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LONDON (AP) — A technical issue in the U.K. air traffic control system has led to the cancellation of more than 600 flights, according to Flightradar24. Britain's National Air Traffic Services said there was a problem in its system on Tuesday that affected departing flights. It later said its systems are starting to recover. The issue impacted multiple airlines, including British Airways and EasyJet, which said some flights were not able to operate. Airports across the U.K., including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, reported disruptions and advised passengers to check their flight status with their airline. The cause of the technical problem remains unclear.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A late surge by a progressive challenger has injected drama into New Hampshire's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, threatening to complicate U.S. Representative Chris Pappas' path to nomination. In one of the last states holding primaries in 2026, New Hampshire voters will also choose nominees in a Republican Senate primary and in primaries for two U.S. House seats, just eight weeks before the November 3 general election when control of Congress is at stake. Pappas, a moderate, has been the Democratic frontrunner since entering the race in April 2025, shortly after three-term Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced her retirement. A four-term U.S. representative, Pappas has outpaced rivals in fundraising with $4.25 million in cash on hand and received endorsements from former Vice President Kamala Harris, Shaheen, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and other top Democrats. While he remains heavily favored, medical scientist Karishma Manzur, a progressive and member of the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, has shrunk the gap in polls. A University of New Hampshire poll on August 26 found Pappas leading Manzur 47% to 34%, reducing his lead to 13 percentage points from 24 points in June. Her momentum follows a string of upsets by progressive Democrats in primaries in Michigan, Colorado, Florida and elsewhere. Manzur, who has raised just $415,000, has sought to capitalize on cooling support for Israel among Democrats, repeatedly criticizing the Israeli government and highlighting support for Pappas from donors aligned with the pro-Israel AIPAC lobbying group. The Democratic winner will likely face John Sununu, the son and brother of former New Hampshire governors, who holds a wide lead over fellow former Senator Scott Brown in the Republican primary. Sununu, who garnered President Donald Trump's endorsement in February, served a single six-year Senate term starting in 2003 before losing to Shaheen in 2008. He also held a U.S. House seat for six years. New Hampshire voters, notorious for their close attention to elections, have split their party allegiances. The state's two Senate seats and two House seats are held by Democrats while the governor's post and state legislature are in Republican hands. In the 2024 presidential race, Democrat Kamala Harris beat Republican Donald Trump, 50.9% to 48.1%, in New Hampshire. But with 31.9% of voters registered as Republicans, 28.1% as Democrats and 39.9% as independents, according to the Independent Voter Project, elections in the state can be suspenseful. A crowded field of eight candidates is competing in the Democratic primary to replace Pappas in his House seat. They include Stefany Shaheen, daughter of the retiring senator, ex-Marine captain Maura Sullivan and former Pentagon security official Christian Urrutia. Among leading candidates in the Republican primary is auto dealer and top fundraiser Anthony DiLorenzo, whom Trump endorsed. State Republican Party official Hollie Noveletsky and state legislator Brian Cole are also running. In the state's other congressional Democratic primary race, Representative Maggie Goodlander is seeking a second term and is challenged by state legislator Paige Beauchemin. Top contenders in the Republican primary are real estate investor Lily Williams, who is running for the seat for a third time, and roofing company owner Victor Orlando. New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte is expected to win Tuesday's Republican primary and is favored to defeat Democrat Cinde Warmington, running unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the general election.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday issued 36 fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector and other companies as part of a broad push to escalate economic pressure on Tehran as the war in the Middle East entered a seventh month. The U.S. Treasury Department said the action was aimed at grounding Iran's Mahan Air, already sanctioned by the U.S. and the European Union, and all other Iranian airlines. The sanctions also took aim at covert front companies, foreign intermediaries and deceptive trans-shipment routes that Washington says Iran relies on to obtain U.S.