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“The Kingdom and the Power,” Gay Talese’s 1969 book, recounted power plays and family feuds at The New York Times, where he rose from copyboy to reporter. A work of non-fiction that read like a well-observed novel, it was his first bestseller – one that took Talese six years to write. “I’ve always been a very slow writer,” he said.”Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. The sane scene that is much of life, the great portion of the planet unmarked by madness, does not lure them like riots…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A section of Highway 16 in Saskatoon remains closed after a fatal collision in which a vehicle struck an overpass and caught fire. Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department say they received a report of the collision at 2:30 a.m. Sunday at Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive.When they arrived, firefighters say they found a single vehicle at the overpass fully engulfed in fire. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Saskatoon police confirmed to Global News a…

Dutch rider Demi Vollering has won the Women’s Tour de France for the second time and in style by winning the ninth and final stage.

Tehran, Iran – Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have expanded their mutual defence pact to add Turkiye, raising questions about the emergence of a new security architecture at a time when the United States and Iran have yet to reach a final deal to end their war.Under the agreement signed in Mecca on Friday, any external armed attack on either of the three countries will now be considered an attack on all.The trilateral pact was announced more than five months after the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a conflict that quickly spread to the Gulf and disrupted…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 9, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who joins us from Burlington. Good morning to you, Senator Sanders.SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS: Good morning.MARGARET BRENNAN: We are 86 days away from the midterms. Tuesday in Minnesota, progressive candidate Peggy Flanagan, the current lieutenant governor, who you have endorsed, is taking on a more moderate candidate, Angie Craig. Do you think this is going to be a similar dynamic to Michigan,…

DiJonai Carrington found a way to make it all about her on Saturday.A routine fast-break layup transformed into the latest flashpoint in the WNBA’s national culture war after the Chicago Sky star was ejected after delivering a vicious strike to the head and neck of Indiana Fever sensation Sophie Cunningham. Carrington then went on social media to pour gasoline on the fallout of the foul with her now-infamous “White privilege,” remark after her punishment.Carrington already appears to be looking forward to her next chance to sap of that attention, as she gleefully posted the date of the Sky’s rematch against…

This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI’s models — made the somewhat controversial claim that China was winning the AI race.”[China is] clearly dominating on open models right now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they start dominating at the frontier either by the end of this year or next year at the rate of progress,” the Hugging Face CEO told CNBC earlier this week.Despite…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WARREN, MIch. – Fresh off her Republican primary win, veteran meteorologist and Congressional candidate Terri DeBoer told Fox News Digital she is ready to flip the state’s Third Congressional District back over to the GOP.”The one thing that we’re really hearing over and over again is people are ready for a change,” DeBoer said of her bid to unseat incumbent Dem. Rep. Hillary Scholten. “They are ready to be represented by someone who shares the same common sense West Michigan values as they do, and I’m the best candidate to fill the…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 9, 2026 2:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a week of daily events and celebrations, Pride events are taking over downtown Montreal. Fierté Montréal is holding its 20th parade, where thousands gathered to watch the festivities. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Organizers have said they beefed up security after a deadly attack at Berlin Pride last month.A group of leftist LGBTQ+, known as Wild Pride, is holding a second march…

Australia’s former top diplomat to China has offered a clear-eyed assessment of the nations’ relationship, which he says will never be truly close.