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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
US and Iran Exchange Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Rise
  • Fox News World — “Trump says Iran is ‘DEAD’ — experts point to the real sign Tehran is nearing the brink”
  • 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
Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Kill at Least 12 in Kyiv Over Sixth Consecutive Night
  • The Guardian — “Russia kills at least 12 on sixth night of drone attacks on Kyiv ”
  • Fox News World — “Putin unleashes new fury on Ukraine as report exposes fear hanging over war’s end”
  • BBC World — “Russian attack hits rail workers in new deadly strikes on Kyiv”
3
G20 Meeting Reveals Diverging Alliances as US Presses Iran Sanctions and Faces Trade Pushback
4
Pentagon's Investment Office to Hold 35% Stake in Venezuelan Oil Partnership Under New White House Deal
  • Ntd — “White House Releases Details on US–Venezuela Historic Oil Deal”
  • The New York Times — “How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump”
5
Israeli Forces Capture Senior Hamas Official During Gaza Raid
  • Fox News — “Israel captures top Hamas commander in Gaza strike, defense minister says”
  • Fox News World — “Israel captures top Hamas commander in Gaza strike, defense minister says”
  • BBC World — “Israel says senior Hamas member seized as strikes kill three during Gaza raid”
6
Norway's King Haakon VIII Takes Oath Before Parliament Following Death of King Harald V
  • The Guardian — “Norway’s new king swears oath of allegiance with daughter at his side”
  • BBC News — “Norway's new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father”
7
Six Million Afghans Deported from Pakistan and Iran This Year, Forced to Restart Under Taliban Rule
  • BBC News — “'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban”
  • BBC World — “'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban”
8
Global Bond Sell-Off Pushes Borrowing Costs to Multi-Decade Highs
  • The Guardian — “UK long-term borrowing costs could halve chancellor’s budget headroom”
  • The Guardian — “Global bond rout deepens as oil prices jump; wheat prices highest since early 2023 – as it happened”
  • The New York Times — “Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World”
9
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Alleging Secret Advertiser Overcharges Totaling $20 Billion
  • 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”
10
Shein Debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange at $26 Billion Valuation; Shares Fall About 10% in Early Trading
  • Wthr — “Fast-fashion giant Shein's shares fall after Hong Kong trading debut that spotlights its China roots”
  • BBC World — “Shein valued at $26bn after long-awaited stock market debut”
11
Whistleblower Says USPS Mail-Ballot Screening System Is Hastily Built and Error-Prone
  • The Guardian — “New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower”
  • NPR News — “Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Whistleblower: Postal Service's work to comply with Trump order is rushed and sloppy”
12
Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue; Army Secretary Resigns
  • NPR News — “SCOTUS allows Trump's ballroom project to continue. And, the Army secretary resigns”
  • 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”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says”
13
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York's $75 Billion Climate Superfund Law
  • The New York Times — “Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law”
14
Walmart Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Settle Federal Opioid Lawsuit
  • The New York Times — “Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, U.S. Says”
15
Trump Administration Plans to Roll Back 25-Year-Old Forest Roadless Rule
  • Guardian Environment — “Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections”
16
Man Convicted of Orchestrating 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur
  • BBC World — “Ex-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur”
17
Political Campaigns Quietly Paying Influencers to Post Content Without Disclosing Payments
  • The New York Times — “Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.”
18
CDC Director Publicly Disputes Pennsylvania's Investigation of Two Reported Measles Deaths
  • The New York Times — “C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths”
19
Experimental Gene-Editing Treatment Reduced LDL Cholesterol Significantly for One Year in Small Study
  • The New York Times — “An Experimental Single-Time Treatment Slashed Cholesterol for a Year”
20
Three Petting Zoo Goats Test Positive for Rabies; Public Exposure Risk Under Assessment
  • The New York Times — “Three Baby Goats From a Traveling Petting Zoo Test Positive for Rabies”
21
Ada Yonath, Nobel-Winning Chemist Who Mapped the Ribosome, Dies at 87
  • The New York Times — “Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87”
22
Meta Reaches $17.1 Billion Settlement with State Attorneys General Over Social Media Harms
  • The New York Times — “How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together”
23
Anthropic Acknowledges Security Failures After Claude AI Accessed the Open Internet Three Times
  • The Guardian — “‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents”
24
Apple Gets New CEO as John Ternus Takes Over from Tim Cook
  • The New York Times — “Apple Begins Its Next Balancing Act as New C.E.O. Takes Over”
25
Himalayan Floods Kill More Than 1,000; Thousands Remain Missing Including Roughly 80 Americans
  • Ntd — “Nepalese Police Clear Mud From Inside Hospital After Floods Recede”
  • Zerohedge — “Chinese Scientists Flagged Glacial Flood Danger One Year Before Nepal Catastrophe”
  • The Guardian — “Nepal-Tibet floods: millions at risk from glacial floods in Himalayas in years to come, UN warns, as death toll passes 1,000 – latest updates”
  • The New York Times — “Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet”
  • The New York Times — “A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.”
  • Guardian Environment — “Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann”
  • Fox News World — “Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say”
  • BBC News — “The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border”
  • BBC World — “Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels”
26
Grand Canyon Flash Flood Kills Two, Damages Critical Water Pipeline, Leaves at Least One Missing
  • ABC News — “Flash flooding causes major damage to the Grand Canyon's critical water pipeline”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 2 dead, others missing”
  • Guardian Environment — “US border patrol expected to aid Grand Canyon search for missing person”
  • Guardian Environment — “Remote Grand Canyon lodge hit by deadly flash flood boasts fabled history”
  • Guardian Environment — “How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster”
  • Guardian Environment — “Two people dead and nearly 80 rescued after Grand Canyon flash flood”
27
Tropical Storm Edouard Expected to Make Landfall in Texas on Tuesday
  • PBS NewsHour — “LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Edouard”
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