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Elections 5
- Bengs vows independent caucus, won't back Thune or Schumer for Senate majority leader Forbes Breaking News
- Schiff says undecided on California billionaire tax ballot measure POLITICO
- Pocan discusses Wisconsin Dem primary results and criticizes Trump administration on Iran ops, data centers, ICE gear The Dean Obeidallah Show
- Tominey presses Conservatives on Clacton by-election decision not to field candidate GBNews
- Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro lead Brazil's October 2026 presidential race amid US tariffs FRANCE 24 English
Iran 5
- US-Iran MoU expires as Strait of Hormuz standoff persists Al Jazeera English
- Keane outlines US-Israel Iran war objectives and Hormuz blockade four months after April ceasefire Fox News
- Ossoff rips Trump over Natalie Harp travel, Iran war lies, and tariff stock trades at Atlanta rally MeidasTouch
- Bengs tells CNN Iran war lacks congressional approval and clear endgame Forbes Breaking News
- Fareed Zakaria analyzes Iran's wartime economic resilience and Trump's shifting diplomacy with Tehran and Pyongyang CNN
Congress 4
- Brian Bengs defends independent Senate run, cites 13-month Democratic registration Forbes Breaking News
- Ossoff attacks Collins on bigotry claims, ethics probe in Georgia Senate race The Bulwark
- Fox News panel questions DSA candidate Oliver Larkin on free college, immigration, and privilege Fox News
- Mary Peltola distances Alaska Senate campaign from Kamala Harris fundraising appeal Fox News
Debate 4
- Trump escalates BBC lawsuit over edited Jan 6 clip as Reform unveils foreign nationals benefits ban GBNews
- NCA seizes 25 rubber boats and engines at Felixstowe bound for Channel smugglers GBNews
- FOMC Minutes to Detail July Rate Hold With Three Dissents Bloomberg Television
- Ryan Elijah cites ICE Georgia arrests while alleging agent shootings of Americans Fox News
Courts & Law 3
Ukraine & Russia 3
AI & Tech 2
Israel & Gaza 2
Missing child 2
Sunday shows 2
UK politics 2
Also reported 42
- ABC News reports Hayden Panettiere's death at 36, citing father's statement ABC News
- AP reports Hezbollah funeral for family of six killed in southern Lebanon airstrike Associated Press
- Finstad Questions SBA Official on Minnesota Grant Pause and System Modernization Forbes Breaking News
- Poilievre urges no more concessions in Canada-US tariff talks before August 19 deadline Global News
- Regional police director details multi-agency response to record Belgium wildfire Associated Press
- Jury seated ahead of Monday opening statements in Keffe D Tupac murder trial Global News
- Hurricane Lala sideswipes Hawaii Big Island, leaving 200,000 without power and one dead Global News
- Europe battles fifth 2026 heatwave with wildfires in Croatia, Belgium and record Danube lows CBS News
- Stephen Biebelhausen runs 4:17 mile pushing stroller at Cleveland Guardian Mile NBC News
- L.A. street takeover in Bellflower leads to A-Z Market liquor store looting NBC News
- NBC reports Vibrio vulnificus cases after Florida teen infection and 2026 Gulf deaths NBC News
- State Department ends Biden-era DEI guidelines for Foreign Service promotions and diplomacy Fox News
- Trump dismisses USS Lincoln deployment concerns as George Washington heads to Middle East Fox News
- Cassidy warns Trump MMR split order raises costs and risks for families Forbes Breaking News
- NORTHCOM general details North Korea ICBM tests reaching all of North America MeidasTouch
- Optum pediatric ophthalmologist urges annual eye exams for schoolchildren CBS News
- California and other states require disclosure for AI-altered real estate listing photos CBS News
- General Dynamics Mesquite plant received $533 million but produced no usable 155mm shells The Young Turks
- Gingrich warns Democratic socialists alienate voters ahead of 2026 midterms Fox Business
- Lutnick highlights Ford Lincoln US production shift and Toyota $3.6B San Antonio expansion Fox Business
- Samira Said sues ABC and names Matt Gutman over alleged harassment and termination USA TODAY
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle Rhossi flown 5,000 miles from Wales to Houston ABC News
- Inouye Solar Telescope captures highest-resolution sun surface images revealing plasma vortices NPR
- France suspends licenses and impounds cars immediately after failed roadside drug tests Sky News
- Saint-Louis fishermen race pirogues on Senegal River in annual Guet-Ndar regatta FRANCE 24 English
- Four Antonello da Messina panels stolen from MuMe museum in Messina on Ferragosto FRANCE 24 English
- Mullen discusses USS Lincoln's 200-day no-port deployment amid Iran war ABC News
- Cassidy criticizes Trump EO calling for separate MMR shots and fewer childhood vaccines ABC News
- GOP senators release Fauci 2021 texts on theoretical COVID vaccine miscarriage risk in pregnancy Fox News
- MeidasTouch airs comedic sketch featuring Hunter Biden on alien spaceship MeidasTouch
- AG Blanche says FBI supporting state-led Nancy Guthrie probe, offers no update NBC News
- DJ recounts Marc Anthony performance and Victoria Beckham dance at 2022 Peltz wedding The Telegraph
- Prince Harry plans frequent UK visits after July reunion with King Charles TalkTV
- Brussels Grand-Place displays Japanese Hokusai-inspired flower carpet August 13-16 2026 Associated Press
- Al Jazeera reports from Labuan Bajo on Flores after M7.7 quake kills dozens Al Jazeera English
- Kehinde Andrews links Jason Arday death to 188 media stories and Cambridge probe Channel 4 News
- Landes wildfire burns 1,700 hectares as 550 firefighters battle blaze FRANCE 24 English
- Kano Governor Yusuf Sponsors Mass Wedding for 1,500 Couples DW News
- Flanagan deflects on Feeding Our Future fraud as Republican critic ties her to Walz administration Fox News
- USS Abraham Lincoln deployment exceeds 260 days amid Iran operations, with family reports of crew distress MeidasTouch
- Kennedy Center Ordered to Pay $252,000 in Legal Fees to Jazz Musician Chuck Redd MeidasTouch
- Yellow Banana closes 7 Chicago Save A Lot stores after $13.5M city TIF funding Fox Business