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Thursday, August 27, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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Ratko Mladic, Convicted of Genocide During Bosnian War, Dies in Prison at 84
  • BBC News — “The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'”
  • BBC World — “Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84”
  • NPR News — “Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84”
2
Six Months into Iran War, U.S. Goals Have Shifted and No Exit Is in Sight
  • PBS NewsHour — “As U.S. goals shift after 6 months of Iran war, Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern”
3
U.S. Navy Transferring Funds from Payroll and Other Accounts to Cover Iran War Costs, Documents Show
  • The Guardian — “Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal”
4
Nvidia Quarterly Revenue Doubles to $96 Billion, Driven by AI Chip Demand
  • The Guardian — “Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’”
  • The New York Times — “Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending”
5
Canada Increases Defense Spending and Shifts Military Supply Contracts Away from U.S. Suppliers
  • Antigo Daily Journal — “Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors”
  • Houston Chronicle — “Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors”
  • News Times — “Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors”
  • Beaumont Enterprise — “Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors”
  • Mysa — “Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors”
6
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh Prepares First Major Speech at Jackson Hole
  • NPR News — “The stakes are high as Kevin Warsh is set to give his first major speech as Fed Chair”
7
Meta Agrees to $17 Billion Settlement Over Teen Safety on Facebook and Instagram
  • The Guardian — “Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers”
  • The Guardian — “Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails”
  • The Guardian — “What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial”
  • The New York Times — “A $17.1 Billion Vote of Confidence That Jonathan Haidt Was Right”
  • The New York Times — “Did Meta’s Big Settlement Actually Help It?”
  • The New York Times — “Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure His Competitors Share His Pain”
  • NPR News — “Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule”
  • PBS NewsHour — “$17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says”
8
New USPS Mail-In Ballot Rules Take Effect Under Trump Executive Order
  • The Guardian — “US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect”
9
New Study Links Fossil Fuel Emissions to Stronger El Niño Events
  • The Guardian — “El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds”
  • Guardian Environment — “El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds”
10
FDA Approves New Pancreatic Cancer Drug That Doubled Patient Survival in Trials
  • The New York Times — “The Race to Develop More Medicines Like the New Pancreatic Cancer Drug”
  • The New York Times — “F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer”
11
Study Finds Shingrix Shingles Vaccine Associated with Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
  • The Guardian — “Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds”
12
Study Finds at Least One in Four NFL Players Develops Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • The New York Times — “‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football”
  • The New York Times — “Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease”
13
Nvidia Reportedly Agrees to Acquire AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
  • Google News — “Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition - TechCrunch”
  • Tech Crunch — “Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition”
14
Heat Dome Expected to Bring Extreme Temperatures to U.S. Southwest Through Early September
  • Guardian Environment — “Record-breaking heat dome expected to bring dangerous temperatures to US south-west”
15
Glacier Collapse Triggers Flash Floods on Nepal-Tibet Border, Killing Hundreds and Leaving Over 1,400 Missing
  • The Guardian — “Nepal flash flood: more than 350 killed amid warning of fresh danger from rising lake water – latest updates”
  • The Guardian — “Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn”
  • The Guardian — “Australian officials ‘working around the clock’ to check welfare of tourists missing in Nepal”
  • The Guardian — “Race to get aid into Nepal and Tibet amid warnings flood lake could burst”
  • The Guardian — “Search is on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet”
  • The New York Times — “Live Updates: Rescuers Scour Remote Valleys, as Survivors Describe Families Swept Away”
  • The New York Times — “Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods”
  • Fox News World — “Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,400 missing”
  • Fox News World — “Terrifying video captures people fleeing incoming mudslide at Nepal-China border”
  • BBC News — “Watch: Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood”
  • BBC World — “Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say”
  • BBC World — “What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods”
  • NPR News — “At least 1,500 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Catastrophic floods kill hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing”
  • Guardian Environment — “Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356”
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Fire at Hospital Nursery in Pakistan Kills 14 Newborns
  • Fox News World — “At least 14 newborns killed in Pakistan nursery hospital fire”
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