“Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances. The longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Brooklyn for a change of plea hearing. The appearance comes after federal prosecutors said two weeks ago that they wouldn’t seek the death penalty against Zambada, who was arrested in Texas last year.” (08/25/25)
“A[bductions] under President Donald Trump’s federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., have blown past 1,000 as the nation’s capital marked its 12th consecutive day without a homicide, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Monday. Pirro said that on Sunday alone there were 86 [abductions] and 10 illegal [sic] guns seized, bringing the totals to 1,007 [abductions] and 111 guns [stolen]. ‘What does that mean? They can’t be used to shoot people, to kill people,’ Pirro said Monday on ‘Fox & Friends’, referring to the weapons [thefts]. ‘And on top of all of that, we’ve got a government now where the people in D.C. are feeling safer. They know that there is a president who’s looking to protect them.'” (08/25/25)
“Venezuelan opposition leaders and civil society groups said on Sunday that the government released 13 people jailed in a crackdown by the government of President Nicolás Maduro following last year’s disputed elections. Venezuelan authorities did not immediately confirm the releases, but opposition leaders like Henrique Capriles celebrated on social media, calling it a ‘step forward for those behind bars.’ He said eight people were freed, while five more were released under house arrest. … Venezuelan authorities deny the detention of opponents for political reasons, instead claiming they are part of plots to destabilize the government.” (08/25/25)
“Keurig Dr Pepper will acquire Dutch coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s in a roughly $18 billion deal that could give a boost to the U.S. giant’s struggling coffee business, the two companies said Monday. The deal was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Keurig Dr Pepper will pay JDE Peet’s shareholders 31.85 euros ($37.3) per share in cash, representing a 33% premium on the Dutch’s firm’s 90-day volume-weighted average stock price, which represents a total equity purchase of 15.7 billion euros ($18.4 billion). JDE Peet’s will, meanwhile, pay out a previously declared dividend of 0.36 euros per share prior to the deal closing.” (08/25/25)
“Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares'[s] findings of an investigation into Roanoke College were released by complainants, Fox News Digital learned on Monday. Miyares’ investigation was in response to a … transgender swimmer that competed on Roanoke’s women’s team in 2023. Miyares concluded that the college denied the [cisgender] swimmers accommodations, advantages, and privileges on the basis of sex, caused the [cisgender swimmers] emotional, physical, and dignitary harms and violated the Virginia Human Rights Act (VHRA). Miyares also suggested the [cosgender] swimmers who were discriminated against are eligible to seek financial damages because the school’s policy violated the VHRA, as per state code. ‘A private complainant who has received a notice of right to file a civil action may file a civil action under the Act for compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief,’ the report said.” (08/25/25)
“The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, will be published in the autumn, a publisher has announced. Giuffre had been working on Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, with the award-winning author and journalist Amy Wallace before her death earlier this year. The 400-page book will be released on 21 October, according to the Associated Press. Giuffre, who alleged she had been trafficked for sex to Prince Andrew, had completed the manuscript before she took her own life in April, the publisher Alfred A Knopf said.” (08/25/25)
“A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction resume. The administration halted construction on the Revolution Wind project last week, saying the federal government needs to review the project and address national security concerns. It did not specify what those concerns are. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Monday it’s not commenting further at this time. The Democratic politicians are getting involved because stopping work on Revolution Wind threatens local jobs and their states’ climate goals, and could drive up electricity prices throughout the region. Officials say the project is 80% complete, with all the underwater foundations and 45 out of 65 turbines already installed.” (08/25/25)
“Including more broccoli in your diet could reduce the risk of colon cancer, new research suggests. Diet is known to be a key modifiable risk factor for colon cancer — particularly a lack of vegetables and dietary fiber, as well as excessive alcohol and caffeine consumption, according to researchers. Cruciferous vegetables — including broccoli as well as cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussels sprouts — have previously been identified as risk-reducers, but it was unclear what volume of consumption had this benefit. These types of vegetables contain special natural compounds called glucosinolates, which break down into powerful substances called isothiocyanates, the researchers revealed. Isothiocyanates can help to keep cancer at bay by detoxifying the body, killing damaged cells and slowing or stopping the growth of unhealthy cells.” (08/25/25)
“The deputy governor of a Russian region bordering Ukraine has been detained as part of a criminal case involving the embezzlement of 1 billion roubles ($12.4 million) earmarked for defensive fortifications, the TASS state news agency reported. The office of Deputy Kursk Governor Vladimir Bazarov, who previously worked as deputy governor in the neighbouring Belgorod region, was being searched, TASS reported. The detention of Bazarov was confirmed by Kursk Governor Alexander Khinshtein, who said the case related to his work in the Belgorod region. … Since Ukrainian troops smashed their way across the border and entered Kursk region last year in the biggest military incursion into Russia since World War Two, a series of Russian officials have been investigated for corruption.” (08/25/25)
“President Donald Trump greeted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, by asserting that a ‘Purge or Revolution’ was taking place there and threatening to not do business with Seoul as he prepared to host the new leader at the White House later Monday. Trump elaborated later Monday that he was referring to raids on churches and on a U.S. military base by the new South Korean government, which ‘they probably shouldn’t have done,’ the president argued. ‘I heard bad things,’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday morning. ‘I don’t know if it’s true or not. I’ll be finding out.’ The warning shot previewed a potentially hostile confrontation later Monday as Lee, the liberal leader and longtime critic of Seoul’s conservative establishment, sits down with Trump to discuss Seoul and Washington’s recent trade agreement and continued defense cooperation.” (08/25/25)
