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Day: August 21, 2025

Gavin Newsom scores California Supreme Court win in redistricting battle

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

Newsom has called for a November special election to let voters decide on a new congressional map designed to flip up to five Republican-held seats.

Brooklyn

Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request for acquittal or new trial should be swiftly rejected

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to quickly reject Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request that he throw out a jury verdict or order a new trial after a jury convicted the music maven of two prostitution-related charges.

Brooklyn

NATO scrambles fighter jets amid major long-range Russian strikes

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

Poland scrambled its fighter jets after Russia carried out overnight strikes on the Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Brooklyn

Илья Репин. «Портрет писателя Л.Н.Андреева на яхте» 1912 г. Холст,масло. 124х95. Областная картинная галерея. Тверь. pic.twitter.com/BEKbMKjBGy

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

Илья Репин. «Портрет писателя Л.Н.Андреева на яхте» 1912 г. Холст,масло. 124х95. Областная картинная галерея. Тверь. pic.twitter.com/BEKbMKjBGy

— Художники и Поэты (@Xudozhnikipoeti) August 21, 2025

Brooklyn

Ukraine says Russia fired 614 drones, missiles as Trump pushes for peace

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

The massive air attack comes as Trump prepares the ground for a Zelensky-Putin meeting.

Brooklyn

Ларионов М.Ф. «Кельнерша». 1911 г. Холст, масло. Государственная Третьяковская галерея. Москва. Россия. pic.twitter.com/JQIs3lj6Qq

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

Ларионов М.Ф. «Кельнерша». 1911 г. Холст, масло. Государственная Третьяковская галерея. Москва. Россия. pic.twitter.com/JQIs3lj6Qq

— Художники и Поэты (@Xudozhnikipoeti) August 21, 2025

Brooklyn

Texas House approves redrawn maps to benefit Republican party in 2026

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date August 21, 2025

The approval came at the urging of US President Donald Trump, who pushed for the extraordinary mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party a better chance at holding onto the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.