The new Bedford man has been arrested in connection with a recent theft of more than $100,000 on a collectable Pokémon card.
The Pokemon cards sparked a pandemonium among resellers around the world, including in Japan, where McDonald’s, where the promotion was ended, as thousands of people wanted rare collectibles rather than meals.
According to a statement posted on the company’s website, McDonald’s has cancelled a campaign called Happy Meal in Japan called Happy Set in Japan into a campaign. The resellers will leave food and trash outside the fast food restaurant, the company added.
Toys and Pokemon cards such as mini plastic Pikachu came into the happy meals that resellers were screaming for. According to the Associated Press, the meals sold out in one day, citing Japanese media.
McDonald’s has been selling Happy Meal for over 40 years. In Japan, it is usually sold for 510 yen ($3.40). The reseller lists McDonald’s Japan Pokemon cards on eBay for around $28 each, USA Today discovered.
In a statement, the company confirmed that its customers had purchased a large amount of happy sets to resell, which subsequently led to abandonment and disposal of the ordered food. The company apologises to its customers, staff, local residents and tenant owners for inconvenience, while also adding that it will not tolerate people who buy Happy Meal.
“We don’t believe in food abandonment and disposal. This situation violates a long-standing philosophy that we cherish as a restaurant to “provide a fun dining experience for our children and families.” We sincerely accept that we were not prepared properly,” McDonald said in a statement obtained by the Associated Press.
USA Today contacted McDonald’s on Wednesday, August 13th, but did not receive a response.
Pokemon will appear in Happy Set® today, Friday, August 8th!
You will also receive Pokemon cards during the three-day weekend!
To ensure that this issue doesn’t happen again, McDonald’s Japan said on its website that it may limit the number of meals each person can purchase and end online orders. According to the company, those who fail to comply with the new rules may be denied services.
“We vow to return to the basics of what lies behind a happy set, which is to help bring smiles to our families.
Additionally, according to the Japanese restaurant website, those with a history of purchasing a large number of Pokemon Happy Meals will be eligible for cancellation of their official app membership.
How valuable are Pokemon cards?
Collecting Pokemon cards may have been a fun entertainment decades ago, but it is now extremely useful at the Belgian card shop Vinticars, with Pikachu illustrator PSA 10 (owned by YouTuber Logan Paul) estimated at around $5.5 million.
The value of some Pokemon cards even led to several crimes, including New Bedford, Massachusetts. There, the Collection Shop has recovered after individual editions and boxed Pokemon cards worth between $110,000 and $130,000 were not stolen.
The White House said the National Guard would establish a “physical presence” in Washington, D.C., but the military was nowhere to be seen across the national mall or the neighbourhood.
DC residents question the need for the National Guard amid low crime rates
Washington, D.C. residents expressed concern over the arrival of the National Guard, questioned the need for it, and viewed it as a political overreach.
WASHINGTON – Capitol residents and tourists woke up to a relatively small number of National Guard patrol the streets on August 13, amid President Donald Trump’s cleaning up for crime and homelessness.
Trump has mobilized 800 members of the security guard, but not all are unfolding yet. He also ordered the city’s metropolitan police station to be under the control of the Department of Justice.
“You’ll see them flowing onto the streets of Washington in the coming weeks,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said at an August 12 press conference. “They’ll be stronger. They’ll be tough.”
Mayor Muriel Bowser staff said on August 12 that the biggest portion of the surge would occur overnight, and the city had planned to keep security guards close to tourist hotspots like national monuments. The security guard’s commander of the 273rd Military Police Company shared images on social media for the armored Humvee, parked next to the Washington Memorial.
However, the National Guard forces were not found anywhere along the National Mall. Tourists were walking from the memorial to the memorial, with police presence increasing, standing on sidewalks and squad cars.
Most of the National Guard seen in DC
A roaming group of federal agents and park police patrol the area, patrolling at one point in front of a homeless man, ordering him to move peacefully. No National Guard troops were seen.
Even in areas where former Doge staff were assaulted while intervening in unarmed carjacking, the example of violent crime in cities highlighted by the White House – was quiet with little law enforcement presence.
Local residents told USA Today that Trump’s actions were excessive and wasted taxpayer dollars.
“It’s incredible,” said Isaiah Walter, born and raised in Congress Heights, a majority black district in Southeast DC.
According to an interactive map on the city’s government website, violent crime is the highest on the southeastern corner of the city known as the 8th district, including the Navy Yard, Anacostia. But nonetheless, Walter said he saw the city become safer throughout his life, especially in the past few years after the pandemic.
“I don’t think that’s necessary,” he said.
While many residents have expressed disapproval, some have shown support for the president’s decision. While walking with her child on August 12, Rebecca Herkey told Reuters that crime was considering leaving the capital, which was a “very aggressive fear” in her life.
What does the National Guard do?
The mission of the 800 DC Guard members is similar to how the troops support the army clustering the southern border, the Army said.
The Army, responsible for deploying the District of Columbia National Guard, says the military will be subject to administrative and logistical obligations, supporting law enforcement with a “physical being.”
Bowser said her administration hopes that Trump can actively deploy city security guards given that he has hundreds of security guards. Officers are now approaching a deployment strategy, she said, and are looking at “how additional federal police officers can help in some areas.”
Trump also told reporters on August 11 that his administration would “defeat people from underground passages and public spaces from public spaces throughout the city.”
“We’re going to remove the homeless camps from the beautiful parks. Now, a lot of people can’t walk,” Trump said.
Contributions: Trevor Hughes, Michael Loria, Tao Nuguen, Cybele Maze Osterman, USA Today; Reuters
Four new books will be released to read this month
USA Today’s book reporter Clare Mulroy will be offering four of her favorite new releases in July.
Want to be the funniest guest at a dinner party? Please read it best.
From stepping into someone else’s shoes to getting away from the stresses of everyday life, there are many serious and unpretentious reasons to become a regular reader. But admit it: there are only a few of you who want that academic reputation too.
Get the attention of your peers with riveted celebrity backstory or share fun facts from a new wellness book? Recently, I’ve spoken to anyone who has heard of Sophie Elmhurst’s “Marriage at the Sea.”
Whether you want to impress your friends or promote your knowledge exploration, there are 10 niche non-fiction books that will keep you involved as you get smarter.
“War on Waste” by Alexander Crup
Learn the ominous afterlife of your garbage with this investigation into the world’s garbage trade. Clapp reported for two years on five continents to reveal the “second life of secret hot potatoes” of garbage and the devastating consequences for poor countries. If you know about transportation, sales and smuggling behind the scenes, you won’t see the garbage the same way.
“It’s all tuberculosis” by John Green
You are trying to learn more about tuberculosis than you have ever thought. In his latest non-fiction venture, Green creates a compelling case that much of human history is shaped by this deadly disease, from poetry to poverty and colonialism. With the story’s drive through charismatic tuberculosis patient Henry, “It’s Everything TB” is an enchanting deep dive.
Kelsey McKinney’s “You didn’t hear this from me.”
Gossip is defined by cultural traditions and currency much more than you may notice. “You Didn’t Hear This from Me” and the host of the “Normal Gossip” podcast explores his obsession with gossip and his role as a light-hearted joke to social capital and what happens when it’s weaponized.
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“How to Kill a City” by Pe Moskowitz
After reading Moskowitz’s cleverly crafted “How to Kill a City,” readers living in large cities are guaranteed to see the big cities differently. Not only will you learn about the history behind major changes in cities like New York, New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and more, but you will also learn about the gentlemanship of the entire city and the systemic power that makes it possible.
