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Sunday, August 9, 2026
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VERIZON MOBILE SERVICE DOWN FOR THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S., DOWNDETECTOR SHOWS
TOP STORIES
Will Todd Blanche Be the Greatest AG in US History or Will He Be Another Putz? (The Gateway Pundit)
'Get Comfy Being Ruthless,' Says Kamala — Same Party That Already Tried Everything but Guillotines (Twitchy)
Watch: Bill Maher Savages the Socialists and Fauci in Withering Takes (RedState)
(VIDEO) Florida Gubernatorial Candidate James Fishback Claims Byron Donalds Under Federal Investigation for Sex Trafficking – DOJ and Byron Donalds Respond (The Gateway Pundit)
ID or Not to ID… That Is the Question (PJ Media)
Rand Paul Hilariously Dunks On Uninformed Liberal Pundit (Daily Caller)
Vice President JD Vance on 'Odd' Abdul El-Sayed: 'The Guy's Crazy and Would Make a Terrible Senator' (Twitchy)
WNBA Player Ejected for Smacking Sophie Cunningham Across the Face, but Her Reaction Is Even Worse (RedState)
CNN Rants: Trump's 'Department of Grievance' Will Wrongly Prosecute Fauci (NewsBusters)
She Called Fauci a Sociopath on CNN, and the Panel Went Nuts (PJ Media)
BREAKING NEWS
19:14 Verizon mobile service down for thousands of customers in the U.S., Downdetector shows (CNBC)
13:25 Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is ‘very painful’ (CNBC)
12:11 Bloomberg This Weekend 8/08/2026 (Bloomberg)
11:43 Elevator giant Otis wants to be a defensive play in a volatile market. It has to prove itself first (CNBC)
11:36 Greg Abel finally puts Buffett’s cash pile to work (FT)
11:16 UAE says one of its ships was targeted as U.S.-Iran tensions over Strait of Hormuz remain high (CNBC)
11:03 Private Credit Squeezed By Bank Refinancings: Credit Weekly (Bloomberg)
11:00 Next big push in ETF industry? Why these risk assets are gaining traction as interest rate uncertainty persists (CNBC)
10:50 Pointed! Bloomberg's Weekly News Quiz For Risk-Takers (Bloomberg)
10:41 LIV Golf Tries to Survive Without Saudi Billions (Bloomberg)
OPINION
“Iran War Day 162: Iran Says Hormuz Will Reopen When U.S. ‘Accepts Conditions’ ” by Harrison Berger · American Conservative
“Senate Confirms Blanche as AG, 50–49” by Jude Russo · American Conservative
“Our Best Stuff on Abdul El-Sayed’s Primary Victory in Michigan” by Rachael Larimore · The Dispatch
“The Dusty Dinosaurs off Route 12” by Valerie Pavilonis, Nic Rowan, Greg Fournier, Ross Anderson · The Dispatch
“Is There a Boomer–Zoomer War?” National Review
“A Foreseeable and Dire Munitions Crisis” National Review
“Tear Down This Museum! Plus. . .” by The Free Press · The Free Press
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