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IJR EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It Simon August · 4 min · 8h
On X · @ALittleBraver92 Fan account shares HD photos of BTS Jin at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival High-definition stage photos of BTS member Jin posted by fan photographer @ALittleBraver92 receive uniformly positive reactions from Jin/BTS fans, with all replies and quotes expressing appreciation and thanks and no critical or opposing commentary present. 330 likes · 4m D Daily Caller News Foundation EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It A conservative group is pressing six paper giants to rein in their lobbying against a Trump administration-backed push to recycle more plastic. 8h Born United agrees to pay Buc-ee’s $850K in trademark lawsuit x/buc-ee-s — Sep 9, 2026 A North Charleston-based clothing company, Born United, has agreed to pay Buc-ee’s $850,000 to settle a trademark infringement dispute over using Buc-ee’s beaver logo on military-themed merchandise, and must permanently stop using the logo, destroy affected products, and remove all related advertisements. The settlement also imposes that any future violations could trigger attorneys’ fees for Buc-ee’s and Born United, with the merchandise tied to stores in Summerville, North Charleston, and Myrtle Beach. +3 BASF sues Apple over seven Face ID patents x/apple-inc — Sep 3, 2026 BASF, via its trinamiX unit, has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Midland, Texas, accusing Apple of using Face ID technology that allegedly infringes seven BASF patents across iPhone and iPad models, and seeking damages and an injunction. The filing date is September 3, 2026, and Apple has not issued a public comment on the case, which BASF frames as enabling privacy-preserving, spoof-resistant facial recognition through its 3D and near-infrared techniques. +5 Sam Okafor Seven patents is a lot to lose on all at once. Either BASF has a real case here or they're hoping Apple settles rather than fight all of them.IJR Italy Scrambles Warships Toward Red Sea As Houthis Close In On Global Shipping Chokepoint Francis Kapper · 6 min · 11h On X · @dreamjeons Fans Share Backstage Photo of BTS and LE SSERAFIM at iHeartRadio Music Festival The post by fan account @dreamjeons shares a photo of BTS members posing backstage with LE SSERAFIM, quoting the girl group’s Instagram caption. It appears tied to the groups’ appearances at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival and is circulating widely among K-pop fans due to the rare, friendly senior-junior interaction. 341 likes · 5m