“What is Queer Food?” by John Birdsall
This 2025 release from culinary writer Birdsall intertwines a strange identity and food culture, showing that the LGBTQ+ community has used food as a joy and community tool in the face of persecution. “What is Queer Food?” It follows the early days of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, the period to the Cold War lesbian potluck, and the stages to appetite for icons such as James Baldwin and Truman Capote.
Patrick Radden Keefe’s “Nothing”
In “Say Nothing,” Keefe, a Hulu series, maps the outcomes and trials of Irish troubles through Jean McConville’s murder and abduction. The book chronicles conflicts with empathy, influence and storytelling talent, from Irish Republican Army member Drolls to peace negotiator Jerry Adams to McConville’s children.
“Why do we swim?” Bonnie Twi
The book is for local gym pool patrons, those who played a childhood mermaid, or those who are obsessed with the ocean. In “Why We Swim,” Tsui tests our limits on the human behavior behind popular sports, from pleasure raps to exercise to swimming in dangerous oceans.
Kit Hayham’s “Before We Become a Trance”
Historian Hayham, a historical analysis of the past, present and future of transidentity, portrays a narrative and educational view of the complex reality of gender representation and identity. From Venice in the Renaissance to Edo Japan and early America, “Before We Became Trans” teaches enthusiastic readers throughout history about people who are against gender binary.
“Chiffon Trench” by Andre Leon Tully
If you’ve been hoping to fly to the wall in the world of editorial fashion cutthroats, then a “chiffon trench” is for you. This memoir from the former “Vogue” creative director illuminates the industry’s prevalent racism with an intimate glimpse into the fashion scenes of Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, and Oscar de La Renta.
“The Soul of an Octopus” by Sy Montgomery
I can’t even count the number of friends and family I’ve felt that I’ve had a fundamental change after reading this. “Octopus Soul” is 2015’s Deep Diving (literally) as the naturalist Montgomery becomes friends with the Octopus and learns their unique personality and intelligence. Learn how these intelligent creatures solve problems and connect for your ride.
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Clare Mulroy is USA Today’s Books Reporter, covering Buzzy releases, chatting with authors and diving into the culture of reading. Find her On Instagramsubscribe every week Book Newsletter Or tell her what you’re reading cmulroy@usatoday.com.
Police in Rio de Janeiro say they are investigating a case in which two British tourists say they lost $21,000 after being drugged and taken away by three women near the beach.
The incident appears to be the latest in a series of such cases that have become known in Brazil as “Goodnight, Cinderella” scams.
One tourist told police he and his friends had a spiked cocktail early Thursday after meeting three women at the bar, CNN Brasil reported. According to a police statement, he said he lost consciousness while heading to the famous Ipanema Beach with the woman.
According to CNN Brasil, the three women were later seen stopping their taxi and leaving the scene.
After witnesses asked for help, British tourists were taken to hospitals and consulted by doctors.
They reported that the woman stole two mobile phones and made a bank transfer of about $21,000, according to CNN Brasil.
Rio de Janeiro Civic Police told CNN that authorities are trying to find the perpetrators and that the Special Tourism Assistance Unit analyzes security footage and interviews witnesses.
The UK Foreign Office warned citizens that Brazilian dating apps were being used by criminals to target foreigners, “leading a surge in drinks from bank accounts, robbery and theft.”
It urges people to be careful and be vigilant about their drinks and belongings.
AT&T and T-Mobile change Autopay discount requirements
Two wireless carriers joined Verizon to request a debit card or bank account instead of a credit card for Autopay discounts.
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AT&T paid $177 million last year in a class action settlement related to separate data breaches.
According to a news release from the Kroll Settlement Administration, one incident dated March 30, 2024 released vulnerable data for some customers on the Dark Web, including addresses, social security numbers, date of birth, passcodes, billing numbers and phone numbers.
The telecommunications company was charged in the case on July 12, 2024, when limited data was illegally downloaded. The compromised information included customers and other users associated with the account, as well as numbers that interacted with it.
Here’s what you need to know about settlements:
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Who is eligible for the settlement?
According to information on the payment website, customers affected by the initial data incident can charge up to $5,000 by providing material for documented loss cash payment options.
Another option is Tier 1 or Tier 2 cash payments. Those who had a Social Security number in the March 30 data breach are eligible to file a Tier 1 claim, five times the Tier 1.
Those affected by the July 12th data breach may be eligible for documented losses cash payments of up to $2,500. According to the payment website, documented materials must be presented.
An alternative is a tier 3 cash payment option, which is the percentage of the management fee and settlement after receiving the bill.
Both affected customers can receive up to $7,500.
When is the billing deadline?
Eligible persons must submit their claim online via the AT&T Data Incident Settlement Request Request Form. The deadline to do so is Tuesday, November 18th, 2025. You can also send a bill by mail, and you will need to receive it by the deadline or mail it.
Taylor Ardley is a news reporter for USA Today. You can contact her at Tardrey@gannett.com.
The Trump administration is reviewing the Smithsonian facility to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order “reviving American history.”
Trump has taken up several culture war issues since returning to the White House, attacking institutions of higher education, targeting diversity efforts, and setting up himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Reviews of the Smithsonian exhibition are expected to occur by the beginning of 2026, the country’s 250th anniversary.
“This initiative aims to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and ensure alignment with the President’s instructions to restore confidence in shared cultural institutions.”
However, as stated in the letter, the reviews begin with several museums. Which?
more: Smithsonian returns Trump’s name to the museum’s bullet each display – there’s a change
The Smithsonian has 21 museums, with federal funds making up a large part of that budget
Founded in 1846, Smithsonian is a public-private partnership established by Congress. It has 21 museums, 14 educational and research centres, and includes the National Zoo. According to the agency’s website, federal funds account for about 62% of the budget. This is governed by a committee of 17 members, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, six members of Congress and nine national members.
In a statement on the review, Smithsonian said he would “continue to work together constructively with the White House.”
“The Smithsonian’s work is based on academic excellence, rigorous research and a deep commitment to accurate and de facto presentations of history. We review the letters with this commitment in mind,” the statement reads.
Trump reviews reviews targeting these museums in the Smithsonian
This review will focus on the Smithsonian exhibition, along with the process of creating them. The letter says that the focus will initially be on these museums, and more will need to be added at a later stage.
American History Museum
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of African American History and Culture
American Indian National Museum
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian American Museum
National Portrait Gallery
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
According to the list on the website, other museums and attractions under the Smithsonian include the African Museum, the Aerospace Museum Udbah Hazy Center, the American Indian Museum, the Anacostia Community Museum, the Art Museum, the Asian Museum Freelance Gallery, the Asian Museum of Art Kougerya Gallery, the Cooper Hewwick Museum, the Ripply Museum and the Asian Art Museum Gallery. Smithsonian Garden and the National Zoo.
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Smithsonian restores the name of the Trump to the blast each display
This review follows changes to some mentions of Trump on museum displays.
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History recovered references to Trump after removing it from the Presidential Gallery Each exhibit in late July.
The change to “American Presidency: The Burden of Glory,” originally reported by the Washington Post on July 31, involved the complete removal of what is called a temporary placard that temporarily covers two Trump boulders each in 2019 and 2021.
