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August 01, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2+1Drake : Janice STFU
3-1Morgan Wallen : Been By Now
4=Shakira : Dai Dai
5=Ariana Grande : hate that i made you love me
6=STELLA LEFTY : Boston
7=Malcolm Todd : Earrings
8+1The Killers : Mr. Brightside
9+4Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
10=Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
11=Dominic Fike : Babydoll
12-4KATSEYE : Animal
13-1Temper City : Self Aware
14+3Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
15+1Olivia Dean : Man I Need
16-1The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
17-3Alex Warren : Ordinary
18=Ella Langley : Be Her
19=Mac Miller : Cinderella
20+8Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
21-1Justin Bieber : Beauty And A Beat
22=Michael Jackson : Billie Jean
23+1Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2001 Remaster
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☰ slashdot
- 150-Game Discount Bundle Raises $57,000 for Videogame Workers 'Hardship Fund'
- NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers a Field of Honeycomb Textures
- Apple's Stock Drops Nearly 10%. How Will It Respond to Memory Shortage?
- Hamburg Is Replacing a Bridge In One Huge Piece
- New GitHub, PyPI Policies Hope to Boost Supply Chain Security
☰ sportsnet
- Gotta See It: Gausman gets standing ovation in potential Toronto farewell
- Kevin Gausman leads Blue Jays to third straight win in final start before deadline
- NBO storylines: Can Auger-Aliassime overcome demons of years past?
- ‘What a cool moment’: Gausman applauds fans for the ovation
- Bianca Andreescu to begin latest National Bank Open quest under the lights
☰ espn
- WWE SummerSlam Night 1: Live results and analysis for CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes
- 49ers' Pearsall to have season-ending surgery
- Pirates acquire Yankees' Doval to bolster bullpen
- Sources: Ex-MLB official tabbed to head Big East
- Titans' Levis: There aren't 32 QBs better than me
☰ global
- Adams Jr. leads Stampeders past Tiger-Cats 44-20
- N.S. RCMP accuse man of sex charges involving youths, seek additional victims
- Grieving Albertans seek ways to protect vulnerable children after Parker’s death
- Lockdown ordered after fatal shooting in northern Manitoba First Nation
- Doctors warn of ‘exponential’ rise in serious e-scooter injuries among kids
☰ Ars Technica
- Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
- Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey
- As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews
- After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
- Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside
☰ nyt world
- Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies
- Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants
- Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop
- In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear
- Improvised Bomb Kills 3 at an Upscale Moscow Restaurant
☰ cbc
- WestJet flight cancellations rise as Sunday strike deadline approaches
- Canada wins appeal, men’s 4x100m silver medal reinstated at Commonwealth Games
- New HIV infections in Canada are rising. Advocates say years of progress are at risk
- Kids' birthday parties are getting more expensive. Should guests help pay for them?
- Canada could add billions to its economy by processing more food. Here's what it's trying
☰ space
- Moonquakes could reveal ice buried beneath lunar south polar craters
- Surprising boiling behavior in liquids could advance future space missions
- Scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions
- Neptune's inner moons may be shattered remains of ancient icy worlds
- US to loosen environmental safeguards on space industry
☰ science daily
- Superheated magma may power towering lava fountains
- Eating one avocado a day may lower heart disease risk
- Scientists may have found a way to prevent statin muscle pain
- NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape on Mars
- Scientists found two mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestors hiding in our DNA
☰ new scientist
- How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
- Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
- Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
☰ science alert
- New Evidence That Microplastics Can Cross Placental Barrier And Alter Hormone Production
- This Desert Plant in Death Valley Can Air-Condition Its Own Leaves
- This Week in Science: Dyson Spheres, Hidden Amazon Structures, And More
- The Strange Origin of The Human Eye May Trace Back to a 600-Million-Year-Old 'Cyclops'
☰ Weather Forecast
Sun 2 Aug

high: 25°C
Rain at times heavy
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 27°C
Sunny
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 28°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
Sun 2 Aug

high: 23°C
Periods of rain
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 26°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 27°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
Sun 2 Aug

high: 27°C
Showers or thunderstorms
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 23°C
Periods of rain
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 28°C
Sunny
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 29°C
Sunny
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 27°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
Sun 2 Aug

