The Amped Journal

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after US immigration authorities arrested him, US officials told the Associated Press Saturday. Officials did not immediately detail the grounds for the arrest or deportation.

At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian attack on the Bucha district near Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, with the toll rising from an earlier count of 27 reported a day before. Bucha, a Kyiv suburb, has been repeatedly targeted during the war.

A group of soldiers at a key military base in Niger, a West African nation, rebelled against their officers and fired on unspecified 'sensitive' locations in the capital, Niamey, the Associated Press reported, describing gunfire and explosions in an apparent mutiny. Details on casualties or the mutineers' demands were not immediately available.

Climate change has dropped off as a campaign issue for Democrats heading into the midterms, the Associated Press reports, as voters increasingly prioritize concerns like affordability. The shift marks a change in emphasis for a party that has made climate a central plank in recent election cycles.

US Central Command released new images of Marines refueling an MV-22 Osprey during a stop in the Middle East, Fox News reported, as American forces maintain a heightened regional presence six months after the US military launched Operation Epic Fury. Specific objectives of the operation were not detailed in the released material.

Voting by noncitizens in US elections is extremely rare, the Associated Press reports, but President Trump and his allies are highlighting the issue to build support for changes to how elections are run. The push comes as Trump's administration separately pursues new restrictions on mail-in voting, which a federal judge has blocked twice this month.

Plans are underway for a new 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station at the corner of Carolina Beach Road and Shipyard Boulevard, on the 2.6-acre site of a former Dollar Tree that closed earlier this year. Florida-based developer Encore Real Estate plans to demolish the existing 14,565-square-foot building and construct an approximately 4,800-square-foot store with an eight-pump fuel canopy and 30 parking spaces. ERD Carolina Beach LLC bought the site last week for $3.3 million; it will be the chain's fourth Wilmington-area location opened since 2023.

New Hanover County commissioners unanimously approved rezoning a nearly one-acre property at 8086 Market St. to make way for a new PNC Bank branch, replacing Uptown Market, a furniture and home goods store. Developer NWF Acquisitions LLC plans to demolish the existing 10,000-square-foot building and build a 3,000-square-foot bank with a drive-thru. Wilmington attorney Matt Nichols represented the applicant, telling commissioners the project would have minimal traffic impact.

A court has ruled that North Carolina must rebuild its fisheries after a lawsuit brought by anglers, StarNews reports. The state has been ordered to develop a recovery plan and report back to the court within 45 days.

UNCW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will kick off a new season of its Wilmington Innovation Forum on Sept. 3, launching a speaker series focused on brain health that runs through November. Each monthly session features a UNCW faculty member or community expert, a Q&A, and lunch. It's part of a busier fall calendar for the local startup scene, which also includes the Network for Entrepreneurs' 'Buzz In' investor conference on Sept. 10 and UNCW's Ocean Innovation Conference on Sept. 29.