More permanent exhibitions on the president have been added, with artifacts from the lawsuit. Some texts have been changed, particularly between displays regarding Trump’s involvement on January 6, 2021, regarding attacks on the U.S. Capitol, and accusations of election interference.
The Smithsonian Institute said in a statement on August 2 that the change was made because it “does not meet the museum’s exterior standards,” and refused to have USA Today asked government officials to remove the content.
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
Dr. Jill Grimes is the author of The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness. With over 30 years of personal practice and academic medicine, she shares medical wisdom as a university documentary.
I know that casual sex and hookup culture is often considered the norm for university, and that many students do not consider negative outcomes other than pregnancy.
Unfortunately, almost half (48.2%) of the 2.4 million reported cases of chlamydia, go disease, and syphilis surveyed in the US were among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 years. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2023 From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.
What I saw in clinical experience is that teens and young people often overlook the need for protection against infection, especially when they use contraceptives and IUDs to prevent pregnancy.actual, Spring 2024 National College Health Assessment Data show that only half (50.2%) of students who used contraceptive methods reported using male condoms during their last vaginal intercourse.
As a university doctor, I know that many college students have sex. That’s obviously their choice. However, I have seen firsthand how emotionally and physically devastating these diagnoses can be. Tear chambers are shedding tears from students who have been diagnosed with herpes, chlamydia, go disease, genital warts, or HIV.
Whether the illness is curable or chronic, emotional victims are often greater than physical symptoms. Especially since many of these sexually transmitted diseases may have been prevented.
That’s why I want you to know what’s going on in college and what you can do to keep yourself safe and healthy. This is a real-worldly story that everyone deserves to hear before swiping right in college or anywhere.
First, don’t believe everything you’ve heard at a dorm, dining room, or barrel fuel party. Students will hear “everyone” are connected, but that’s not true.
Almost 52% of university students reported having vaginal sex during the last year. 2024 American College Health Association National College Health Evaluation. This means that 48% did not.
And it’s not all consensual sex. True consent is clear, enthusiastic, continuous, verbalized, given at will, and can be withdrawn at any time. Students often feel pressured to fit physically tightly.
13% of undergraduate students reported “nonconsensual sexual contact due to physical force or disagreement.” American University Association. Drunk people and high individuals cannot give consent, but many hookups occur under the influence.
Many students tearfully share that they either “want to get through it” or have chosen oral or anal sex to stay “technical virgins.” Some feel guilt or regret, while others are completely satisfied with their physical intimacy, but they are shocked by STIs and pregnancy diagnosis.
When students worry about genital rashes, blisters, or pain from discharge or urination, STI tests are part of a detailed examination. Students are often selective about which STI tests are required. They often are OK to check for chlamydia and go disease, but their partner refuses to test for HIV because they are “not such a person.”
The myth persists that these diseases are passed on in other communities (not you), but sexually transmitted diseases do not discriminate. The risk of STIs comes from choice of action rather than choice of action, who looks, skin color, culture, religion, values, wealth, sexual orientation, or political persuasion.
Yes, some STIs are more common in certain populations. Anyway, check your bias, especially with HIV. Heterosexual contacts accounted for 22% of new HIV infections in the United States in 2022, with people aged 13 to 24 making up 20% of new HIV diagnoses. HIV.GOVa federal website with information and resources related to HIV/AIDS from the US government. Furthermore, younger adults are becoming more and more fluid in sexuality, including having more bisexual experiences, whether gay or bisexual.
Testing positive for one STI requires more testing. Most sexually transmitted infections spread through body fluids, and some are simply shared through direct contact. If you contract one infection, you should test it as there may be another infection. Unfortunately, we often make multiple diagnoses at once.
Did you know that your partner’s calm pain can lead to herpes in your genitals? Herpes is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1or HSV-1. This can be easily transmitted by direct contact from one person’s oral area to another person’s genitals. Herpes is probably the most common disease we have passed through in oral sex, but that’s not the only one.
Chlamydia, go disease, syphilis, human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes, and less common HIV can all spread in two directions from oral century intimacy. This means that STIs can cause throat, genital and anal infections. Barriers such as condoms and dental dams can significantly reduce risk. (This is why flavored condoms exist.)
Most STIs are quiet and cause no, fleeting or minimal symptoms, but can cause serious illnesses to you or your partner. Screening tests are important for early detection of asymptomatic bacterial infections, but they are still easy to treat.
Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI in the world. Pan American Health Organization. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI in the United States, with over 1.5 million cases reported per year, but chlamydia does not cause obvious symptoms Most women (75% of women and 50% of men, according to Scripps Health). Leave it untreated, 10% to 15% Women develop pelvic inflammatory disease or PID, and approximately 10% of women with PID develop infertility. Cleveland Clinic.
go disease is the second most common bacterial STI, with over 600.000 cases in the US in 2023. A national overview of STI for 2023. go disease can also cause PID, but very often there is co-infection with chlamydia, some ranging from 10% to 40% National Institutes of Health. The biggest challenge with go disease is the increased resistance to antibiotics, making it increasingly difficult to treat.
PID is the most common preventable cause of infertility in women in the United States, affecting an estimated 100,000 women per year. Cleveland Clinic It’s attracting attention. Sexually active young women should be actively tested for chlamydia and go disease each year.
Human papillomavirus is the most common STI overall. While most HPV infections resolve spontaneously without any problems, persistent infections can quickly cause genital warts. HPV can also cause HPV as it can be sent to people who have oral sex 60% to 70% Of the approximately 60,000 oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed annually in the United States (double the usual for men and women), American Cancer Society.
The genital war luxuries of human papillomaviruses are not fatal, but they will make you miserable. Treatment is painful and has a higher risk of repeated procedures and recurrence. Patients are often scared, embarrassed, emotionally distraught, fearing that this incurable disease will be undesirable for potential future partners. It is not possible to emphasize enough how this emotional burden (also seen in herpes and HIV) affects the student’s self-image, confidence and mental health.
Since the deployment of HPV vaccines, HPV high-risk infections (including genital war luxuries) have decreased by up to 88% between teenage girls and young women, thanks to both direct vaccinations and herd immunity. CDC.
The genital war luxury patients used to fill our university clinics are appreciated not to be a challenge. Human papillomavirus vaccine impact monitoring project It shows that pre-cancer of the cervix has dropped Approximately 80% In women aged 20-24, researchers predict that HPV vaccinations can prevent more than 90% of all HPV-related cancers from developing. CDC.
If you’re going to have sex, prepare before you have sex. Although birth control pills are very effective when used correctly, college life is full of irregular schedules, late nights, road trip weekends, and for some people vomiting. If a pill is delayed, forgotten, missed or thrown, its effectiveness will sink.
Adding condoms not only reduces the risk of conception, but also adds protection against STIs. However, do not double the condoms. This myth is still perpetuated, but using two condoms at once can increase the risk of breakage and failure.
Numbers are also important. If you don’t get in or out of a car, you won’t be able to have a car accident. The more you drive, the higher the cumulative risk. It’s mathematics, not morality.
Teens and young adults deserve more than the talk of outdated, troublesome and judgemental sex. They need to learn how to protect their health, future fertility and emotional well-being while learning to live as adults. If more students knew this information, it would be far fewer in the university’s medical center exam rooms.
Hookups may be part of the university culture for many students, but normalize being open, ready and honest about risk. Check with your university’s health center for more information on prevention, screening and treatment.
