Rare congressional rebuke.
U.S. Senate voted to advance a resolution blocking Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval... Several Republicans voted in favour. The resolution must still pass the full Senate as well as the House and faces a veto threat by Trump.

Trump told the NY Times he expects U.S. involvement in #Venezuela to last years and he proposed #increasing #military #spending to $1.5 trillion. It's now $901 billion. [via Foreign Policy]

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We are only #increasing it by 5 bucks it so cheeeaap.
I mean Cmon 58 to 63 it nooothiiing.
(and lets not talk about how it was 49 before and our services especially the #blue goahead ones ... never got any more punctual.. Its not our fault you are late for work despite taking 1 hour train early



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Fighting LGBT+ violence: Let’s take action for equality.

The rise in anti-LGBT+ violence is unacceptable. Together, let’s stand up for the universality of rights and equality for all. Sign the petition now!

Ocean Beach incident: Hastings police step up patrols after naked man performs indecent act

The woman said police who arrived at the scene initially told her they could not arrest the man…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ACT #after #Beach #hastings #himself #incident #increasing #indecent #man #naked #near #NewZealand #NZ #ocean #patrols #performing #performs #police #popular #seen #step #they #up #will
https://www.newsbeep.com/232017/

#US #Inflation Report Shows Effects of #Trump’s #Tariffs A gauge of underlying inflation in #July showed #prices #increasing at the #fastest #annual #pace in five months, a sign that #businesses are passing along #tariff-related #costs to #customers. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

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U.S. Inflation Report Shows Effects of Trump’s Tariffs

A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers.

The New York Times

#US #Inflation Report Shows Effects of #Trump’s #Tariffs
A gauge of underlying inflation in #July showed #prices #increasing at the #fastest #annual #pace in five months, a sign that #businesses are passing along #tariff-related #costs to #customers.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/12/business/cpi-inflation-tariffs-fed

U.S. Inflation Report Shows Effects of Trump’s Tariffs

A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers.

The New York Times

Government making thousands more building products available in New Zealand

Prime Minister attends an Announcement with Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk. Photo / Dean Purcell The Government…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #available #building #cladding #doors #external #Government #in #including #increasing #making #more #new #NewZealand #number #NZ #plasterboard #products #systems #thousands #windows #zealand
https://www.newsbeep.com/22118/