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The Guardian
wildfire rips through Napa Valley wine country

NBC News
Tensions rise between Gabbard and CIA chief after her disclosure of undercover officer's name

NBC News
U.S. tourist spots try to win back neighbors from the north

The Associated Press
Trump administration to cut 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency

CBS News
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, survivors can still describe in detail what they faced

CBS News
A look at the meteorology behind Hurricane Katrina

The Associated Press
Trump’s push for more troops in US cities at odds with crime stats

CBS News
Mayor Johnson signs executive order against possible deployment of federal agents to Chicago

CBS News
Feds charge man who burned U.S. flag outside White House in protest of Trump's EO

ABC News
Trump’s global tariffs are unlawful, appeals court says - More - More

NBC News
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to expand fast-track deportations

NBC News
White House plans to use 'pocket rescissions' to slash billions in foreign aid

NBC News
Angry constituents confront Congress on immigration, Medicaid cuts and Gaza

The Guardian
Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary

The Associated Press
RFK Jr. deputy Jim O'Neill to serve as acting leader of U.S. CDC

NBC News
Pam Bondi fires DOJ staffer for alleged obscene gesture toward National Guard members

NBC News
Minneapolis church shooting search warrants reveal new details and evidence

NBC News
Why some women at risk of heart attack and stroke go undetected and undertreated

The Guardian
Doctors develop AI stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in 15 seconds

The Guardian
Baxdrostat as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood pressure

NBC News
Why the English flag is suddenly everywhere

Deutsche Welle
Lithuania's Defense Minister: 'We will never trust Russia'

The Guardian
Investigation launched into ‘horrific murder’ of Ukrainian politician in Lviv

Deutsche Welle
Ukraine: Russia launches 'massive attack' on Dnipropetrovsk

The Guardian
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania

NBC News
Trump administration blocks Palestinian leaders from attending U.N. meeting - More

The Associated Press
Israeli and Palestinian protesters rally for peace in Gaza

The Guardian
Seven Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion in Gaza City

The Associated Press
Houthi rebel prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike - More

NBC News
Total abortion ban in Dominican Republic has cost women's lives

Agence France-Presse
U.S. guided-missile cruiser transits the Panama Canal after warships deployed to Venezuela

The Associated Press
Today in History: 30 August - More

This Day in Aviation
30 August

The Daily Beast
Trump Heads Off Death Rumors by Finally Appearing in Public

NBC News
Tensions rise between Gabbard and CIA chief after her disclosure of undercover officer's name

NBC News
U.S. tourist spots try to win back neighbors from the north

The Associated Press
Trump administration to cut 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency

CBS News
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, survivors can still describe in detail what they faced

CBS News
A look at the meteorology behind Hurricane Katrina

The Associated Press
Trump’s push for more troops in US cities at odds with crime stats

CBS News
Mayor Johnson signs executive order against possible deployment of federal agents to Chicago

CBS News
Feds charge man who burned U.S. flag outside White House in protest of Trump's EO

ABC News
Trump’s global tariffs are unlawful, appeals court says - More - More

NBC News
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to expand fast-track deportations

NBC News
White House plans to use 'pocket rescissions' to slash billions in foreign aid

NBC News
Angry constituents confront Congress on immigration, Medicaid cuts and Gaza

The Guardian
Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary

The Associated Press
RFK Jr. deputy Jim O'Neill to serve as acting leader of U.S. CDC

NBC News
Pam Bondi fires DOJ staffer for alleged obscene gesture toward National Guard members

NBC News
Minneapolis church shooting search warrants reveal new details and evidence

NBC News
Why some women at risk of heart attack and stroke go undetected and undertreated

The Guardian
Doctors develop AI stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in 15 seconds

The Guardian
Baxdrostat as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood pressure

NBC News
Why the English flag is suddenly everywhere

Deutsche Welle
Lithuania's Defense Minister: 'We will never trust Russia'

The Guardian
Investigation launched into ‘horrific murder’ of Ukrainian politician in Lviv

Deutsche Welle
Ukraine: Russia launches 'massive attack' on Dnipropetrovsk

The Guardian
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania

NBC News
Trump administration blocks Palestinian leaders from attending U.N. meeting - More

The Associated Press
Israeli and Palestinian protesters rally for peace in Gaza

The Guardian
Seven Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion in Gaza City

The Associated Press
Houthi rebel prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike - More

NBC News
Total abortion ban in Dominican Republic has cost women's lives

Agence France-Presse
U.S. guided-missile cruiser transits the Panama Canal after warships deployed to Venezuela

The Associated Press
Today in History: 30 August - More

This Day in Aviation
30 August

Radio-Canada
La plupart des droits de douane de Trump sont illégaux, statue une cour d’appel - Plus

Radio-Canada
RFK Jr., la vaccination et le démantèlement des institutions de santé aux États-Unis

La Presse canadienne
Delta paiera 79 M$ après qu’un avion de ligne a déversé du carburant sur des écoles

Radio-Canada
Les destinées chamboulées de Katrina

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : un mort et une vingtaine de blessés après une nuit de frappes russes

Agence France-Presse
Les Casques bleus quitteront le Liban en 2027

International Commentary

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
Chaos continues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
Step back and take it in: The US is entering full authoritarian mode

Ashley Parker and Nancy A. Youssef | The Atlantic
Why Is the National Guard in D.C.? Even They Don’t Know. - Video

J.D. Simkins | Obervation Post
The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality

Vivian Salama and Jonathan Lemire | The Atlantic
Did the White House Not Understand What Putin Was Really Offering?

Garry Kasparov | The Atlantic
Why the West Failed the ‘Putin Test’

Will Gottsegen | The Atlantic
The Art of the Crypto Deal

Jonathan Chait | The Atlantic
MAGA Has a New Favorite Slogan

Susan B. Glasser | The New Yorker
The Sycophancy Must Be Televised

Nicholas Lemann | The New Yorker
The New Orleans That Hurricane Katrina Revealed

Paul Krugman | Substack
Decline and Fall of the American Empire

David Cole | The Atlantic
Trump’s Executive Order Against Flag-Burning Will Backfire

Dace Potas | USA Today
Trump's flag burning order is unconstitutional. That's not the problem.

Thierry Breton | The Guardian
The EU surrendered to Trump over trade tariffs – now it’s in danger of capitulating again

Elie Honig | Intelligencer
Will the Courts Let Trump Send the National Guard Into New York? - More

Matt Stieb | Intelligencer
Heck of a Job: The Disaster Is Coming From Inside FEMA

Callum Jones | The Guardian
Chairman Trump: has the US turned its back on free-market capitalism?

Ruth Marcus | The New Yorker
What Ghislaine Maxwell Told the Justice Department

Adam Gopnik with David Remnick | The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow

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