Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
Russia Withdraws Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • The Guardian — “Russia withdraws ambassador to UK as Kremlin ratchets pressure over Ukraine support”
2
Iran Retains Nuclear-Capable Materials Despite Administration Claims of Denuclearization
  • PBS NewsHour — “Enriched uranium stockpile undercuts Trump claim of Iran's 'essential denuclearization'”
3
US Imposes 50% Tariffs on $20 Billion in Canadian Goods; Canada Announces Retaliatory Measures
  • Inquirer — “Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods take effect: Here’s what to know”
  • The Guardian — “‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war”
  • The New York Times — “What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.”
  • The New York Times — “Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected”
  • BBC News — “Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse”
  • BBC World — “Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse”
  • NPR News — “Hours after U.S. imposes tariffs, Canada says it'll strike back starting Sept. 8”
  • PBS NewsHour — “What to know about Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods that just went into effect”
4
Federal Judge Strikes Down Administration Policy Suspending Immigrant Visas from 75 Countries
  • Fox News Politics — “Federal judge blasts Rubio’s 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,’ strikes down policy”
  • NPR News — “Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries”
5
Federal Government Announces Colorado River Water Cuts for Arizona, California, and Nevada
  • The New York Times — “U.S. Announces Colorado River Cuts for 3 States Amid Drought”
  • Guardian Environment — “The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis”
6
Former NIH Official Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Conceal COVID-Related Records
  • The New York Times — “Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty to Trying to Conceal Covid-Related Records”
7
Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker Dies at 94
  • Fox News Politics — “Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94”
8
Moderna and Merck Report mRNA Vaccine Prevented Melanoma Recurrence in High-Risk Patients
9
FDA Investigating Alfalfa Sprout Contamination Linked to Illnesses in 15 States
  • The New York Times — “Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Illnesses in 15 States, F.D.A. Says”
10
Study Finds Unlabeled Toxic Chemicals in 85% of Common Personal Care Products Tested
  • The Guardian — “Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds”
11
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement with Justice Department Over Children's Privacy
  • The New York Times — “TikTok Settles With U.S. Over Child Privacy Concerns for $400 Million”
  • PBS NewsHour — “TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with Justice Department over children's privacy”
12
Anthropic Explores IPO That Could Value AI Company at $2 Trillion
  • The New York Times — “Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.”
13
Meta Trial Opens with Allegations the Company Systematically Exploited User Data and Concealed Practices
  • The Guardian — “Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial ”
14
Tropical Storm Moke Approaches Hawaii Days After Hurricane Lala
  • The Guardian — “Tropical Storm Moke poised to slam into Hawaii just days after Hurricane Lala”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Tropical Storm Moke advances toward Hawaii as winds strengthen”
15
Wildfires in France's Gironde Region Burn More Land Than Any Previously Recorded Event
  • The Guardian — “Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide”
  • Guardian Environment — “Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide”
16
One Student Killed, Three Injured in Sword Attack at Swedish School
  • BBC World — “Girl, 17, killed in Swedish sword attack, police say”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl”
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