-origin aircraft and sensitive technology. The Treasury also issued an alert asking financial institutions to report any procurement networks supporting Iran's aviation industry, while designating firms based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates that it said helped Tehran procure U.S.-origin aircraft and sensitive technology. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control also suspended three Iran-related aviation authorizations that allowed overflights and permitted non-U.S.-airlines to fly U.S.-origin or U.S.-controlled commercial aircraft into Iran. Tuesday's actions marked a sharp escalation of the Trump administration's renewed push to squeeze Iran's economy and pressure Tehran to loosen its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. ?naval blockade and tougher sanctions are curbing oil exports, restricting access to foreign currency and exposing growing strains in the economy. Treasury said any foreign firm or individual aiding Iranian airlines through aircraft transfers, cargo services or general sales agent support would face serious consequences. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week had warned that the Trump administration was eyeing airlines as possible sanctions targets along with digital assets and the maritime industry. ”Under Operation Economic Outcast, we promised severe consequences for those providing financial lifelines to the Iranian regime,” Bessent said in a statement on Tuesday. "Let this be a warning to anyone doing business with Iran’s remaining airlines, all of which we sanctioned today: You are at risk of being cut off from the global financial system." The U.S. Treasury has repeatedly targeted global networks supporting Mahan Air. In July, Treasury designated six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia and Iran, including several firms that act as sales agents for the U.S.- and EU-sanctioned airline. Washington first sanctioned Mahan in 2011 over support it provided to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In 2020, Washington imposed sanctions on a China-based company it accused of acting on behalf of Mahan Air. On Tuesday, Treasury designated 27 Iranian airlines, as well as several firms based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates for helping Mahan Air secure at least three Boeing B-777 aircraft this summer that had been retired elsewhere. It also hit UAE-based Egyptian citizen Ibrahim Ali Mohamed Mohamed Mahran, the chief executive of ECT Aviation Support, as well as the British unit of the firm. OFAC also imposed sanctions on two firms based in Turkey and Malaysia that it said had serviced Mahan Air's international flights and coordinated cargo shipments. As a result of the sanctions, all property and interests of the designated firms and individuals that are in the U.S. will be blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Violations of sanctions can result in criminal and civil penalties.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose murder trial ended in a mistrial last week, asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to pardon her, despite the fact that the case was prosecuted under state law. Trump said last week he had been following Clancy's trial. The 36-year-old mother was accused of killing her three children in their home in January 2023. “Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady, the type of person she is and what she’s been through, and consider a pardon,” attorney Kevin Reddington said at the end of an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." A president's pardon power applies only to federal crimes, and Clancy was prosecuted under state law. Trump has nevertheless taken a broad view of his clemency powers and applied them in some cases tried in state courts. Asked about the Clancy pardon request, the White House referred to the president's previous comments on the case. “She did a horrible, horrible thing. Can't be worse,” Trump told reporters after a state judge declared a mistrial because jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict. “But you'll find out what the price to pay is. There'll be a price. It's going to be mental institution or jail or something.” At trial, Clancy's lawyers argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she was experiencing a psychotic episode caused by postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors argued the killings were premeditated. The state could now seek a retrial. Last December, Trump pardoned former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a Trump ally who had been convicted on state charges related to voting machine tampering. The pardon was largely viewed as symbolic because Peters was prosecuted under state law. But the move added political pressure on Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, given questions about Peters' nine-year prison sentence. Polis granted Peters clemency in May, and she later appeared with Trump in the Oval Office.

