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August 07, 2026
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☰ Top Movies
1-Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360,091,572
21The Odyssey$395,573,235
34Toy Story 5$462,164,629
45Minions & Monsters$168,564,635
52Moana$115,093,029
63Hadestown: The Musical$18,246,597
77The Invite$22,776,275
86Evil Dead Burn$31,516,406
9-I Want Your Sex$634,877
108Young Washington$46,445,353
☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2+1Ariana Grande : hate that i made you love me
3-1Ariana Grande : petal
4=Drake : Janice STFU
5=Morgan Wallen : Been By Now
6=STELLA LEFTY : Boston
7=Malcolm Todd : Earrings
8=Shakira : Dai Dai
9=Ella Langley : Be Her
10=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
11+3Temper City : Self Aware
12=Dominic Fike : Babydoll
13-2The Killers : Mr. Brightside
14+3Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
15=Alex Warren : Ordinary
16+6Tame Impala : Loser
17-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
18-5Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
19=Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
20-2The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
21=Vance Joy : Riptide
22-2Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2001 Remaster
23=Olivia Dean : So Easy (To Fall In Love)
☰ Standings
TeamW-L-OTPTS
1Avalanche55-16-11121
2Hurricanes53-22-7113
3Stars50-20-12112
4Sabres50-23-9109
5Lightning50-26-6106
6Canadiens48-24-10106
7Wild46-24-12104
8Bruins45-27-10100
9Senators44-27-1199
10Penguins41-25-1698
11Flyers43-27-1298
12Capitals43-30-995
☰ slashdot
- Trump Administration To Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion To Halt US Wind Projects
- Water Utilities Group Partners With DEF CON Offshoot For Water Watch Center
- Kalshi and Polymarket Bets On Clinical Trials Criticized As 'Ghastly'
- 'Asimov Was Right' About Rules For Robots, Says Ex-US Cyber Director
- Framework Notifies 'All Customers' of a Data Breach Via Compromised Metabase BI Service
☰ sportsnet
- Blue Jays on Sportsnet: Toronto vs. Philadelphia
- Jose Soriano gives up one earned run in Blue Jays debut vs. Phillies
- Brett Bateman joins Blue Jays aiming to ‘focus on things I’m really good at’
- Grange: Clues suggest Kawhi Leonard will end up with Raptors
- National Bank Open on Sportsnet: Women’s night session
☰ espn
- Coroner: Grizzlies' Clarke died from drug mixture
- Raiders' Cousins, Crosby scuffle at Friday practice
- Sources: Titans' Skoronski gets $100M extension
- UConn's Hurley sounds alarm on late additions
- Red Sox's Tolle fans career-high 14 in rout vs. A's
☰ global
- Saskatchewan human trafficking case ‘sets a precedent,’ Crown says, with 2 found guilty
- Stolen trucks, computer equipment totaling $800K recovered in Brampton
- The Curator: Back-to-school outfits kids will actually want to wear this fall
- ‘Sober Once Again’: Nanaimo tugboat break-in suspect in recovery, pleads guilty
- ‘Beautiful and wonderful’ new seahorse species named after UBC professor
☰ Ars Technica
- Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
- Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500
- Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment
- The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow
- New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics
☰ nyt world
- Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody
- Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say
- Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Military Partnership With Colombia to Target Drug Traffickers
- Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact
☰ cbc
- Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources
- Correctional Service Canada identifies 3 people killed in 'tragic accident' during inmate transfer
- Authorities say remains of 56 people found improperly stored at Chicago funeral home
- Parents who missed kid's birthday due to WestJet strike say nothing can make up for it
- 2 Sask. restaurant operators convicted of trafficking woman from Bangladesh
☰ space
- 'Plasma gun' technology could transform space laundry and sanitation for future missions
- South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash
- Space kit for future 'away missions' tested in Scotland
- SpaceX aims to use rockets to quickly transport cargo across the Earth and into orbit
- SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into the moon
☰ science daily
- A drug already used for osteoporosis blocked spinal damage in a new study
- Scientists tracked 12 people in Antarctica for 10 months—what happened could shape future Mars missions
- Scientists find unexpected life on Ötzi the Iceman’s 5,300-year-old body
- Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought
- Earth’s molten core suddenly reversed direction — and scientists don’t know why
☰ 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
- Wild Boars in Brazil Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Scientists Warn
- The Real Reason Group Decisions Beat Solo Ones (Hint: It's Not Averaging)
- A Biological Mechanism Linking Childhood Trauma to Future Health Has Been Discovered
- The Opposite of Déjà Vu Exists And It's Even Stranger
☰ Weather Forecast
Sat 8 Aug