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Israel is discussing with South Sudan about the possibility of resetting Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African nation.
Six people familiar with the issue have confirmed consultations with the Associated Press. It is unclear how far the consultations have progressed, but if implemented, the plan would relocate people from one war-torn land to another, where there is a risk of hunger, raising human rights concerns.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realize President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population through what Netanyahu calls “voluntary immigration.” Israel has come to a similar resettlement proposal to its other African countries.
“As I know, I think it’s right to follow the laws of war, allow the population to leave and enter with all the force against the remaining enemies there,” Netanyahu said in an interview with I24 and Israeli television stations on Tuesday. He did not mention South Sudan.
Palestinians, rights groups, and many of the international community have rejected the proposal as a blueprint for forced expulsion in violation of international law.
For South Sudan, such a deal could help build close ties with Israel. It is a military force that has now been rarely challenged in the Middle East. It is also a possible invasion for Trump, who broached the idea of resetting Gaza’s population in February, but appears to have retreated in recent months.
Israeli deputy minister, Sharlen Haskell, said that she had arrived in South Sudan for a meeting on her first visit by a senior government official, but had no intention of broaching the subject of Palestinian movement.
In a statement called the report that South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry is engaged in discussions with Israel about the unfounded resettlement of Palestinians.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said he had not commented on private diplomatic conversations.
Joe Schravik, founder of a US lobbying company that works with South Sudan, said he was briefed on the consultations by South Sudan officials. He said he plans to visit the country to investigate the possibility that Israeli delegations would establish camps for Palestinians. No known dates are set for the visit. Israel did not immediately respond to a request to confirm the visit.
Szlavik said there is a high chance that Israel will pay for the makeshift camp.
Edmund Yakani, who heads the South Sudan civil society group, said he also spoke to South Sudan officials about the discussion. Four additional officials with knowledge of the discussion confirmed that it was being conducted on the condition of anonymity.
The two Egyptian officials told the Associated Press, who has been aware for months about Israel’s efforts to find a country that will embrace Palestinians, including contacts with South Sudan. They said they are lobbying South Sudan for taking Palestinians.
Egypt is deeply opposed to the plan to move Palestinians from Gaza, where they share borders and fear refugees’ influx into their territory.
The AP previously reported on similar consultations that Israel and the US launched with Sudan and Somalia, countries that are also working on war and hunger, as well as the breakaway region of Somalia known as the Somalia Land. The status of these discussions is unknown.
Szlavik, who was hired by South Sudan to improve relations with the US, said the US knows about the arguments with Israel but is not directly involved.
South Sudan hopes the Trump administration will lift the country’s travel ban and remove sanctions from South Sudan’s elite, Szlavik said. It already accepts eight individuals who have been wiped out by the administration’s massive deportation.
The Trump administration has put pressure on many countries to promote deportation.
“Cash-bound South Sudan needs to have allies, economic interests and diplomatic security,” said Peter Martell, a journalist and author of a book on the country.
According to the book, Israeli Mossad Spy Agency provided assistance to South Sudan during a decades-long civil war against the Arab-controlled government in Khartoum ahead of its independence in 2011.
When asked if there was a Quid Pro Quo with South Sudan, the State Department said the decision on issuing visas was “in a way that prioritizes maintaining the highest standards for US national security, public safety and immigration law enforcement.”
Many Palestinians may want to leave Gaza at least temporarily and escape the hunger crisis adjacent to war and hunger. However, they roundly refused to permanent resettlement from what they consider to be an integral part of their national homeland.
They fear that Israel will never allow them to return, and that a massive departure will annex it to Gaza, as sought by the far-right ministers of the Israeli government, allowing them to annex it to Gaza and reestablish the Jewish settlement there.
Yet even Palestinians who want to leave are unlikely to take a chance in South Sudan among the most unstable and conflict-filled countries in the world.
South Sudan struggled to recover from the civil war that broke out after independence, killing nearly 400,000 people and plunging the country’s pockets into starvation. Oil-rich countries are plagued by corruption and rely on international aid to feed 11 million people. This is a challenge that has grown since the Trump administration wiped out foreign aid.
The peace agreement reached seven years ago is fragile and incomplete, with the threat of war returning when major opposition leaders were placed under house arrest this year.
Palestinians in particular may find themselves unwelcome. The long war for independence from Sudan pitted mainly the south of Christianity and Animist against the north of Arabs and Muslims.
Yakani, a civil society group, said that South Sudanese need to know who is coming and who they are planning to stay, or that there may be hostilities due to “historical issues of Muslims and Arabs.”
“South Sudan should not be a dumping ground for people,” he said. “And we shouldn’t accept bringing people along as something to negotiate tips to improve our relationship.”
Daniel Day Lewis, who retired in 2017, is set to star in his first Ronan Day Lewis film Anemone, his first role since the Phantom Thread.
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Daniel Day Lewis has suspended his retirement.
The award-winning actor will be captivating family drama this time alongside his son, Ronan Day Lewis.
The 68-year-old Day-Lewis is set to return to the big screen for the first time in eight years, following the 2017 romantic dramas “Phantom Stread” and “Anemone.” The film is directed and co-written by Ronan Day Lewis, the son of a legendary actor.
The film premiered the world this fall at the 2025 New York Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in October.
The film is also set in Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Saffia Oakley Green.
Ronan Day Lewis (Daniel’s son) He drove his dad out of retirement from the “Anemone” movie
First look at Daniel Day Lewis from “Anemone”
In the first exterior photo, Daniel Day Lewis – completely grey hair – and beans stand in a dimly lit area.
The film outlines “family bonds between fathers, sons and siblings are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys and generational conflicts.”
Why did Daniel Day Lewis retire?
The winner of the three-time Best Actor Oscars suddenly retired in 2017.
“Daniel Day Lewis probably doesn’t work as an actor anymore,” his representative, Leslie Dart, said at the time. “He is extremely grateful for all of his collaborators and audiences over the years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his representative will make further comments on the subject.”
Day-Lewis has yet to comment on his decision to return to acting.
Daniel Day Lewis’ new film release: When will the Anemone premiere?
The film is scheduled to be a hit in selected theatres on Friday, October 3rd. “Anemone” will be making a wider theatrical release on Friday, October 10th, according to Deadline.
Last week, British Foreign Minister David Lamy fished with US Vice President JD Vance at a retreat in the UK countryside. Now he could be fined for doing so.
On Wednesday, Rummy introduced herself to the UK Environmental Watchdog for fishing without a rod license. In the UK, he can land him with a fine of £2,500 ($3,400).
“The Secretary of Foreign Affairs wrote to the Environment last week about administrative oversights that meant that proper licenses were not being asked to fish on private lakes as part of his diplomatic engagement at Chevenny House,” a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
“As soon as the Foreign Secretary recognized the administrative error, he successfully purchased the associated rod fishing license,” the spokesman added.
“He also notifies the Environment Agency of the error, shows how it will be fixed, and thanking them for their work protecting the UK’s fisheries.”
Lamy recently held a Vance at Sheving House. Shevinghouse is his bounty and favourite retreat in the southern county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. After his diplomatic engagement, the Vice President stayed in the country for family holidays.
Vance was critical of the British government for his allegedly being a pushy approach to freedom of speech, but he and Lammy held a Chammy press conference after an illegal fishing trip.
“Unfortunately, what’s so tense about the special relationship is that all my children caught fish, but the Foreign Secretary didn’t,” Vance told reporters.
