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Now that everyone is using ChatGPT, the lazy columnist’s trick of quoting Wikipedia to open an Article is less cliché than it is charming (at least that’s my excuse). Anyhow, here is Wikipedia’s definition of “steelmanning”: A steel man argument (or steelmanning) is the opposite of a straw man argument. Steelmanning is the practice of applying the rhetorical principle of …

DENVER – August 26, 2025 – Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC), America’s Low Fare Airline, today announced it is committing to being the number one low-fare carrier in the top 20 U.S. metro areas. As part of this commitment, Frontier is adding 20 new routes from Detroit, Houston, Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, and Dallas with fares starting from just $29.* With …

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government would take a 10% stake in the hardware manufacturer Intel, involving the government in the private tech industry in a new, unprecedented way. Now Forbes has learned that Intel has little known partnerships with multiple Chinese surveillance firms, including Uniview — which landed on a U.S. sanctions list last year …

The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting “neighborhood checks” to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, expanding its efforts to aggressively scrutinize immigration applications, according to a government memo obtained by CBS News. The neighborhood checks would involve on-the-ground investigations by officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that could include interviews with the neighbors and coworkers …

YouTube has now spent half a year as the leading company in share of TV viewing in the United States — and its lead grew in July. The streamer had 13.4 percent of all TV use for the month, according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for the July period (which covered June 30-July 27). It held a four-point lead over second-place …

U.S. President Donald Trump wears a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything!’ hat, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters “State-owned enterprise” is a term you wouldn’t normally bandy about when mentioning the United States — especially not with the country’s Republican party, which has been associated with a …

The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2025 U.S. Open.  In early June, Jannik Sinner suffered the sort of defeat that could cause years of psychological damage. He squandered three match points in the fourth set of the French Open final, before losing a fifth-set tiebreak to his nearest and only rival at the top of tennis, …

Two cruise passengers were medically evacuated from the ship off the coast of Washington state on Sunday, after each suffered a separate health emergency, authorities said. The United States and Canada carried out the evacuations in a coordinated effort, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A 52-year-old woman and 99-year-old man were among the passengers on board Princess Cruises’ Ruby …

U.S. equities began the trading week in the red as investors await Nvidia’s (NVDA) second-quarter financial results that are scheduled to be released after markets close on Aug. 27. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. The blue-chip Dow …

Man burns U.S. flag near White House to protest Trump order  The Washington Post PROSECUTING BURNING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG  The White House (.gov) SUN: Trump’s effort to eliminate cashless bail could affect Maryland counties  WBFF Trump’s flag-burning order draws rare fire from conservatives  Fox News Trump’s Own Order on Flag Burning Concedes First Amendment Protections  The New York Times Source link