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MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a criminal charge on Tuesday (Aug 11) over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, a key part of the case against her at her ongoing Senate impeachment trial.The charge of “grave threats” was filed on Tuesday afternoon in a Quezon City courtroom, Department of Justice spokesman Polo Martinez said.It stems from a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) criminal complaint filed in February 2025, months after a late-night news briefing in which Duterte claimed to have hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife and a former congressman…

The CLARITY Act bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee by a comfortable 15-9 bipartisan margin, but now carries a 75% chance of dying before it ever reaches a final vote. That’s the assessment TD Cowen Washington Research Group analyst Jaret Seiberg delivered in an August 10 policy note, and it reframes the CLARITY Act from a near-certain legislative win into a genuine coin-flip proposition heading into September.This latest twist in the CLARITY Act drama comes as Kalshi bettors have been placing money on the bill being passed by July 1, 2027, with that market increasing 2% overnight, currently sitting at…

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of the media following the company’s “Japan AI Ecosystem” reception in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe first three-plus years of the artificial intelligence buildout has been paid for through record amounts of equity and debt issued by the world’s leading tech companies, some of whom are spending so much of their existing capital that they’ve turned cash-flow negative. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just revealed what he expects to be the next phase of financing, backed not by corporate balance sheets,…

Global hotel giant IHG told CNBC a “growing middle class” is boosting travel demand, as it reported a boost in profits despite the Middle East conflict.The U.K. company, owner of brands like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and Six Senses, reported Tuesday that operating profits from reportable segments grew 10% in the first half of the year to $665 million. Revenue from reportable segments was up 7% to $1.3 billion while global revenue per available room, “RevPAR,” grew 4.1%.While RevPAR was up 4.4% in the first quarter compared to the previous year, growth slowed in the second quarter…

Republicans in South Carolina will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham in the race to represent the state in the United States Senate.The vote comes less than five weeks after Graham’s unexpected death on July 11 from cardiovascular disease.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDuring his 23 years in the Senate, Graham developed a reputation as one of the most hawkish voices in Congress, advocating for military intervention in Iran, Iraq and elsewhere. A longtime ally of President Donald Trump, he had sailed to victory in South Carolina’s Republican…

Arizona murder suspect arrested in Germany after fleeing US Arizona murder suspect Varun Batchigari faces extradition from Germany following his arrest in connection with the killing of his girlfriend Julissa Salazar. Former DOJ prosecutor Jim Trusty analyzes the international legal hurdles in bringing the suspect back to face charges, while also discussing Vice President JD Vance’s warning about migrant welfare fraud. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: “This happening to her feels so unfair in so many ways,” said the mother of slain University of Arizona student Julissa “Julie” Salazar.Salazar, 19, was found strangled to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! America’s trucking industry keeps our economy moving forward. From medicine and fresh produce to fuel and everyday essentials, truckers carry more than 71% of our nation’s freight.If the trucks stop, America stops.That is why President Donald Trump and I recently launched Freedom Haulers — a first-of-its-kind interagency hiring campaign to recruit military veterans into the trucking industry and clear the road to get these patriots behind the wheel even faster.TRUMP PROMOTES FREEDOM HAULERS INITIATIVE TO FAST-TRACK MILITARY VETERANS INTO TRUCKING JOBSDriving a rig should be a proud, stable career. And for generations…

Indonesian firefighters are battling hot spots after making great strides against a major wildfire that’s scorched a large area of a national park.

Ajima, who asked that her surname be withheld for privacy reasons, told AFP she was a relative of the boy and felt deeply sorry for him.”A boy at that age is like a blank piece of fabric. He must have gone through a lot of issues, but nobody knows why he resorted to shooting as a solution. I feel terribly sorry for him,” she said.Investigators are still seeking a motive for the shooting, but police said on Sunday the boy had watched violent videos online and once brought a BB gun to school.Officials said previously that he faced academic-related stress,…

Atef Najib, the former Syrian security official widely seen as the man who oversaw a regime of murder, torture and forced disappearances against Syrians during the country’s brutal 14-year civil war, has been sentenced to death by a court in Damascus.On Tuesday, Najib was sentenced alongside ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother, Maher al-Assad, who also received the death penalty in absentia for crimes including premeditated murder.The Fourth Criminal Court found that crimes committed by al-Assad’s government in Deraa province in 2011 amounted to crimes against humanity.Unlike al-Assad and members of his family who fled to Russia…