named the Department of Defense, but you'd be wrong. The War Department did not become the Defense Department. Prior to 1947, the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy were cabinet-level positions that oversaw the Department of War and the… ## [Clarifying the Measurement Problem](http://blog.joemoreno.com/2026/07/clarifying-measurement-problem.html) _2026-07-21 · Joe Moreno · Mea Vita: Carpe Diem_ In quantum physics, there's the concept of the Measurement Problem . This basically states that measuring a quantum system which is in a state of superposition will collapse the wave function . Collapsing the wave function has the effect of altering the state of the observed system. This has given rise to people misinterpreting human observation as having a supernatural effect on a quantum system.…