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MIAMI (AP) — All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said relatives on boats recovered the bodies. The plane went missing on Monday after departing Great Harbour Cay, a city in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas, for Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, according to Bahamas police. Larrieu said her uncle, Mario Lamar, 80, had more than 40 years of experience as a pilot and routinely flew to the Bahamas, where he had a second home in Great Harbour Cay. The plane was also carrying his wife, Lili, 79, and their grandchildren, Sofi Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22. They were returning home to Miami from a trip over the long weekend, Larrieu said. Sofi Sosa had texted her parents in a family chat that they were leaving, and a flight plan her uncle filed showed the time the plane was expected to land, Larrieu said. The family contacted authorities after seeing messages were not being delivered. Her uncle kept the plane in pristine condition and was very cautious, she said. “This is awful,” she told The Associated Press in a brief phone interview. Bahamas police identified the plane as a PA-34 Piper five-seater aircraft, with tail number N212ML. Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft when it was about 13 miles west of Andros Island, Bahamas police said. The island is roughly 150 miles (240 km) southeast of Miami. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Nicolina Converso said a Coast Guard plane was helping with the search again on Tuesday. Authorities in the Bahamas requested the agency’s help around 2 p.m. Monday following a report of a downed airplane.

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AI is making information more accessible than ever—instant answers, personalized summaries, and tools that feel like magic. But with that convenience comes a cost: who controls the information, and what happens when we stop thinking for ourselves? --- M and M Extra! If you love smart unscripted talk show chemistry, you’re in the right place. Two iconic talk radio hosts. One unfiltered daily conversation. No scripts. No spin. Just Mike Gallagher and Mark Davis breaking down the news the way it should be with zero apologies. Like and subscribe to youtube.com/@MandMExtra for more content. Watch full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EGNf1WbbwMRurHjD-q-sft3OQfbxop8 Check out highlight clips from all our shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EGNf1WbbwPQn44WIEh9LfT3hP1lng9w

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Hundreds of firefighters and their loved ones are cycling from Boston to New York City to honor the firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago. The event, called the Ride for Resilience, brings together more than 200 firefighters for a 343-mile journey. The distance and number of participants commemorate the 343 New York City firefighters killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001. The five-day ride began in Boston and will conclude Thursday in New York City, where cyclists are expected to arrive at Ground Zero. Participants will finish the event with a moment of silence at the 9/11 Memorial, honoring the firefighters who died responding to the World Trade Center attacks and marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

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Republicans gather in Dallas with control of Congress on the line, but the steep price of participation is drawing attention. As party leaders focus on fundraising and the midterms, questions are emerging about the cost of holding power. How much is too much?

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A deadlocked jury left a Massachusetts child-killing case unresolved, but the fallout did not stop. Online theories quickly targeted the father who first discovered the bodies, prompting legal threats. Attorney Kevin Reddington then went on Good Morning America to ask President Trump to pardon her. At the same time, a fundraiser appeared for her parents while callers split over a second trial versus whether the family should have intervened sooner. Reports of a copycat and an earlier similar case overseas only added to the questions now hanging over accountability, mental-health claims, and public sympathy.

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Harvest with Greg Laurie, September 13, 2026

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Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah, September 13, 2026

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Real Life with Jack Hibbs, September 13, 2026

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In this segment, the Trump administration's draft child care proposal for stay-at-home parents is discussed. Joining the conversation is Roger Severino from the Heritage Foundation, who supports the proposal. Severino explains the reasoning behind the proposal, emphasizing the importance of giving parents a choice, particularly for those who prefer to have a stay-at-home parent. He argues that the current system unfairly discriminates against stay-at-home parents and seeks to correct this imbalance by reallocating funds and addressing the negative outcomes associated with increased single motherhood. The discussion also touches on how the proposal aligns with conservative values of empowering parents and promoting stable family structures, which research suggests are beneficial for children's development.

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In a recent interview, investigative journalist Gary Collins delves into the escalating issue of squatting in Maryland. Collins recounts a heated confrontation between a voter and Governor Wes Moore over redistricting, highlighting the intense partisanship surrounding this issue. He then shifts focus to the alarming trend of squatters taking over foreclosed properties, facilitated by fake leases. This investigative piece reveals how individuals like Mika Good and Corey Pollard have exploited vulnerabilities in the system, leading to lengthy legal battles for rightful property owners. Recently, Maryland has enacted stringent laws to combat this issue, classifying the creation and use of fake leases as a felony. Collins discusses ongoing efforts to address this problem, including potential registries for repeat offenders. Through meticulous reporting, Collins sheds light on the complexities and consequences of squatting in the state, emphasizing the need for legislative action and community vigilance.

