Military Brass Warns Hegseth About Prolonging Iran War Operations: ReportTop U.S. military officials have warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against continuing large-scale operations in President Donald Trump’s unpopular war of choice in Iran, privately expressing it could be taking away from their forces’ abilities to respond to threats at home, sources told The Washington Post on Sunday.The Navy’s top admiral — along with military brass with the U.S. European, Pacific and Southern Commands — have signaled concerns to Hegseth about ordering some troops to remain deployed in the Middle East through September (and, for others, into next year), but will execute the order nonetheless, the sources said of a recent “classified” assessment for the secretary.Leaders with the U.S. Army and Air Force, too, “concurred“ with Hegseth about keeping troops deployed but “each emphasized that doing so would come with significant risk,” the Post reported.Read more in The Washington Post:Latest Live UpdatesJames Talarico Attributes Push For Affordable Healthcare To Christian FaithThe Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, said his Christian faith inspired his plan to break up healthcare monopolies during a live podcast event with billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday.The former Dallas Mavericks owner and Talarico both laid out their respective plans during the event, which was hosted by Fox News anchor Jessica Tarlov.Talarico said his plan includes breaking up large healthcare companies that he claims are “driving up” prices for consumers, giving patients more options when purchasing medications and stopping insurance companies from making healthcare decisions through denials.Read more here:Iran's Supreme Leader Urges Gulf Rulers In Written Message To Confront 'Real Enemy'Aug 30 (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.The message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week, which marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.It called for Muslim unity, cooperation in various fields and mutual defence, saying anyone who creates divisions among Muslims, “knowingly or unknowingly,” helps Islam’s enemies.It asked whether Palestinians would have been left “so helpless” if Muslims had been united.Read more here:Icelandic Voters Reject A Proposal To Restart Negotiations To Join The European UnionREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks.Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, RUV reported. The capital of Reykjavik was the only area in the island nation of 400,000 people where a majority supported the referendum.Read more here:Trump Posts AI Video Of Goose-Human Hybrids Guarding 'Lake America' With GunsTwo days after signing an order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video showing a flock of Canada geese with human arms and coifs of blond hair firing guns off in apparent defense of the body of water.The video was originally posted on X by the account “Popmemes by Jon,” along with the caption, “LAKE AMERICA - PROTECTED BY DONALD DUCKS” followed by an American flag emoji. It came amid a flurry of online jokes about Trump renaming Canada geese “Donald Ducks” to parallel the renaming of the Great Lake.In the video, dozens of geese sporting Trump-esque hairdos march in formation near the lake as the theme song to “Hawaii-Five-O” plays. The birds have both wings and human arms. They also carry machine guns, which they fire into the air at the end of the video.Far-Right British Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos Has Been Deported After ICE Arrest In U.S.British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the U.S. legally in May 2019. A immigration judge had issued a final order of removal on July 22 after he failed to show up for an immigration hearing, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.Read more: Jake Tapper Slams Trump Over Maggie Haberman Comments: 'Disgusting And Beneath The Office'CNN anchor Jake Tapper condemned President Donald Trump over comments in which he derided New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman as a “stalker” and called her an “unattractive person both inside and out.”“I’m not going to repost the filth the president wrote about Maggie Haberman, but suffice it to say she’s a great person, beautiful inside and out, an incredible mom and wife and colleague, and an amazing journalist,” Tapper wrote Friday on X. “The president’s comments are disgusting and beneath the office.”In a follow-up post, Tapper added, “We should never get used to this deterioration in our expectations for how a president should behave. Never.”Trump Administration Using Little-Known Law To Spy On Journalists, Nonprofits And Unions: ReportThe Department of Homeland Security has been utilizing an obscure legal tactic to get information on journalists, nonprofits and unions without sign-off from a judge, according to a report published Saturday by The Guardian.The DHS is taking advantage of a legal provision that allows it to demand records, requiring approval only from a department official, as long as the request is related to customs imports.But critics say the department is abusing the statute and using it for cases that have nothing to do with customs violations. Read the whole report at The Guardian.American Couple Details Harrowing Escape From Nepal Flash Flood: 'Death Right In Front Of My Eyes'A California couple has shared details about their narrow escape from catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal that’s left hundreds dead and thousands still missing.Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan were on a tour bus when they saw muddy water “50 to 60 feet high” churning toward them. “I grabbed him by the collar, and I said, ‘Run, we need to go right now,’” Raja told ABC News.The couple ran up nearby steps and scrambled up a mountainside out of the water’s path as screams rang out below them.“I saw death right in front of my eyes,” Raja told CBS News.Nearly 3,000 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding on Nepal-China BorderNearly 3,000 people are now missing following catastrophic flash flooding on the Nepal-China border. Authorities are continuing to find survivors as rescue efforts reach a fourth day, and more rain is expected this weekend in flood-affected areas. According to the Associated Press, the combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 676 dead, while Chinese authorities have reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing. Trump's Greenland Threats Cast A Shadow On Iceland's Vote On Whether To Trigger EU Membership TalksREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to become a member of the European Union, in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to control nearby Greenland.The yes-or-no referendum question is simple enough for the 265,000 or so eligible voters: Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?Read more: See All Updates