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  • South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash

    The Guardian World | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:44:39 GMT

    Two jets scream past roofs,
    Forty feet above the crowd—
    Cheers clash with safety calls.

    Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risksAirlink insists flyby conducted according to regulationsA pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of 56,000 people, but also sparked a major…

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    August 31, 2026
  • Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

    BBC World | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:30:47 GMT

    In Nepal’s steep hills,
    Rescuers blast through the stone,
    Hope fades with each roar.

    Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

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    August 31, 2026
  • ‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election

    NYT Home | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:55:31 +0000

    Dark funds flood the race,
    Billion-dollar whispers sway,
    Votes veiled in shadow.

    At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.

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    August 31, 2026
  • 1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative

    Science Daily | Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:17:06 EDT

    Ancient tracks in sand,
    Eight Paranthropus boisei,
    Kenya's past steps bold.

    Ancient footprints in Kenya reveal that eight Paranthropus boisei may have traveled together 1.4 million years ago, with some individuals reaching surprisingly large, human-like body sizes. The tracks offer a rare glimpse of their social behavior and suggest these extinct human relatives may have lived…

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    August 31, 2026
  • ‘We better not blow it’: Both parties are fighting to win over working class voters

    Politico | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:00 EDT

    Polls reveal a split,
    Democrats claim working class,
    Republicans push.

    New results from The POLITICO Poll show a 37 percent plurality of Americans say Democrats best represent the interests of the working class, while 30 percent say Republicans.

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    August 31, 2026
  • ‘The flood took everything’: Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away

    BBC Science | Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:23:21 GMT

    River surged with force,
    Nepalese cries lost in waves,
    Family swept away.

    One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.

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    August 31, 2026
  • Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario

    Wired | Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:16:24 +0000

    Google Maps renames,
    ‘Lake America’ now appears—
    Trump's order takes hold.

    After Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online map provider to flip the switch.

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    August 31, 2026
  • ‘My parents won’t lend me £10k but helped my brother’: When families play financial favourites

    BBC Business | Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:22:24 GMT

    £10k sought in vain,
    Brother helped, leaving scars deep—
    Favouritism stings.

    So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

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    August 30, 2026
  • Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump

    The Guardian World | Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:08:33 GMT

    Venezuela's claim strong,
    Rodríguez defends the deal—
    Trump’s oil, fierce backlash.

    Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty…

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    August 30, 2026
  • Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

    BBC World | Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:02:43 GMT

    Ferry capsized close,
    Eight confirmed dead, search goes on—
    Northern Cyprus grieves.

    A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

    Read the original article

    August 30, 2026
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