According to the British PA Media News Agency, the fish caught by the group were returned to the private lake.
People over the age of 13 must obtain rod licenses for freshwater fish in England and Welsh under laws aimed at protecting fish stocks and making the fishery sustainable.
“Everyone who goes fishing needs a license to love our rivers, lakes and sports anglers,” said an Environment Agency spokesperson. “I understand that the related license has been purchased.”
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When Christiana Perez and Nick Porter began their home hunting in New York in 2021, they were open-minded about their outlook, but they continued to raise prices.
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President Trump and Vice President Vance are expected to call for a Zelensky meeting with German European leaders. Trump will be coming two days before the one-on-one summit with Putin in Alaska.
How will the meeting between President Trump and Putin affect US-Russia relations?
Future meetings between President Trump and Vladimir Putin could affect future sanctions on Russia and US relations with Ukraine.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump effectively met with Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky and European leaders on August 13, two days before the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and President Trump.
Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for a virtual meeting hosted by German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz, including NATO members Finland, France, the UK, Italy, Poland and the European Union leaders. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were expected to call the 9am meeting.
“We’ll be talking to European leaders for a while,” Trump wrote in an early morning post on August 13th about Truth Social. “They are great people who want the deal to be made.”
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Trump met with Putin on August 15th in Anchorage, Alaska. It is expected that Trump will highlight his efforts during a virtual call that will not fall into Putin’s demands during the summit without Zelensky or the leaders of European countries.
This week, Trump raised the idea of a “land exchange” in which Ukraine would abandon its territory to Russia with a potential peace deal, and said he was “a bit troubled” by Zelensky’s claim that doing so would violate his country’s constitution.
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The White House tried to ease expectations about Trump’s encounter with Putin. This comes after Trump expressed increasingly frustration by Russian leaders as they tried to stop fighting in Ukraine. The Ukraine-Russian War has been raging for three and a half years. The White House said Putin requested a meeting.
“This is a President’s listening exercise,” said White House press chief Caroline Leavitt on August 12.
Contributed by: Francesca Chambers of USA Today; Reuters
Elmendorf Richardson’s joint base in Anchorage, Alaska, will hold a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
How will the meeting between President Trump and Putin affect US-Russia relations?
Future meetings between President Trump and Vladimir Putin could affect future sanctions on Russia and US relations with Ukraine.
The high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15th will be held at a vast US military base in Anchorage, Alaska.
The in-person meeting, billed as a “listening exercise” by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, will be held at the joint base in Elmendorf Richardson, spanning over 13,000 square acres, to discuss Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine.
“The goal of this conference for the President is to leave with a better understanding of how this war can be ended,” Leavitt told reporters at an August 12 news briefing.
The meeting, announced last week, marks the first time the US president has met Putin in four years since the war began.
President Putin and former President Joe Biden met only once during their presidency in June 2021 in Geneva.
Military base in Alaska’s largest city
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, home to 300,000 people. It is the city of Juneau, the capital 570 miles from Anchorage – currently receiving evacuation orders following a glacial explosion flood.
Meanwhile, Trump will hold a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky and European leaders on August 13, two days before his summit with Putin.
Zelensky arrived in Berlin on August 13th to a virtual meeting hosted by German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz. Vice President JD Vance is also expected to call the meeting.
Zelenskyy said there should be a three-leader meeting as the meeting location was announced on August 13th.
Earlier that day, he said he had not seen any positive signs from Russia.
“There is no indication at the moment that the Russians are preparing to end the war,” Zelensky wrote to X:
Contribution: Reuters
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA Today.x You can follow her at @swapnavenugopal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump in all cap tweets amid a fierce constituency effort in Texas.
Texas Senate Democrats overcome rezoning bill
Texas Senate Democrats have overcome the controversial district measures, but Republicans still pass 19-2.
WASHINGTON – California Democratic government Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump with all cap tweets amid a fierce constituency effort in Texas that could give him up to five more Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives next year.
Mimicking Trump’s all-cap social media style, Newsom has proposed that the president be trolled as “Donald ‘octopus’ Trump” and that California will quickly move forward with its own district to offset Republican efforts in Texas.
The post comes when Newsom urged Trump in an August 11 letter to stop his rezoning efforts, claiming that he was “on fire and playing,” and that he “has risked the destabilization of our democracy.” Newsom added that if Trump doesn’t stop, he will redraw a map of California’s Congress to counter Texas efforts.
“Donald ‘Octopus’ Trump has missed the deadline, as many people call him a ‘deadline’!!! Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
“Taco,” an acronym “Trump Always Drops Chickens,” is a reference to Trump’s ever-changing tariff deadlines. Newsom’s post has received over 3.2 million views.
Democrat governor Kathy Hochul of New York and JB Pretzker of Illinois previously threatened to launch their own district change efforts that could bring about an increase in Democrats.
After the new US Census Bureau figures are released, rezoning is required every ten years. But Trump encouraged Texas Republicans to jump the process in the mid-10 years.
According to the Texas Stribune, on August 12, the Texas Senate approved the new boundary for Congress with a 19-2 vote.
Texas’ rezoning efforts are stagnating at the state Capitol, where most Democrats flee the state and deny the quorum needed to pass the measure to a majority Republican.
Trump said on August 5 that Republicans “qualify for five more seats” in Texas as they won the 2024 election. Republicans now hold their US home on the slender rim of a razor.
Newsom said he’s focused on special elections in November, so voters could consider voting measures that would allow California’s new house map ahead of mid-2026.
Their relationship is defined by bloody border conflicts, vast imbalances of power, and fierce contests for influence across Asia. But President Donald Trump’s latest trade war may have achieved something unthinkable. It’s about breaking into India and China into a cautious but tactical embrace.
Trump’s announcement of a new basic tariff rate of 25% in India – to rise to an astounding 50% as an additional punishment for purchasing Russian oil later – in a way he reflects the long pressure campaign being played out against China, creating common interest between New Delhi and Beijing.
Though melting in India and intense China’s relationships have already been underway, analysts say Trump’s actions have been added to the change.
New Delhi and Beijing have ended up navigating the volatile and unpredictable Washington, which deals with strategic partners and geopolitical rivals in the same deal, whether in Europe or Asia.
But with India disciplined its more open economy and its energy with Russia, the Trump administration is punishing the very country the US has cultivated as a democratic counterweight to Chinese power over the years, creating an opening for Beijing.
This tactical reorganization is highlighted by reports that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reported on plans to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit later this month. This is my first trip to China in seven years.
When asked to confirm Indian media coverage of Modi’s attendance, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry said Beijing “welcomes” Modi for the meeting. “We believe that with the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, the Tianjin Summit will be a collection of solidarity, friendship and fruitful outcomes,” said spokesman Guo Zi-Kung.
Still, as Nuitty unfolds in public spaces, analysts say this is an alliance of convenience rather than certainty.
The deep strategic distrust between two Asian giants, born out of border conflicts and struggle for regional domination, is firmly in place. For now, they are partially aligned by the shared adversaries of the White House, not by shared visions.
Farwa Armour, director of South Asia Initiatives at the Institute for Policy Research in Asia Association, said:
However, she warned that New Delhi should not lose sight of Washington, “reverse the risks of reverse the growth of relationships that have worked so hard to achieve for a long time.”
India’s relationship with the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, from alienation in the Cold War to key partners.21st century.
