Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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1
Ukraine Strikes Russian Grain Export Terminals at Novorossiysk; Russia Threatens Retaliation
  • Fox News World — “Ukraine pounds Black Sea Fleet’s ‘last major stronghold’ while Putin flexes naval power in Pacific”
  • BBC News — “Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack”
  • BBC World — “Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack”
2
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Ahead of US-South Korea Military Exercises
  • Fox News World — “North Korea launches another ballistic missile as US, South Korea prepare for military drills”
3
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 97
  • The Guardian — “Zhu Rongji obituary”
  • NPR News — “Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97”
4
US Inflation Eased to 3.4% in July, Driven by Lower Gas and Grocery Prices
  • The Guardian — “US inflation cooled slightly to 3.4% in July but prices still elevated”
  • NPR News — “Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Inflation cooled last month as gas prices fell, though costs remain elevated”
5
Gulf Oil Exporters Investing Billions in Infrastructure to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
  • The New York Times — “Gulf Oil Giants Are Spending Billions to Build Ways Around Strait of Hormuz”
6
US Credit Card Debt Approaches Record High at $1.26 Trillion
  • The Guardian — “US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high”
7
Supreme Court Faces Birthright Citizenship Challenge, Mail-In Voting Case, and November Argument Schedule
  • SCOTUSblog — “Trump administration urges Supreme Court to issue a decision in mail-in voting dispute”
  • SCOTUSblog — “SCOTUS has issued its decisions. Now Congress has the floor.”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Are Republicans falling out of love with the Supreme Court?”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The new birthright citizenship battle”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Challenge brought to Trump’s new birthright citizenship order”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court announces cases it will hear in November, including religious discrimination dispute”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Weakening the protection against sex discrimination?”
8
Treasury Department Will Not Enforce Shell Company Disclosure Requirements
9
Trump Orders MMR Vaccine to Be Split Into Three Separate Shots, Raising Debate Among Health Officials
  • The New York Times — “Should the M.M.R. Vaccine Be Split Into Three Separate Shots?”
  • The New York Times — “Kennedy Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line”
10
ICE Plans to Spend $20 Million on Electric Shock Gloves for Agents
  • BBC News — “ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks”
  • BBC World — “ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks”
  • PBS NewsHour — “AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks”
11
Federal Rule Bars Medicaid Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
  • The New York Times — “Trump Administration Bars Medicaid Funding of Transition Treatment for Transgender Youth”
12
Analysis: Justice Alito Gained Up to $2.9 Million from Fossil Fuel Holdings While on Supreme Court
  • Guardian Environment — “Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows”
13
Three States Plan Executions on the Same Day, First Such Occurrence Since 2010
  • PBS NewsHour — “3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010”
14
Colombia Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue as More Than 3,000 Remain Missing
  • Fox News World — “More than 3,000 missing after Colombia earthquake as Trump administration provides $15.5 million in relief”
  • BBC World — “Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake”
15
Midwest Storms Kill Three and Leave 800,000 Without Power Across Four States
  • Guardian Environment — “Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power”
16
Houthi Attack on Ship Off Yemen Kills Six, Including Three Pakistani Nationals
  • Bluefield Daily Telegraph — “Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast”
  • Wthr — “Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast”
  • News-gazette — “Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast”
  • Herald Bulletin — “Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast”
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