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Jonathan Fahey, former federal prosecutor and acting director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), discusses the ongoing protests against ICE operations across the country. Fahey explains that the protests, which he describes as a "conspiracy" to impede ICE's lawful enforcement activities, are politically motivated to keep illegal immigrants in the country. He highlights specific incidents, such as the one in Frederick, Maryland, where protesters disrupted ICE operations aimed at apprehending criminals, including child predators and murderers. Fahey emphasizes that ICE targets serious criminals and not random individuals. He also criticizes local and state politicians for obstructing ICE's lawful actions, citing examples from Minneapolis where local authorities allegedly supported the protesters. Despite the success of ICE's enforcement efforts, which have led to a significant reduction in crime rates and an increase in wages, particularly for blue-collar workers, Fahey believes the positive outcomes of these policies are overshadowed by the Democratic narrative aided by mainstream media. He concludes by urging Republicans to promote these successes to counter the negative narrative surrounding ICE.

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In this compelling discussion, Gregg Roman, Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, delves into the current state of Iran's economy and its implications for the region and the world. Roman discusses the effectiveness of the economic blockade and sanctions, predicting a severe economic downturn in Iran within the next few months. He emphasizes the importance of preparing the Iranian people with the necessary tools to rise against the regime when economic conditions deteriorate. The conversation also touches on the broader threat of Islamist extremism in the United States, highlighting the need for comprehensive policies to address various networks and their influence. Roman sheds light on the Middle East Forum's impactful work in uncovering and addressing funding to terror-affiliated groups, advocating for greater transparency and accountability in public funding.

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In this engaging discussion, Kurt Schlichter, a senior columnist at Townhall and retired army colonel, shares insights on the current state of the military under the new defense secretary. Schlichter praises the new administration's efforts to restore discipline and a warrior ethos, contrasting it with the perceived failures of previous leadership. He highlights the importance of competent leadership and the positive changes seen in military culture, emphasizing the need for a focused and capable force. Schlichter also touches on the strained relationship between the military and the media, expressing satisfaction with the current direction and the dismissal of underperforming generals. This conversation underscores the significance of having leaders who understand and embody the values of the military.

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In this discussion, Hans Von Spakovsky addresses the ongoing debates over election rules, focusing on mail-in ballots and their security. Von Spakovsky highlights the efforts of the Trump administration to implement secure rules for mail-in ballots, emphasizing the need for tracking measures such as bar codes on envelopes. He criticizes the judicial actions, particularly by liberal judges, which he believes have delayed these necessary changes. Von Spakovsky also touches on the issue of ballot harvesting and the potential misuse of mail-in ballots, advocating for transparency and control. Additionally, the conversation shifts to the topic of military tribunals, expressing frustration over the prolonged legal process for a 9/11 conspirator, contrasting it with the swift justice administered during wartime. Von Spakovsky argues for the efficiency and fairness of military tribunals in dealing with terrorists.

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NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump spent the early part of the Labor Day holiday posting memes on social media in support of changing the name of the state of New Mexico to 'New America' as tense trade negotiations with Mexico ramp up. Trump posted several maps of the U.S. that relabeled the land area of New Mexico as New America on Monday. The President on Sunday said he had received suggestions to change the name of the state and that he liked the idea. "So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!" Trump's posts follow his decision to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America last month, after trade negotiations with Canada failed to produce a deal. The U.S. federal government, however, has no authority to change the name of a state. New Mexico is currently governed by Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat. She has been on the job since January 1, 2019, and was reelected in 2022. The governor said in a post on X that "New Mexico's name isn't up for debate — it's been ours since before the United States existed."

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An armed individual attacked Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton on Sunday at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown, according to her campaign and the state highway patrol. Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, was unharmed. The 38-year-old suspect, Patrick Havas, knocked over multiple people at the fair while trying to reach Acton, Ohio State Highway Patrol said in an email to Reuters. Havas had a taser and two pistols on his person, the highway patrol said. Havas was taken to Mahoning County Jail and charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of assault, the highway patrol said. It was not immediately clear if Havas had retained legal representation. The Mahoning County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. Ohio State Highway Patrol and the sheriff’s office were investigating what have led to the incident, the OSHP said, but no other details were available. "This kind of violence has no place in Ohio," Acton campaign spokesperson Addie Bullock said in a statement. Connie Luck, a spokesperson for the campaign of Acton's Republican opponent in the general election, Vivek Ramaswamy, called the incident "completely unacceptable." "Candidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence," Luck said in a statement. Chris Anderson, chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican who cannot run for reelection because of term limits, both condemned the attack.

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