The relationship reached new heights as Modi, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, came to power in 2014. This was driven in part by the personal relationship he developed with Trump during his first term in office when Indian leaders abandoned Staid’s diplomatic protocols to run a second term campaign in the rally in Houston.
New Delhi’s increasing consistency with Washington has become even more critical as relations with Beijing was cratered after the fatal border collision in 2020 pushed two Asian giants even further apart than decades.
The US commitment to India has deepened under the Biden administration, identifying New Delhi as a key counterweight to Beijing’s growing influence. President Joe Biden often praised Modi, but he largely put aside the sharp criticism from rights groups about the Democratic reversal at his Modi administration’s home.
But then Trump’s reelection emerged with a turbocharged “America-first” policy that goes far beyond fighting China alone in trade.
The US is threatening to crush the consensus over the past two years.The president publicly rebuked New Delhi for Russia’s oil imports earlier this month, calling the Indian economy “dead” and chose India for Washington’s highest global tariff rate.
His new tariffs have led to Trump punishing countries that currently import 36% of their crude oil from Russia. Many of them support its booming economy and increase its strong population of 1.4 billion.
But by dealing with New Delhi punishing the enemy of trading, Washington risks shattering the cornerstone of its Indo-Pacific strategy, said Miralan Vaishnav, director and senior fellow at Carnegie Peament’s South Asia Program for International Peace.
Trump’s latest act, “Let us return to an era of alienation,” he said. “The US-India relations are robust enough that they will not be revoked overnight, but these moves have created a massive trust deficit on the Indian side.”
Many countries have rushed to attack trade contracts with Trump and lower tariffs, but India under Modi is not too pleased with the cave.
India called tariffs “unfair” and “unfair,” pointing to hypocrisy in Trump’s moves, pointing to the US and Europe still buying Russian fertilizers and chemicals.
Trump has repeatedly called India the “custom king,” but Indian officials have said the country is “far from the distance” and that India is imposing “a lot of major US exports from scratch” including coal, medicines, aircraft parts and machinery.
According to a report by the Research Council on International Economic Relations in India, India imposes higher tariffs than vice versa, particularly on agricultural imports that attract a simple average tariff of 39% compared to the US 5%.
“We are pleased to announce that Hirsch V. Panto, Vice President of Foreign Policy at Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think tanks,” said: “The way he conducts diplomacy through public channels and how he appears to be intended to reduce the space for the Modi government to pilot.”
Modi, who was under pressure from opposition politicians, strived to stand up to his long-term friends and defended his country at an event last week.
India will never compromise on the interests of farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers,” he said.
Analysts say the unintended consequences of Trump’s policy could push historic rivals to New Delhi and Beijing into a strategic embrace.
Ties gradually normalised between India and China after Modi met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who was a bystander at the BRICS summit held in Russia last October. India and China agreed to resume direct commercial flights, and Beijing recently agreed to reopen two pilgrimage sites in West Tibet to Indians for the first time in five years, both of which began reissuing tourist visas for each other’s citizens.
“Because of its own economic reasons – slowing growth and poor foreign direct investment, India has been motivated to entertain warm trade and investment ties with China,” says Vaishnab from the Carnegie Fund for International Peace.
However, this convergence remains limited by deep-rooted mistrust among them, rooted in fatal border conflicts in the Himalayas and strategic retention in Pakistan.
Vaishnav predicted that the future would be one of dualities. “We hope that economic cooperation will increase, coupled with strategic rivalry,” he said of India-China relations.
The willingness to oppose important partners like Washington’s India is also baffling observers.
One view is that the Trump administration lacks a clear and comprehensive strategy, reducing India’s important role as a democratic counterweight against China.
“This administration does not have a consistent Chinese policy,” Vaishnab said. “This means that India’s role as a breakwater over China is not emphasized.”
He added that when Trump’s mood towards Russia deteriorated, “India’s import of Russian oil became an easy target.”
More personal motivation may also work.
Analysts suggest that Trump’s hostility could have been triggered by a wounded ego after India downplayed his suspected role in easing a major crisis with Pakistan. Trump announced he brokered a ceasefire following a military escalation between nuclear-armed neighbors in May.
Islamabad publicly praised the claim and even praised Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, but Indian officials refused to trust Washington’s apparent intervention.
“Those things got mad,” Pants said. “At one point, the (trade) trade that seemed very viable continued to go, and the more annoyed Trump, the more aggressive he became in terms of his public threat to India.”
Critics say Trump’s policies could lead to the outcomes that some American strategists have long tried to avoid.
“That could be the worst outcome for the United States,” Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton told CNN’s Catelan Collins.
“The irony here is that while secondary tariffs on India are intended to hurt Russia, it could bring India closer to Russia, ironically approach China, and perhaps negotiate US tariff efforts.”
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US stocks flew after the opening bell as investors are increasingly betting on interest rate cuts in the coming weeks.
The Dow Jones industrial average opened near 44,650 with 191 points or 0.4%, while the Broad S&P 500 index was tacked at 25 points or 0.4%, starting nearly 6,471 sessions. Nasdaq Composite rose 109 points or 0.5% at nearly 21,791.
After the tamed inflation report in July, expectations for interest rate cuts at the Federal Reserve policy meeting in September rose sharply. The CME FedWatch tool, which tracks market expectations for rate movements at each Fed meeting, suggests there is more than 94% chance that the Fed will be reduced. This is about 85% more likely than consumer inflation data.
Benchmark 10 years The US Treasury lost about 4 basis points in trade of nearly 4.25% in the morning.
Is a quarter-point rate reduction sufficient?
If the Fed decides to lower fees in September, policymakers should consider cutting half points, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed in a business interview with FOX.
The CME FedWatch tool shows that the market expects only a 0.25% cut.
Two days after the Fed did not change to July 30, revised data showed that employment growth in May and June was weaker than official figures previously stated. If the Fed received revised data prior to the meeting, Bessent said it could have reduced the fees rather than retaining them without changing them.
The Fed “may have been cut in June or July,” Bescent said.
Separately, Bescent said he was “full of hope.” Stephen Milan said it will be approved by the Senate to fill the seat of former Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler by the September meeting. Coogler resigned on Friday, and Milan finished her term.
Corporate News
Cava missed its second quarter revenue growth estimate and lowered its same store sales forecast for the full year. The restaurant chain’s shares slid 22% after the opening bell.
CoreWeave has surpassed its second-quarter sales expectations, increasing its third-year and full-year revenue outlook over its view. Adjusted net losses have grown significantly over the past year, missing analysts’ expectations. Stock prices fell by more than 11% a day before the IPO lockup expired.
Stablecoin Issuer Circle said it plans to sell 10 million Class A shares to the public, of which 2 million will be provided by the company and others from shareholders. Cryptocurrency has been rising sharply in recent weeks. Ethereum has grown nearly 60% over the past month, while Solana has grown 25%. Meanwhile, Cryptocurrency Exchange Bullish made its stock market debut on Wednesday with Ticker BLSH.
Blinker International, the parent company of Chile and Maggino, posted quarterly results that beat analysts’ expectations. Stocks were up 2% Wednesday morning.
Tencent Holdings shares rose almost 5% after the company announced its earnings beat.
Medora Lee is a money, market and personal finance reporter for USA Today. You can contact her at mjlee@usatoday.com and subscribe to our free daily money newsletter for personal finance tips and business news every Monday to Friday morning.
