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Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:33 AM ET

World News

Gulf News

US proposes lifting Iran sanctions and canceling economic campaign in exchange for Hormuz reopening: report

Gulf News - 4 minutes ago

US dangles end to sanctions, blockade if Tehran reopens vital oil chokepoint

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Daily Express

Trump floats 'Lake America' name for Lake Ontario amid Canada row

Daily Sabah - 8 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as his trade dispute with Canada escalated, drawing swift pushback from the...

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CBC News

Dolly Parton, one of country music's greatest legends, dead at 80 | CBC News

CBC News - 6 minutes ago

Dolly Parton, the country music star beloved for her music and philanthropy, has died, her family said in a statement.

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Epoch Times

Trey Gowdy lays out the political implications of the US-Canada tariff war | Fox News Video

Fox News - 3 hours ago

An ‘All-Star’ panel discusses the last-minute trade negotiations between the United States and Canada that fell through on ‘Special Report.’

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Politics News

Fox News

Trump administration prepares mass visa revocation | Fox News Video

Fox News - 3 hours ago

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has more on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts on ‘Special Report.’

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CBC News

Trump says idea of him interfering with Canadians speaking French is a 'stupid thing' | CBC News

CBC News - 48 minutes ago

Just days away from the launch of Quebec's provincial election, U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at the idea that the U.S. was encroaching on Canadians' French culture during the latest round of trade negotiations.

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NBC News

Ralph Norman concedes to Darline Graham after S.C. GOP Senate runoff loss

NBC News - 25 minutes ago

Rep. Ralph Norman conceded to Sen. Darline Graham following the Senate GOP runoff loss in South Carolina. Norman said, "You know the president got involved. He has that right. That’s his prerogative." He added, "It is what it is, and I’ll accept it."

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Chicago Sun-Times

California Supreme Court recommends that Gov. Jerry Brown pardon former state senator

Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday recommended that Gov. Jerry Brown pardon former state Sen.

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Business News

BBC News

Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%

BBC News - 7 minutes ago

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.

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Toronto Star

OpenAI Claims an AI Chip Breakthrough. Broadcom Collaboration Jalapeño Beats Nvidia's GB300 in Tests.

International Business Times - 9 hours ago

The new processor, called Jalapeño, outperformed Nvidia's GB300 in the amount of AI work completed per unit of power and the speed at which the system returned responses, according to the company.

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Times of India

Falling oil prices help calm the stock and bond markets

Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago

Oil prices fell again, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices

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Deutsche Welle

Can new US sanctions cripple Iran's shadow economy?

Deutsche Welle - 11 hours ago

The US is expanding sanctions on Iran's financial networks, targeting crypto, gold, aviation and shipping. DW spoke with analysts about what could change.

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Technology

CBS News

Women left behind in high-paying AI job boom, LinkedIn research finds

CBS News - 8 hours ago

While hiring for AI companies is booming, women are getting left behind, according to new research from LinkedIn. It found that female candidates accounted for 26% of hires for jobs requiring AI skills in the U.S., compared to 50% of women hired into non-AI positions. Sarah Steinberg, the head of global public policy partnerships at LinkedIn, joins CBS News to discuss.

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CBS News

How the Robot Games are going in Beijing

CBS News - 5 hours ago

The World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in Beijing, China, in a stadium repurposed from the 2022 Winter Olympics. Many of the machines on display can now outrun and out-jump even the best real-life Olympians. Anna Coren has the story.

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CNBC

OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exits

CNBC - 5 hours ago

An OpenAI spokesperson said the company "recently reorganized our infrastructure organization to support the scale and pace of our work."

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CNBC

Waymo to launch driverless rides in Germany in 2027, entering third market outside U.S.

CNBC - 11 hours ago

Waymo has been the biggest robotaxi player in the U.S., and has announced plans to enter the U.K., Japan and now Germany.

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Sports Headlines

Breitbart

The Big 10 Will Not Accept Players Returning from the NFL

Breitbart - 1 hour ago

The college football Big Ten ruled on Tuesday that its schools will not be allowed to accept players returning from the NFL.

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The Mercury News

Figure skating-Olympic champion Liu to sit out 2026-27 season

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

Aug 26 : Olympic gold medallist Alysa Liu said on Tuesday she will sit out the upcoming season to fine-tune her technique but reassured fans she would return to the sport.Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic gold in women's singles at this year's Milano Cortina Games, where she al

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Times of India

Alexander-Walker highlights Canada Basketball’s roster for latest World Cup qualifier

The Globe and Mail - 7 hours ago

Canada will be missing many of its NBA-level players as it readies for games against Panama and Argentina

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Toronto Star

LASK vs Celtic (agg 4-4): Martin O'Neill's side crash out of UEFA Champions League play-offs.

BBC News - 5 hours ago

Celtic lose in the Champions League play-off for the second year running as LASK stun the Scottish champions.

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Entertainment News

Gulf News

'Still healing, still working': Four days before her death, Dolly Parton spoke about her health struggles

Gulf News - 4 minutes ago

Facing cancer and exhaustion, Dolly Parton vowed to work until her final days

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ABC News

Movie review: 'Dog Stars' validates fears of social collapse - UPI.com

UPI - 3 hours ago

"The Dog Stars," in theaters Friday, offers another variant on survivors of an apocalypse where the world and the other survivors are equal threats.

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International The News

Prince William feels ‘abandoned’ by beloved brother Prince Harry

International The News - 27 minutes ago

Prince William will take his time to welcome Prince Harry back into the Royal fold.The Prince of Wales, who has not been on speaking terms for Harry with Harry for the past two years, feels...

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Los Angeles Times

California AG Bonta open to Warner Bros. settlement talks if Paramount 'stops playing games'

Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago

California's top prosecutor blasts Paramount-Warner Bros. conduct as 'amateur hour.'

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Odd/Weird News

Live Science

Watch: Wisconsin cat born with record-breaking 29 toes - UPI.com

UPI - 1 day ago

A Wisconsin cat is stepping into the record books with an incredible feat of feet: he was born with 29 toes.

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New York Post

Exclusive | Socialite Libbie Mugrabi says she's not going to lose her home in court-ordered auction

New York Post - 4 hours ago

The controversial socialite is in the process of getting another loan to prevent foreclosure.

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Sora News 24

Heart surgery cured a man’s skin cancer — but left him with a bizarre new condition

New York Post - 4 days ago

A 60-year-old Australian farmer identified as Mr. A had stage four melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. At this advanced stage, only 35% of patients survive for five years.

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Daily Express

Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda pay tribute to late singer: 'No Words'

New York Post - 5 hours ago

Parton — whose acting career kicked off thanks to the 1980 comedy — died Aug. 25 at the age of 80.

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