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18+ min ago   (489+ words) Turkish police on Tuesday detained dozens of people protesting an LGBTQ crackdown in Istanbul and elsewhere, AFP journalists at the scene reported. The protesters had gathered outside Istanbul's main Caglayan courthouse under heavy police surveillance, chanting: "Long live the struggle…...

40+ min ago   (76+ words) Turkey LGBTQ+ GazetteXtra LGBTQ+ rights supporters hold banners and flags outside a courthouse after police prevented them from holding a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. CHS says it will break ground this fall on major soybean crushing plant…...

53+ min ago   (93+ words) Turkey LGBTQ+ The Herald Journal - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) Turkish police stand guard outside a courthouse after preventing LGBTQ+ rights supporters from holding a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. There was a…...

52+ min ago   (282+ words) “After decades of battling VPNs and other workarounds, Tehran has built a system that keeps most citizens on a controlled national network while giving elites privileged access to the global internet,” Bloomberg reports. Think You Know Politics? A new game…...

25+ min ago   (143+ words) “Iranian strikes have damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures at bases across the Middle East, and caused about $184 million worth of damage at U.S. diplomatic facilities, according to a Pentagon watchdog report,” the Washington Post reports. “The…...

36+ min ago   (106+ words) “House Democratic leadership is vocally opposing a Russia sanctions bill set to come to a vote this week, but not all of their members are comfortable taking that stance just yet,” Axios reports. “Republicans will reportedly need some Democratic votes…...

38+ min ago   (329+ words) “I’m interested in politics, but I don’t think it’s helpful for the country to have a former President criticize successors. It’s a hard job to begin with, and I really don’t think it helps to make it any harder.” — Former…...

44+ min ago   (145+ words) New York Magazine: “There was a time not that long ago when Donald Trump had earned a reputation as a populist, someone who bucked the political Establishment — or at least the Republican Establishment — by embracing policy positions that enjoyed widespread…...

36+ min ago   (121+ words) “President Trump’s claim that Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on Russian energy targets coincided with a pullback in oil prices and Treasury yields Monday,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia have crippled large swaths of the…...

20+ min ago   (36+ words) President Donald Trump put forward an expensive offer to voters to convince them to vote Republican in the midterms, but according to The Hill, numerous GOP senators are continuing to dump cold water on the idea....