Newsletter
Aug 29, 2026
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6 min read
Plus: a $20.4 million NHL record, unrest in Niger, and why top U.S. scientists are heading north.
Aug 28, 2026
5 min read
Two controllers left LaGuardia’s tower early before a deadly collision, Trump asks the Supreme Court to uphold his transgender troop ban, and Tom Hanks’ “Lincoln in the Bardo” adds three major stars.
From voting rights and household spending to climate warnings, sports and culture, here’s what’s shaping Friday.
Aug 27, 2026
Trump turns Lake Ontario into "Lake America," Denmark approves compensation for Greenland's forced-contraception victims, and Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen dies at 85.
From billion-dollar AI bets to secret data-center deals, shifting consumer prices and breakthroughs in medicine, here’s what else is moving today.
Aug 26, 2026
7 min read
Hundreds are dead or missing after Himalayan floods, Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, and "Love Island USA" scores another season with Ariana Madix.
Plus, Amazon shuts down Mechanical Turk, a typhoon threatens southern Japan, and nicotine vapes outperform traditional quit-smoking aids.
Aug 25, 2026
America remembers Dolly Parton, six states prepare major voting measures, and Ryan Gosling brings "The Flintstones" back to the big screen.
Big decisions are colliding with fast-moving technology, shifting markets and a few developments nobody saw coming.
Aug 24, 2026
A historic visa crackdown takes shape, U.S. forces resume deadly strikes in the Pacific, and SpaceX plans to put Nvidia-powered AI data centers into orbit.