JD Vance says that his 2028 election is not his focus during a visit to the UK
JD Vance says he hasn’t focused on the 2028 election during his recent visit to the UK, despite Trump calling him the successor to MAGA.
Charlbury, UK, August 12 (Reuters) – Vice President JD Vance’s working holiday in the UK met with disappointment from some locals on Tuesday.
Vance was in the UK mixing work with leisure, staying with Foreign Minister David Lamy at the Schvening Estate in Kent. There, a bilateral meeting was held after the fishing location.
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On Tuesday, dozens of people, including activists from the Trump Suspension Coalition, gathered in the nearby town of Charlesbury to perform what they called the “welcome party.” They posed with cakes and signs containing ProPalestinian slogans and a message saying “Go home.” A van ran around Charlesbury showing uncontrolled, manipulated images of the bald Vance.
“We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of them will reach Vance and the American press and Ukraine.
“The fact that he is in our backyard gives us a great opportunity to hear our voices.”
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Vance will meet with Robert Jenrik on Tuesday evening, according to opposition Conservative sources. Jenrik finished runner-up in a conservative leadership contest last year, and is widely regarded as the next job if it becomes available.
The Telegraph newspaper said Vance will also meet Nigel Farage, the leader of the Right-wing Reform British Party.
Vance has developed a warm friendship with worker Lamie, officials said, and the two share their difficult childhoods and shared Christian faith.
The long destination of the British elite – former British Prime Minister David Cameron lives on dean – the Cotswolds are increasingly popular with wealthy Americans, some of which moved to the region after winning the election last year for President Donald Trump. Television personality Ellen DeGeneres cited the election results as the reason behind the full-time relocation to the area.
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Around Charlbury, roars were heard along narrow country lanes, blocking the road to Dean and inaccessible.
While Tuesday’s protests are unlikely to disrupt the vice president’s trip, for some locals, Vance’s politics and chaos were too big to engulf.
“It’s not just the fact that it’s a massive invasion and our lives are disrupted, but who he is,” said Jonathan Mazower, director of communications at Survival International, the NGO that owns one of Dean’s 15 homes.
“I feel that many others can’t allow such people to come to our village and not say anything publicly about it.”
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New York’s wealthiest suburbs are Scarsdale, a name that has long been linked to wealth. Wellesley, the most popular suburb of Boston, is known for its academia. MacLean is a highly-operated enclave outside the country’s capital, where diplomats and spies live.
Few Americans will recognize the name of Hinsdale, Chicago’s wealthiest suburb. And some non-Texans may have a hard time distinguishing between Metropolitan Dallas and University Park in Houston and West University Place, respectively.
A new report from personal finance site Gobankrates identifies the wealthiest suburbs of America’s 50 largest metropolitan areas in 2025. This is a spinoff from a previous analysis listing America’s wealthiest suburbs.
Some names are familiar. The country’s wealthiest suburb is Scarsdale, a prestigious suburb of New York’s lush Westchester county. New York, California and Texas have eight of the 10 richest suburbs in America, census data shows.
Other wealthy suburbs receive little attention outside of their own area. “Dangerous!” For example, competitors may be plagued violently to identify the Alamo as San Francisco’s wealthiest suburb.
“Until the investigation, I wasn’t very familiar with Milton, Georgia,” said Rudri Patel, a senior financial expert at Gombang Kingrat, referring to the wealthiest suburbs of Atlanta.
“I think abundance moves beyond stereotypical geographical regions,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be 90210.”
To compil the report, researchers found suburbs with the highest average household income in each of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. Communities with fewer than 5,000 households have been omitted.
This is the wealthiest suburb of the largest city
Here are the wealthiest suburbs of the 20 largest US metropolitan areas.
New York: Scarsdale. The famous New York suburb boasts an average household income of $601,193 as of 2023. The average Scarsdale home is worth $1.6 million as of June 2025. It is America’s wealthiest suburb.
Los Angeles: Green Status Stick. Forget Beverly Hills: Part of the Tony Paros Verdes Peninsula, Paros Verdes Estate is the wealthiest LA suburb and is the richest suburb of 11th It is the wealthiest in the country. Average household income is $367,178. The home value averages $2.8 million.
Chicago: Hinsdale. Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb (and the eighth wealthiest in the country) is in the west. Hinsdale household income is $376,366. The home value averages $1.3 million.
Dallas-Fort Worth: University Park. The country’s wealthiest suburbs are named after Southern Methodist University. The average household income is $389,868, with an average home value of $2.4 million.
Houston: West University location. Named after nearby Rice University, the Houston suburb is the third richest in the country. The average household income is $409,677. The average home value is $1.1 million.
Washington, DC: McLean. The richest DC suburbs are ranked 12th Nationwide. The average household income is $364,591, with home prices average of $1.7 million.
Philadelphia: Ardmore. This mainline Philadelphia suburb is not ranked among the 50 richest people in the country, but Ardmore residents do well. The average household income is $161,029, while the home price is an average of $527,016.
Atlanta: Milton. The suburbs were not incorporated until 2006, but John Milton, whose name is the one, fought in the Revolutionary War. Milton is not ranked among the 50 wealthiest suburbs in the country. Household income averages $225,532, while the average home is worth $976,830.
Miami: Pinecrest. You haven’t heard much about the country 21st The wealthiest suburbs south of Miami. Household income averages $312,591 and home value averages $2.4 million.
Phoenix: Scottsdale. Although technically it is suburb, Scottsdale is larger than many central cities, with a population of 241,361 in 2020. Scottsdale is not ranked among the wealthiest suburbs in the country. Household income averages $168,679 and home value averages $946,327.
Boston: Wellesley. Country 10th The wealthiest suburbs are Wellesley and Babson College. Household income averages $368,179 and home value averages $2.1 million.
San Francisco: Alamo. Technically, Oakland’s suburbs, the Alamo is located in Contra Costa County, east of San Francisco. Average household income is $403,334. The home value averages $2.5 million. The Alamo is the fifth-wealthest suburb in the country.
Riverside San Bernardino, California:East Vale. Those who knew that the Inland Empire ranked 13th America’s largest metropolitan area? Regarding Eastvale, it is an enclave of an old dairy farm, established in 2010. Household income averages $177,404 and home prices average $965,438.
Detroit: Birmingham. Grosse Pointe may be more well-known, but Birmingham is Detroit’s wealthiest suburb, with an average household income of $240,711 and an average home value of $822,581. Birmingham is not ranked among the 50 richest suburbs in the country.
Seattle: Mercer Island. The wealthiest suburb of Seattle is an actual island to the east of the city. Rank 29thNationwide. Household income averages $303,425 and home value averages $2.5 million.
Minneapolis – Saint Paul: Edina. Edina, one of the first Minneapolis suburbs, was once reachable by a tram. Household income averages $205,682 and home value averages $785,567. Like most of the rest of the suburbs on this list, Edina is not ranked among the 50 richest US suburbs.
San Diego: Solana Beach. The average home value is $2.6 million, and Solana Beach is one of the most expensive suburbs in America. The average household income is a more modest $216,465.
Tampa-St. Petersburg: Keystone. This little-known suburb ranks as the richest in Tampa. Pete, average household income is $199,755. The average home value is only $277,636.
Denver: Greenwood Village. Denver’s wealthiest suburbs were properly settled by gold prospectors. Household income averaged $258,780 and home prices averaged $1.6 million.