high: 29°C
Chance of showers
pop: 70%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 27°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 25°C
Cloudy
Sat 8 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 70%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 29°C
Sunny
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 29°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 27°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 27°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 8 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 29°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 26°C
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high: 26°C
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 Wed 12 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Sat 8 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 25°C
Cloudy
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 25°C
Showers
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 24°C
Cloudy
Sat 8 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 28°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 26°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 25°C
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Sat 8 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 24°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 23°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 20°C
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high: 21°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 8 Aug

high: 23°C
Clearing
 Sun 9 Aug

high: 21°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 21°C
Sunny
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 22°C
Sunny
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 24°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 8 Aug

high: 22°C
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 Sun 9 Aug

high: 21°C
Sunny
 Mon 10 Aug

high: 19°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Tue 11 Aug

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Wed 12 Aug

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
☰ Stocks ⚙
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DOW 54,036.93 +151.83   +0.28%
NASDAQ 29,722.30 +348.97   +1.19%
AAPL 313.27 +0.75   +0.24%
GOOG 353.39 -3.36   -0.94%
MSFT 499.94 -0.11   -0.02%
AMZN 274.45 +2.25   +0.83%
META 591.91 +1.88   +0.32%
NVDA 223.92 0.00   0.00%
TESLA 328.52 +8.95   +2.80%
NFLX 74.12 +0.44   +0.60%
AMD 483.47 -5.82   -1.19%
INTC 101.65 +1.98   +1.99%
QCOM 167.89 +7.56   +4.72%
NXP 239.73 +8.09   +3.49%
AVGO 427.56 +7.05   +1.68%
IBM 237.24 +3.79   +1.62%
CSCO 121.43 +0.53   +0.44%
ORCL 146.94 +3.49   +2.43%
CRM 192.68 +5.85   +3.13%
ADBE 265.15 +4.92   +1.89%
CIEN 412.35 +9.06   +2.25%
JPM 357.49 +1.19   +0.33%
BAC 63.16 +0.13   +0.21%
GS 1,039.10 +6.50   +0.63%
VISA 362.49 -8.00   -2.16%
MA 562.65 -13.35   -2.32%
WMT 111.82 0.00   0.00%
KO 87.05 +0.19   +0.22%
PEP 139.01 +0.53   +0.38%
DIS 104.91 +0.25   +0.24%
MCD 274.49 -1.78   -0.64%
NKE 41.70 -0.29   -0.70%
BA 234.49 +2.34   +1.01%
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CVX 186.55 -2.68   -1.42%
☰ Word of the Day
dowfart

noun: 1. A dimwit. 2. A coward. adjective: 1. Dim or dull. 2. Cowardly.
☰ Thought of the Day
"Non-violence, like charity, must begin at home." - Ghandi, as quoted in Mahatma, p14.
☰ Born on this day
- Constantius II, Roman Emperor (337-61), born in Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (d. 361)
- Granville Bantock, British composer and conductor (Hebridean Symphony), born in London (d. 1946)
- John Hogan, American chemist (discovered methods of producing polypropylene), born in Lowes, Kentucky (d. 2012)
- Karel Husa, Czech-American Pulitzer prize winning composer (Trojan Women), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
- James Randi, Canadian skeptic magician (Nova), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2020)
- Romeo Muller, American screenwriter (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty the Snowman), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1992)
- Ian Hobson, English pianist, opera conductor and music professor, born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
- Walter Swinburn, English jockey (Epsom Derby 1981, 86, 95; Irish Derby 1983, 86; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1983), born in Oxford, England (d. 2016)
☰ Weather News
- Environmental education in action at Fla.'s Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve
- The USS Monitor, Part 1: History and Legacy
- Pacific Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve actually had origins near Africa
☰ Today in History
- Astronomer Johannes Kepler's mother is arrested for witchcraft
- Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike
- Tommy Corcoran sets an MLB record for shortstops by recording 14 assists in Cincinnati's 4-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals
- Courts rules Manuel Noriega may access some secret US documents
- Revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical "Camelot," with Robert Goulet as King Arthur, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 56 performances
- Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile, born in Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales (d. 1316)
- Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer, specializing in choral music (Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine)), born in Kuusalu, Estonia (d. 2017)
- Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR All-round, Team 1980), coach (Canadian Women's Artistic Team 2012) and international judge (Rio Olympics 2016), born in Voronezh, Russia
- Abigail Spanberger, American politician, intelligence officer, and first female governor of Virginia (D-2026), born in Red Bank, New Jersey
- Jalen Hurts, American football quarterback (NCAA C'ship 2018 University of Alabama; Super Bowl LIX MVP 2025 Philadelphia Eagles), born in Houston, Texas

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