high: 27°C
Chance of showers or thunderstorms
pop: 30%
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 21°C
Rain
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 27°C
Sunny
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 28°C
Sunny
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 28°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sun 2 Aug

high: 29°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 21°C
Showers
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 30°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 28°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sun 2 Aug

high: 23°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 19°C
Showers
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 24°C
Showers
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 26°C
Sunny
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sun 2 Aug

high: 21°C
Chance of showers or drizzle
pop: 60%
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 22°C
Sunny
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 24°C
Sunny
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 24°C
Sunny
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 24°C
Sunny
Sun 2 Aug

high: 21°C
Smoke
 Mon 3 Aug

high: 19°C
Sunny
 Tue 4 Aug

high: 23°C
Sunny
 Wed 5 Aug

high: 24°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 6 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
☰ Stocks ⚙
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DOW 52,485.03 +276.97   +0.53%
NASDAQ 28,274.20 +167.85   +0.60%
AAPL 308.97 -24.90   -7.46%
GOOG 356.67 +23.15   +6.94%
MSFT 464.61 +13.41   +2.97%
AMZN 271.50 0.00   0.00%
META 556.57 +18.05   +3.35%
NVDA 200.57 0.00   0.00%
TESLA 311.11 +2.46   +0.80%
NFLX 71.71 -1.46   -1.99%
AMD 476.28 0.00   0.00%
INTC 90.22 -1.01   -1.10%
QCOM 147.69 -3.90   -2.57%
NXP 229.30 -15.81   -6.45%
AVGO 389.26 0.00   0.00%
IBM 223.79 +2.14   +0.97%
CSCO 115.99 +2.44   +2.15%
ORCL 129.90 +2.37   +1.85%
CRM 184.06 +3.32   +1.84%
ADBE 250.32 +2.49   +1.00%
CIEN 377.00 +4.92   +1.32%
JPM 351.79 +0.84   +0.24%
BAC 61.97 +0.21   +0.35%
GS 1,017.96 -7.15   -0.70%
VISA 365.99 -0.22   -0.06%
MA 573.32 -4.09   -0.71%
WMT 111.21 +0.13   +0.11%
KO 87.59 -0.92   -1.05%
PEP 139.59 -0.63   -0.45%
DIS 96.20 +0.04   +0.04%
MCD 270.68 +2.38   +0.89%
NKE 41.71 -0.57   -1.35%
BA 216.15 -4.84   -2.19%
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CVX 196.85 +4.29   +2.23%
☰ Word of the Day
disannul

verb tr.: To annul completely; cancel or make void.
☰ Thought of the Day
"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. This isa clear prescription for disaster."
☰ Born on this day
- William Steinberg, German-American conductor (Boston Symphony 1969-71), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1978)
- Maria Cole [née Hawkins], American jazz singer and wife of Nat King Cole, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
- Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, choreographer, singer, director (Annie; The Wiz), and painter, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2014)
- Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire, born in Nailsea, Somerset
- Co Hoedeman, Dutch-Canadian animator and director (The Sand Castle, Oddball), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2025)
- Rick Coonce, American rock drummer (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2011)
- Tom Leykis, American radio personality (The Tom Leykis Show), born in The Bronx, New York
- Gertjan Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Deventer, Netherlands
☰ Weather News
- HEART Force: Students help solve community problems
- West Coast Gray Whale Population Increases
- Humpback whale freed in Alaska
☰ Today in History
- Christopher Columbus lands for the first time in South America near the mouth of the Orinoco River in modern-day Venezuela
- Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky integrates modern electric lighting
- Music video channel MTV Europe launches with Elton John throwing the switch; "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits is the first video presented
- NBC's "Saturday Today" premieres, extending the Today franchise to broadcasting seven days a week
- Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens after Musk tweets in support of a conspiracy theory that they were
- Nigel Henderson, British Royal Navy officer, 1927-71 (Admiral, 1964-71; Chairman of NATO Military Committee ,1968-71), born in the UK (d. 1993)
- Ron Friedman, American screenwriter (The Transformers: The Movie; Fantasy Island), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
- (Brad) "Taylor" Negron, American actor and writer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High; Easy Money; Punchline), born in Glendale, California (d. 2015)
- Caroline Shaw, American violinist, singer, and Pulitzer Prize winning composer (Partita for 8 Voices), born in Greenville, North Carolina
- Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden

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