Baltimore: Annapolis’s neck. This waterfront community is technically outskirts of Annapolis, Maryland’s capital. The average household income is $240,059, with an average home value of $665,302.
Beyond the Top 20: Other wealthiest suburbs
Did your city not look like the top 20? This is the wealthiest suburb of several other big metros.
St. Louis: Clayton. Average household income: $216,884. Average home value: $1.1 million.
Portland, Oregon: Cedar Mill. Average household income: $223,012. Average home value: $796,226.
Pittsburgh: Franklin Park. Average household income: $218,236. Average home value: $502,695.
Cincinnati: Mason. Average household income: $161,798. Average home value: $565,612.
Cleveland: Solon. Average household income: $186,260. Average home value: $461,665.
Indianapolis: Zionsville. Average household income: $220,563. Average home value: $666,102.
Nashville, Tennessee: Brentwood. Average household income: $261,248. Average home value: $1.4 million.
Milwaukee: Mekong. Average household income: $209,904. Average home value: $669,603.
Turning off at the top of the IRS means fewer IRS agents, fewer audits and fewer questions about implementing new tax laws
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The IRS is the seventh commissioner of the year, losing a quarter of its staff and facing the implementation of many new regulations. It is still unclear whether or not this confusion could affect Americans.
However, the initial impact is likely to be low tax collection and difficult to get answers to tax-related questions, according to the former commissioner and policy analyst.
“To have this level of instability can be quite confident in the direction of impact that it’s not good for the core IRS features and taxpayer services,” says Alex Muresianu, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, a think tank for tax policy. “This level of instability, consistent with the implementation of a new set of tax laws, is a dangerous mix.”
The IRS was the seventh leader on August 8th, taking Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent as temporary chief after President Donald Trump fired Commissioner Billy Long.
Trump has ousted him all the way out 53 days after his job, giving him the shortest tenure of Senate-approved IRS Commissioner.
The IRS Media Office introduced USA Today to the Treasury Department, but no requests for comment were returned on August 12th.
Long, who said he would be appointed as Icelandic ambassador, was the fifth person chosen by Trump to lead the agency since reclaiming his oval office in 2025, but the only person to be approved by the Senate. Biden’s IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel resigned from his five-year position in the first half of January, rather than being fired by Trump.
New priorities for each new leader
Each IRS commissioner will prioritize, move resources and staff and resolve issues differently, Werfel told USA Today.
He said the constant flow of the past eight months likely made it difficult for staff to function.
The job of an IRS commissioner is to make sure the agency works well. Werfel compared it to keeping the train on time.
“Every time we have a new leader, these rules and processes can change,” he said. “It just makes me confused.”
CNN and the Washington Post reported that Long was fired to help the IRS use tax data to clash with the White House and find undocumented immigration allegations. length, The former Republican House member and auctioneer had to start tax season before and plan to eliminate the IRS’ free tax return program.
Fewer agents will be available to process returns and answer taxpayer questions
The Biden administration has added around $80 billion in new IRS funds to collect outstanding taxes, primarily from wealthy people. That money put the agency one of its highest staffing levels just before Trump took office. The new administration began large layoffs almost immediately to reduce the government, offering early retirements to federal employees.
According to the tax management financial inspector, a quarter of IRS staff had left the agency in mid-July.
Among the most challenging hit positions are those responsible for reviewing and processing federal tax returns, as well as agents who perform personal and business audits. Other fired workers were involved in modernizing IRS technology and helping taxpayers over the phone.
Werfel said cuts in staffing delivery will affect customer service unless people’s work is replaced by technology, and there is no indication that they were.
Contacting the IRS is stressful for most taxpayers, Werfel said. Less employees means fewer people answer calls and responding to requests for assistance, fewer interpersonal bookings available, and longer awaiting audit results, he said.
“The higher the function IRS you have, this isn’t too stressful,” he said. “If you’re going to be the director, you want it to be at least a job.”
Less audits means less revenue
Performing fewer audits means that the country is reducing its revenue. Werfel said it should plague Americans who are worried about national debt.
“We should hold our country financially responsible,” he said. “The more money we actually leave on the table we owe the country, the higher the interest rate we need to put our credit card on.”
For example, for every dollar spent auditing America’s highest income earners, the IRS earns more than $4 in taxes recovered, according to the survey.
Werfel said there is an estimated $700 billion in taxes each year, but there are taxes that are not paid.
“It creates an incentive for more people to break the rules, which means they earn less,” he said.
Implementation of the GOP Tax Act
The IRS and Treasury are rushing to launch a new Republican tax law.
Lawmakers left it to the institution to fill out the details of the policy changes. Many of them will be conducting this tax year, including organizing overtime pay, tips and other regulations’ new break finishes.
Tax analyst Muresianu said taxpayers will often need more clarification from the IRS if the new tax laws come into effect, and call volumes are likely to be higher than next year.
“If the IRS has instability, management issues with the IRS, and the ability to reduce services, that’s especially bad when there’s a lot of people who are clear,” he said.
Michael J. Fox will award the award and receive a standing ovation at Bufftus
Actor Michael J. Fox received a standing ovation after rising from his wheelchair to award the award in the bufftus.
Forty years after the release of “Back to the Future,” Michael J. Fox won’t please fans.
The 64-year-old actor, who won an Emmy Award on August 10th, took part in Southampton, New York. IMAX screening of the films where Jump began his career on the big screen.
The sold-out crowd then stayed for a conversation with Eric Korn, the artistic director of Southampton Playhouse. Eric Corn has had topics ranging from Fox’s life and career over the past 40 years (including living with Parkinson’s disease) to working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
“Insights into Michael’s relationship with acting and how it changed — first through the success of Blockbuster, then through his diagnosis — became an emotional, loving, and inspirational conversation,” Kohn wrote in an Instagram post on August 12th.
The Oscar-winning film by Robert Zemeckis was made on July 3, 1985 on a budget of $19 million and released in theaters. It earned $224 million at the box office worldwide and even became the National Film Register for the Library of Congress in 2007.
Fox reevaluated his role as teenager Marty McFly as Dock Brown along with Christopher Lloyd in two more “future” films.
Lloyd, 86, has also continued to appear in films and TV shows, and has recently appeared in the second season of “Wednesday” and “Hacking.” He made a rare public appearance along with his wife, Lisa Roiacono, at his latest project, the Hollywood premiere of Bob Odenkirk’s lead role, “Nobody 2.”
“Tsunami of misfortune” Michael J. Fox talks about broken bones due to symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Michael J. Fox never “fears” death
Since publishing his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 1998, seven years after his diagnosis, Fox continues to act in Hollywood, defending and funding Parkinsonson’s research through his foundation.
In January, President Joe Biden awarded the President’s Freedom Medal to “warm the hearts and captivate the audience as fearless advocates for people with Parkinson’s disease.”
Parkinson’s disease, the fastest growing neurodegenerative condition in the United States, is an incurable brain disorder and progressive disease that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements such as shaking, stiffness, balance and adjustment, according to the National Institute on Aging.
Over the years, Fox has maintained multiple fractured bones, including both arms, shoulders, and trajectory bones, cheeks and hands.
Fox fights his symptoms, including paralysis of the muscles in his face, through drug therapy and trains to maintain his walking skills.
“One day, I run out of gas,” Fox told Town & Country Magazine in 2023. If that comes, I will allow it.
“It’s true, if I die tomorrow, it’s too early, but it’s not unheard of. And no, I’m not afraid of it.”
