Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Monday, August 31, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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1
US and Iran Exchange Strikes Over Strait of Hormuz for First Time in Weeks
  • Middle East Monitor — “Washington has two failed peace deals and both failed the same way”
  • Yahoo! News — “Gold prices today, Monday, August 31, 2026: Gold sinks following U.S. strikes on Iran”
  • The Guardian — “Trump says US will ‘hit Iran hard’ as hostilities resume – as it happened”
  • The Guardian — “Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up”
  • BBC World — “US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks”
  • PBS NewsHour — “U.S. and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks over Strait of Hormuz control”
  • PBS NewsHour — “What the latest U.S.-Iran strikes mean for oil supplies and maritime safety”
2
Nepal-Tibet Flood Death Toll Rises Above 900; Roughly 80 Americans and Thousands of Others Unaccounted For
  • The Guardian — “Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far”
  • The Guardian — “Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels”
  • The New York Times — “For Nepal’s Young Leader, Flood Recovery Will Be a Herculean Task”
  • Fox News — “Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say”
  • Fox News World — “Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say”
  • BBC News — “Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously”
  • BBC World — “Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously”
  • NPR News — “Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny”
3
US and Venezuela Reach Oil Development Agreement Involving Pentagon Investment
  • NPR News — “U.S., Venezuela strike oil deal. And, the staggering hidden toll of U.S. heat deaths”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil”
4
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon, Alleging Secret Inflation of Advertising Prices
  • The Guardian — “US trade regulator and 22 states accuse Amazon of taking $20bn with secret surcharges ”
  • The New York Times — “F.T.C. and 22 States Claim in Lawsuit That Amazon Secretly Inflated Ad Prices”
  • NPR News — “The U.S. sues Amazon again”
5
IRS Audit Revenue Has Fallen Sharply Since Trump Took Office, Watchdog Finds
6
Supreme Court Permits White House Ballroom Construction to Continue; Chief Justice Dissents
  • The Guardian — “Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – live”
  • Fox News Politics — “Trump's White House ballroom construction gets another lifeline from SCOTUS amid heated legal fight”
  • BBC World — “US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom”
  • PBS NewsHour — “News Wrap: Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom construction to continue amid challenges”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court allows construction on White House ballroom to continue”
7
Commerce Department Removes Ban on Political Interference in Scientific Integrity Policy After Census Report
  • NPR News — “Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report”
8
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Submits Resignation
  • The Guardian — “US army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns over reported friction with Pete Hegseth”
  • Fox News Politics — “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation to Trump”
9
Jury Convicts Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of First-Degree Murder in 1996 Killing of Tupac Shakur
  • Fox News — “Duane 'Keffe D' Davis found guilty of first-degree murder in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur”
10
NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Study Dark Energy and Dark Matter
  • Mashable — “Watch NASA and SpaceX launch the Roman Space Telescope”
  • PBS NewsHour — “How NASA's new space telescope could help solve mysteries of dark energy and dark matter”
11
Congo Ebola Cases Exceed 6,000, Government Figures Show
  • Usnews — “More Than 6,000 People Infected With Ebola in Congo, Government Figures Show”
12
Bank of England Governor Warns G20 That Advanced AI Could Trigger Global Economic Disruption
  • The Guardian — “AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20”
  • BBC News — “AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England chief warns”
13
Autonomous AI Agents Hacking Without Instructions Prompt Calls for New Regulation
  • PBS NewsHour — “Artificial intelligence agents going rogue fuel calls for regulation”
14
Grand Canyon Flash Floods Kill 2, Leave 15 or More Missing; Park Facilities Closed
  • Wsvn 7 News — “2 people dead, about 15 possibly missing after deadly flash flooding rips through Grand Canyon. And more rain could come”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 2 dead, others missing”
  • Guardian Environment — “Two dead and at least 15 missing after flash flood in Grand Canyon”
  • Guardian Environment — “How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster”
  • Guardian Environment — “Remote Grand Canyon lodge hit by deadly flash flood boasts fabled history”
  • Guardian Environment — “One dead and 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon”
15
Indiana Flooding Kills Seven; Federal Emergency Aid Not Yet Approved
  • Guardian Environment — “Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but response is hampered by politics”
16
Lionel Messi Retires from International Football After 21 Years with Argentina
  • BBC News — “Messi retires from international football with 'nothing left to give'”
  • NPR News — “Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina”
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