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Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds A new survey is revealing the relationship habits many Americans say can go too far, with some behaviors falling into a gray area before a breakup ever happens. Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Americans about what counts as cheating in 2026 and found that emotional connections, secret communications, and online activity can be viewed as relationship breaches. The survey, conducted online from July 1 to July 6, 2026, found that 15 percent of Americans who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone outside their relationship. Gen Z respondents were the most…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Breaking News
Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say
Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say More than 40 shell casings covered a Meriden street after gunfire struck a building. Weeks later, another burst of gunfire hit a vehicle across the city. Police say one firearm connected both shootings. Justice Roman, 23, was linked to a May 5 shooting on Crown Street and a June 15 shooting on Camp Street, police said. Officers found more than 40 shell casings in front of a building damaged by gunfire in the 200 block of Crown Street.  Roman was later charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and risk of injury to a minor in that c…

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by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ
Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ A New York woman accused of supplying a counterfeit watch network tied to Waterbury is being held in federal custody. Si Man Lam, 43, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and federal agents searched her home and seized about $900,000 in cash, prosecutors said. The case centers in part on a Waterbury home linked to Izedin Kimca and aliases he allegedly used. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted about 74 parcels sent there between April 2020 and July 2022, court records allege. The packages held fake Rolex, Audemars and Panerai watches. Genuine versions would have carried suggested…

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by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say
Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say The final suspect sought in a Fairfield home invasion has been returned to Connecticut after investigators tracked him to Alabama, police said. Leon Jackson, 33, of New Haven, was brought back on Thursday, Aug. 27. He was held on $1 million bond. The charges stem from an armed robbery at a Candlewood Road home shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. Police said four armed people forced two men into the house and held five victims on the floor. The victims included a woman and two boys, Fairfield police said previously.  A 36-year-old resident who uses a wheelchair hid his cell…

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by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes
Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 4-year-old Akari Cortes, including the driver who struck the child and her parents, police said. Akari was hit near East Center and Munro streets in Manchester at 4:36 a.m. on June 10, police said.  Manchester police officers and firefighters performed lifesaving measures before Akari was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she died from her injuries. Tarequl Ambia, 49, of Manchester, was identified as the driver. He was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, reckless driving, driving …

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by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash
Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash A Connecticut woman was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a dump truck that seriously injured another person. Jaime Brouwer, 49, of Griswold, was on the motorcycle when the crash occurred in East Hampton on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27, police said. East Hampton police were called to the crash site near the intersection of Gulf Road and Colchester Avenue around 4:20 p.m. Authorities did not explain what caused the crash. Brouwer was pronounced dead at the scene. A man who was also on the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. A Life Star medical helicopter flew him to Ha…

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by Josh Lanier
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Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia waited more than half a century for another Miss USA. The wait ended in historic fashion on Thursday, Aug. 27, when Miss Virginia USA Justus Kelley was crowned Miss USA 2026 during the 75th edition of the pageant in Miami. Kelley, 31, became the first mother and first married woman to win the Miss USA title, according to People and Business Insider. She is also reportedly the first woman in her 30s to win. And she ended quite the drought back home. Kelley became the first woman representing Virginia to win Miss USA since Deborah Shelton took the crown in 1970, according to B…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff
CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff A state investigation has cleared three Connecticut police officers who were involved in a fatal shootout in Stamford, where more than 110 shots were fired.  Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott released the final report on Friday, Aug. 28, on the shooting between Stamford officers and Jed Parkington on Dec. 2, 2025, at 263 Oaklawn Ave. The investigation found that Capt. Chris Baker, Lt. Jose Alvarez, and Sgt. Matthew Romano lawfully used deadly force against Jed Parkington. Parkington appeared in military-style clothing with a Nazi symbol and devices that looked like explosiv…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border
About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border A desperate search for survivors is intensifying after a wall of water and debris tore through Himalayan communities, leaving families around the world waiting for answers. About 90 Americans are now among more than 1,300 people unaccounted for near the Nepal-China border, according to the US State Department and multiple reports. Three Americans have been rescued. Among those missing are Rekha Shashidharan, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter, Rashi Shashidharan, from New York, CNN reports. A family member reportedly spoke with the pair about an hour before the catastrophic flooding…

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by Joe Lombardi