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August 12, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	Canada gets partial solar eclipse; millions expected to watch Spain's 1st total eclipse in more than a century
-	B.C. officials 'can't even think about' lifting Summerland evacuation orders until wildfire under control
-	Bear encounters in Canada: What's been happening and how can you reduce the risks?
-	As Sask. breast cancer survivors head to international festival, here's why dragon boating helps recovery
-	Manitoba mother whose 'little angel' died in CFS care says she was trying to get kids back
-	From last place to the post-season? Here's how the 2026 Blue Jays could pull it off
-	What to know about the trial of Lindsay Clancy, woman accused of killing her 3 children
-	Top adviser to Iran's IRGC says U.S. military is 'weaker than what we perceived' in rare interview

☰ × BBC World

-	Members of Trump's cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president's quiet exit
-	Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
-	Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake
-	LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal
-	US inflation eases as food and fuel costs cool
-	Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
-	Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion
-	Singapore and S Korea pull Trader Joe's seasoning over poppy seeds

☰ × Global News

-	Alberta seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch
-	Niagara police looking for killer after identifying human remains
-	Meteor shower, partial eclipse to be visible in Toronto
-	Air Canada says fuel costs spiked 49% from last year, with travel demand up
-	Raptors to open NBA Cup against Magic
-	Tiffany Haddish avoids jail time by pleading guilty in DUI case
-	Ottawa pledges millions to study cannabis mental health, pregnancy impacts
-	Bridal brands prepare for Taylor Swift-inspired wedding requests

☰ × NPR News

-	Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall
-	Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil
-	His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize
-	Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
-	Takeaways from Tuesday primaries. And, Iran threat prompted Trump's secret plane swap
-	Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America
-	Feel so busy you don't even realize you're busy? Try doing a time audit
-	Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

☰ × The Guardian

-	At least 44 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
-	Halting the march of the African armyworm: a natural cure offers hope to farmers
-	Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy
-	Judge approves Trump effort to end South Sudan TPS protections
-	Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say
-	Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action
-	Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt
-	Scores dead in Colombia after powerful earthquake strikes west of country

☰ × Al Jazeera

-	Trump remarks on diminishing impact of pro-Israel groups in Congress
-	PSG vs Aston Villa LIVE: UEFA Super Cup 2026
-	Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years
-	Colombia declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake
-	Is Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
-	WHO chief says Trump vaccine push goes against ‘decades of evidence’
-	Iran remains defiant as it vows to fight US until demands met
-	US consumer inflation slows in July as energy prices briefly retreat

☰ × The Verge

-	Amazon gets out of the MMO game
-	How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8
-	Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
-	Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite
-	The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch
-	Google’s Pixel 11 series pairs a little new hardware with a lot of new software
-	Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse
-	Google’s Pixel Watch 5 dives deeper into AI and health

☰ × TechCrunch

-	Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
-	Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
-	Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid
-	Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
-	Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
-	How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
-	After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
-	Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues

☰ × TechRadar

-	Do you really need an expensive fan to stay cool? I tested 5 handheld models from £17 to £130, and one budget pick stole the show
-	Sony announces new Ghost of Yotei expansion and Complete Edition, but the upgrade cost is a slap in the face for day-one buyers
-	SanDisk's 'impressive' Desk Drive 8TB SSD just got a limited-time discount at Amazon — and we found it ideal for great solution for homes, small offices, and studios
-	‘TikTok may be used on government devices’: Trump administration removes TikTok ban on government phones, so employees are now free to doomscroll once again
-	How to watch UEFA Super Cup 2026: Free streams & TV channels for PSG vs Aston Villa
-	'You all know we’re not actually going to lose gravity for 7 seconds today right?': why the Weather Channel is reminding us that the eclipse doesn't zap gravity and the study that asked if it has any effect
-	How to watch Man Utd vs Leeds for FREE: live stream the 2026/27 pre-season friendly from anywhere
-	I gave ChatGPT access to my mess of open Chrome tabs — and it turned my browser clutter into something genuinely useful

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