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August 30, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	In Ohio, Canada-U.S. trade war sparks anger and uncertainty
-	An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir
-	Days after deadly Nepal flood, families of missing B.C. couples desperate for details
-	Warnings over squishy toy hazards expand globally
-	Trump's Venezuelan oil deal: What we know and how it could impact Canada's oil industry
-	Old soup factory takes on new high-tech life as quantum computing firm gets $195M federal boost
-	Canadian women's volleyball team qualifies for Olympics for 1st time since 1996
-	Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war

☰ × BBC World

-	Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there
-	Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
-	WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism
-	At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
-	Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK
-	Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
-	Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech
-	Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption

☰ × Global News

-	Winnipeggers facing rising costs during back-to-school shopping
-	Stampeders score late for 28-23 win over Ticats
-	Winnipeggers disengaged in election, lowering voter turnout: polling
-	WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: Aug. 29
-	Transit, home care and immigration dominate Day 3 of Quebec election
-	Milo Yiannopoulos deported to U.K. after ICE arrest in U.S.
-	Byelection called as B.C. Conservative leader faces questions over leaked audio
-	Redblacks still looking for first victory

☰ × NPR News

-	Icelanders vote on whether they want to join the EU
-	Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right critic of U.S. immigration, is deported from U.S.
-	Russian strike near Kyiv kills 37, in one of the year's deadliest attacks
-	Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in Nepal
-	Opinion: Remembering Dolly Parton
-	The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds
-	Lights out, Instagram off? The changes to Meta for teens could be a big deal
-	The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them

☰ × The Guardian

-	Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war
-	Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid
-	What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
-	UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
-	South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs
-	Was it a mistake for 99 Colombian guerrillas to lay down their arms?
-	Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela
-	Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas

☰ × Al Jazeera

-	Hrgovic wins IBF world heavyweight boxing title as Itauma hospitalised
-	Mapping the Iran war’s strikes on Gulf energy – and what comes next for oil
-	US police officer pulls hair, throws punches during arrest in Arkansas
-	Protests as India’s Hindu nationalists take centre stage in New York
-	Air raids, conscripts and China: How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground
-	Sudanese repair roads by hand in Darfur to improve emergency access
-	Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal
-	US deports relative of Afghans who aided military to Africa

☰ × The Verge

-	Vicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail Tale
-	Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported
-	Sony Music and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic
-	Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions
-	Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango
-	The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction
-	Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
-	Google further buries search results under AI mode

☰ × TechCrunch

-	Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
-	At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?
-	“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z
-	Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps
-	The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy
-	Nvidia’s AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU
-	Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
-	Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

☰ × TechRadar

-	How to watch Vigil season 3 online from anywhere – it's FREE
-	Major sodium-ion battery milestone passed by California startup — Unigrid aces Hyundai’s safety tests down to -20C as experts call tech a 'compelling alternative' to lithium-ion
-	Quote of the day by tech pioneer Claude Shannon: 'I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans' — a warning about superintelligent AI
-	I’m catching up on two of the best time loop games from 2021
-	The first Labor Day laptop deals have arrived — here are my 10 top picks for HP, Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, and more
-	These cyborg cockroaches could be a lifesaver for people trapped in the rubble following natural disasters
-	‘They find themselves obsessed, forgoing sleep and self-care’ — what ‘AI psychosis’ looks like, and why experts question the term
-	Nvidia looks to set up an employee-funded political action committee to try and shape US policy in its favor

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