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Today: August 29, 2026
Today: August 29, 2026

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Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

August 29, 2026
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Arts|Business

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading

A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 penalty as part of a federal settlement

August 29, 2026
Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading
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After criticism, Canada's CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'

Canada’s public broadcaster is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it

August 29, 2026
After criticism, Canada's CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'
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Bar raises money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with tribute cocktails

Bar raises money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with tribute cocktails

August 27, 2026
Bar raises money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with tribute cocktails
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The Latest: Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves

August 28, 2026
The Latest: Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves
Arts|Political

Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon

President Donald Trump says he will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon

August 29, 2026
Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon
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Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict

August 28, 2026
Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict
Americas|Arts|Environment|Europe|MidEast|US

Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

The federal government has agreed to extend the pause on border construction in Big Bend National Park until mid-September

August 29, 2026
Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September
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Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in food processing

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August 28, 2026
Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in food processing
Arts|Crime|Europe|Opinion|US

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for ICE checkpoints at supermarkets in the United States, with summary deportation

August 29, 2026
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
Arts|Interview|Opinion|Technology

Bond market may be pricing AI productivity gains as yields rise: JPMorgan Private Bank

Rising long-term bond yields may reflect investor expectations of an AI-driven productivity boom, rather than just concerns over inflation and swelling government

August 29, 2026
Bond market may be pricing AI productivity gains as yields rise: JPMorgan Private Bank
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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

August 29, 2026
US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies
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Warsh's 'quieter Fed' now includes a smidgen of guidance

By Michael S.

August 29, 2026
Warsh's 'quieter Fed' now includes a smidgen of guidance
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National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on Washington's sightline

A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects on a host of Washington’s iconic landmarks, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials

August 29, 2026
National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on Washington's sightline
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Tennessee intends to name Nashville airport after Dolly Parton, Governor says

Tennessee intends to name Nashville International Airport after country music icon Dolly Parton, according to a statement on Friday, after the

August 29, 2026
Tennessee intends to name Nashville airport after Dolly Parton, Governor says
Arts|Economy|Environment

California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation

California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120

August 29, 2026
California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation
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Gov. Lee proposes renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton

Gov. Lee proposes renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton

August 29, 2026
Gov. Lee proposes renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton
Arts|Crime|Health

Jurors are excused without reaching a verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

Jurors have been excused for the day after not yet reaching a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial

August 28, 2026
Jurors are excused without reaching a verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
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Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee's governor

A push by fans to rename Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon’s death

August 29, 2026
Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee's governor
Arts|Environment

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

August 29, 2026
States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules
Americas|Arts|Environment|Europe|MidEast

Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on

August 29, 2026
Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing
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Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

August 29, 2026
Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms
Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment|US

Bus stop shooting reopens old wounds for families of slain students

Bus stop shooting reopens old wounds for families of slain students

August 29, 2026
Bus stop shooting reopens old wounds for families of slain students
Arts|Entertainment

Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, making her the most streamed artist globally

Streams of Dolly Parton's music have skyrocketed since the country legend died on Tuesday

August 28, 2026
Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, making her the most streamed artist globally
Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil weighs lending curbs as household debt stress mounts

Brazil's central bank is studying measures to curb the rising debt burden of the country's consumers but plans first to

August 29, 2026
Brazil weighs lending curbs as household debt stress mounts
Arts

Boeing, union negotiators to meet Monday to resume stalled contract negotiations

Negotiators from Boeing and its largest white-collar union plan to meet Monday to resume contract discussions, a spokesman for the Society of Professional

August 28, 2026
Boeing, union negotiators to meet Monday to resume stalled contract negotiations
Arts

Zelenskiy says US gave Kyiv information about meetings in Moscow

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August 28, 2026
Zelenskiy says US gave Kyiv information about meetings in Moscow
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Trump loses bid to move already-decided criminal hush money case to US court

A federal judge denied Donald Trump's attempt to move his already decided New York state hush money case to federal court, in a setback on Friday for the U.S.

August 28, 2026
Trump loses bid to move already-decided criminal hush money case to US court
Arts|Crime|Europe|Finance|World

Serbia's president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has accused a U.N. court of “uncivilized behavior” for denying early release to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic

August 28, 2026
Serbia's president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home
Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Technology

Trump administration appeals $16 billion Hudson Tunnel funding order

The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court order requiring it to make payments for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project after losing its

August 28, 2026
Trump administration appeals $16 billion Hudson Tunnel funding order
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US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.

August 28, 2026
US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order
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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.

August 27, 2026
Six consequences after six months of war in Iran
Arts|Entertainment

For better or worse, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms reshaped the world

For better or worse, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms reshaped the world

August 29, 2026
For better or worse, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms reshaped the world
Arts|Europe

Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide

Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide

August 28, 2026
Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide
Arts|Election

Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions

Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions

August 28, 2026
Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions
Arts|Entertainment

Dolly Parton took control of her career by making men the butt of the joke

Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.

August 28, 2026
Dolly Parton took control of her career by making men the butt of the joke
Arts|Technology

Community members push back on Flock camera system

Community members push back on Flock camera system

August 28, 2026
Community members push back on Flock camera system
Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook

August 28, 2026
Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated
Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Economy|Environment|Europe|MidEast

Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term

August 28, 2026
Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now
Arts|Europe|MidEast|World

Kremlin expresses concern over arrests of Armenia opposition leaders

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday Russia was greatly concerned about the arrests of opposition figures in Armenia, and reiterated that Yerevan would not be able to

August 28, 2026
Kremlin expresses concern over arrests of Armenia opposition leaders
Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology|World

ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel

August 28, 2026
ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says
Arts

US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months

The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to

August 28, 2026
US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months
Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Sports|World

Israel kills Hamas operative in rare West Bank air strike, military says

An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the

August 28, 2026
Israel kills Hamas operative in rare West Bank air strike, military says
Arts

Four South American nations sign strategic minerals pact

Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru signed a joint declaration on Friday to deepen cooperation on strategic minerals, aiming to boost development, coordination and

August 28, 2026
Four South American nations sign strategic minerals pact
Arts|Education|Science

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work

Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at

August 28, 2026
US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work
Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance

Canada's budget deficit over first three months of 2026/27 shrinks to C$370 million

Canada recorded a sharply lower C$370 million ($266.57 million) budget deficit for the first three months of the 2026/27 fiscal year as government expenditures grew

August 28, 2026
Canada's budget deficit over first three months of 2026/27 shrinks to C$370 million
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What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?

Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to

August 28, 2026
What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?
Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Environment|Europe|MidEast

Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is negotiating

Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns on

August 28, 2026
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is negotiating
Arts|Economy|Europe

Dollar jumps after Warsh comments, set for weekly gain

The U.S. dollar saw strong gains on Friday, putting it on track for its biggest daily climb in 2-1/2 months after U.S.

August 28, 2026
Dollar jumps after Warsh comments, set for weekly gain